Drug testing in Jamaican sport: a cloudy response
At a time when allegations of doping in Jamaican sport are running rife, the response of the country’s anti-doping commission is weak and unconvincing.
The delegations of the three remaining candidates for the 2020 Olympics arrive in Argentina to make their final pitch. Within hours, the host city of the 32nd summer games will be announced.
At a time when allegations of doping in Jamaican sport are running rife, the response of the country’s anti-doping commission is weak and unconvincing.
Jamaica is coming under pressure to improve its anti-doping regime after a series of positive drugs tests by its athletes highlighted a catalogue of failures.
The last two summers may have may have offered a whirlwind of success for the British sports fan – but football’s Premier League is what keeps the nation ticking, writes Jordan Jarrett-Bryan.
Athlete Yelena Isinbayeva may have backtracked on her comments about Russia and gay people. But sport should represent ideals that are more important than laws.
Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama rule out a boycott of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, insisting that anti-gay prejudice will be better tackled by attending the event.
Olympian Mo Farah describes how Barclays’ plans to close bank accounts of remittance services, used by foreign workers to send money home, will lead to Somali families going hungry.
It’s a potential treat for people missing the Olympic thrill. Two of the world’s top runners, sprinter Usain Bolt and long-distance champion Mo Farah, hint they would be up for a race over 600 metres.
The spirit of London 2012 is in the air again as the Anniversary Games remind us of those golden days a year ago, writes Sports Reporter Jordan Jarrett-Bryan.
A year ago crowds flocked to the Olympic Park to see the world’s finest athletes in action. But are those inspired by the Paralympic Games involved in sport today – or watching from the stands?
Ahead of this weekend’s Anniversary Games at the Olympic stadium, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah talk about how their preparation is going.
The London Anniversary Games starts on Friday, but unlike 12 months ago, the nation goes into the festival of track and field expectant rather than hopeful, writes Jordan Jarrett-Bryan.
Paralympic medallist and broadcaster Ade Adepitan and Nicholas Lezard – author of The Nolympics: One Man’s Struggle Against Sporting Hysteria discuss the Olympic legacy.
Paralympic medallist and broadcaster Ade Adepitan and Nicholas Lezard – author of The Nolympics: One Man’s Struggle Against Sporting Hysteria discuss the Olympic legacy.
Sports Direct International is rewarding some of its staff with bonuses worth tens of thousands of pounds after a 40 per cent rise in profits. What is the secret of its success?