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Olympic champ Djokovic calls for more replay rulings after Auger-Aliassime’s loss on ’embarrassing’ call

Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic is among those calling for instant replay to be used more effectively in the sport after…

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Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu presented with controversial Olympic bronze medal

Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received her Olympic bronze medal during a ceremony in the capital Bucharest on Friday that marked…

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B.C. sprinter Jerome Blake shares journey to Olympic gold

Jerome Blake can now call himself an Olympic gold medalist. But the 28-year-old admits that the thought of standing atop…

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If thirst for attention were an Olympic event, there’d be a photo finish between Tyreek Hill and Noah Lyles

Tyreek Hill delivered the line so calmly, with such a straight face that you would think the statement was a…

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Australian Olympic chief condemns online petition attacking Raygun’s breaking credentials

The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has condemned an anonymous online petition concerning Rachael Gunn – the viral breaker known as Raygun – saying it…

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Australian B-Girl Raygun ‘devastated’ by online hate after Olympic performance

Rachael Gunn, also known as B-Girl Raygun, spoke out Thursday after several whirlwind days of memes, accusations and conspiracy theories…

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Australian Olympic Committee hits out at criticism of controversial breaker Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn

The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the…

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Sprinter Jerome Blake adjusts to life as an Olympic champion

B.C.’s Jerome Blake is bringing home gold.  Blake, who was born in Kelowna, B.C., and trains in Burnaby, was part of the…

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Olympic boxing champion reportedly names Elon Musk, J.K. Rowling in online harassment complaint

The boxing champion at the centre of a worldwide clash over sex and gender identity in sports has reportedly named Elon Musk and author…

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Curry catches fire as U.S. fends off France to win 5th straight Olympic men’s basketball gold

Stephen Curry was thinking about this two years ago, after winning his fourth NBA title with the Golden State Warriors.…

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