With the Winter Olympics just days away, we take a look at what countries and athletes have won the most medals in the ...

American speedskater Erin Jackson is the first Black woman to win an individual Winter Olympics gold medal in any sport. She wants to make sure she is not the last.

While the country has come a long way as a sporting nation since attaining independence from Britain in 1947 and becoming a republic in 1950, Indian sport aims to transcend to another level in the ...

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Chandigarh beat Ladakh to enter the final of the men’s ice-hockey competition, while Army defeated arch-rivals ITBP 2-0 in ...

The serious son of Quaker parents, Philip Noel-Baker was first a scholar, then an Olympian, and finally a Nobel Peace Prize winner. He is the only person ever to have won both an Olympic medal and a ...

SYDNEY (AP) — Cathy Freeman thrilled Australians when she won the women's 400 meters gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, wearing a skin-tight, hooded running suit. She then excited controversy ...

Australian Olympic sprinter Cathy Freeman receives the nation's highest honour, a Companion of the Order of Australia. This ...

Brian Orser is a famous name in the world of figure skating. He is known for his strong performances as a skater and his long ...

For much of her career, Japanese wrestler Yui Susaki has existed in a space where opposition felt theoretical. Matches were ...

Ladakh ran out of luck as ITBP women reclaimed the Khelo India Winter Games ice-hockey gold at the Nawang Dorjay Stobdan (NDS) Stadium on Sunday evening. In a thrilling match, ITBP scored in the ...

From a cult hero ski jumper, to African bobsleigh pioneers and more, here are half a dozen unexpected heroes ...