Lack of motivation and a desire for a life outside the pool sparks the retirement of the Australian who won 11 World Championships. Posted November 21, 2006 by Michael Clough
Golds for Australia and the United States at the World Swimming Championships, but it's a Korean young gun who sets the pool alight Posted March 26, 2007 by Michael Clough
Queen Libby upsets compatriot Jessicah Schipper to claim her second crown of the week, while American breaststroke king Brendan Hansen finally gets one over world champion Kosuke Kitajima. Posted March 27, 2007 by Michael Clough
Australia dominated the women's medley relay while Michael Phelps survived his toughest challenge yet to take hbs sixth gold. Posted April 01, 2007 by Michael Clough
American king of the pool Michael Phelps just missed out on eight World Championship gold medals, but now he's got his eye on bettering the legendary Spitz's seven Olympic golds. Posted April 02, 2007 by Michael Clough
Four world records and two championship records fall in one night of magic but the swimming world is left shocked when a coach's assault of a competitor is caught on camera. Posted March 28, 2007 by Michael Clough
The American king of the pool claims World Championship gold number four in Melbourne, begging the question: Who can stop him? Posted March 30, 2007 by Michael Clough
Ryan Lochte breaks two world records in the one night but it wasn't all America in Melbourne as Libby Lenton and Leisel Jones gave the Aussies something to cheer about. Posted March 31, 2007 by Michael Clough
Hours after the Olympic selection trials had finished, Simon Cowley's face was allegedly used as a punchbag. Does one moment of stupidity merit what could effectively be the end of D'Arcy's career? Posted April 22, 2008 by Craig Hackney
The 23-year-old Baltimore Bullet won two more Olympic golds on Wednesday to take his overall tally to 11 - the most in the history of the Games. And the most successful Olympian of all time plans to grab another bagful in London in 2012... Posted August 13, 2008 by James Mortimer
After three years of research, with specific input from NASA, the most contentious aid to a swimmer is currently responsible for 37 broken world records. Its makers claim it gives a 10 per cent increase in efficiency for the wearer. How can not be an unfair advantage? Posted May 09, 2008 by James Mortimer
Phenomenal American swimmer Michael Phelps was his usual dominating self at the Pan Pacific Championships, but he had to share the spotlight. Posted August 21, 2006 by Reuters
There are arguments for and against the new suits, but there's no denying their effectiveness. Posted August 12, 2008 by Craig Hackney
There's no doubting that Phelps is the best swimmer of all time - and that Lewis is a track and field legend. But such is US parochialism that you'd think the rest of the world never existed,,, Posted August 17, 2008 by Craig Hackney
The American can make it a staggering 20 golds at London 2012 – but he has to bow to a fellow countryman as the finest athlete ever... Posted August 21, 2008 by Mark Hauser
OK, so the England football team are pants and our cricketers are just as bad, but the nation's sports fans should not be too down-hearted ... Posted April 22, 2008 by Chris Goldsmith
An Olympic cynic changes his tune as the GB medal haul mounts dramatically in Beijing. Posted August 18, 2008 by Steve Bott
We’ve all celebrated the feats of Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt, but how about the sabre-rattling Ukrainian, the conquerors of America's so-called 'invincibles' and the Dutch swim hero who came back from a death sentence? Posted August 26, 2008 by Greg Varkonyi
The Beijing Games were meant to make a statement to the world - just as Hitler planned for Berlin in 1936. In Germany it was Jesse Owens who put the Nazis in their place. Now America's wonder swimmer is making a mega-splash in muddy waters... Posted August 12, 2008 by Mark Hauser
They may be the top two players in the world, but they won't give tennis a boost in the US - because they weren't born there. Posted September 09, 2008 by Mark Hauser
Human rights, pollution and censorship dominate the headlines and cast a long shadow over a Games where the athletes seem to have been forgotten. Posted August 03, 2008 by Larry Kwirirayi
It's all smiles for the American golden boy. . . but has Grant Hackett lost his lustre after another distance failure? Posted March 29, 2007 by Michael Clough
Blood testing is the only real means of exposing drug-taking in sport. It seems organisers FINA are happy to ignore it at the World Swimming Championships in Melbourne. Posted March 29, 2007 by Robin Parisotto
The double Olympic sprint champion demonstrated in Beijing that there is no ultimate in human sporting achievement. Posted August 24, 2008 by Mark Hauser
Posted December 08, 2006 by Reuters
The England defender's autobiography was full of tosh about the dosh. No wonder he wins Greediest Player in the Premier League hands down. Posted March 16, 2008 by Ed Bottomley
The real fans can't afford to attend matches at Stamford Bridge any longer. So how can a Blues supporter feel part of his or her team's success knowing they haven't contributed toward it one iota? Posted May 14, 2007 by Pete Lyons-McCarthy
We all remember the amazing medal-winning feats of Nadia Comaneci, Mark Spitz and Jesse Owens - but what about all those wild, whacky and tear-jerking Games memories? Posted August 06, 2008 by Greg Varkonyi
All other sports are a complete waste of time - as the GRASP test reveals Posted November 23, 2006 by Graham Archer
Posted December 12, 2006 by Reuters
The popular Belgian's decision to quit may seem a strange one. But there's more to life than hitting a ball over a net and living out of a suitcase. Posted May 07, 2007 by Chris Gilbert
It's Community Shield time and Premiership football is almost here again, with its £135,000-a-week superstars, outrageously-priced tickets, dodgy refs and yet more of Sir Alex and Jose. Posted August 05, 2007 by Joe Morris