Dolphins 10 times stronger than fittest human athletes

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 13:03

Refuting Gray`s paradox that dolphins do not have sufficient muscle power for obtaining high speeds and accelerations and must use a trick of fluid mechanics, researchers have found that dolphins are in reality stronger than the fittest human athletes.

B`lore marathon winner Yegon clinches Lavasa run men`s title

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 18:14

Kenyan athletes dominated the inaugural Rs 8 lakh prize money Lavasa Hill Run by clinching the titles in the men`s and women`s 10km endurance run on Sunday.

Altidore, Wambach named US players of the year

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 12:58

Jozy Altidore, who helped the United States qualify for the 2014 Brazil World Cup, and Abby Wambach, international football`s all-time goal leader, were named US Soccer Athletes of the Year on Wednesday.

Brief steroids use can enhance athletes’ performance for decades

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 23:38

A new study suggests that athletes who use steroids even for a very brief period of time could have long-lasting effects later in their performance.

Putin says gay athletes, visitors would have `nothing to fear` at Sochi Olympics

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 09:52

Russian President Vladimir Putin has insisted that gay and lesbian athletes would be welcome and would have nothing to fear at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

WADA officials arrive in Jamaica for anti-doping audit

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 09:37

Three high-ranking officials of the World Anti-Doping Agency have arrived in Jamaica to conduct their audit of the country`s anti-doping programmes after weeks of criticism following positive tests from several high-profile athletes.

2012 Olympic athletes had bad teeth: Study

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 09:23

Many elite athletes who competed at the 2012 Olympic Games had levels of oral health similar to those of poverty-stricken communities, a study has revealed.

Murmu rues lack of sporting facilities for youngsters

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 15:21

After spending two years in wilderness because of doping suspension, athlete Juana Murmu is helping youngster in her poverty struck village in Odisha to take up sports but rues lack of basic facilities in the area.

Facilities improving but not performance of athletes: Usha

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 12:25

The facilities are fast improving for Indian athletes but that is not translating into better performance from them as they don`t seem to have strong enough minds, feels sprint legend P T Usha.

Years of sprinting starting to take toll: Usain Bolt

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 18:29

The main aim next season for world and Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is to stay injury free as years of dominating the 100 and 200 metres have begun to take their toll on the tall Jamaican`s body.

Bolt shows supremacy in Brussels season finale

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 09:40

World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt powered away late in the race to win the 100 metres in 9.8 seconds at the season-closing Diamond League meeting in Brussels on Friday.

Powell slow to act in doping investigation

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 4, 2013, 17:52

The criminal doping investigation into former 100 metres world-recod holder Asafa Powell and Jamaica teammate Sherone Simpson, will go ahead, despite being delayed by bureaucratic problems.