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This article first appeared on QuietRev.com The world’s biggest stage—the Olympic Games. To medal, especially gold, is to put yourself in the biggest spotlight imaginable. Not everyone loves this. Take, for example, Christoph Harting of Germany, the 2016 men’s Olympic gold medalist in the discus. While discus is certainly not the center stage sport—gymnastics, swimming, and the running events of track and field take those honors—it is one of the…

The effects of Hurricane Matthew reached far into North Carolina on Friday as rain from the storm forced the cancellation of on-track activity at Charlotte Motor Speedway, including the postponement of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race. The Drive for the Cure 300 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC, which is the final race in the XFINITY Series Chase’s Round of 12, has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. ET…

Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email print comment UK Anti-Doping has said it is examining an “allegation of wrongdoing within cycling”. The announcement came as the Daily Mail reported UKAD is investigating Team Sky and Sir Bradley Wiggins over the contents of a medical package. The newspaper alleges a package was delivered to Team Sky in France on June 12, 2011, and it reports that UKAD is looking at what that contained….

American photo agency Getty Images and Women’s Sport Trust, a leading women’s sports charity, have launched a project to increase the visibility of female athletes. Focused on showing a realistic representation of sportswomen, the partnership is releasing a “Best of Women’s Sports” editorial curation that is designed to be aspirational. The companies say a host of images will be made available free of charge to schools, universities and not-for profit…

The Chinese company that bought French soccer club Sochaux-Montbeliard never looked like a great fit when carmaker Peugeot SA sold out in 2015 after 87 years of ownership. The buyer is a maker of LED lighting and managed a property for the People’s Liberation Army in Shanghai — not obvious qualifications for reviving a team trying to haul itself back into the top French league after being relegated two years…

It has made me passionate about dispelling the idea you cannot be a successful sportsperson if you are not a certain size. But every sport is different, with any and many body types. For swimming, my body was my tool and I tried different things to make it work for me, but when I did weights, I got muscly, so that did not work for me in water. The biggest…

With the imminent arrival of Hurricane Matthew, NASCAR, tracks and people in the community are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.  Right now, everything is still on schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which will host the Drive for the Cure 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race Friday night and the Bank of America 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night. The forecast does not look good for…

RELATED: Truex discusses weather’s impact on game plan | Weather updates   NASCAR officials said they are closely monitoring the track of Hurricane Matthew ahead of Saturday night’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.   No decision has been made that would potentially alter the status of Saturday night’s Bank of America 500 (7 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), the fourth event in the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint…

It has made me passionate about dispelling the idea you cannot be a successful sportsperson if you are not a certain size. But every sport is different, with any and many body types. For swimming, my body was my tool and I tried different things to make it work for me, but when I did weights, I got muscly, so that did not work for me in water. The biggest…

“The world has recognized that the time has come for Brazil,” then-President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva declared, as the news that Rio would host the Olympics sparked celebrations all along Copacabana Beach in October 2009. At least in the beginning, the country’s Olympic ambitions included the favelas. Social welfare programs put in place by Lula’s leftist Workers’ Party had begun to reduce illiteracy, extreme hunger and the worst of…

Two years ago, Brad Keselowski revved up NASCAR’s Chase by using his bumper to rough up championship contenders Matt Kenseth and Jeff Gordon. His aggression sparked a wild postrace fight with Kenseth at Charlotte Motor Speedway and an all-out brawl with Gordon’s crew at Texas. MORE: Ranking the 12 Chase contenders in Round 2 The incidents fired up fans and sent a charge through the 10-race Chase, one that generated…

Here are the hot topics, trending news and key story lines to get you ready for this weekend’s races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. WEATHER Hurricane Matthew could make this weekend very soggy. Or, Matthew could take a turn and not affect Charlotte weather much at all. Right now, the National Weather Service says a high of 73 and partly sunny Thursday, with Sprint Cup Coors Light Pole Qualifying scheduled for…

“The world has recognized that the time has come for Brazil,” then-President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva declared, as the news that Rio would host the Olympics sparked celebrations all along Copacabana Beach in October 2009. At least in the beginning, the country’s Olympic ambitions included the favelas. Social welfare programs put in place by Lula’s leftist Workers’ Party had begun to reduce illiteracy, extreme hunger and the worst of…

If you thought some of the boxing decisions from the recent 2016 Summer Olympics were questionable, the sport’s international federation shares your concern. International Boxing Assn. (AIBA) officials announced Thursday that they would sideline all 36 referees and judges from that competition until an investigation is completed. The AIBA stated that — following “a small number of decisions under debate” — it will consider changes to its refereeing and judging procedures. “Boxing…

During Women’s Sport Week 2016, BBC Sport will have a special column each day by a notable woman in sport. Four-time Olympic cycling champion Laura Kenny (nee Trott) explains how women’s road racing lags behind in the equality stakes and how changing her diet helped her win gold at Rio 2016. During my career, men’s and women’s track cycling has always been equal. We get equal prize money and there…

It has been a bouncy ride for the Hendrick Motorsports gang this NASCAR season. Concussion-related issues have sidelined Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the rest of the year. Inconsistency again squeezed Kasey Kahne out of the Chase. Uncharacteristic miscues have marked an erratic run for six-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. And then there’s the kid. Chase Elliott. He’s a rookie in this high-speed circus, replacing a guy you may have heard…

During Women’s Sport Week 2016, BBC Sport will have a special column each day by a notable woman in sport. Four-time Olympic cycling champion Laura Kenny (nee Trott) explains how women’s road racing lags behind in the equality stakes and how changing her diet helped her win gold at Rio 2016. During my career, men’s and women’s track cycling has always been equal. We get equal prize money and there…

“The world has recognized that the time has come for Brazil,” then-President Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva declared, as the news that Rio would host the Olympics sparked celebrations all along Copacabana Beach in October 2009. At least in the beginning, the country’s Olympic ambitions included the favelas. Social welfare programs put in place by Lula’s leftist Workers’ Party had begun to reduce illiteracy, extreme hunger and the worst of…

The world governing body for amateur boxing has sidelined all 36 of the referees and judges who officiated at the Rio Olympics and dismantled its controversial “five star” officiating system that was implicated in corruption allegations. Two months after the Guardian exclusively revealed concerns among senior officials over corrupt judging at the Rio Olympics and a string of high-profile incidents followed at the Games, the Amateur International Boxing Association (Aiba)…

It has been a bouncy ride for the Hendrick Motorsports gang this NASCAR season. Concussion-related issues have sidelined Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the rest of the year. Inconsistency again squeezed Kasey Kahne out of the Chase. Uncharacteristic miscues have marked an erratic run for six-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson. And then there’s the kid. Chase Elliott. He’s a rookie in this high-speed circus, replacing a guy you may have heard…