Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has been covering sport for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists ...

Golfer Lydia Ko has been awarded the New Zealand Olympic Committee's Lonsdale Cup for her remarkable achievements in 2024. The prestigious honour, given annually to an athlete or team who has made ...

Karate's debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific athleticism, solid contact, and -- yes -- a whole lot of yelling to our screens and the Nippon Budokan. There was the kata, which did not ...

"Karate is a way of life and the Olympics is a catalyst for developing this way of life and making it known to all the youth of the world." Espinos said the Olympics was a "unique opportunity" to ...

Robelis Despaigne needed just 12 seconds to score a stunning knockout at Karate Combat 52 in Miami, Florida. The Cuban ...

Robelis Despaigne may have found his happy place in Karate Combat ... Take a look at the KO—it was the fastest in the promotion’s history. The UFC signed the former Olympic Taekwondo athlete ...

Nishiya was 13 years old when she won, the second youngest (by two months) gold medal winner in Olympic history. Karate has been aiming for Olympic inclusion since the 1970s and Tokyo seemed the ...

Scott was joined at the Tokyo Olympics by fellow Team USA karate athletes Ariel Torres (Florida) and Sakura Kokomai (California). Kokumai was a featured instructor at the USA Elite Training Camp ...

Kiyuna said he hoped his win at the Olympics - where karate may not reappear would help spread the martial art further through the world. The home nation fared less well in the sport's "kumite ...