Boxer Theagenes of Thasos was one of the towering sporting figures from the ancient Olympic Games who supposedly won 1,400 ...

Greek water polo player Elena Xenaki will serve as the final torchbearer on Greek soil for the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) announced on Thursday.

The woman — who hails from Germany — took a piece of a limestone column from a building in Ancient Olympia in the 1960s.

Torchbearers will begin carrying flame through Canada next week on 106-day relay Vancouver Olympics official: "It will be the longest domestic relay in Olympic history" (CNN) -- The torch for the 2010 ...

The distinctive Cycladic architecture, the unique contrast of the blue Aegean with the reddish, black and white colors of the ...

The Grand Sumo Tournament - a five-day event being held at the Royal Albert Hall - features 40 of the very best sumo wrestlers showcasing a sport which can date its first mention back to 23BC.