An “emotionally and physically drained” Mo Farah took a 6am flight back to the United States after withdrawing from the Birmingham Grand Prixon Sunday but his exit angered British fans and left the double Olympic champion out of pocket.

Michael Phelps is aiming to compete in a fifth Olympics next year in Rio, although the 18-time Olympic champion won’t swim in the world championships this summer.

Usain Bolt will compete in next month's IAAF World Relays in the Bahamas, the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association said on Tuesday.

BBC Sport is paying tribute to pioneering women in sport in the run-up to International Women's Day on 8 March. Here, three women who have refereed men's sport in snooker, rugby and football share their experiences.

With the Rio Paralympics only 20 months away, 2015 promises to be another busy year for disability sport. Among the big events in 2015 are World Championships in athletics, rowing, plus track and road cycling.

Bradley Wiggins looked back at going toe to toe with Lance Armstrong at the 2009 Tour de France, likening Armstrong’s ability to hide his suffering on tough climbs to befriending you and then slipping “the knife in your back.”

Anyone tuned in to the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) World Swimming Championships on Saturday witnessed history.

South African Paralympian star sprinter Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for the killing of his girlfriend last year, as his sensational trial reached a climax.

US Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps has been arrested for driving under the influence, authorities have said.

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Gautam Gambhir made no bones about the fact that he got a raw deal from umpire Nigel Llong which prompted an angry reaction from him as he cursed on his way back and flung his bat angrily on reaching the dug-out.