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Sir Mo Farah to relocate to London

Sir Mo Farah has revealed he is to relocate to London but has denied his decision has been influenced by doping allegations against his American coach Alberto Salazar. The four-time Olympic gold medallist instead insists he is coming home to London because he and his...

Abdi Nageeye reclaims Rotterdam Marathon title and sets new Dutch national record

Abdi Nageeye reclaims Rotterdam Marathon title and sets new Dutch national record via Running magazine
By: RunningMagazine Runners and fans at the Rotterdam Marathon observed a poignant moment of silence on Sunday morning before the race, in memory of world marathon record-holder, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, who died tragically in a car accident earlier...

Unbelievable! Barcelona seal the greatest comeback in football history as Roberto scores SIXTH goal deep into stoppage time

Unbelievable! Barcelona seal the greatest comeback in football history as Roberto scores SIXTH goal deep into stoppage time PETE JENSON: It was definitely the greatest ever comeback – it might even have been the greatest ever game. Barcelona were given mission impossible and delivered with...

London Anniversary Games: Mo Farah storms to victory in men’s 5,000m

Horndiplomat-Mo Farah ran the fastest 5,000m of 2016 to storm to victory in his last race before the Rio Olympics at the Anniversary Games in London. The 33-year-old totally dominated on the same track where he won 5,000m and 10,000m Olympic gold in 2012, crossing...

Rio 2016 Mo Farah wins 10000m gold Post Race Interview

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Olympics(Rio2016)Mo farah defended his 10,000m title and there were British golds in cycling and rowing in Rio. Gold medals never come easy, but Mo Farah’s third was harder than most. First Farah fell, and then he found himself in a fierce final sprint with Kenya’s...

Somaliland: Football meets nationhood at the World Cup of unrecognised states

Horndiplomat--Could France and Portugal one day be joined by Abkhazia and Somaliland? Euro 2016 will be remembered for the heroics of smaller countries like Wales and Iceland. But can football blaze a path to nationhood? Abkhazia fans at Dinamo stadium © Max Avdeev If nobody can agree...

The 2018 World Cup draw is set — here is where all 32 teams are grouped

No obvious "Group of Death" emerged when the 2018 FIFA World Cup draw was announced Friday morning. In the draw, the 32 countries were divided into four "pots." The top seeds were all placed in Pot 1 and were the first to be assigned to...

Mohamed Aboutrika’s name added to Egypt ‘terror list’

Egyptian authorities have added retired football star Mohamed Aboutrika, one of the country's all-time greatest athletes, to an official "terror list". Aboutrika, dubbed The Magician, is accused of funding the banned Muslim Brotherhood, which Egypt's government designated a "terrorist" organisation after the army removed democratically...

Swimming: Phelps wins last relay gold as U.S. dominate

By Mark Trevelyan, Alan Baldwin and Mark Bendeich | RIO DE JANEIRO Olympics(Rio2016)Michael Phelps captured his 23rd and final Olympic gold medal on Saturday as the United States sealed a week of dominance in the pool by winning the men's and women's medley relays. Denmark's Pernille...

Twitter Reacts to the Olympic Refugees Team

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Horndiplomat-Twitter reacts to the first team of displaced refugees appearing at the opening ceremony in Rio.