Play is critical for children, and not just for fitness or competition. It’s about growth, resilience and mental health.

While blue-blood sports like football and basketball have reaped the benefits of this shift, Olympic sports have been put in a precarious position. The impending House v. NCAA settlement ...

The 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles are already creating a buzz– and one of the biggest headlines is the return of cricket to the Olympic stage. For the first time since 1900, the sport will be ...

Torri Huske and Gretchen Walsh share the American flag and the podium after medaling in the 100-meter butterfly at the Paris Olympics. / Simon Bruty/Sports Illustrated One of the indelible images ...

The Los Angeles Games will feature a few new Olympic sports and several that haven’t been played at the Olympics for quite some time. Most notably, men’s and women’s flag football will make ...

Advertisement Coe, a two-time Olympic champion from Great Britain in the 1980s who now leads World Athletics, the sport’s international governing body, knows how this came about, beyond the ...

Languages: English and Urdu The next 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles will feature several brand-new sports, as well as the return of some sports that haven't been included in decades.

PARIS — In the parlance of the NCAA, the term "Olympic Sports" carries a dismissive connotation. These are the sports that don’t make money. At any major university, the list of non-revenue ...

University of Birmingham provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. Ahead of the 2024 games in Paris, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) asked all Olympic sports to ...

table tennis appeared at the Seoul Olympic Games. Central European countries were known to dominate the sport initially, but since table tennis joined the Games, the China has won the most medals.

Nearly 50 summer sports — including long-discontinued ones like motorboating and tug-of-war — have made appearances at the Olympic Games since its start in 1896. This year, athletes are ...