The US government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory as a 110-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold for days.

Sepp Blatter remains a credible president of FIFA despite allegations of corruption at the governing body, according to Franz Beckenbauer.

FIFA will conduct a review of Olympic football regulations to ensure the London Games in 2012 are not hit by more club-versus-country rows.

YOU’RE aware that they’re picking presidential candidates in America at the moment.

Clifton Wrottesley, Ireland's chef de mission at the Winter Olympics, has said his athletes "can hold their heads up high" after their achievements in Turin.

Belfast Giants have pulled off arguably the biggest signing in British ice hockey history after four-time National Hockey League All-Star Theo Fleury was given the all-clear to join the Elite League outfit.

A relaxed-looking Dwain Chambers arrived nearly an hour early for today’s doping disciplinary hearing which will decide his athletics future.

AN ITALIAN court has agreed to extradite to the United States a Russian man accused of fixing figure skating events at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the Russian’s lawyer said yesterday.

An alleged Russian organised crime leader has been arrested in Italy on charges he tried to fix the ice-dancing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

An alleged Russian organised crime leader has been arrested in Italy on charges he tried to fix the ice-dancing competition at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

Security concerns have swiftly followed the bribery scandal and scarred the build-up to next month’s 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.