Face of Beijing games out with apparent Achilles injury Perhaps the first big shock at this year's Olympic Games comes not from a major ...

Spitz is equalled: Phelps finds 0.62 s in 50 m to steal seventh gold 1/100th of a second. Such are the margins in the Olympic Games. And ...

Four and Five - The Phelps Express steams ahead Let me be the first to say that for two sports scientists so interested in endurance sports,...

The Michael Phelps show rolls on: Is this a rerun? In case you did not hear by now, a quick glance at our "Phelps medal counter" ...

Hint: Choose your parents wisely! Being an Olympic year, and with the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, now upon us, it is only ...

Note: This is our second post today - the first was a preview of Sunday's Comrades Marathon for all our "ultra-marathon" fans...

No record for Bekele, but Sweet 16 for Mutola In spite of all the hype about a potential world record on the books for the 2008 Prefontaine ...

World leaders named to team, but can they reach the podium in Beijing? The big-city Spring marathons are long gone, and in fact we are movin...

The Kenyan Team is announced. And Gebrselassie's Real reason for not running the Beijing Olympic Marathon? Just time for two very brief...

London Marathon review. And in the pool, Arena's Revenge against the Speedo LZR Racer! Now that the dust has settled on yesterday's...

Speedo's LZR swimsuit: Approved by FINA and improving world records, except in one case... Welcome to the Science of Sport! Be sure to v...

The Speedo LZR racer: feedback on a developing debate, and the value of technique Welcome to the Science of Sport! Be sure to visit our mai...