The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to ...

COSTA NAVARINO, Greece – Thomas Bach’s life has been dominated by the Olympics, as a team fencing gold medallist and then International Olympic Committee (IOC) chief – and he deserves to be ...

Outgoing International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said he was “very much relieved” to see the organisation’s members unite behind Kirsty Coventry, who was voted in as his ...

said her predecessor Thomas Bach on March 21. Coventry, 41, became the most powerful single figure in sport after sweeping aside her six rivals in the first round of voting on March 20.

“The outgoing President, Thomas Bach, gave Africa junior Olympic and now the first woman and African to lead the IOC,” Oladapo further said. “ Coventry’s election is indeed a milestone as ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Outgoing International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said he was “very much relieved” to see the organisation’s members ...

IOC will elect their next president on March 20, replacing the outgoing Thomas Bach who had been in the role since 2013. (AP) IOC presidency candidate David Lappartient makes statements to the ...

Coventry, 41, became the most powerful single figure in sport after sweeping aside her six rivals in the first round of voting on Thursday. She is also the first woman to lead the Olympic Movement.

The 41-year-old, who is Zimbabwe’s sports minister and a two-time Olympic champion, was the youngest and only female candidate and the known favourite of outgoing president Thomas Bach.

Basketball Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas ranted Friday about the level of "professionalism" in the NBA, saying it "has diminished so much." "I just totally, 100% object to this," Thomas said as they ...