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Michael Phelps crashes out of World Cup heats

10.11.09
Michael Phelps failed to qualify for two finals at a World Cup shortcourse meet in Stockholm while wearing an old-style swimsuit... more

Michael Phelps may quit over swimsuit row

29.07.09
Michael Phelps should stay out of international competition until swimming's governing body FINA sorts out the chaos over swimsuits, according to his coach... more

Michael Phelps delight as he regains butterfly world record

10.07.09
Fired-up Michael Phelps was overjoyed to regain the 100metres butterfly world record from fellow American Ian Crocker... more

Michael Phelps admits to an 'awful' time

18.05.09
Swimming: Michael Phelps admitted he has work to do after finishing second in the 100 metres freestyle at the Charlotte UltraSwim last night, 24 hours after losing his first final in nearly a year... more

Olympian hero Phelps banned for marijuana pipe photo

06.02.09
Michael Phelps has been suspended from swimming for three months after the publication of a picture showing him smoking marijuana... more

Swim chiefs accept Michael Phelps' drug apology

05.02.09
FINA, swimming's global governing body, insist Michael Phelps retains their "confidence and admiration" after he expressed remorse for being pictured apparently using drugs... more

Phelps doesn't want to be gr-eight again

23.01.09
Michael Phelps has vowed he will not swim eight events at the London Olympics in 2012... more

The year the best of British took on the world and came up smiling

31.12.08
If there was one moment which captured the spirit of a memorable sporting year for Britain, it came in the unlikely surroundings of the Laoshan BMX track in Beijing... more

Michael Phelps’s cap of victory auctioned in London

05.11.08
The swimming cap worn by Michael Phelps when he won his eighth gold medal in Beijing is to be sold at auction in London... more

Olympic swim hero Michael Phelps goes from gold to blonde at Playboy club in Vegas

08.09.08
Olympic hero Michael Phelps was swimming in a sea of women during his latest visit to Las Vegas.... more

Bonus helps Phelps tell it to the kids

03.09.08
Swimming: Michael Phelps will use the one million dollars bonus he received for winning eight Olympic gold medals in Beijing last month to encourage youngsters to get involved in sport... more

Lord Mayor, you mustn’t go to Moscow

03.09.08
Will killjoy politicians ruin The Lord Mayor of London, David Lewis's, beano to Moscow ... more

We love the medals - but now focus on the legacy

02.09.08
Even the biggest cynic cannot fail to have been impressed by our success in Beijing — more gold medals than ever, won by dedicated, articulate sportsmen and women... more

Phelps: Swimming helped me to cope with family break-up

01.09.08
The greatest Olympian ever talks about how 2012 will be his Olympic swansong and the secret turmoil that set him on the path to eight Beijing golds... more

London demands real 2012 legacy

01.09.08
The Evening Standard demands that the 2012 Olympics delivers a lasting sports legacy for London... more

Oh, Christine, you've set my Olympic torch aflame

21.08.08
For some of us the Olympics are always painful. There are fans - and fairweather fans. And then you have those who require a meteorological explosion of Biblical proportions before they develop any kind of interest at all... more

TV viewers smash the Olympic record

20.08.08
The Beijing Olympics has attracted the highest television audiences in Games history... more

All medals aren't equal in Beijing's gold rush

18.08.08
That newly-famous human fish, Michael Phelps, had a weird moment last week. As he was presented with gold medal four, or five, or whatever it was, the competition officials suddenly realised he was on again straight away in another event... more

Long legs can beat long arms in final stretch for greatness

18.08.08
It took Usain Bolt just 9.69 seconds to rival Phelps as Beijing's most memorable icon... more

I want to be the Phelps of 2012 says golden girl Becky

18.08.08
Double gold medallist Rebecca Adlington has said she dreams of having the same success as her hero Michael Phelps... more

Phelps clean away from rivals again

15.08.08
After Michael Phelps picked up his sixth gold in the Water Cube with another world record time, it was almost inevitable that the subject of drugs would be raised... more

Winning minority golds is no substitute for major triumphs

15.08.08
In the solemn belief that there is nothing worse than the curmudgeon who tries to ruin the party when it's in full swing, I intend today to get cracking before the party has even begun... more

Just what is the point of this tainted Olympics?

15.08.08
All week, I have been doing my best to think what possible counterbalancing virtues there could be to put against the fact that these Olympics have been organised to trick the world into thinking better of a totalitarian tyranny... more

Fran drained by relay but makes solo trip to final

14.08.08
Fran Halsall admits she is "physically and emotionally" drained by Britain's disaster in the 4x200 metres freestyle relay... more

Coe expects extraordinary weekend for the British hopes

14.08.08
Sebastian Coe has predicted an extraordinary weekend for Great Britain with the prospect of more golds in rowing, cycling, sailing and athletics... more

Phelps wowed by his achievements

13.08.08
American swimmer finally admits to being overcome by the magnitude of winning five golds... more

Rise of the human dolphin

12.08.08
He has come a long way from the days when he was bullied endlessly about his oversized ears and lisp... more

Phelps' gold rush gathers pace

12.08.08
American swim star joins list of all-time greats with ninth Games title - and he's still not finished... more

Anchor Lezak fights to keep American's record bid afloat

11.08.08
Michael Phelps's dream of eight gold medals was kept alive thanks to his heroic team-mate Jason Lezak... more

Superman Phelps is out of this world

05.08.08
It's difficult to see what can stop the 'freakish' American making history with eight golds... more

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