Messi, Bolt and Phelps in the running for Laureus award Other favourites include Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins, F1 champion Sebastian Vettel and Olympic champion Mo Farah. ...  
11:37 PM, Mar 10, 2013

Franklin wins 200m backstroke in record time London: American teenager Missy Franklin confirmed her arrival as the new queen of the pool when she broke the world record to win the 200 metres backstroke final on Friday and become the first triple gold medallist of the London Olympics. The 17-year-old from Colorado led the four-lap race from start to finish to win in a time of two minutes 04.06 seconds, slashing three-quarters of a second off Kirsty...  
12:52 AM, Aug 04, 2012

Franklin wins gold in women's 100m backstroke London: Missy Franklin lived up to her billing as the next big thing in women's swimming when she won the 100 metres backstroke gold medal at the London Olympics on Monday. The American teenager, competing in a record seven events in her first Olympics, overhauled Australia's Emily Seebohm in the final few strokes to get her hand on the wall first in a time of 58.33 seconds. Incredibly, Franklin had...  
03:05 AM, Jul 31, 2012