Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, declaring it to be an "extraordinary moment".At 41, the ...

You can already hear a 78-year-old yet ever-spritely Bruce McAvaney calling it, just as he did with Cathy Freeman.

In a surprisingly emphatic result, 41-year-old Kirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe's Sport Minister, was selected as the new president ...