Chris Hoy

Six-time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy revealed on Friday he has been diagnosed with cancer but insisted he was "optimistic and positive" over the future.

Britain's most successful Olympian Chris Hoy was walking through the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, where the 2014 Games track cycling is taking place, when he was pulled up and asked for his identification.

The Loch Ness Monster, tartan-clad bagpipers and giant pieces of shortbread took the place of footballers on the Celtic Park pitch as the Commonwealth Games began with a celebration of Scottish mythology and exports on Wednesday.

Hoy overtook rower Steve Redgrave as Britain's most successful Olympian at last year's Games in London, when he claimed gold medals in the team sprint and the keirin.

Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and cycling's most decorated Olympian Sir Christopher Hoy expressed shock and dismay at the deluge of damning evidence of drug-taking against fallen icon Lance Armstrong.

Britain's four-time Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy has been told he won't defend his individual sprint title at the London Games.

Asserting that the Commonwealth Games were bigger than a few athletes, four-time Olympic champion cyclist Chris Hoy on Tuesday said the mega event will not be 'devalued' if a few star athletes will not turn up.

Asserting that the Commonwealth Games were bigger than a few athletes, four-time Olympic champion cyclist Chris Hoy on Tuesday said the mega event will not be '

The government is worried about the pullout of star players from the Commonwealth Games but the Organising Committee says one or two withdrawls would not make any difference.

Taking a strong exception to pullout of some of the star athletes from the Commonwealth Games, Sports Minister M S Gill on Sunday asked CGF President Mike Fennell to bring those champions to New Delhi instead of an army of officials.

Four-time Olympic champion cyclist Chris Hoy of Scotland on Friday announced that he will not take part in Delhi Commonwealth Games as it is likely to clash with European Championships, a development which will take the sheen out of cycling competition in the October 3-14 event.

Six-time Olympic cycling champion Chris Hoy revealed on Friday he has been diagnosed with cancer but insisted he was "optimistic and positive" over the future.

Britain's most successful Olympian Chris Hoy was walking through the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, where the 2014 Games track cycling is taking place, when he was pulled up and asked for his identification.

The Loch Ness Monster, tartan-clad bagpipers and giant pieces of shortbread took the place of footballers on the Celtic Park pitch as the Commonwealth Games began with a celebration of Scottish mythology and exports on Wednesday.

Hoy overtook rower Steve Redgrave as Britain's most successful Olympian at last year's Games in London, when he claimed gold medals in the team sprint and the keirin.

Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins and cycling's most decorated Olympian Sir Christopher Hoy expressed shock and dismay at the deluge of damning evidence of drug-taking against fallen icon Lance Armstrong.

Britain's four-time Olympic gold medallist Chris Hoy has been told he won't defend his individual sprint title at the London Games.

Asserting that the Commonwealth Games were bigger than a few athletes, four-time Olympic champion cyclist Chris Hoy on Tuesday said the mega event will not be 'devalued' if a few star athletes will not turn up.

Asserting that the Commonwealth Games were bigger than a few athletes, four-time Olympic champion cyclist Chris Hoy on Tuesday said the mega event will not be '

The government is worried about the pullout of star players from the Commonwealth Games but the Organising Committee says one or two withdrawls would not make any difference.

Taking a strong exception to pullout of some of the star athletes from the Commonwealth Games, Sports Minister M S Gill on Sunday asked CGF President Mike Fennell to bring those champions to New Delhi instead of an army of officials.

Four-time Olympic champion cyclist Chris Hoy of Scotland on Friday announced that he will not take part in Delhi Commonwealth Games as it is likely to clash with European Championships, a development which will take the sheen out of cycling competition in the October 3-14 event.