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Woods: Comment hurtful, time to move on
Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods on Wednesday for saying he would have "fried chicken" at dinner with his rival, a comment that Woods described ...
Ernie Els says he is ready to 'play ball'
Ernie Els is ready to "play ball" even without a long putter. The four-time major champion, who won last year's British Open with a belly putter, said ...
Murofushi loses appeal at CAS in IOC election case
Former Olympic champion Koji Murofushi lost his appeal Wednesday against disqualification from an election to become an IOC member representing ...
AP Interview: Rogge cites need for targeted tests
Olympic officials agree that more targeted, out-of-competition testing in high-profile sports is needed to catch the drug cheats who are escaping the ...
Distance double champion Cheruiyot to miss worlds
Defending 5,000- and 10,000-meter world champion Vivian Cheruiyot will miss the world championships in Moscow because of pregnancy. The 29-year-old ...
Sochi organizers pledge highest level of security
Sochi Olympic organizers say authorities will ensure security at the "highest possible level." A deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon in April has ...
Garcia denies racism after Woods comments
Sergio Garcia's feud with Tiger Woods has deepened, with the Spaniard denying accusations of racism after "fried chicken" comments during an awards ...
Intxausti wins 16th Giro stage, Nibali still leads
Benat Intxausti of Spain won the 16th stage of the Giro d'Italia on Tuesday, and favorite Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall lead as the race ...
Olympic leaders silent after talks on WADA role
Olympic leaders held a summit meeting on doping and match-fixing but declined to give any details of the discussions. IOC President Jacques Rogge ...
Italian cyclist Basso to resume training next week
Italian cyclist Ivan Basso is set to resume training next week after medical tests revealed he doesn't need surgery on a cyst in his seat area.
UCI orders Georges to face French doping case
The International Cycling Union says it will ask French officials to open a disciplinary case against Sylvain Georges after his backup sample also ...
Europe capt to pick 3 for Ryder Cup, up from 2
Europe captain Paul McGinley has given himself an extra pick for next year's Ryder Cup, copying American counterpart Tom Watson's decision to choose ...
Golf adopts rule to ban anchored putting stroke
Golf's governing bodies approved a new rule Tuesday that outlaws the putting stroke used by four of the last six major champions, going against two ...
England unchanged for 2nd test vs New Zealand
Ian Bell and Graeme Swann were included on Tuesday in England's unchanged 12-man squad for the second and final test against New Zealand at Headingley ...
Godolphin scandal widens with more failed tests
The Godolphin doping scandal deepened Monday with the British Horseracing Authority announcing that seven more horses have tested positive for ...
Who is building what in Sochi for 2014 Olympics
The cost of the 2014 Winter Games in the Russian city of Sochi now stands at $51 billion, making it the most expensive Olympics in history. More than ...
Swedes wins ice hockey world championships
Sweden ended a 27-year jinx on home teams winning the ice hockey world championships, beating Switzerland 5-1 on Sunday for its ninth title.
England beats NZ by 170 runs in 1st test at Lord's
The ... test ... started ... like ... this ... and itfinishedlikethis. After beginning the first test trying to put Lord's to sleep, England capped ...
Jonny Wilkinson voted European Player of the Year
Jonny Wilkinson has been voted the European Player of the Year for 2013 after guiding Toulon to its first European Cup title. The former England ...
McDowell beats Thongchai to win World Match Play
Graeme McDowell made amends for last year's loss in the final to capture the World Match Play Championship title in Bulgaria on Sunday, defeating ...
Visconti in solo victory on snowy 15th Giro stage
A superb solo ride up the grueling Col du Galibier enbaled Giovanni Visconti to win a weather-affected 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia Sunday, while ...
American Peter Uihlein wins Madeira Islands Open
American Peter Uihlein won the Madeira Islands Open by two strokes after shooting a 4-under 68 on Sunday for his first career title in his 16th ...
Pedrosa wins French MotoGP to take overall lead
Dani Pedrosa won the French Grand Prix on Sunday for his second victory of the season and took over the MotoGP championship lead from Marc Marquez.
Best to captain Ireland on summer tour
After being surprisingly overlooked by the British and Irish Lions, Rory Best will captain a 28-man Ireland squad containing six uncapped players for ...
Swiss stun US in ice hockey worlds semis
Switzerland added the United States to its list of upsets at the ice hockey world championship, and is now just one more win away its first gold medal