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1st European Games approved for Baku in 2015
China and Japan already compete in the Asian Games. The Americas have the Pan American Games. Africa organizes the All-Africa Games. Now Europe is ...
Fak, Solemdal win biathlon WCup pursuit events
Slovenian biathlete Jakov Fak won a men's World Cup 12.5-kilometer pursuit Saturday for his first career victory. Fak missed two targets before edging ...
Japan's Mao Asada wins Grand Prix Final
Mao Asada of Japan won the Grand Prix Final of figure skating on Saturday following a free program that ranged from sprightly to quietly refined.
Britain's Rudman wins skeleton World Cup race
Shelley Rudman of Britain set a track record to win a World Cup skeleton race Friday. Rudman beat the track record by more than a half second, ...
Vote slated for 1st European Games in 2015
After years of debate, the European Games could be about to become a reality. The European Olympic Committees will vote on the proposal Saturday, with ...
Takahashi leads men's GP Final, Asada in women's
Daisuke Takahashi of Japan confidently took the lead in figure skating's Grand Prix Final on Friday, outdoing world champion Patrick Chan of Canada ...
Omar Visintin wins World Cup snowboard cross
Omar Visintin of Italy won the season-opening men's World Cup snowboard cross Friday for his first career victory. A former junior world champion, ...
Birnbacher, Domracheva win WCup biathlon sprints
German biathlete Andreas Birnbacher shot flawlessly Friday to win a men's World Cup 10-kilometer sprint for his fifth career victory.
World Cup leader Tina Maze wins super-combi event
Tina Maze of Slovenia won her third race of the season by finishing first in both runs of a World Cup super-combined event Friday to extend her lead ...
Ikonnikov suspended for doping violations
Russian hammer thrower Kirill Ikonnikov has been temporarily suspended after failing a drug test. Russia's anti-doping agency RUSADA says Ikonnikov, ...
Timberwolves tap world market to great success
The cold, snowy climate in Minnesota has always been considered a hindrance to the Timberwolves' efforts to recruit top-flight free agents to join ...
Beltway Bowl: Key game for Ravens, Redskins
Less than an hour apart — without traffic of course, which never happens — the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Redskins should be natural rivals.
Bradley, Steele return to Shootout
Keegan Bradley and Brendan Steele are defending their title in the Franklin Templeton Shootout, and Dustin Johnson and Ian Poulter also are back for ...
Olympics behind surge in participation figures
A survey says record numbers of men and women are playing sports every week in England because of the "inspirational impact" of London staging the ...
Grand Prix Final tests Olympic ice arena
No matter how they do in the competition, competitors at the Grand Prix Final appear sure to go home pleased with the arena where figure skating will ...
Banned Dettori regrets 'night of madness'
Frankie Dettori has blamed losing his place among the elite jockeys in British horse racing on the "night of madness" that led to him being suspended ...
Istanbul on course to return to F1 calendar
Turkey's state-run agency says authorities have agreed "in principle" for Istanbul to return to the Formula One calendar in 2013. Anadolu Agency ...
Didier Cuche returns to Swiss ski team as coach
Four-time World Cup downhill champion Didier Cuche will help coach his former Switzerland teammates after their slow start to the season. The Swiss ...
RG3's jersey, boots headed to Hall of Fame
Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III already has a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. On Wednesday, the hall collected the grass- ...
Manning as accurate as ever coming off neck injury
So much is made of what Peyton Manning's passes look like after four neck operations and a season away from the gridiron. Do they wobble? Do they ...
French shot putter Yves Niare dies in road crash
French shot putter Yves Niare, who held the national record in the discipline, has died in a road traffic accident. He was 35. Niare died on Wednesday ...
McIlroy voted US PGA Tour player of the year
Rory McIlroy has been voted U.S. PGA Tour player of the year after winning four times. McIlroy sure didn't feel like a player of the year when he ...
Israel basketball team dumps captain for Nazi slur
Israel's top basketball team has suspended its captain because he called a fellow Israeli player a Nazi. Guy Pnini told local media that he had lashed ...
Napoli to Red Sox, Loney to Rays, A-Rod out
The Boston Red Sox began to play catch-up by getting All-Star catcher Mike Napoli, Tampa Bay took a chance on James Loney and the New York Yankees ...
Former cricketer Flintoff wins first boxing bout
Former England cricketer Andrew Flintoff began his new boxing career with a narrow points victory over Richard Dawson on Friday — despite being ...