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New UEFA nation Gibraltar eyes Euro football debut
Gibraltar became the smallest European football nation on Friday after the British colony's lengthy push to join UEFA was completed by gaining full ...
Denis Oswald to run for IOC president
The race for the IOC presidency is getting crowded, with Switzerland's Denis Oswald becoming the fifth declared candidate to succeed Jacques Rogge.
AP Source: FIFA task force seeks 5-game racism ban
FIFA's new anti-racism task force will ask football's governing body next week to approve a mandatory five-match minimum ban for any player found ...
Platini wants a European sports police force
UEFA President Michel Platini has stepped up his call for a European sports police force to tackle betting, corruption, match-fixing, doping and ...
Eq. Guinea appeals being stripped of World Cup win
FIFA says Equatorial Guinea will appeal being stripped of a World Cup qualifying win against Cape Verde for fielding an ineligible player. Cape Verde ...
AP Interview: Rogge praises wrestling's changes
Wrestling's governing body has "reacted well" and made the necessary changes to give the sport a chance of saving its place in the Olympics, IOC ...
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 ...
Richard Carrion declares IOC presidential bid
Richard Carrion of Puerto Rico entered the IOC presidential race Wednesday, promising to use his business experience to guide the Olympics through the ...
Romanian club Rapid banned from 1 UEFA competition
UEFA banned Rapid Bucharest on Wednesday from one European club competition after it missed a deadline to pay debts. UEFA said the Romanian club is ...
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 ...
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 ...
Sharks fined $100,000 for GM's comments
The NHL fined the San Jose Sharks $100,000 on Saturday for general manager Doug Wilson's comments criticizing the league for forward Raffi Torres' ...
FILA changes rules in bid to keep sport in games
Wrestling's governing body is pinning its hopes of keeping the sport in the Olympics after 2016 on rule changes designed to make matches more exciting ...
UEFA lifts 2nd year of Malaga ban
European football's governing body has revoked the second year of the ban it had imposed on Malaga for not meeting its financial fair-play regulations
Wrestling federation to debate major changes
Wrestling's governing body is preparing for what could be the match of its life, holding a special congress in Moscow to discuss changes to modernize ...
AP Source: CK Wu tells Rogge he'll seek presidency
Amateur boxing association chief C.K. Wu of Taiwan is entering the race for president of the International Olympic Committee. Wu notified Jacques ...
English FA approves minimum 5-game ban for racism
Racist and homophobic abuse by players in England will carry a minimum five-match ban from next season. The Football Association says the sanction ...
Hungarian ex-president's plagiarism case closed
Former Hungarian President Pal Schmitt hopes to continue working in the Olympic movement despite a plagiarism scandal. Schmitt resigned as Hungarian ...
Singapore's Ng Ser Miang joins IOC race
Portraying himself as a "global" candidate with a world view, Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is hoping to break the European stranglehold on the top ...
Blatter: Not rational to play WCup in Qatar summer
Playing the 2022 World Cup in the searing summer heat of Qatar is "not rational and reasonable," FIFA President Sepp Blatter said in a newspaper ...
IOC to chart out India's return to Olympic fold
The IOC will issue a "roadmap" for India's return to the Olympic fold after both sides reached agreement Wednesday on the terms for lifting the ...
Sepp Blatter attacks tiny Roma fine for fan racism
FIFA President Sepp Blatter has criticized Italian football authorities for the "unacceptable" decision to only fine Roma 50,000 euros ($64,865) after ...