
Beckham to retire from football at end of season
David Beckham is retiring from soccer, ending a career in which he transcended the sport with forays into fashion and a marriage to a pop star that ...
Correction: Ice hockey world championships story
In a story May 13 about the ice hockey world championships, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Ukraine would return to the top division ...

Slovakia beat US, Swiss down Belarus in ice hockey
Slovakia defeated the United States 4-1 in its group finale to reach the quarterfinals at the ice hockey world championship on Tuesday. The U.S.

Russia, Canada trail before winning at worlds
Russia trailed before beating Austria 8-4 and Canada also fell behind in defeating Slovenia 4-3 at the ice hockey world championships Monday.

US, Finland, Sweden win at ice hockey worlds
The United States beat France 4-2 for its fourth victory at the ice hockey world championship, while host teams Finland and Sweden also won on ...
Russia loses for 2nd time in 2 days at worlds
Reigning champion Russia lost for the second time in two days at the ice hockey world championships, going down 3-2 to Finland on Friday due largely ...

Switzerland wins 3rd straight at hockey worlds
Switzerland sprung yet another upset at the ice hockey world championship Monday, beating the Czech Republic 5-2 for its third straight victory over ...

Russia beats Germany 4-1 at hockey worlds
Ilya Kovalchuk's hat trick helped give Russia a 4-1 victory over Germany at the ice hockey world championships Sunday, and Switzerland stunned Canada ...

Slovakia, Czechs open ice hockey worlds with wins
Slovakia downed France 6-2 and the Czech Republic beat Belarus 2-0 to open with victories at the ice hockey world championships Friday. The Slovaks, ...
Sweden sends diplomat to Belarus after teddy stunt
The Swedish Foreign Ministry says it is sending a diplomat to Belarus after its ambassador was expelled last year following a Swedish advertising ...
About 10 detained at protest march in Belarus
Rights activists in Belarus say about 10 opposition supporters and independent journalists were detained during a protest march in the capital.
Belarus player tests positive at Olympic qualifier
Belarus ice hockey player Andrei Mikhalyov has been suspended after testing positive for a banned stimulant at an Olympic qualifying match.

6 from 2005 worlds caught in doping retests
Six athletes from Russia and Belarus, including three gold and two silver medalists, have been caught for doping in retests of their samples from the ...

Chavez widely mourned, but some hope change on way
Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and ...

For Belarusian artist, money is art
Art is literally money for Belarusian artist Igor Arinich. For several years, Arinich has used Soviet-era banknotes to create artistic images.

James wins 4 medals at track cycling worlds
Sarah Hammer of the United States grabbed her sixth career gold medal and second of the week by winning the women's omnium Sunday, while Rebecca ...

James win women's sprint title at track worlds
Rebecca James of Britain edged Kristina Vogel of Germany by a wheel in the decisive third race to win the women's sprint final at the track cycling ...

Yates wins points race at track cycling worlds
Simon Yates won the last sprint to claim the men's points race on Friday at the track cycling world championships for his first major title, while ...

Irvine medals make Irish history at cycling worlds
Martyn Irvine made history for Ireland by winning its first men's medals at the world track cycling championships in 116 years on Thursday. Irvine won ...

Hammer wins fifth major track cycling title
Sarah Hammer of the United States grabbed her fifth gold medal, while Francois Pervis of France claimed his maiden title at the track cycling world ...
Belarus guard get 2-year sentence for teddy bears
A Belarusian court has handed out a two-year prison sentence to a border guard who failed to protect the ex-Soviet nation from foreign teddy bears.

Gays in Belarus face reprisals for activism
Police in Belarus are going after gays, raiding their clubs and locking up clubbers overnight, and summoning gay activists for questioning.

Back in the USSR? Key Soviet document is missing
The powerful Soviet Union may still exist after all — at least on paper. Former Belarusian leader Stanislav Shushkevich says a historic 1991 document ...