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Body slam for wrestling: Sport cut from Olympics
For wrestling, this may have been the ultimate body slam: getting tossed out of the Olympic rings. The vote Tuesday by the IOC's executive board ...
Lions coach worried about picking England players
British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland may limit the number of England players in his squad to tour Australia, claiming they attract too much ...
US ski success not sitting well with the Austrians
The U.S. Ski Team's success at the world championships is not being well received by the Austrian hosts. Led by Ted Ligety's two golds, plus a bronze ...
IOC warns Pakistan of possible suspension
The IOC says Pakistan's Olympic committee faces a possible suspension over interference by government officials in how sports are run.
Austria beats Sweden to win team event at worlds
Overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher helped Austria win the team event Tuesday and earn the host nation its first gold medal at the Alpine ...
2 former cyclists deny Puerto court DNA access
Two former cyclists on Tuesday turned down requests to have their DNA analyzed to see if any of the blood bags seized by Spanish police as evidence ...
WADA urges football to conduct more EPO tests
The World Anti-Doping Agency urged football Tuesday to conduct more blood doping tests and intelligence operations to unmask cheating players.
Wrestling body reacts to Olympic rejection
Wrestling officials called Tuesday's decision to drop the sport from the Olympic program an "aberration" against a founding event. Known by its French ...
IOC strips 2004 bronze medal from Russian lifter
The IOC has stripped a Russian weightlifter of his bronze medal from the 2004 Athens Olympics following retesting of his doping samples. The IOC asked ...
Wales names unchanged team for Italy game in 6N
Wales rewarded the team that earned a surprise win against France by naming an unchanged starting lineup for the Six Nations match against Italy on ...
WADA: Cloud over Spanish sport until stars named
A "monumental cloud" will hang over Spanish sport until all the athletes involved in the Operation Puerto case are identified, according to the head ...
FIS switches dates for races near Vonn's hometown
Lindsey Vonn might want to reset the target date for her return from injury. The International Ski Federation unveiled next season's women's World Cup ...
Lithuanian bank placed under outside control
Lithuania's central bank says it has placed restrictions on the operations of a bank controlled by the owner of Edinburgh Hearts football club due to ...
IOC drops wrestling from 2020 Olympics
IOC leaders dropped wrestling from the Olympic program on Tuesday, a surprise decision that removes one of the oldest Olympic sports from the 2020 ...
US, other sliders upset with Sochi ice conditions
Bobsled and skeleton athletes from the U.S and other nations are upset over ice conditions at the track that will be used for Sochi Olympics, saying ...
Ligety wins super-combi for 2nd gold at ski worlds
Ted Ligety is no longer just a giant slalom specialist. By winning gold medals in super-G and super-combined at the world championships, the American ...
With 2 bronzes, Austria struggles at home worlds
Six races, two bronze medals. On home snow, Austria is enduring its worst start to an Alpine skiing world championship in 26 years. Similar to the ...
Robshaw hails 'watershed' win for England
Emboldened by a "watershed" win in Ireland, England is on course to regain its position as the king of the northern hemisphere and put itself in ...
Basso, Jaskche give evidence in Spanish court
Two-time Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso told a Spanish court Monday that he paid the doctor at the center of the Operation Puerto doping scandal ...
Serbian cup final completed after fan violence
Red Star beat Partizan 78-69 in Serbia's basketball cup final that was played Monday in an empty arena after clashes between rival fans stopped play ...
Plushenko wants TV commentator charged with libel
Russian figure-skating star Evgeny Plushenko wants a television commentator to be charged with libel after expressing doubts about reports that the ...
Ireland prop Healy cited for alleged stamp
Ireland prop Cian Healy has been cited for allegedly stamping on England's Dan Cole during the teams' Six Nations match in Dublin. The case will be ...
Greek police disciplined over basketball clashes
A senior police officer in Greece has been suspended in the wake of extensive clashes at a basketball game that was interrupted for nearly an hour.
IOC set to cut 1 sport from program of 2020 Games
IOC leaders are meeting this week to decide which sport to drop from the Olympic program and how to deal with the fallout from the Lance Armstrong ...
Despondent France makes 5 changes to face England
France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has responded to consecutive defeats to Italy and Wales in the Six Nations championship by making five changes to ...