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Polish wrestler to return 1980 Olympic medal
A Polish wrestler says he is returning his Olympic medal in protest over the sport's proposed removal from the program of the 2020 Games.
Swiss prosecutor close to decision in Zoricic case
Legal action following the fatal crash of Canadian skicross racer Nik Zoricic at a World Cup in Switzerland is likely to be made clearer in June.
Omega Pharma wins 1st stage of Tirreno-Adriatico
Mark Cavendish took the early lead of the Tirreno-Adriatico after his Omega Pharma-QuickStep won the team time trial on a rainy opening day on ...
A diplomatic natural, Kerry hits ground running
With the smile of a seasoned politician, a flair for languages and a vast repertoire of personal anecdotes, Secretary of State John Kerry schmoozed ...
World Cup-leading Kingsbury, Kearney win moguls
Mikael Kingsbury has beaten Canada teammate Alex Bilodeau for the moguls title at the freestyle skiing world championships. Hannah Kearney of the ...
Parisse free for Italy's final 2 Six Nations games
Italy captain Sergio Parisse is free to play in the final two rounds of the Six Nations after having his suspension for insulting a referee reduced ...
Talansky wins 3rd stage of Paris-Nice in sprint
American cyclist Andrew Talansky held off six riders in a sprint finish to win the third stage of the Paris-Nice race Wednesday and take the race ...
Schild skips rest of season because of knee injury
World Cup slalom champion Marlies Schild will sit out the remainder of the Alpine ski season to rest the knee she hurt in a training crash in December
Future of Olympic Stadium in renewed doubt
The future of London's Olympic Stadium has been thrown into further doubt after third-tier club Leyton Orient went to court to prevent West Ham from ...
Dutch ex-cyclist Michael Boogerd admits doping
Former Dutch professional cyclist Michael Boogerd, a spring classic specialist who once edged Lance Armstrong to win the Amstel Gold Race, admitted ...
American men 1-2 in halfpipe at freestyle worlds
David Wise of the United States won his first halfpipe title at the world freestyle skiing championships while Virginie Faivre of Switzerland regained ...
Ex-world snowboard champion Neururer set to retire
Former snowboard world champion Heidi Neururer of Austria says Sunday's World Cup parallel giant slalom in Arosa, Switzerland, will be her last race.
Greece backs Istanbul's 2020 Olympic bid
Greece has offered its support to regional rival Turkey's bid to host the 2020 Olympics. The prime ministers of both countries signed an agreement ...
Ireland delay naming flyhalf to meet France
Ireland put off picking a flyhalf in order to give Paddy Jackson more time to recover from a tight hamstring to play France at Lansdowne Road in Six ...
Viviani leads Paris-Nice as Kittel wins 2nd stage
German rider Marcel Kittel won the second stage of the Paris-Nice race on Tuesday in a sprint finish against Elia Viviani, who took the overall race ...
IIHF to revamp European hockey championships
The head of Finland's ice hockey association says the four-nation Euro Hockey Tour will be replaced by a new series of championships across Europe ...
Scots, Wales announce teams for Six Nations match
Scotland welcomed back a British and Irish Lions prop on Tuesday while Wales lost one for the teams' Six Nations match at Murrayfield. Euan Murray, ...
British fighter gets 2-year doping ban
British boxer John Donnelly has been suspended for two years after a positive doping test. The UK Anti-Doping agency says Donnelly tested positive for ...
Wladimir Klitschko to fight Francesco Pianeta
Wladimir Klitschko will defend his four heavyweight titles against little-known Francesco Pianeta in May. Klitschko's management says the fight will ...
NBA to play 8 preseason games at overseas venues
The NBA is going overseas for eight preseason games in October, with stops in Europe, Asia and South America. The Oklahoma City Thunder will open the ...
Lance Armstrong could lose Legion of Honor medal
Lance Armstrong faces the prospect of losing his Legion of Honor medal after French officials announced Monday that an inquiry will be opened ...
Bouhanni tops Petacchi to win 1st Paris-Nice stage
French rider Nacer Bouhanni overtook Italian veteran Alessandro Petacchi in a sprint to the line to win the first stage of the Paris-Nice race on ...
CAS upholds life ban for Jamaica sprinter Mullings
Sport's highest appeals court has upheld the lifetime doping ban for Jamaican sprinter and former world relay champion Steve Mullings. The Court of ...
Oxford holds slight weight advantage for Boat Race
Oxford will hold a weight advantage of just over 21 kilograms (46 pounds) in the annual Boat Race against Cambridge later this month. The Oxford crew ...
European Tour backs ban on anchored putting stroke
The European Tour supports the proposed ban on the anchored putting stroke. The European Tour says in a statement Monday that it backs the Royal & ...