German team withdraws from Youth America's Cup
A sailing team from Germany has dropped out of the America's Cup youth regatta in San Francisco in the wake of an accident that killed a member of a ...

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.

Tour de France: The final frontier for kick bikers
A joke over beer could turn into a defining moment for a new sport when an international team of six men attempt to mark the 100th edition of the Tour ...
Haye injures hand, withdraws from June fight
Former WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has withdrawn from his June 29 fight with Manuel Charr of Germany after hurting his left hand in training.

Boogaard a sad example for ice hockey goons
The lawsuit doesn't read nearly as well as the story, which laid bare the life of an NHL enforcer for all to see. The way John Branch wrote about ...

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.

Istanbul 2020 bid says security 'utmost priority'
Organizers of Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics says safety and security are their "utmost priority" following the twin bombing attacks on a Syrian ...
Russia scraps visas for foreign athletes
President Vladimir Putin has waived visa requirements for athletes, coaches and other staff attending international sporting events in Russia.

Westra leads Tour of California after 1st stage
Lieuwe Westra of the Netherlands easily outsprinted Spanaird Francisco Mancebo to claim the sweltering and hilly stage 1 of the Tour of California and ...

Olympiakos beats Madrid to retain Euroleague title
Olympiakos retained its Euroleague title after recovering from a 17-point deficit to beat eight-time winner Real Madrid 100-88 in the final at ...

US, Canada, Russia, Swiss into quarters at worlds
The United States, Canada, Russia and Switzerland clinched spots in the quarterfinals at the ice hockey world championships Sunday. The Americans beat ...
New Zealand beats Australia to win London Sevens
New Zealand completed another triumphant world series campaign by winning the season-ending London Sevens, outclassing Australia 47-12 in the final ...

US, Canada reach quarterfinals at hockey worlds
The United States and Canada both clinched a spot in the quarterfinals of the ice hockey world championships Sunday with their fifth wins of the ...

Belkov wins 9th Giro stage with long solo escape
Maxim Belkov of Russia won the ninth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday with a superb solo performance, and Vincenzo Nibali retained the overall ...
Qatar's Kemboi wins Prague marathon
Nicholas Kemboi of Qatar won the Prague International Marathon on Sunday while Caroline Rotich of Kenya claimed the women's race. Kemboi pulled away ...

Lingmerth takes leads at stormy Players Champ'ship
A rift between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia attracted all the attention on a stormy day at The Players Championship while Sweden's David Lingmerth ...

'Kickalicious' trying to adjust to NFL routine
The scouting report on Havard Rugland is certainly an odd one. "He's good at kicking the ball into cars that are driving down the road ... boats and ...
McDonnell wins vacant IBF bantamweight title
Jamie McDonnell won the vacant IBF bantamweight title when he edged the previously unbeaten Julio Ceja with a controversial majority decision in his ...
Burns retains WBO lightweight title
Ricky Burns kept his minor WBO lightweight belt when unbeaten challenger Jose Gonzalez of Puerto Rico retired after the ninth round on Saturday.

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 ...

Legally blind vaulter makes 3 heights, no medal
A legally blind 15-year-old pole vaulter cleared three heights at the Texas state championship but failed to win a medal. Charlotte Brown of rural ...

America's Cup expected to go on after fatal wreck
The head of the America's Cup planning effort expects sailing's most prestigious event to go ahead after the death of British Olympic champion Andrew ...
NZ sole team to end London Sevens day 1 unbeaten
World series champion New Zealand was the only team to finish the first day unbeaten in the rugby London Sevens at Twickenham on Saturday. The Kiwis, ...

Dowsett wins Giro time trial; Nibali takes lead
Alex Dowsett won the individual time trial in the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia on Saturday after favorite Bradley Wiggins was slowed by a ...

US beats France 4-2 at ice hockey worlds
The United States beat France 4-2 Saturday to take the lead in its group at the ice hockey world championships. Stephen Gionta and Bobby Butler gave ...