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7 sports seek inclusion for 2020 Olympics by IOC
Leaders of seven sports bodies have made their pitch to the International Olympic Committee for inclusion at the 2020 Summer Games. Bidders gave ...
2 London Olympic athletes banned for doping
The IAAF says two female athletes whose doping cases emerged at the London Olympics have been suspended by their national federations. The IAAF says ...
Britain increases funds in bid for Olympic medals
Britain is pumping record amounts of cash into its Olympic sport programs, aiming to win more medals in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 than it did as host ...
Campaign for IOC president takes shape, quietly
Thomas Bach strides through the hotel lobby between meetings with a phone pressed to his ear. Over in one corner of the foyer sits Richard Carrion, ...
Baseball, softball agree on name of new world body
Baseball and softball leaders have agreed on a name for the new unified international body seeking a place in the 2020 Olympics. The World Baseball ...
IOC hails elections of Panama Olympic body
The IOC says the democratic election of Panama's national Olympic committee is an "historic milestone" that removes the threat of suspension.
Pope to Italy athletes: don't give in to doping
Pope Benedict XVI told Italy's Olympic team on Monday not to be tempted by performance-enhancing drugs, saying doping was a "blind alley" that isn't ...
London Games CEO joins Rugby World Cup organizers
One of the key people behind the smooth running of this year's London Olympics and Paralympics has been appointed to the board of the 2015 Rugby World ...
Wiggins voted BBC sports personality of 2012
Cyclist Bradley Wiggins was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2012 on Sunday after winning the Tour de France and Olympic time trial gold ...
Doping probe opened into 2004 Olympic champion
Russia's anti-doping agency says a review is under way into a possible violation by retired women's hammer thrower, Olga Kuzenkova of Russia, who won ...
Lochte sets world record at short-course worlds
Ryan Lochte broke his own world record in the 200-meter individual medley on Friday at the short-course world championships in Istanbul, and he ...
Famed French mountaineer Maurice Herzog dies at 93
France loved him for his indefatigable, pioneering spirit — the first man to climb an 8,000-meter Himalayan peak despite losing all his fingers and ...
Vienna considers bid for 2028 Summer Olympics
Vienna is considering a bid for the 2028 Summer Olympics, but will need approval of its residents before going ahead. The city council of Vienna says ...
2014 Tour de France to start in Leeds, England
Drawn by cycling's runaway success in Britain, the Tour de France will cross the English Channel again in 2014 to start in the northern English city ...
Americans extend gold tally at short-course worlds
Matthew Grevers and Olivia Smoliga won men's and women's 100-meter backstroke and Ryan Lochte anchored a relay victory Thursday at the short-course ...
Baseball backs merger with softball in Olympic bid
The International Baseball Federation has formally approved a merger with softball's governing body in a joint bid to return to the Olympics.
A teammate could be Svindal's biggest challenger
Overall World Cup leader Aksel Lund Svindal has been nearly unbeatable in speed races this season. This weekend, however, he could be challenged by ...
Column: Only 1 athlete of the year in 2012, Messi
'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact ...
Ex-Man United director given British Swimming role
A former Manchester United director has been appointed as the new chairman of British Swimming through to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Court fines 3 companies for Olympics ticket scam
A British court has fined three companies a total of 70,000 pounds ($113,000) for selling tickets for the London Olympics at "hugely inflated prices.
Nadal confirms he'll return to action in Abu Dhabi
Rafael Nadal is ready to return to competitive tennis, confirming Tuesday that he'll play in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi at the end of the ...
Russian discus medalist suspended in doping case
Russia's anti-doping agency says discus thrower Darya Pishchalnikova has been provisionally suspended by the IAAF after a positive doping test that ...
Kim Yu-na posts season's best to seal return
Olympic champion Kim Yu-na completed her triumphant return to figure skating competition on Sunday by winning the NRW Trophy with the season's best ...
Kim Yu-na reigns on return to competition
Kim Yu-na made a triumphant return after her 19-month sabbatical from competition by posting the season's highest score with a flawless short program ...
1st European Games approved for Baku in 2015
China and Japan already compete in the Asian Games. The Americas have the Pan American Games. Africa organizes the All-Africa Games. Now Europe is ...