
Rogge plays down fears around unofficial branding
IOC President Jacques Rogge downplayed fears that wearing the wrong kind of logo on a T-shirt could cause a ticket holder to be denied entry to an ...

IOC rules out immediate sanctions in ticket probe
The IOC will not take disciplinary action before the London Olympics against officials accused of illegal ticket sales. The IOC opened an ethics ...

Woods rallies, but still faces big Open deficit
When Tiger Woods rolled in a 60-foot putt on the sixth hole, it looked as though he was ready to make a charge at the British Open. The fist pump.

IOC strips Crystal Cox of 2004 relay gold medal
American runner Crystal Cox was stripped of her gold medal from the 4x400-meter relay at the 2004 Athens Olympics on Saturday after admitting to ...

Bradley Wiggins all but clinches Tour de France
For Bradley Wiggins, the champagne on the Champs-Elysees is about to flow. He all but locked up the Tour de France title with a tour-de-force ...

Patrick hopes for another good run at Chicagoland
Chicagoland Speedway is about the closest thing Danica Patrick has to a home track in NASCAR. Although the 1.5-mile oval on the outskirts of Chicago's ...

'Solution' reached on lighter of Olympic cauldron
The decision-makers finally have an answer to the question of who will light the Olympic cauldron at Friday's opening ceremony. Steve Redgrave? Daley ...

In judo, Olympian recovers from sex abuse
In a tin-sided warehouse north of Boston, above Stewy's Custom Cycles along a steep staircase lined with Olympic posters, Kayla Harrison found sensei ...

Runner without country to compete at Olympics
Guor Marial ran for his life to escape a Sudanese child labor camp. Now he will get to run at the Olympics. Marial's heartwarming rise from a fearful ...

Wiggins all but clinches Tour de France victory
Bradley Wiggins won the final time trial of the Tour de France on Saturday, all but locking up the title of the three-week race. The Team Sky leader ...

Leaders tee off on Moving Day at the British Open
Brandt Snedeker has contended before at a major championship. Four years ago at the Masters, he faded to third on the final day, then broke down in ...

Leader tee off on Moving Day at the British Open
Brandt Snedeker has teed off in the third round of the British Open clinging to a one-shot lead over Adam Scott. Tiger Woods began Saturday four shots ...

Snedeker, Scott out front, but Woods lurking again
With a nifty shot out of the bunker and an emphatic pump of his clenched fist, Tiger Woods made one thing clear: He's right back in the hunt for a ...

Olympic buzz takes off: London welcomes the flame
With the flame comes the games. After years of preparation and months of buildup, London's Olympic moment finally arrived Friday night. Royal Marine ...

Cavendish sprint win a warning to Olympic rivals
Britain's Mark Cavendish has given warning: he will not be denied Olympic gold. With just seven days to go until the Olympic road race, the "Manx ...

Audit says Bin Hammam enriched himself
The man in charge of Asian soccer, once a candidate to oust FIFA President Sepp Blatter as the sport's worldwide leader, enriched himself and handed ...

Snedeker builds 1-shot lead, with Tiger lurking
Brandt Snedeker plays fast and talks even faster, and he was on a roll Friday in the British Open. He raced up the leaderboard with five birdies in ...

Column: Tiger on prowl, but can he deliver?
It's beginning to look familiar again, like it did when the mere mention of Tiger Woods made the putting stroke of anyone on the leaderboard of a ...

Steady Snedeker surges to lead at British Open
Amid plenty of wayward swings, Brandt Snedeker and Adam Scott were steady as can be at the British Open. And look who's lurking right behind them: ...

London countdown and doping cases on IOC agenda
The lords of the rings are in town to check on the last-minute preparations for the London Games and examine several doping cases dating back to ...

Wiggins nears Tour title; Cavendish wins stage
Bradley Wiggins moved closer to becoming the first British champion of the Tour de France while teammate and countryman Mark Cavendish won the 18th ...

Murray prepares for Olympic return to Wimbledon
Two days after losing in the Wimbledon final, Andy Murray walked back out on to Centre Court to reflect. It was a chance for him to dwell on falling ...

After overnight rains, sun shines on Day 2 at Open
On a day filled with wayward shots, Brandt Snedeker was steady as can be at the British Open. The 31-year-old American, who has never made the cut in ...