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Semenya to carry South Africa's flag at Olympics
Caster Semenya will carry South Africa's flag at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. Semenya was given the honor Wednesday ahead of ...
American Baker earns automatic entry to US Open
American Brian Baker's rapid climb in the rankings has earned him automatic entry into the U.S. Open. Ranked 458th at the start of 2012 after more ...
Voeckler wins tough 16th Tour stage in Pyrenees
Thomas Voeckler won the 16th stage of the Tour de France over four huge climbs in the Pyrenees, while defending champion Cadel Evans dropped out of ...
Column: Duval returns to Open after lost decade
The last time he played this course on the northwest coast of England, David Duval was cheered by thousands as he made a celebratory walk up the 18th ...
London shortening Olympic ceremony to end on time
Lights, camera, action ... Cut! Not the words director Danny Boyle was hoping to shout just days before the opening ceremony of the London Olympics.
UK border guards vote to strike, no date set yet
The union representing immigration staff at British airports says its members have voted to go on strike in a dispute over pay and job losses.
Schleck denies doping after positive test at Tour
Luxembourg rider Frank Schleck denied taking any banned substance despite testing positive for a forbidden diuretic at the Tour de France, suggesting ...
Pellegrini goes to London in pursuit of perfection
When Federica Pellegrini trots her statuesque 5-foot-10 frame around the pool deck at the London Olympics, it might be tough for her to keep track of ...
Oscar Pistorius finishes 2nd in 400 in Italy
South African double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius finished second in a 400-meter race in Italy on Tuesday, his final tuneup for the London ...
Schleck positive doping test jolts Tour de France
The RadioShack Nissan Trek team pulled Frank Schleck, one of the biggest names in pro cycling, out the Tour de France on Tuesday after he failed a ...
Frank Schleck out of Tour after failed doping test
Star rider Frank Schleck of Luxembourg failed a doping test and pulled out of the Tour de France on Tuesday, another reminder of how drugs persist in ...
FIFA picks ex-US attorney as corruption prosecutor
FIFA appointed former United States attorney Michael J. Garcia on Tuesday as lead prosecutor to investigate allegations of corruption in world soccer.
Weather can be the biggest hazard at British Open
The most valuable slip of paper found at any British Open is not a list of the odds. It's the forecast. Neither of them can be trusted. Pot bunkers ...
UCI: Schleck tests positive for diuretic at Tour
Cycling's governing body says Frank Schleck of Luxembourg has tested positive for a banned diuretic during the Tour de France. The 32-year-old ...
Date set for Allmendinger's 2nd drug test
Suspended NASCAR driver A.J. Allmendinger will have his second urine sample tested for banned substances next week. In a statement issued Tuesday on ...
Time is not on Westwood's side much longer
This is not Lee Westwood's last chance to win a major. It might not even be his best chance. History won't be on his side much longer, however, and ...
Wiggins unconcerned by upcoming mountain tests
Tour de France leader Bradley Wiggins has dismissed the two upcoming Pyrenees mountain stages as nothing special. But the "Circle of Death," as ...
Woods ready for softer test
Tiger Woods' last trip to northwest England for the British Open ended in a two-shot win at Royal Liverpool. That was six years ago, and it seems even ...
Steven Lopez hopes to reclaim gold at London Games
Team Lopez is out for more Olympic gold in London. With a record five world taekwondo championships and two Olympic gold medals, American fighter ...
English look to end 43-year drought at British
As Lee Westwood and Luke Donald were coming toward the end of their practice round on what had been another awful day of English weather, a strange ...
The best 5 Opens at Royal Lytham & St. Annes
Royal Lytham & St. Annes has a history of identifying the best player in golf. Bobby Jones won the first of his three British Open titles in 1926.
Whew! Wiggins, weary Tour riders get last rest day
Bradley Wiggins knows he's well-positioned to win the Tour de France. But with the banged-up, frenetic and weary pack nearing the final rest day of ...
Olympians sail smoothly through Heathrow
The opening ceremony is still 11 days away, but for many in London, the Olympics really got started Monday. Heathrow Airport had its busiest day ever ...
A fair test awaits at Lytham
Ernie Els walked toward the century-old clubhouse that sits squarely behind the 18th green at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. Just the sight of it Monday ...
Britain eclipses US with biggest squad at Olympics
The biggest delegation at the London Olympics will be in red, white and blue. The Union Jack variety, though. The United States will only have the ...