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Soccer club president latest tie to French corruption probe

The president of French soccer champion Paris Saint-Germain is the latest sports official implicated in a sprawling five-year ...

Italian bid edges Swedish rival in 2026 Olympic host study

The Italian bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo looked stronger than the Stockholm-Are ...

Malago to lead organizing committee if Milan-Cortina wins

Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago will lead the organizing committee if the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo bid ...

After cover-ups, Moscow's doping lab makes quiet return

The Moscow laboratory that was shut down in 2015 following doping cover-ups has quietly become a crucial part of the world's ...

Jamaica bobsled pilot gets doping ban, keeps Olympic result

The Jamaica bobsled team's pilot has been banned in a doping case, but avoided disqualification from last year's Winter ...

ATP Finals moving to Turin from 2021-25; succeeds London

The ATP Finals is moving to Turin in 2021. The Italian city will host the tennis event for five years through 2025, ...

IOC resists change to Olympic rule limiting athlete sponsors

Amid IOC resistance to athlete activism, Olympic competitors have been urged to negotiate with national officials directly ...

Russia passes amendments to fine athletes caught doping

Russia plans to fine athletes who get caught doping, though the scheme may not be much of a deterrent for the country's top ...

Swedish government pledges support for 2026 Olympics

Barely two months out from the vote, Sweden received the biggest boost yet to its bid to host the 2026 Winter Olympics: ...

Milan-Cortina 2026 bid boosted by government support

The Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics received a boost Friday by a key letter of financial support ...

Holcomb's bobsled teams now are Sochi silver medalists

Steven Holcomb is now a winner of two silver bobsled medals for the U.S. at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, a determination that has ...

First Olympic women's aerials champ Cheryazova dies at 50

Lina Cheryazova, the first woman to win an Olympic aerials skiing gold medal, has died. She was 50. Officials in the Russian ...

Zagitova wins at worlds, Tursynbaeva lands 1st quad jump

Olympic champion Alina Zagitova won the free skate to capture her first title at the figure skating world championships on ...

Chen leads after short program at figure skating worlds

Defending champion Nathan Chen upstaged two-time Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu to lead the short program at the figure ...

Zagitova leads short program at figure skating worlds

Olympic champion Alina Zagitova produced a season-best score Wednesday to take the lead after the short program on the ...

Dukurs, Hermann win world championships in skeleton

Martins Dukurs saved his best race for the last race of the season. The Latvian veteran won the world championship for the ...

Olympic slalom champion Hansdotter to retire after season

Olympic slalom champion Frida Hansdotter will retire from Alpine skiing's World Cup next week, ending a years-long rivalry ...

Red, white & blueprint: US biathlon forms plan to close gap

The leader of the U.S. biathlon program sat down for a recent dinner at a bar in Park City, Utah, when he happened to glance ...

Swiss skier Yule pledges prize money to fight climate change

Hitting back at the president of his sport's governing body, Swiss skier Daniel Yule will give his prize money this month to ...

2022 Asian Games to include athletes from Oceania

Basketball, volleyball and soccer players from Australia and other Oceania countries will be permitted to compete at the next ...