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October 17, 2019

Nasa Hataoka. Amy Yang share LPGA Tour lead in Shanghai

Nasa Hataoka birdied three of the final six holes for a 5-under 67 and a share of the first-round lead with Amy Yang on ...

October 17, 2019

Goerges rallies to reach Luxembourg quarters; Mertens loses

Defending champion Julia Goerges of Germany came from a set down to beat Sorana Cirstea 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 Thursday in the second ...

October 17, 2019

Soccer star Rapinoe, boxer Shields win sportswomen of year

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe and boxer Claressa Shields have been honored as Sportswomen of the Year by the Women's Sports ...

October 17, 2019

Tale of 2 Cities: Sapporo likes race move; Tokyo not much

Sapporo officials are thrilled with a proposal to move next year's Tokyo Olympic marathons to the northern Japanese city to ...

October 17, 2019

Helen Alfredsson wins Senior LPGA for major sweep

Helen Alfredsson added the Senior LPGA Championship to her U.S. Senior Women's Open title, rallying Wednesday at cold and ...

October 16, 2019

Bencic beats Herzog to keep WTA Finals bid on track

Belinda Bencic won six of the last seven games and beat Polona Hercog 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at ...

October 16, 2019

Kitzbuehel ski races to pay winners record 100,000 euros

Prize money in Alpine skiing is set to reach new heights in the upcoming World Cup season as the winners of the classic ...

October 16, 2019

Olympic marathons set to move out of Tokyo to cooler north

Amid concern about the expected searing heat in Tokyo, the IOC wants to move the 2020 Olympic marathons 800 kilometers (500 ...

October 15, 2019

Ex-soccer star Gascoigne denies train kiss had sexual intent

Former England soccer star Paul Gascoigne briefly wept in the witness box Tuesday as he denied any sexual intent when he ...

October 15, 2019

Tired Medvedev out of Kremlin Cup after Shanghai win

Daniil Medvedev has withdrawn from the Kremlin Cup because of fatigue, two days after winning the Shanghai Masters.

October 15, 2019

Spieth returns from long break with high hopes

Jordan Spieth returns from his longest break during a calendar year hopeful that a fresh start will end his longest drought.

October 15, 2019

North Korea holds South Korea to 0-0 in World Cup qualifier

North Korea held South Korea to a 0-0 draw Tuesday in a World Cup qualifying soccer match played in an empty stadium in ...

October 14, 2019

Seppi beats Garin at Kremlin Cup, Mannarino wins

Italian veteran Andreas Seppi saved two match points before beating Christian Garin 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4) Monday to reach the ...

October 14, 2019

Men, women to compete against each other in golf in Europe

Men and women will compete against each other next year in Sweden in a new European Tour and Ladies European Tour event ...

October 14, 2019

After record world medal haul, Biles a face of 2020 Olympics

Next stop Tokyo for Simone Biles. With Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps both retired since the last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, ...

October 14, 2019

Just 15, Coco Gauff tops Ostapenko for 1st WTA singles title

Coco Gauff is still just 15. She also is already the owner of a WTA singles title. The American beat 2017 French Open ...

October 14, 2019

Geisenberger, luge's 7-time champion, not racing this season

For the first time in eight years, there will be a new World Cup women's luge champion. Germany's Natalie Geisenberger — the ...

October 14, 2019

Tuilagi enjoying Rugby World Cup for as long as he can

Asked if he will be at the next Rugby World Cup in 2023, Manu Tuilagi sighs. "I'll be too old, mate. Yeah, I feel it." Too ...

October 14, 2019

Griffin makes all the right putts to win Houston Open

Lanto Griffin took the lead with a 35-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole and won the Houston Open on Sunday with a 6-foot par ...