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Dutch gymnastics federation halts training over abuse probe

The Dutch gymnastics federation suspended its women’s top training program Wednesday with immediate effect while it carries ...

Planning for Olympics in a pandemic has echoes of 1920 Games

Olympic athletes competing for gold medals in a world reeling from a pandemic? It won't be the first time. A century before ...

Column: Olympic athletes ponder what might've been in Tokyo

Helen Maroulis will never forget that epic night in Rio. As she and thousands of her fellow Olympic athletes waited to make ...

IOC apologizes, deletes tweet about 1936 Berlin Olympics

The IOC apologized on Friday and deleted a Twitter message which some saw as celebrating Nazi Germany’s hosting of the 1936 ...

Postponed Tokyo Olympics hit 1-year-to-go mark -- again

The Tokyo Olympics have hit the one-year-to-go mark — again. But few are in a mood to celebrate. Tokyo observed the original ...

P&G extends Olympic sponsorship, focusing on equality drive

Procter & Gamble will use its Olympic and Paralympic sponsorship to campaign for racial equality after extending its backing ...

From Zeus to Athens, how the modern Olympics came to be

EDITORS — With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking ...

Premier Lacrosse League ready to showcase its stuff on NBC

Paul Rabil is on pins and needles as the Premier Lacrosse League gets set to decide its second champion amid the coronavirus ...

Bach warns against Olympic boycotts, seeks re-election

IOC president Thomas Bach warned against Olympic boycotts on Friday while also confirming he will seek re-election next year.

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO Spring Basho in ...

Race glitch for Lyles highlights rare track meet in 2020

It was a strange sight to see 200-meter world champion Noah Lyles race on a track in Florida while two opponents started ...

Tokyo Games face skeptics, 1-day COVID-19 infection record

The spokesman for the Tokyo Olympics expects the postponed games to go ahead in 2021 despite a recent poll in Japan in which ...

Copenhagen pulls out of hosting 2021 gymnastics worlds

Denmark has pulled out of hosting the gymnastics world championships in 2021, the sport’s governing body said Tuesday.

Roger Federer focusing on 2021, Olympics after 2 surgeries

Roger Federer is already focusing on the 2021 season, including the postponed Tokyo Olympics, as he recovers from two knee ...

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO Spring Basho in ...

Rugby sevens world series canceled; NZ awarded titles

The remainder of the rugby sevens world series was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic and New Zealand declared the ...

England unclear when Neville exits with successor hired soon

England is planning to shortly appoint a new coach of the women's national team, although it's unclear when the person will ...

Tokyo Olympics must firm up $3.3 billion in sponsor income

Local sponsors have chipped in a record $3.3 billion to support the postponed Tokyo Olympics. That's at least two times more ...

List 4/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

SOFTBALL Men’s World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from Feb. 20-28, 2021 postponed to Feb. 19-27, 2022. SUMO Spring Basho in ...

Tongan flag bearer leads off 23 fellow Olympians in workouts

Peta Taufatofua decided to leave his shirt on Tuesday when he led a group of 23 fellow Olympians in a home workout video to ...