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March 21, 2019

New exhibit of items from Tutankhamun's tomb comes to Paris

A new exhibit of artifacts from the tomb of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun is opening in Paris more than 50 years after ...

March 17, 2019

Davies scores, Bayern back on top after 6-0 rout of Mainz

Bayern Munich returned to the top of the Bundesliga with a record-setting 6-0 rout of Mainz on Sunday, more than answering ...

March 17, 2019

Spanish women's league sets attendance record for club game

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have set a world record for the highest attendance at a women's soccer club match, the Spanish ...

March 16, 2019

Shiffrin, Pinturault get wins for the World Cup record book

Citius, altius, 40th. Embodying the Olympic motto in a World Cup slalom Saturday, Mikaela Shiffrin went faster in her second ...

February 21, 2019

Report: Commercial flight fatalities tick up, but remain low

A leading airline trade group says fatal commercial flight accidents increased in 2018 from a record low set in 2017.

February 18, 2019

Claudio Pizarro still setting Bundesliga records

At 40 years old and still scoring goals, Claudio Pizarro isn't ready to retire just yet. The veteran Werder Bremen striker ...

February 16, 2019

Tefera sets indoor world record in 1,500m

Ethiopian teenager Samuel Tefera broke a 22-year-old indoor world record in the 1,500 meters on Saturday, clocking 3 minutes, ...

February 10, 2019

Kejelcha just misses world indoor record at Millrose Games

Yomif Kejelcha fell 0.008 seconds short of the indoor mile record Saturday, winning the Wanamaker Mile in 3 minutes, 48.

February 04, 2019

The Latest: Patriots set Super Bowl records with 6th title

The Latest on the Super Bowl (all times EST): ___ 12:50 a.m. The New England Patriots added even more luster to the ...

January 24, 2019

New York penthouse sells for $238M, setting US record

A billionaire hedge fund founder has purchased a penthouse in New York for roughly $238 million. The Wall Street Journal ...

January 19, 2019

Man United beats Brighton as Solskjaer sets another record

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's record-breaking start to life in the Manchester United dugout continued as Paul Pogba and Marcus ...

January 13, 2019

Hirscher wins slalom for WCup record 9th win at same venue

Once more in his stellar career, Marcel Hirscher was racing against Alpine skiing's history book on Sunday. The Austrian ...

January 11, 2019

Volkswagen sets new full-year sales record in race for No 1

German automaker Volkswagen posted another annual sales record in 2018 as new SUV models boosted deliveries and the company ...

January 05, 2019

Solskjaer gets record-tying 5th straight win as United coach

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has some serious selection dilemmas to weigh up as he looks to make more history in his record-setting ...

December 31, 2018

Shiffrin set to rush into new year after record-setting 2018

Each day, there's a new ski racing record Mikaela Shiffrin hears about that she's either broken or close to breaking or on ...

December 28, 2018

Vlhova wins 1st World Cup GS, 1st-run leader Shiffrin 5th

Petra Vlhova became the first Slovakian winner of a women's World Cup giant slalom on Friday, benefiting from first-run ...

December 17, 2018

Loves set scoring records to win Father-Son Challenge

Davis Love III and his son Dru played so well Sunday that they set two scoring records, rallied from a three-shot deficit to ...

December 13, 2018

US swimmers set world record at short-course championships

The United States has set a world record in the 200-meter mixed medley relay at the world short-course swimming championships

December 12, 2018

US relay teams set short course world records

The United States has set a world record in the 4x50-meter mixed freestyle at the world short-course swimming championships.