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September 25, 2016

Kenenisa Bekele wins Berlin Marathon, misses world mark

Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia pulled away from Wilson Kipsang of Kenya late in the race to win the Berlin Marathon just outside ...

September 23, 2016

Alexander Levy takes big lead after incomplete round 2

Frenchman Alexander Levy set a course record and opened up a six-shot lead before fading light shortened the second round of ...

September 18, 2016

Real Madrid equals Barcelona's winning record in Spain

Real Madrid equaled a record set by rival Barcelona as James Rodriguez and Karim Benzema scored in a 2-0 defeat of Espanyol ...

September 18, 2016

Caddie helps Chun set a major record at Evian Championship

Walking toward the 18th green at the Evian Championship with one putt to make golfing history, In Gee Chun felt the nerves ...

Jen Davidson, Laura Davis, JaNette Lefkowitz, Scott Janise, Dannielle Woosley, Solly Williams

September 15, 2016

Army's Golden Knights score 2 skydiving golds for US

Two U.S. Army teams have excelled at the World Parachuting Championships, with the 8-way formation skydiving team trouncing ...

September 13, 2016

Bayern routs Champions League debutant Rostov for new record

Five-time champion Bayern Munich gave Russian debutant Rostov a rude welcome to the Champions League on Tuesday, winning 5-0 ...

September 13, 2016

Messi hits hat trick as Barcelona thrashes Celtic 7-0

Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and Neymar excelled as a playmaker to lead Barcelona to a record-setting 7-0 win over Celtic ...

September 08, 2016

World record chase in women's 5,000 tops 40th Van Damme

With the Van Damme Memorial celebrating its 40th year, Olympic champion Almaz Ayana will be looking to get the party going ...

September 07, 2016

Happy landings: 3 space station crew members back on Earth

After watching more than 2,750 sunrises from above the Earth, three crew members of the International Space Station returned ...

August 31, 2016

Croatia's Ivo Karlovic hits 61 aces to set US Open record

Ivo Karlovic hit 61 aces, the most in a U.S. Open match, during his five-set victory in the first round. The 6-foot-11 ...

August 30, 2016

England sets ODI world record with 444-3 against Pakistan

England set a world record for an innings in one-day international cricket on Tuesday, scoring 444-3 against Pakistan.

August 29, 2016

Behemoth bike: German eyes world record for heavy pedaling

Using giant tires from an industrial fertilizer spreader and scrap steel, a German man has built a bicycle weighing 940 ...

August 28, 2016

Wlodarczyk throws 82.98 meters, breaks own hammer record

World and Olympic champion Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland broke her own hammer world record with a throw of 82.98 meters on ...

August 27, 2016

Ruth Jebet sets world record in 3,000-meter steeplechase

Olympic champion Ruth Jebet broke the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase world record by six seconds at the Diamond League ...

August 24, 2016

Astronaut breaks US record: 521 days in space and counting

Astronaut Jeffrey Williams has a new record for NASA under his space belt. The commander of the International Space Station ...

August 24, 2016

DC sets record with more than 2 million foreign tourists

More than 21.3 million tourists visited Washington last year, with both domestic and international visitors setting records, ...

August 22, 2016

Si Woo Kim wins Wyndham Championship for 1st PGA Tour title

Si Woo Kim had a productive week at the Wyndham Championship. He claimed one tournament record, a share of another — and, ...

August 18, 2016

The Latest: Brazil rally to win men's beach volleyball gold

The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 1:05 a.m. Brazil's Alison and Bruno won the men's ...

August 15, 2016

The Latest: Cuba's surprise beach volleyball run ends

The Latest on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (all times local): 1:25 p.m. Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Konstantin ...