Montreal - International Olympic Committee (IOC) members were set for emergency talks Tuesday to decide Russia's status for the Rio Olympics after an investigation found rampant state-run doping at the 2014 Sochi Winter Games and other events.The World Anti-Doping...
SHANGHAI - China will send 416 athletes to Rio de Janeiro next month, its largest overseas delegation in Olympic history, continuing its pursuit of medals that saw it take second spot in the table behind the United States four...
SHANGHAI - Former Chelsea striker Demba Ba's career could be over after the 31-year-old suffered a horrific broken leg in the Shanghai derby at the weekend.The Senegalese marksman tangled with SIPG defender and captain Sun Xiang in the 63rd...
TORONTO - The report to be released Monday into allegations of widespread state-sponsored doping in Russia has already sparked rumblings it could trigger the "nuclear option" of a full ban of Russia from the Rio Olympics.With the August 5...
UNITED KINGDOM - At the age of 40, Henrik Stenson is hoping his long-awaited first major victory at the British Open on Sunday proves to be just the beginning.Stenson had long been considered one of the best players on...
Bourg-en-Bresse, France - Chris Froome will be on his guard for attacks from his rivals on Sunday as the Tour de France returns to the mountains with two ascents of the Grand Colombier.The mountain, whose peak offers stunning views...
A 13-member team of Singapore footballers from Fandi Ahmad's F-17 Academy have been stranded at Antalya Airport in Turkey after the attempted military coup in Istanbul and Ankara.The flight was supposed to land in Istanbul, about 675km away from...
PARIS - The Olympic movement faces division in a critical week ahead of the Rio Games with a report Monday to set out whether Russia manipulated doping samples, followed quickly by a sports tribunal verdict on 68 Russian athletes...
LOS ANGELES - South Korea's Kim Hyo-Joo fired seven birdies without a bogey on Saturday, her third-round 64 giving her a three-shot lead over Lydia Ko and Alison Lee in the LPGA Marathon Classic in Ohio.Kim, who held a...
In an Olympic Games about firsts, they are also striving to make a breakthrough, in the pool, with a gun, on saltwater, with a bat.While talk of the host nation in recent months has been about a maddening, dangerous...
