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Italian fencing great Valentina Vezzali’s career ended yesterday after she helped the nation win a silver medal at the team world championships in Rio De Janeiro. Vezzali, a six-time Olympic champion,
Alicia Keys will debut new music from her next album during the first-ever live musical performance as a part of the opening ceremony for the UEFA Champions League Final in
Thursday, 2:45am Atletico v Bayern H 3.55, D 3.2, A 2.7 Pep Guardiola’s compelling offense and Diego Simeone’s tough defense will be put to the test when Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid meet
Michel Platini expects Sepp Blatter to attend as a witness in his appeal against a six-year FIFA ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday. Platini’s office said yesterday
Caught using a hidden motor at a world championship race, cyclo-cross rider Femke Van Den Driessche of Belgium has been banned from cycling for six years. The sanction imposed yesterday by
South Korea’s Lee Soo-min pulled away in yesterday’s finish to win the rain-interrupted Shenzhen International for his first European Tour victory. The 22-year-old Lee completed a 1-under 71 at Genzon Golf
South Africa’s sports minister banned the national rugby and cricket federations from bidding for or hosting major international tournaments for at least a year yesterday over their failures to create
Saul Alvarez is under pressure that has nothing to do with his fight against Amir Khan in two weeks. Gennady Golovkin is determined to land his shot at Canelo, and he’s
Jon Jones unanimously outpointed Ovince Saint Preux over the weekend at UFC 197 to take the interim light heavyweight title in his return to the octagon. On probation for a previous
Since Guangzhou Evergrande started the new wave of spending in Chinese football in 2010, the club has enjoyed constant success - until now. The title-holders were last week dumped out of
Qualifying for the Champions League looks increasingly out of reach for Manchester United. The season could still end with silverware after Louis van Gaal’s side reached the FA Cup final
The flame for South America’s first Olympics was kindled yesterday at the birthplace of the ancient games in Greece, heralding the start of a 15-week journey that will culminate with the
Rafael Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open by beating Albert Montanes 6-2, 6-2 yesterday. The Spanish players exchanged early breaks in the first set but the top-seeded Nadal
Cricket Australia (CA) has scheduled day-night test matches against South Africa and Pakistan in a revamped southern summer that will break with tradition by starting in Perth. CA yesterday released a
International Tennis Federation president David Haggerty says a disciplinary hearing has been scheduled in Maria Sharapova’s doping case, with a ruling possible before Wimbledon. Haggerty tells reporters the independent Tennis Integrity
Kenya appears likely to avoid sanctions by the World Anti-Doping Agency after its parliament finally passed a law criminalizing doping on Tuesday. Sports minister Hassan Wario announced that the anti-doping bill
International sports federations expressed concern yesterday over problems with venues for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, including power failures at the gymnastics arena this week. Members of the Association of
Jamie Vardy faces having his mandatory one-match ban lengthened, potentially ruling the striker out of more of Leicester’s title run-in, after he was charged on Monday by the English Football
Turkish authorities yesterday detained 38 people suspected of “framing” soccer team Fenerbahce’s players and directors in a match-fixing investigation in 2011, as the government pressed ahead with a crackdown on
Woody Austin’s putter came through again. Austin tied the tournament record with an 8-under 64 and beat Wes Short Jr. with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff
The Latvian scientist who developed meldonium says some male athletes who have taken the recently banned drug have used it in order to improve sexual performance. The drug, which is typically
South Africa’s former Olympic track star Oscar Pistorius appeared briefly in a Pretoria court where a judge scheduled five days in June to determine his sentence for murdering his girlfriend. The
Nico Rosberg of Mercedes captured the Chinese Grand Prix with ease yesterday to extend his perfect start to the Formula One season and become just the fourth driver in history
Karim Benzema ensured Real Madrid kept the pressure on the Spanish league’s front-runners by scoring one goal and assisting on two more as bottom-side Getafe was defeated 5-1 on Saturday. Madrid,
Bayern Munich advanced to the semifinals of the Champions League despite being held to a 2-2 draw at Benfica yesterday. The draw in the return leg of their quarterfinal meant Bayern
Cristiano Ronaldo came through for Real Madrid again, scoring a hat trick to lead his team back to the semifinals of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Wolfsburg
Leicester and its striker Jamie Vardy led the way in this week’s Associated Press Global Football 10 after the club moved closer to the English Premier League title with a
Asian Cup champion Australia and Japan have been grouped together in the last round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The Socceroos and Japan were drawn into Group
Seeking to close a glaring gap in its international sporting prowess, China has announced an ambitious football development plan that envisions 50 million players joining in the game by the
Diego Simeone needs to find a way to beat Luis Enrique, because only a win will be enough. Atletico Madrid will face Barcelona in the quarterfinals of the Champions League today,
Leicester qualified for the Champions League for the first time and moved closer to the Premier League title with a 2-0 win at struggling Sunderland. Jamie Vardy scored both goals to
Wednesday, 2:45am Real Madrid v Wolfsburg H 1.22, D 8.4, A 16 Zinedine Zidane was still playing when Real Madrid last produced the kind of comeback it needs this week to avoid elimination
Ronnie "The King" Davis died Sunday from injuries sustained Saturday in a crash during a drag racing event at Rockingham Dragway. The track said Sunday that the 66-year-old Davis, from
Manny Pacquiao may not be ready for retirement just quite yet. Pacquiao returned from the biggest loss of his career with a bang Saturday night, knocking down Timothy Bradley twice on
Fiji beat New Zealand 21-7 yesterday to defend its title at the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament. Kitione Taliga and Semi Kunatani scored tries in the second half after the two
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