Olympics | Sports federations concerned about Rio venues

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

Football | English Premier League: Leicester’s Vardy charged by FA over reaction to red card

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

Turkey: 38 arrested for ‘framing’ Fenerbahce officials

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

Golf | Austin shoots 64, beats Short in playoff to win Mitsubishi

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

Doping | Meldonium’s creator: Drug used to improve sexual performance

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

Pistorius | South African to be sentenced in June for murder

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

Formula one | Rosberg wins Chinese GP for sixth straight victory

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

FOOTBALL | LA LIGA: Madrid keeps pressure on Barca, Atletico

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,

Football | Champions League | Benfica, Barcelona out of semis; Bayern, Atletico in

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

Football | Champions League: Madrid reaches semis with Ronaldo decisive hat trick

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, Vardy top AP Global Football 10

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

Australia, Japan in Group B for Asian World Cup qualifying

  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

Football | China development plan envisions 50 million players

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

Champions League | Simeone needs a win over Luis Enrique to oust Barcelona

  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,

Football | Leicester qualifies for Champions League for 1st time

  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

Football | Champions League Preview: Real Madrid hopeful of avoiding shocking elimination to Wolfsburg

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

American Football | Warrant: Ex-Saints player Will Smith was shot in back, torso

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

Boxing | Manny Pacquiao unanimously outpoints Timothy Bradley

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

Rugby | Hong Kong Sevens: Fiji beats New Zealand to defend title

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

WADA: Kenya has until May 2 or will be non-compliant

  The World Anti-Doping Agency yesterday gave Kenya a final deadline of May 2 to bring its program in line with the global code or a review committee will recommend it

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