Police: Kenyan athlete Nicholas Bett killed in road accident
Nicholas Bett, a Kenyan runner who won the 2015 world championship title in the 400-meter hurdles, killed in road accident at 28AUGUST 8, 2018
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Gretzky named global ambassador for Beijing Kunlun Red Star
Gretzky named global ambassador for Beijing Kunlun Red StarAUGUST 8, 2018
US beats Puerto Rico 8-1 at women's softball worlds
US beats Puerto Rico 8-1 at women's softball worldsAUGUST 8, 2018
No special treatment for Usain Bolt: Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners coach Mick Mulvey says Usain Bolt won't receive special treatmentAUGUST 8, 2018
Survey: Athletes feel pressure of win-at-all-costs culture
Anti-doping survey: Athletes feel pressures of win-at-all-costs cultureAUGUST 7, 2018
Kenyan marathon runner Samuel Kalalei suspended for EPO
Kenyan marathon runner Samuel Kalalei has tested positive for EPO and is another athlete from the East African nation to be suspended for do...AUGUST 7, 2018
Ukrainian swimmer Govorov cruises to 50-meter butterfly gold
Ukrainian swimmer Andriy Govorov cruised to victory in the men's 50-meter butterfly at the European ChampionshipsAUGUST 7, 2018
US overpowers South Africa 7-0 at women's softball worlds
US overpowers South Africa 7-0 at women's softball worldsAUGUST 7, 2018
Australian cycling star Simon Gerrans to retire
Australian cycling star Simon Gerrans, a winner of two of cycling's so-called Monuments, to retire at 38AUGUST 7, 2018
Old case highlights confusion in curtailing Olympic abuse
Equestrian judge assault case highlights confusion in curtailing Olympic sex abuseAUGUST 6, 2018
US beats Philippines 12-0 at softball world championships
US beats Philippines 12-0 at softball world championshipsAUGUST 6, 2018
Day after Peaty record, Britain adds 2 more swimming golds
Day after Peaty record, Britain adds 2 more swimming goldsAUGUST 5, 2018
Dutch win 8th Women’s World Cup field hockey title
Ireland's first Women's World Cup field hockey final ended in defeat as the Netherlands retained the title with an emphatic 6-0 victory on S...AUGUST 5, 2018
Peaty shaves 0.13 off of own 100m breaststroke world record
British swimmer Adam Peaty improved his own world record in the 100-meter breaststroke to 57 seconds at the European Championships on Saturd...AUGUST 4, 2018
Russian swimmer Kolesnikov sets 50m backstroke world record
Russian swimmer Kolesnikov sets 50m backstroke world record at European ChampionshipsAUGUST 4, 2018
Badminton worlds: Shi faces Momota, Marin v Sindhu in finals
Shi Yuqi of China beat two-time champion and compatriot Chen Long 21-11, 21-17 to reach the final of the badminton world championships on Sa...AUGUST 4, 2018
Sinkovic brothers take first step on Olympic rowing mission
Two years after earning Croatia's first Olympic gold medal in rowing, the Sinkovic brothers have won the European title in a different discp...AUGUST 4, 2018
Semenya wins 400 meters at African championships
Semenya wins 400 meters at African championshipsAUGUST 4, 2018
Poland’s daredevil shows video from skiing down K2
WARSAW, Poland (AP) Polish climber and daredevil skier Andrzej Bargiel is showing pictures from his latest trip, when he climbed and then skied down the world's second-highest mou...AUGUST 3, 2018
No 1s Tai and Axelsen lose in world badminton quarterfinals
NANJING, China (AP) No. 1s Tai Tzu Ying and Viktor Axelsen were knocked out in the quarterfinals of the badminton world championships on Friday.AUGUST 3, 2018
IAAF revokes neutral status of Russian high jumper Lysenko
MONACO (AP) The IAAF revoked the neutral status of Russian high jumper Danil Lysenko on Friday, preventing the world indoor champion from competing in the European Championships i...AUGUST 3, 2018
USA Track picks Eugene, Oregon, to host 2020 Olympic trials
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) USA Track and Field has selected Eugene, Oregon, as the new site of the 2020 U.S. Olympic trials.AUGUST 2, 2018
Defending champion Axelsen reaches QFs at badminton worlds
NANJING, China (AP) Five-time champion Lin Dan fell to Chinese compatriot Shi Yuqi again while No. 1s Viktor Axelsen and Tai Tzu Ying moved into the quarterfinals at the world bad...AUGUST 2, 2018
Wednesday's Sports in Brief
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Argentina hires ex-hooker Ledesma as new rugby coach
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) Argentina has hired former national-team hooker Mario Ledesma as its new rugby coach on a four-year deal.AUGUST 1, 2018
