Moriyasu new coach of Japan
TOKYO (AP) Hajime Moriyasu has been named as the new coach of Japan.JULY 26, 2018
OLYMPICS
Nibali to have surgery on broken back
MILAN (AP) Vincenzo Nibali will undergo surgery next week on the back he injured during a crash in the Tour de France as the Bahrain Merida cyclist aims to be back to ride in the...JULY 26, 2018
Froome crashes after police mistake him for fan
SAINT-LARY-SOULAN, France (AP) Chris Froome has crashed following the brutally difficult 17th stage of the Tour de France after police mistook him for a fan on the way down the mo...JULY 25, 2018
Quintana wins "pure climber" Tour de France stage
SAINT-LARY-SOULAN, France (AP) The Tour de France title will continue to elude Nairo Quintana this year, but the Colombian climber at least salvaged some pride by ending a long vi...JULY 25, 2018
Alaphilippe wins protest-hit 16th stage of Tour de France
BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France (AP) Tear gas in riders' eyes. A farmers' protest blocking the road. Two key crashes on dangerous descents.JULY 24, 2018
Tour de France riders sprayed with chemical
BAGNERES-DE-LUCHON, France (AP) After fans had caused chaos in the Alps by setting off flares, tear gas from police accidentally played havoc with Tour de France riders during the...JULY 24, 2018
New Zealand men complete World Cup Sevens double for Kiwis
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) New Zealand winger Akuila Rokolisoa took the offload from Trael Joass and split two English defenders. Seconds later he...JULY 23, 2018
Magnus Cort Nielsen wins Stage 15 of Tour de France
CARCASSONNE, France (AP) With the Pyrenees looming, Geraint Thomas had his last calm ride wearing the yellow jersey at the Tour de France on Sunday.JULY 22, 2018
Sky rider Moscon expelled from Tour for hitting opponent
CARCASSONNE, France (AP) Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon was expelled from the Tour de France on Sunday after he appeared to deliberately hit a fellow cyclist during the race.JULY 22, 2018
Korir runs fastest 800 since Rudisha's world record
LONDON (AP) Emmanuel Korir ran the fastest 800 meters since the final of the London Olympics in 2012 on the same track to win at the Anniversary Games on Sunday.JULY 22, 2018
Fans continue to taunt Chris Froome at the Tour de France
MILLAU, France (AP) Spectators continue to taunt Chris Froome along the roads of the Tour de France after the four-time champion was cleared of doping.JULY 22, 2018
France upset Australia to face NZ in RWC 7s women’s final
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Black Ferns stood shoulder to shoulder Saturday as their national anthem played and day turned to dusk by the San Fr...JULY 22, 2018
Spanish rider Fraile wins 14th stage of Tour de France
MENDE, France (AP) With Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome sitting 1-2 in the overall standings, Team Sky has complete control over the Tour de France.JULY 21, 2018
Sagan takes 3rd win at Tour, Thomas keeps lead on Stage 13
VALENCE, France (AP) After most of the other top sprinters at the Tour de France succumbed in the Alps, Peter Sagan was in prime position to dominate Friday's flat finish.JULY 20, 2018
TASTE OF THE TOUR: Nutty pastry fingers in Mende
VALENCE, France (AP) After a brief respite, the Tour de France heads for the heights again on Saturday when almond and hazelnut pastry fingers point the way for surviving riders t...JULY 20, 2018
Fans getting out of control on Tour de France climbs
BOURG D'OISANS, France (AP) - A spectator threw a smoke bomb into the Tour de France peloton as it passed by on Friday.JULY 20, 2018
Thomas wears yellow as the Tour heads toward Alpe d’Huez
ALPE D'HUEZ, France (AP) One of cycling's big attractions is that fans don't have to pay to watch - and they can get as close as they want to the riders.JULY 19, 2018
Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten killed
MOSCOW (AP) Olympic figure skating medalist Denis Ten was killed Thursday, and prosecutors in Kazakhstan said they were treating the case as murder.JULY 19, 2018
Sex abuse victims join hands, accept courage award at ESPYs
LOS ANGELES (AP) More than 140 survivors of sexual abuse by a former team doctor for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University joined ha...JULY 19, 2018
Sagan announces separation from wife in middle of Tour
ALPE D'HUEZ, France (AP) World champion Peter Sagan has announced in the middle of the Tour de France that he and his wife, Katarina Smolkova, are separating.JULY 19, 2018
3 more top sprinters out of Tour de France
ALPE D'HUEZ, France (AP) Three more of the Tour de France's top sprinters have succumbed in the Alps.JULY 19, 2018
Rigoberto Uran withdraws from Tour de France
BOURG-SAINT-MAURICE, France (AP) Still battered and bruised from a crash on the cobblestones, Colombian rider Rigoberto Uran has withdrawn from the Tour de France ahead of Thursda...JULY 19, 2018
USA women's team to hold camp, exhibition in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) The U.S. women's national team will get ready for the FIBA Basketball World Cup with a training camp and exhibition game at Colonial Life Arena.JULY 18, 2018
Kittel and Cavendish out of Tour after missing time cut
LA ROSIERE, France (AP) Record-chasing Mark Cavendish and Germany's Marcel Kittel are out of the Tour de France.JULY 18, 2018
TASTE OF THE TOUR: Donkey ears on daunting Alpe d'Huez
LA ROSIERE, France (AP) Lasagna named after a donkey's ears and a nip of Chartreuse liqueur await the cyclists of the Tour de France on their way up one of the race's famous summi...JULY 18, 2018
