Sports - Europe

Fleetwood the leader going into final round of Honda Classic

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood has won in Scotland, England, the United Arab Emirates, France, South Af...
23:17 28 February 2022

Virus outbreak in Iran sickens hundreds, including leaders

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — After facing sanctions and the risk of war amid tensions with the United States, Iran...
13:31 28 February 2022

Stuck in Spain, Wuhan soccer team gets to watch Madrid-Barça

MADRID (AP) — It’s been a tough journey for the first-division soccer club from Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the ...
12:03 28 February 2022

Bach tries to boost Olympic morale in Japan, speaks to media

TOKYO (AP) — Hoping to boost morale in Japan by assuring people that the Tokyo Olympics will be held as scheduled, IOC P...
10:15 28 February 2022

Olympic champion Sun Yang banned for 8 years in doping case

GENEVA (AP) — Chinese swimmer Sun Yang was banned for eight years on Friday and will miss the 2020 Tokyo Olympics becaus...
9:30 28 February 2022

Serie A’s biggest match could be played in empty stadium

MILAN (AP) — Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte probably won’t have to sit through a torrent of boos when he returns to Tur...
14:13 27 February 2022

Sharapova retires from tennis at age 32 with 5 Slam titles

Maria Sharapova was a transcendent star in tennis from the time she was a teenager, someone whose grit and groundstrokes...
13:33 26 February 2022

Tokyo organizers, government take offensive on virus threat

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the Japanese government went on the offensive Wednesday after a senior IOC mem...
12:46 26 February 2022

Manchester City files appeal against UEFA ban at CAS

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Manchester City has filed an expected appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against ...
10:47 26 February 2022

IOC member casts doubt on postponing or moving Tokyo Games

TOKYO (AP) — A senior member of the International Olympic Committee said Tuesday that if it proves too dangerous to hold...
17:22 25 February 2022

Wilder says pre-fight costume wore him down before Fury did

1 of 4Deontay Wilder arrives in the ring for a WBC heavyweight championship boxing match against Tyson Fury, of England,...
23:50 24 February 2022

Patrick Reed shows his moxie and wins Mexico Championship

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Patrick Reed made it hard for anyone to question his moxie.A week that began with Brooks Koepka sayin...
0:32 24 February 2022

Analysis: Sing a song for Fury, the new heavyweight champion

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The world has never seen a heavyweight champion quite like Tyson Fury, the British behemoth who gave De...
19:21 23 February 2022

The Latest: Fury beats Wilder to reclaim heavyweight title

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Latest from the rematch between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury (all times local) 9:40 p.m. Tyson Fur...
5:43 23 February 2022

Vital win for Chelsea as VAR calls take center stage again

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard made all the rightcallsto mastermind another win overhis old coachJose Mourinho and strike...
21:14 22 February 2022

Q&A: Things to know about Tokyo Olympics and spreading virus

TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics open in exactly five months on July 24. The Paralympics open on Aug. 25. But the fast-sp...
5:12 22 February 2022

Fury and Wilder weigh in big for their big heavyweight fight

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder made one last appearance Friday before their big heavyweight title fight,...
0:28 22 February 2022

US, others pull out of Luge World Cup, citing safety

The U.S. has pulled its entire team out of this weekend’s series of World Cup luge races in Winterberg, Germany, while a...
14:05 21 February 2022

Gut-Behrami ends 2-year wait for win in a World Cup downhill

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Lara Gut-Behrami won a World Cup downhill race on Friday for her first victory in more...
11:21 21 February 2022

Federer to miss French Open, other events after knee surgery

Roger Federer will miss the French Open and no fewer than three other tournaments while he is sidelined for at least fou...
19:36 20 February 2022

Swiss prosecutors charge Al-Khelaifi in FIFA bribery case

GENEVA (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi was charged Thursday by Swiss federal prosecutors in conn...
13:18 20 February 2022

For Napoli fans, the team is a religion and Maradona is god

NAPLES, Italy (AP) — When Lionel Messi climbs up the steps from the moat surrounding the field at the San Paolo Stadium ...
12:04 20 February 2022

Gregg, former Man United player and Munich hero, dies at 87

LONDON — Harry Gregg, ae former Manchester United goalkeepercalled thea “hero of Munich" for rescuing two teammates as well as a baby and her pregnant...
9:43 17 February 2022

Analysis: Man City stained by scandal, mired in uncertainty

LONDON — Manchester City is now a tainted champion.
23:56 15 February 2022

Unbeaten Liverpool 25 points clear after winning at Norwich

NORWICH, England —
20:00 15 February 2022

Kuchar leads by 2 at Riviera as Woods falls 9 shots behind

LOS ANGELES — Matt Kuchar made a mess of the easiest hole at Riviera. He couldn't find the fairway and felt he was on the defensive all afternoon Frid...
2:20 15 February 2022

No ‘Plan B’ for Olympics; questions over Chinese presence

TOKYO — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no “Plan B” for the 2020 Games, which open in just over ...
12:04 14 February 2022

Kuchar shoots 64 to lead Riviera; Tiger wastes strong start

LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods began with an unknowing tribute to Kobe Bryant by making an eagle putt that optical cameras measured at 24 feet, 8 inches. H...
1:51 14 February 2022

Jennifer Hudson set for Kobe Bryant tribute at All-Star Game

CHICAGO — Jennifer Hudson is coming to the All-Star Game to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant with her voice.
21:09 13 February 2022

1980 Lake Placid Olympics still resonate four decades later

Scott Hamilton gets goosebumps at the mention of Lake Placid.
18:39 13 February 2022