Agnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic champion, turns 99
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Although she turned 99 on Thursday, even a 9-year-old would have a hard time keeping up with Agnes Keleti's irrepressible energy a...
Avant-garde posters unveiled as Tokyo Olympics near
TOKYO — The official posters are out for this year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Canada rallies to beat Russia 4-3, wins world juniors gold
OSTRAVA, Czech Republic — Akil Thomas scored the winning goal in the final period and Canada rallied from two goals down to beat Russia 4-3 in the fin...
Frosty encounter as England defender Stones meets his critic
MANCHESTER, England — Invited into the locker room of English champion Manchester City after their game, the journeymen players of fourth-tier English...
Winning streak ends for ‘amazing but human’ Shiffrin
ZAGREB, Croatia — Even Mikaela Shiffrin enjoyed Petra Vlhova’s frenetic run which ended the American’s six-race winning streak in World Cup slaloms on...
Bourdais, Hinchcliffe casualties of cruel IndyCar offseason
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Sebastien Bourdais spent a day in early November helping IndyCar iron out the wrinkles on its newest safety innovation. He'd bee...
Djokovic clinches Serbia’s win; Nadal’s Spain beats Georgia
BRISBANE, Australia — Novak Djokovic got more than he bargained for in his first competitive match of 2020 before fending off Kevin Anderson 7-6 (5),...
Ancelotti bids to reverse Everton’s derby-day fortunes
Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti was setting the scene for the latest Merseyside derby against Liverpool when he trotted out a cliché seemingly used fo...
Justin Thomas has great start to career and wants more
KAPALUA, Hawaii — Justin Thomas is making his fifth straight start to a new year at Kapalua, a current streak matched only by Dustin Johnson and a rem...
Sports quirks in 2019: Golf balls, oddballs, watches, pants
Sometimes the general managers and player personnel directors on Mount Olympus look down on some lucky soul and declare: This is your moment.
VAR-aided victory for runaway leader Liverpool; Chelsea wins
LONDON — Liverpool fans ended 2019 by chanting “Champions of the world” for the first time at Anfield. “Champions of England" will surely be sung by t...
Liverpool 50 games unbeaten at home with 1-0 win v Wolves
LIVERPOOL, England — Liverpool extended its unbeaten home run in the Premier League to 50 games with a 1-0 win against Wolverhampton in a scrappy matc...
Ski star Shiffrin goes the extra step to help teammate
LIENZ, Austria — Even when she has just nailed a first run, Mikaela Shiffrin is not only thinking about getting the victory.
Ibrahimovic rejoining AC Milan with former club struggling
MILAN, Italy — Veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is returning to help his struggling former club AC Milan.
Lindsey Vonn goes social with P.K. Subban marriage proposal
Lindsey Vonn popped the question to hockey star P.K. Subban.
In-game anti-racism warnings as Rüdiger faces abuse at Spurs
LONDON — Chelsea defender Antonio Rüdiger demanded swift punishments for Tottenham fans who aimed monkey noises at him on Sunday during a London derby...
Russia accuses doping whistleblower of modifying key data
Russia is blaming the World Anti-Doping Agency's star witness for modifying key laboratory data. His lawyer says that's nonsense.
Liverpool lands 1st world title, Qatar passes pre-2022 test
DOHA, Qatar — After tens of billions of dollars spent on infrastructure, and skepticism over this tiny gas-rich nation's suitability as a sporting hos...
Man City beats Leicester, shows stomach for EPL title fight
If any team has a chance of stopping Liverpool marching to a first English league title in 30 years, it looks to be Manchester City rather than Leices...
Shiffrin will skip World Cup races in France to rest, train
VAL D'ISERE, France — Mikaela Shiffrin is starting her Christmas racing break early by skipping a World Cup meeting in France this weekend.
Police, protesters clash outside Barcelona-Real Madrid game
BARCELONA, Spain — Riot police clashed with protesters in the streets Wednesday night outside a soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, as aut...
The substituted substitute: Kean humiliated by cruel call
Moise Kean trudged along the touchline, his head facing the ground and never moving, after what for many soccer players is the ultimate indignity.
Arsenal loses to City as Spurs go 5th with win; United held
LONDON — Tottenham is enjoying a resurgence in the Premier League, while Arsenal and Manchester United are wilting.
‘Simplicity is genius’: Joshua boxes smart to reclaim titles
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Anthony Joshua jumped up and down in the ring with his massive entourage, celebrating being around $70 million richer and havin...
Man United players targeted with racist abuse at Man City
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United players were targeted with racist abuse and had objects thrown at them by Manchester City fans during Saturday...
US figure skater Chen wins 3rd Grand Prix Finals in a row
TURIN, Italy — American figure skater Nathan Chen won the Grand Prix Finals for the third season in a row Saturday, beating Olympic gold medalist Yuzu...
Odermatt takes Beaver Creek super-G for 1st World Cup win
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Swiss racer Marco Odermatt has broken Austria’s grip on the Birds of Prey super-G.
‘Sportswashing’ fears dog Ruiz-Joshua fight in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — In one part of Riyadh, two of the world’s most high-profile boxers squared off at a weigh-in outside a 5-star hotel ahead of th...
Ruiz even heavier for his heavyweight rematch with Joshua
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — World heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. will be nearly 50 pounds heavier than Anthony Joshua for their title rematch on Saturd...
Mourinho loses in return to Old Trafford; Liverpool cruises
Jose Mourinho was standing on the edge of his technical area near the halfway line when Manchester United midfielder Daniel James came sliding off the...