Athletics: Kenyans pull out of worlds after failing to take tests
Jackline Wambui, who won the 800 metres at the Kenyan trials, and Linda Kageha, who was in the mixed relay team, have withdrawn from the...
WTA roundup: Kenin rallies to reach Guangzhou semifinals
No. 3 seed Sofia Kenin survived a 5-2 deficit in the first set to take down Italian qualifier Jasmine Paolini in the quarterfinals of the...
Senators sign defenseman Chabot to eight-year, $64 million extension
The Ottawa Senators signed 22-year-old defenseman Thomas Chabot to an eight-year, $64 million extension Thursday....
USA retains No.1 FIBA world ranking
USA Basketball remains No. 1 in the FIBA world men’s rankings despite a shocking seventh-place finish at this month’s World Cup in China....
Delle Donne named WNBA’s most valuable player
Elena Delle Donne has long been an elite player in the WNBA but the Washington Mystics forward reached another level this year and was named...
Take 5: Ravens’ rematch vs. Mahomes highlights Week 3
In a scheduling oddity, Week 3’s slate only has one game featuring two 2-0 teams – the Baltimore Ravens at the Kansas City Chiefs —...
Bertens, Stephens bow out of Pan Pacific Open
Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova stunned second seed Kiki Bertens 6-1 7-5 to reach the Pan Pacific Open quarter-finals in Osaka on Thursday, while American Sloane Stephens...
Athletics: IAAF confirms 1,900-plus world championship entries
More than 1,900 athletes from 209 countries will be in action at this month’s World Athletics Championships, with American sprinter Allyson Felix looking to extend...
Athletics: Ethiopia’s Dibaba out of world championships with foot injury
Ethiopia’s 1,500 metres world record holder and 2015 world champion Genzebe Dibaba has withdrawn from the world championships starting in Doha next week due to...
Soccer: FIFA tells Iran it is time to allow women into stadiums
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has told Iran it is time to allow women into football stadiums and the global soccer body expects “positive developments”, starting...