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IAAF not ready to lift Russia’s suspension from track

LONDON — The IAAF is not ready to lift Russia’s suspension from track and field competitions as the country fails to fully accept the findings of an investigation into its state-sponsored do...

DATE: Jul 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Candidate to run world cycling calls for team budget caps

LONDON — The challenger for the presidency of world cycling is proposing budget caps to prevent teams from dominating the sport. David Lappartient, the French cycling federation l...

DATE: Jul 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Lewis Hamilton feeling F1 heat after snubbing event before British GP

SILVERSTONE, England – Britain should be the one stop on the Formula One calendar where Lewis Hamilton is guaranteed a warm welcome. Not this year. The British Grand Pr...

DATE: Jul 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Formula 1 says 30 places keen on staging races

LONDON – One day after Silverstone’s owners announced they will terminate their British Grand Prix contract, Formula One’s new leadership said Wednesday they had been inundated with interest...

DATE: Jul 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

One is enough for young Germans to win Confederations Cup final

Physical match ends in 1-0 win against rough Chile team

DATE: Jul 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Cookson to AP: No ‘culture of fear’ while leading UK cycling

The head of world cycling acknowledges that “behavioral issues” existed within the British team during his leadership, but disputes claims of a culture of fear and bullying. Brian...

DATE: Jun 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Qatar’s unifying World Cup vision erodes as nations cut ties

Qatar’s bid for the 2022 World Cup was based on a powerful vision that soccer could unite the Middle East. “Just think together of what we can achieve together,” Sheikha Mozah bin...

DATE: Jun 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Ronaldo helps Real Madrid become 1st team to retain CL title

Star scores 600th career goal in historic win

DATE: Jun 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

FIFA’s uphill struggle to regain trust of soccer, sponsors

MANAMA, Bahrain – Even after a year under new leadership, FIFA is still pleading with the world: Trust us. The message is proving as hard to sell as sponsorship of the World Cup. ...

DATE: May 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

North America may face rivals for 2026 World Cup in rapid process

MANAMA, Bahrain – North America’s request for an accelerated awarding of the 2026 World Cup without facing a challenge is on hold, for a few months at least. FIFA’s ruling council...

DATE: May 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mary Keitany breaks a marathon record with 3rd London win

LONDON — Kenyan runner Mary Keitany broke Paula Radcliffe’s women-only marathon world record on Sunday with a third victory in London, while Daniel Wanjiru won the men’s race for the first t...

DATE: Apr 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

IAAF: ‘Little progress’ by Russia to secure athletics return

LONDON – The IAAF says Russia is making “little progress” cleaning up its doping culture to secure its reinstatement into athletics. In a report on Thursday, the athletics governi...

DATE: Apr 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports