Already under fire over soaring expenses, Tokyo's 2020 Olympic organisers on Friday sought to downplay fears that further ballooning costs could hit the trouble-cursed main stadium. Amid media...
Roger Federer, riding high after an 18th Grand Slam triumph, isn't rattled by the tennis version of the group of death. The Swiss superstar, whose Australian Open victory in January signalled a...
The communications director of the Ghana Football Association, Ibrahim Sannie Daara, has called on journalists and Ghanaians at large to give the committee set up to look for a new Black Stars coach...
Unseeded American Sam Querrey stunned second-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Saturday to win the ATP Mexico Open and end the Spaniard's run of perfection in Acapulco. Querrey, ranked 40th in...
US Soccer unveiled a new policy Saturday requiring players to stand during the national anthems during international matches -- six months after Megan Rapinoe kneeled before a women's friendly...
Fernando Verdasco broke three times in the deciding set as the unseeded Spaniard defeated Robin Haase 7-6 (7/5), 5-7, 6-1 to reach the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Friday. Verdasco, 33 and...
Reigning world indoor champions Michelle Carter, Jenn Suhr and Vashti Cunningham are among 39 Olympians in the field for the US Indoor Track and Field Championships that start Friday. The three-day...
Andy Murray survived an astonishing quarter-final clash with Philipp Kohlschreiber in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Thursday, winning 6-7 7-6 6-1. Trailing by a set, Murray held on in...
Andy Murray said he was getting closer to his brilliant best as the top seed hammered Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-0 to surge into the quarter-finals of the Dubai Championships on Wednesday. The...
Holder Stan Wawrinka was sensationally dumped out of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Tuesday as his form collapsed following an early 4-1 lead. The Swiss three-time Grand Slam winner was beaten 7-6...
US track queen Allyson Felix said on Monday she has set her sights on the 2020 Olympics after winning a record sixth gold medal at last year's Rio games. The 31-year-old 400m and 200m star revealed...
US swimming legend Michael Phelps has spoken of his frustration at the possibility rivals were using drugs at last year's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Phelps, in written testimony released ahead of his...
Jack Sock claimed his second ATP title of 2017 on Sunday as top-seeded Milos Raonic withdrew before the Delray Beach Open final with a torn hamstring. Canada's Raonic, ranked fourth in the world, was...
Jack Sock will go for a second ATP title of 2017 on Sunday after vanquishing fellow American Donald Young 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) to reach the final of the Delray Beach Open. The third-seeded Sock, winner of...
Angelique Kerber lost the chance to return to the top of the WTA rankings, after losing 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) to Elina Svitolina on Friday in the Dubai Tennis Championships semi-finals. Had Kerber won the...
Juan Martin Del Potro turned back a challenge by Damir Dzumhur on Thursday to book a quarter-final clash with defending champion Sam Querrey at the ATP Delray Beach Open. Argentina's Del Potro, the...
LeBron James recorded his sixth triple-double of the season on Thursday as the Cleveland Cavaliers maintained their mastery over the New York Knicks with a 119-104 NBA triumph. James scored 18...
The International Athletic Association says iconic tennis star Serena Williams and legendary boxer Muhammad Ali are the recipients of the esteemed 2017 Jesse Owens awards in April, according to Look...
Canadian top seed Milos Raonic advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP Delray Beach Open on Wednesday by defeating Croatia's Borna Coric 6-3, 7-6 (7/2). On a night when rain delayed the start of...
Fresh from setting a new world record, Japan's latest swim sensation Ippei Watanabe is plotting Tokyo Olympic glory in 2020 -- and he wants his gold medal sealed with a kiss. The 19-year-old, who...
