The U.S. has failed to advance out of the first round of the men’s 400-meter relay at the Olympics because of a dropped baton.

Major League Baseball and ESPN have signed a new digital rights agreement that will allow it to put baseball content on multiple platforms, including video game...

Barbora Spotakova of the Czech Republic has won the Olympic gold medal in the women’s javelin.

Andrey Moiseev of Russia has won the men’s Olympic modern pentathlon, outlasting a pair of Lithuanians during the final run.

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South Korea’s Son Tae-jin scored a kick in the final second to defeat Mark Lopez of the United States for the gold medal in the men’s 68-kilogram taekwondo...

South Korea’s Lim Su-jeong won the women’s 57-kilogram taekwondo gold on Thursday, defeating Azize Tanrikulu of Turkey.

Usain Bolt was left off Jamaica’s team in the preliminary round of the Olympic 400-meter relay, giving him a chance to rest Thursday, while Tyson Gay was picked...

The Netherlands has won the gold medal in women’s water polo, stunning the United States 9-8 behind seven goals by Danielle de Bruijn. She scored the winner with...

Wang Chen of the U.S. has lost her quarterfinal match in the Olympic table tennis singles competition, bringing an end to the Americans’ best showing ever in the...

Veronica Campbell-Brown has won the gold medal in the women’s 200 meters, extending Jamaica’s streak in the sprints at the Beijing Olympics.

“I told myself that if I am going to get the world record, it is going to be here because the track is really fast,” said Usain Bolt of Jamaica on...

Artur Taymazov of Uzbekistan has repeated as the Olympic freestyle wrestling champion at 120 kilograms (264 1/2 pounds).

Tyson Gay has been chosen to anchor the U.S. team in the preliminary round of the Olympic 400-meter relay.

Goalkeeper Emma Knox blocked Rita Dravucz’s penalty shot, the final one of a shootout, to give Australia a 12-11 victory over Hungary Thursday in the bronze medal...

Shirvani Muradov, taking the place of one of the world’s most successful wrestlers over the last four years, has won the Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medal at...

It is rather bizarre when a cricketer’s personal life draws attention akin to a footballer’s. Cricket fans believed to be rather conservative and blissfully...

Four horses in the Olympic equestrian team jumping competition, including one from Norway’s bronze-medal team, have been provisionally suspended for doping.

Revazi Mindorashvili of Georgia has beaten the Russian gold-medal favorite in an emotional semifinal match, then rallied in the finals to win the Olympic freestyle...

Even with Brett Myers getting his first shutout in four years, the Philadelphia Phillies couldn’t pick up a game on the division-leading New York Mets. This time,...