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,...

The ICC has realized that that their job must now shift gears from trying to convince players to finding a feasibly alternative to keep their stakeholders happy. After...

British boxer Billy Joe Saunders has been suspended by the country’s boxing authorities.

Jamaican double sprint gold medallist Usain Bolt is now on a par with the great US sprinter Jesse Owens but should show more respect to his fellow competitors, IOC...

Wrestler Rajiv Tomar, Indian top most wrestler in 120-Kg, failed to qualify after he lost to Steve Mocco of the US in Round one here this morning in the ongoing Beijing...

Mahendra Singh Dhoni capped Zaheer Khan’s devastating spell with a crucial 39 as India posted a tense three-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second One-Day...

Spain’s Fernando Echavarri and Anton Paz have won the Olympic sailing gold medal in the fast Tornado catamaran class.

The U.S. women’s volleyball team has advanced to the gold medal game, defeating Cuba in three sets to guarantee the Americans their best Olympic finish since...