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Watanabe re-elected as international gymnastics president

Nov. 06, 2021 06:04 AM EDT
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Morinari Watanabe was re-elected to a new three-year term as president of the International Gymnastics Federation on Saturday after...

Boxing bouts fixed at 2016 Olympics, investigation finds

Sep. 30, 2021 07:31 AM EDT
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Boxing bouts for medals at the 2016 Olympics were fixed by “complicit and compliant” referees and judges, an investigation...

FILE - In this Sunday Nov. 6, 2011 file photo, Boyanka Kostova from Azerbaidjan competes in the Women's 53kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships, in Paris. Former world champion weightlifter Boyanka Kostova was banned for eight years for doping on Thursday Sept. 30, 2021, after making her comeback from an earlier sanction for performance-enhancing drug use at the Olympics. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
Weightlifter Kostova banned for doping again after comeback

Sep. 30, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

France's Nikola Karabatic makes a shot during the men's gold medal handball match between France and Denmark at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Olympic Latest: France earns gold for 1st volleyball medal

Aug. 06, 2021 07:41 PM EDT

Stephenie Mcpherson, right, of Jamaica, reacts after winning a women's 400-meter semifinal as Allyson Felix, of the United States, looks on, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Olympic Latest: Canada wins 1st gold in women's soccer

Aug. 05, 2021 08:36 PM EDT

South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)
Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics

Jul. 19, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

Wales' Gareth Bale heads the ball prior to the Euro 2020 soccer championship group A match between Wales and Switzerland, at the Baku Olympic stadium, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Ozan Kose, Pool via AP)
Switzerland vs Wales 6/12/2021

Jun. 12, 2021 08:41 AM EDT

Wales' Gareth Bale heads the ball prior to the Euro 2020 soccer championship group A match between Wales and Switzerland, at the Baku Olympic stadium, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, June 12, 2021. (Ozan Kose, Pool via AP)
The Latest: Wales, Switzerland warming for Euro 2020 match

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2021 08:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 file photo the Henri Delaunay Trophy is displayed on the stage at the Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland. France won the last major international soccer tournament — the World Cup in 2018 — by defending compactly, hitting teams on the break with clinical finishing, and being effective at set pieces. What will the winning approach be at the European Championship? (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)
EURO 2020: Capsules for teams at the European Championship

By The Associated Press Jun. 04, 2021 11:54 AM EDT

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:31 PM EST
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Nov. 09, 2020 04:29 PM EST
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:59 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 19, 2020 03:55 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:22 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Oct. 12, 2020 05:20 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 03:31 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 10, 2020 03:29 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2020 04:09 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...

List of sports events affected by the coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Aug. 03, 2020 04:07 PM EDT
AQUATICS Asian water polo championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, from Feb. 12-16 canceled. Diving Grand Prix in...

List 3/4 of sports events affected by coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2020 05:01 PM EDT
GYMNASTICS Artistic World Cup in Melbourne, Australia, from Feb. 20-23: China team withdrew. All-Around World Cup in...