Men's cycling

Team Australia walk on the pitch during at break in the men's final hockey match between Australia and India at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Birmingham's hosting capability shines at Commonwealth Games

By Courtney Walsh Aug. 08, 2022 10:25 AM EDT

Gold medal winner Rohan Dennis of Australia, center, poses with silver medal winner Fred Wright of England, left, and bronze medal winner Geraint Thomas of Wales after the men's cycling individual time trials at the Commonwealth Games in West Park, Wolverhampton, England, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Rui Vieira)

Jack Laugher defends diving gold at Commonwealth Games

By Courtney Walsh Aug. 04, 2022 04:06 PM EDT

Gold medal winner, Aaron Gate of New Zealand, center, celebrates during the men's 40km points race final during the Commonwealth Games track cycling at Lee Valley VeloPark in London, Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

Aussies change handlebars at Commonwealths and keep winning

By Courtney Walsh Aug. 01, 2022 10:20 AM EDT

Sportlight-Dennis Martinez pitches a perfect game.

By The Associated Press Jul. 27, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 28 1913 — The United States wins its first Davis Cup since 1902 by beating Britain three matches to two. 1928 — The Summer Olympics...

Sportlight-Week Ahead, July 22-28, Take two

By The Associated Press Jul. 21, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 26 1859 — The first intercollegiate Regatta is held in Worcester, Mass., with Harvard beating Yale and Brown. 1928 — Gene Tunney...

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By The Associated Press Jun. 30, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
July 1 1859 — Amherst defeats Williams 73-32 in the first intercollegiate baseball game. The game is played by Massachusetts Rules, a wide-open form of...

British Olympic great Jason Kenny retires from cycling

Feb. 23, 2022 07:02 PM EST
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — British cyclist Jason Kenny, the country’s most decorated Olympian, has retired from racing and taken up a role as sprint coach for...

Primoz Roglic celebrates with the trophy after winning the Vuelta Cycling race in Santiago, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Luis Vieira)

Primoz Roglic wins Spanish Vuelta for 3rd straight year

Sep. 05, 2021 02:34 PM EDT

Roglic on brink of 3rd straight Spanish Vuelta title

Sep. 04, 2021 11:59 AM EDT
MOS, Spain (AP) — Primoz Roglic has only the decisive stage’s time trial left to win his third consecutive Spanish Vuelta title after finishing the rugged 20th...

PolandÅfsÅf Marcin Polak, left, and his pilot Michal Ladosz pose with their bronze medal during the victory ceremony for the Cycling Track menÅfs B 4000m Individual Pursuit, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Izu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Paralympics cycling medalist tests positive for doping

Aug. 27, 2021 06:00 AM EDT

Kelsey Mitchell of Team Canada reacts to winning her heat during the track cycling women's sprint race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Kenny scores cycling gold for Brits, Valente same for US

By Dave Skretta Aug. 08, 2021 12:09 AM EDT

Players from the United States react after defeating Brazil to win the gold medal in women's volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Olympic Latest: Bach declares Tokyo Olympics officially over

Aug. 07, 2021 08:30 PM EDT

Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom, of Malaysia, and Sergey Ponomaryov, of Kazakhstan, crash during the track cycling men’s keirin race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Danes win return of Madison to Olympic track cycling program

By Dave Skretta Aug. 07, 2021 05:29 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

Laura Kenny, right, and Kate Archibald, of Team Britain, react after winning the gold medal in the women's madison race at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Izu, Japan. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Kenny, Archibald win Olympic debut of women's Madison

By Dave Skretta Aug. 06, 2021 06:33 AM EDT

German coach accepts ban for rest of 2021 for racist slur

Aug. 06, 2021 06:33 AM EDT
TOKYO (AP) — The governing body of cycling suspended a German official for the rest of the year on Friday for using a racist slur during the Olympic men’s time...