Argentina
Sagan to stop road races, target 2024 Olympic mountain bike

Jan. 27, 2023 05:20 AM EST
SAN JUAN, Argentina (AP) — Three-time world champion Peter Sagan will ride a farewell season of World Tour road races and then target the mountain bike event at the...

FILE - San Antonio Spurs' Manu Ginobili, left, of Argentina, drives to the basket over Oklahoma City Thunder's Caron Butler during the second half of Game 5 of the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoff series, Thursday, May 29, 2014, in San Antonio. The four-time NBA champion with the Spurs is one of the headliners for Saturday night’s enshrinement ceremony in Springfield, Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Thunder Spurs Basketball

Sep. 08, 2022 11:30 AM EDT

FILE - Then Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appears as the Nintendo game character Super Mario during the closing ceremony at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Aug. 21, 2016. Despite his fame as a Japan's longest serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe might have had enjoyed his biggest moment at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro. (Yu Nakajima/Kyodo News via AP, File)
Abe impersonated 'Super Mario' to promote Tokyo Olympics

By Stephen Wade Jul. 09, 2022 01:07 AM EDT

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2022 08:45 PM EDT
June 28 1935 — Alf Perry ties a British Open scoring record with a 283 total at Muirfield in Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland. Perry’s finishes five...

The 23 venues bidding to host World Cup matches in 2026

Jun. 15, 2022 02:07 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — A look at the 23 venues bidding to host soccer matches at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada: ___ ...

FILE- Ecuador's President Guillermo Lasso speaks at a signing ceremony that expands the Galapagos Maritime Reserve by 60,000 square kilometers, aboard the Sierra Negra research vessel in Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. The U.S., Britain and a handful of others aren’t sending dignitaries to the Beijing Games as part of a diplomatic boycott, but the Chinese capital is still attracting an array of world leaders for the opening ceremony on Friday, Feb. 4. Lasso, who is seeking to renegotiate the country's $4.6 billion debt to China, will be in Beijing for the ceremony. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
World leaders: Who's coming, who isn't to Beijing Olympics

Feb. 03, 2022 09:43 PM EST

FILE - Protesters rally against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on International Human Rights Day outside the TCL Chinese Theatre in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles on Dec. 10, 2021. The location of the Winter Olympics in Beijing is certain to draw global attention to acts of genocide against the Uyghur people committed by the Chinese government. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
As Olympics open, Uyghurs set to take rights case to court

By Stephen Wade Dec. 13, 2021 11:38 PM EST

Team France poses for a group photo after winning the men's volleyball gold medal match against the Russian Olympic Committee, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
France beats Russians to earn 1st Olympic volleyball gold

By Josh Dubow Aug. 07, 2021 03:42 AM EDT

Team Great Britain poses for a photo with their bronze medal after the medal ceremony for the women's field hockey event during the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Netherlands tops Argentina for gold in women's field hockey

Aug. 06, 2021 11:21 AM EDT

FIFA president Gianni Infantino plays with a ball prior to the Copa America final soccer match between Brazil and Argentina at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, July 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Brazil vs Argentina 7/10/2021

Aug. 05, 2021 12:35 PM EDT

Russian players celebrate winning the men's volleyball semifinal match between Brazil and Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Russian men's volleyball team rallies past Brazil in semis

By Josh Dubow Aug. 05, 2021 04:09 AM EDT

France's Jean Patry celebrates a point during a men's volleyball semifinal match against Argentina, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Olympics Latest: China women win table tennis again

Aug. 04, 2021 08:23 PM EDT

India goalkeeper Savita (11) and her teammates walk off the field after losing their women's field hockey semi-final match against Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/John Locher)
India drops women's field hockey semifinal 2-1 to Argentina

Aug. 04, 2021 10:43 AM EDT

El argentino Luis Scola (4) se cubre la cara con la camiseta mientras recibe una emotiva ovación de su equipo, de sus rivales australianos y de los demás presentes en la cancha al sentarse en la banca en los últimos instantes del juego de cuartos de final del torneo olímpico entre los dos países, el último del alero argentino, el 3 de agosto de 2021, en Saitama, Japón. (AP Foto/Eric Gay)
Goodbye to greats: Scola, Gasols reach the end at Olympics

By Brian Mahoney Aug. 03, 2021 11:35 AM EDT

Argentina's Gabriel Deck (14) collides with Australia's Patty Mills (5) as he drives to the basket during a men's basketball quarterfinal round game at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Australia tops Scola, Argentina 97-59 in Olympic quarters

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 03, 2021 10:17 AM EDT

Matthew Anderson, of the United States, spikes a ball past Argentina's Ezequiel Palacios, during a men's volleyball preliminary round pool B match, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, early Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
U.S. men's volleyball eliminated early at Olympics

By Josh Dubow Aug. 01, 2021 11:54 AM EDT

United States head coach Greg Popovich directs his team during a men's basketball preliminary round game against the Czech Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Hello, again: US and Spain to meet in Olympic men's quarters

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 01, 2021 07:48 AM EDT

Argentina's Facundo Campazzo (7) celebrates after making a three point basket during men's basketball preliminary round game against Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
Scola, Argentina top Japan 97-77, return to Olympic quarters

By Tim Reynolds Aug. 01, 2021 03:15 AM EDT

Germany's Petrissa Solja, left, and Shan Xiaona react during the table tennis women's team round of 16 against Australia's Melissa Tapper and Michelle Bromley at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ITF Germany 08A, Women Singles

Aug. 01, 2021 02:35 AM EDT

Brazil's team players block a ball during a men's volleyball preliminary round pool B match between Brazil and United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Frustration mounts for US men's volleyball after 2nd loss

By Josh Dubow Jul. 30, 2021 03:49 AM EDT