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Court refuses boxing candidate's bid to stop presidency vote

By Graham Dunbar May. 13, 2022 11:15 AM EDT
GENEVA (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport refused to stop the International Boxing Association's delayed presidential election on Friday, a day after the...

FILE - General Secretary of the Russian Boxing Federation, member of the Executive Committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Umar Kremlev holds a news conference in Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 27, 2020. The challenger to the Russian incumbent in the presidential election at the troubled International Boxing Association has been ruled ineligible a day before the vote. Umar Kremlev is standing for re-election amid sanctions on Russian sports and concern the IBA is financially dependent on Gazprom. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Vetting panel takes out candidate ahead of boxing election

By Graham Dunbar May. 12, 2022 11:02 AM EDT

FILE- Brittany Bowe of the United States reacts after her heat in the women's speedskating 1,500-meter race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. “Nothing short of amazing,” said the U.S. speedskating bronze-medal winner, praising her China experience. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Human rights? China won that Winter Olympics battle. Almost.

By John Leicester Feb. 20, 2022 09:55 PM EST

Britain's Gus Kenworthy crashes during the men's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Wind creates a full-blown mess on Olympics' penultimate day

By Jake Seiner Feb. 19, 2022 05:28 AM EST

Irene Schouten of the Netherlands, left, Ivanie Blondin of Canada, center, and Francesca Lollobrigida of Italy race to the finish line during the women's speedskating mass start finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Beijing. Schouten won gold, Blondin won silver, and Lollobrigida won bronze. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Schouten wins 3rd gold on final day of Olympic speedskating

By Paul Newberry Feb. 19, 2022 04:53 AM EST

Gloves hang from a cabinet where COVID-19 tests are done outside an hotel at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Olympics Live: US skaters lose appeal to get silver medals

Feb. 18, 2022 09:09 PM EST

Laurent Dubreuil of Canada reacts after winning the silver medal in the final heat during the men's speedskating 1,000-meter finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Speedskating champ chooses sportsmanship over Olympic medal

By Paul Newberry Feb. 18, 2022 06:53 AM EST

China's Eileen Gu competes during the women's halfpipe finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Gu's global coming-out party ends with 3rd Olympic medal

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 18, 2022 06:46 AM EST

Laurent Dubreuil of Canada reacts after winning the silver medal in the final heat during the men's speedskating 1,000-meter finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Krol wins 1,000, giving Dutch 3rd straight Olympic title

By Beth Harris Feb. 18, 2022 05:04 AM EST

Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy Leduc, of the United States, compete in the pairs short program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Olympics Live: China pair breaks figure skating world record

Feb. 17, 2022 08:39 PM EST

Miho Takagi of Japan competes during the women's speedskating 1,000-meter finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Olympics Live: Kamila Valieva's falls leave her in 4th place

Feb. 16, 2022 10:09 PM EST

Mona Brorsson of Sweden, left, Vanessa Hinz of Germany and Dorothea Wierer of Italy ski onto the shooting range during the women's 4x6-kilometer relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Olympics Live: US, Canada both out of men's hockey

Feb. 15, 2022 10:23 PM EST

Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway crosses the finish line in first during the women's 10-kilometer pursuit race at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
WHAT TO WATCH: US-Canada showdown, Shiffrin in combined

By Noah Trister Feb. 15, 2022 12:34 PM EST

Team United States, with Emery Lehman left, Casey Dawson and Joey Mantia, right, compete during the speedskating men's team pursuit finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Joey Mantia snags 1st speedskating medal in 3rd Olympics

By Beth Harris Feb. 15, 2022 06:41 AM EST

Team United States, led by Casey Dawson, with Emery Lehman center and Ethan Cepuran, compete during the speedskating men's team pursuit semifinals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
Norway repeats Olympic team pursuit gold; Japan skater falls

By Paul Newberry Feb. 15, 2022 05:03 AM EST

Spectators cheer during a preliminary round men's hockey game between China and Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
China crafts a carefully curated slate of Olympic spectators

By Sam Mcneil Feb. 14, 2022 10:09 PM EST

Paul Schommer practices at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
ATHLETES ON: Killing time when not competing

By Kelvin Chan, Candice Choi And Aaron Morrison Feb. 14, 2022 05:56 AM EST

Liu Shaoang of Hungary, is congratulated by teammates after winning the men's 500-meters final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Liu wins 500, Dutch take 3,000 relay in Olympic short track

By Beth Harris Feb. 13, 2022 07:38 AM EST

Erin Jackson of the United States skates during a speedskating practice session at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Olympics Live: US clinches men's hockey tournament top seed

Feb. 12, 2022 08:28 PM EST

Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands, reacts after winning the final of the women's 1000-meters during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Dutch treat: Schulting defends Olympic short track gold

By Beth Harris Feb. 11, 2022 08:25 AM EST