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FILE - Sebastian Coe poses for the media at the Olympic Stadium, in London, on March, 15, 2011. The governing body of track and field acted Friday against suspected systematic cheating in qualifying events for the Tokyo Olympics and age manipulation of athletes up to 20 years ago. “The integrity of our sport is our highest priority at World Athletics,” federation president Sebastian Coe said in a statement. “Without it, we don’t have a sport.” ( AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Track body acts on suspected systematic cheating in results

By Graham Dunbar Sep. 23, 2022 11:20 AM EDT

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

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

Firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in Afidnes area, northern Athens, Greece, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021. Wildfires rekindled outside Athens and forced more evacuations around southern Greece Thursday as weather conditions worsened and firefighters in a round-the-clock battle stopped the flames just outside the birthplace of the ancient Olympics. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)
Resurgent wildfires in Greece burn homes, threaten monuments

By Derek Gatopoulos And Elena Becatoros Aug. 05, 2021 05:11 AM 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

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016 file photo, Daniyar Ismayilov, of Turkey, competes in the men's 69kg weightlifting competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Turkish weightlifting federation says European weightlifting champion Daniyar Ismayilov faces being stripped of his title after failing a drug test. Ismayilov was the Olympic silver medalist in the 69-kilogram category in 2016 but was not on the entry lists for the upcoming games in Tokyo when they were published this week. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, FIle)
European weightlifting champ Ismayilov fails drug test

By Suzan Fraser Jul. 09, 2021 11:51 AM EDT

A murales showing a Swiss guard kissing a colleague, by street artist Laika, is seen on the day of the annual Pride march, in Rome, Saturday, June 26, 2021. This year's march comes amid widespread concern in Europe about legislation in Hungary that will ban showing content about LGBT issues to children and a controversial Vatican communication to Italy, criticizing a law that would extend additional protections from discrimination to the LGBT community.. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Big Pride parade in Paris; Turkish police stop marchers

By Frances D'emilio And John Leicester Jun. 26, 2021 12:10 PM EDT

Polish tourist Maciej Pol Ogrodnik and his wife Izabela pose after an interview, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Saturday, June 19, 2021. Hotels in Turkey's Antalya region, a destination beloved by holidaymakers, are preparing to finally resume operations as they expect the return of international tourists after months of setbacks caused by the pandemic that halted travel. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Turkey welcomes back tourists, hopes to recoup losses

By Mehmet Guzel And Zeynep Bilginsoy Jun. 24, 2021 02:27 AM EDT

Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett speaks to journalists after touring Ben Gurion Airport, with the Minister of Health Nitzan Horowitz and the Minister of Transportation Merav Michaeli, Tuesday, June 22, 2021.(AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
The Latest: COVID-19 cluster worsens in Australian city

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 06:01 AM EDT

Russia says Syria can deliver aid, Turkey not essential

By Edith M. Lederer Jun. 22, 2021 07:11 PM EDT
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow disagrees that there is no alternative to deliver humanitarian aid to Syria’s rebel-held northwest...

Violinist Antonio Hernandez plays for the relatives of COVID-19 victim Miryam Rodriguez, while they are gathered for prayer by the hearse that carries her remains to Serafin Cemetery, before cremation in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, June 18, 2021. Due to regulations to contain the new coronavirus, relatives cannot enter the cemetery. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
The Latest: Protests decry Brazil policies as toll tops 500K

By The Associated Press Jun. 19, 2021 05:46 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2016, file photo, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, left, poses for photographers with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, prior to their meeting at Yildiz Mabeyn Palace in Istanbul. Biden and Turkish counterpart Erdogan have known each other for years, but their meeting Monday, June 14, 2021, will be their first as heads of state. And it comes at a particularly tense moment for relations between their two countries. (Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Press Service, Pool via AP, File)
Erdogan and Biden meet at a tense moment for Turkish-US ties

By Suzan Fraser Jun. 13, 2021 10:56 AM EDT

Switzerland players applaud fans at the end of the Euro 2020 soccer championship group A match between Wales and Switzerland, at the Baku Olympic stadium, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, June 12, 2021. The match ended in a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, Pool)
Baku taking time to warm to Euro 2020 with sparse crowd

By James Ellingworth Jun. 13, 2021 09:11 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 28, 2021 file photo, travelers wait for their luggage at a baggage carousel at Miami International Airport in Miami. The airline industry’s recovery from the pandemic passed a milestone as more than 2 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints on Friday for the first time since early March 2020. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
The Latest: Brazil president fined for not wearing mask

By The Associated Press Jun. 12, 2021 07:53 AM EDT

Turkish fans wait for the kick-off of the Euro 2020, group A soccer match between Italy and Turkey, at the Rome Olympic stadium, Friday, June 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool)
The Latest: Italy opens Euro 2020 with 3-0 win over Turkey

By The Associated Press Jun. 11, 2021 03:06 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 19, 2020 file photo, shows a large refugee camp on the Syrian side of the border with Turkey, near the town of Atma, in Idlib province, Syria. Millions of Syrians risk losing access to lifesaving aid, including food and COVID-19 vaccines if Russia gets its way at the Security Council by blocking the use of the last remaining cross-border aid corridor into northwestern Syria, an international rights group said Thursday, June 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)
Watchdog warns of aid disaster in Syria; shelling kills 11

By Sarah El Deeb Jun. 10, 2021 12:43 PM EDT

A woman wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus takes photo of fake flowers at the GUM, the State Department store, near Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 10, 2021. The Russian authorities reported a spike in coronavirus infections on Thursday, with new confirmed cases exceeding 11,000 for the first time since March. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
The Latest: Illinois lifting capacity limits for businesses

By The Associated Press Jun. 10, 2021 06:41 AM EDT

Italy's Nicola Barella, center, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's second goal during the international friendly soccer match between Italy and Czech Republic in Bologna, Italy, Friday, June 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
A year late, Italy and Turkey play opening game at Euro 2020

By Andrew Dampf Jun. 10, 2021 04:52 AM EDT

Packets containing cocaine which was hidden in boxes of bananas are seen at Malta Freeport, an international transshipment hub on Malta’s southeastern tip, after it was seized by Customs Malta, late Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The customs department in Malta intercepted 740 kilograms (1,630 pounds) of cocaine Tuesday in a record-breaking drug seizure for the Mediterranean island nation, officials said. (Customs Malta via AP)
EU report: Illicit drug sales moved online during lockdowns

Jun. 09, 2021 05:31 AM EDT