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‘Unreal and surreal’: Skiers slam Asian Winter Games host

By Eric Willemsen Oct. 06, 2022 01:12 PM EDT
Leading World Cup skiers on Thursday questioned the decision to award a yet-to-be-built resort in Saudi Arabia the hosting rights of the 2029 Asian Winter Games,...

United States' Sophia Smith, center, reacts during a CONCACAF Women's Championship soccer semifinal match against Costa Rica in Monterrey, Mexico, Thursday, July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Costa Rica vs USA 7/14/2022

Jul. 14, 2022 09:12 PM EDT

FILE- Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill race, in Val Gardena, Italy, Saturday, Dec.18, 2021. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
Shiffrin's Slovakian rival has big plans for the Olympics

By Andrew Dampf Feb. 02, 2022 02:42 AM EST

FILE- Italy's Sofia Goggia gets to the finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World Cup downhill, in Val d'Isere, France, Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta, File)
ITF Italy 39A, Women Singles

Feb. 02, 2022 02:34 AM EST

Italy's Elena Curtoni celebrates her first place on the podium of an alpine ski, women's World Cup super-G race in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Curtoni wins, Goggia crashes in mixed day for Italy ski team

Jan. 23, 2022 07:23 AM EST

FILE - Women's snowboardcross gold medalist Michela Moioli, of Italy, celebrates during the medals ceremony at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Defending Olympic gold medalists Sofia Goggia and Michela Moioli both come from the Bergamo area that was the first epicenter of COVID-19 in Europe. Goggia skis with a design of Bergamo's skyline on the back of her racing helmet. Moioli lost her grandmother to the virus. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
From Bergamo to Beijing, Italy aims for more Olympic success

By Andrew Dampf Jan. 17, 2022 05:18 AM EST

Canada's coach Bev Priestman takes a picture prior to the women's final soccer match against Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Canada vs Sweden 8/6/2021

Aug. 06, 2021 07:44 AM EDT

Grounds crew members spray the field down with water before the start of a women's semifinal soccer match between Australia and Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Yokohama, Japan. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
Sweden vs Australia 8/2/2021

Aug. 02, 2021 06:34 AM EDT

Sweden's Magdalena Eriksson, right, scores the opening goal against Japan during a women's quarterfinal soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Saitama, Japan. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Japan vs Sweden 7/30/2021

Jul. 30, 2021 06:20 AM EDT

Taiwan's Chen Szu-yu reacts during the table tennis women's singles third round match against Lily Zhang of the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
WTA 125K Charleston, USA Women Singles

Jul. 27, 2021 01:08 AM EDT

Austria's Liu Jia listens to her coach during the table tennis women's singles second round match against Russia's Polina Mikhailova at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
ATP Kitzbuhel, Austria Men Singles

Jul. 26, 2021 12:48 AM EDT

Japan's Mima Ito and Jun Mizutani compete during table tennis mixed doubles round of 16 match against Austria's Sofia Polcanova and Stefan Fegerl at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Olympic Tournament Men Double

Jul. 23, 2021 11:18 PM EDT

United States' players cheer their teammates before a women's soccer match against Sweden at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 21, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
USA vs Sweden 7/21/2021

Jul. 21, 2021 05:04 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 14, 2019 file photo, England fans celebrate during the Euro 2020 group A qualifying soccer match between Bulgaria and England, at the Vasil Levski national stadium, in Sofia, Bulgaria. UEFA set itself a challenge deciding nine years ago to let a dozen cities around Europe host its marquee European Championship in 2020. The multi-country project means more fans can see their own team in a stadium than if Euro 2020 was being traditionally hosted by a single nation amid international travel restrictions. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
England vs Bulgaria 10/14/2019

May. 24, 2021 08:08 AM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, Feb. 3, 2014, Sarah Lewis, Secretary General and Gian Franco Kasper, President of the FIS, the International Ski Federation, right, visit the finish area of the Aline ski course ahead of the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Lewis has declared herself a candidate on Tuesday April 6, 2021, to become the first woman president of the International Ski Federation.(AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati, FILE)
Sochi Olympics

Apr. 06, 2021 05:34 AM EDT

A person casts his vote as election officials run an election mobile polling station dressed in protective clothing, for sick people to cast their vote, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sunday, April 4, 2021. Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for a new parliament after months of anti-government protests and amid a surge of coronavirus infections.(AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Exit polls point to first place for Bulgarian leader's party

By Veselin Toshkov Apr. 04, 2021 12:06 AM EDT

Boston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts, right, runs past Interim Manager Ron Roenicke during baseball training camp at Fenway Park, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
The Latest: Houston athletics cutting operating budget

By The Associated Press Jul. 07, 2020 07:05 AM EDT

Australian jailed for 2007 stabbing free to leave Bulgaria

May. 28, 2020 11:55 PM EDT
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — An Australian man released after serving 11 years in a Bulgarian prison over a fatal stabbing is free to return home after the country’s...