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Davis Cup

Mar. 07, 2022 09:46 PM EST

Florida forward Emanuely de Oliveira (11) tries for the ball against South Carolina forward Laeticia Amihere (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)

No. 1 Gamecocks' top reserves out, playing in FIBA tourney

Feb. 09, 2022 05:22 PM EST

CORRECTS CADDIE'S SURNAME - A girl holds a golf putter on the grounds of the Nusacquilombo cultural center where children are learning the basics from caddie Marcelo Modesto, in Cidade de Deus or City of God favela, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Modesto from one of Rio's poorest neighborhoods works at one of the seaside city's most exclusive golf courses, earning a comfortable living guiding wealthy patrons around the fairways and greens of the course. Now he is sharing his golf skills with kids from his favela. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Rio favela seeks to improve kids' lives through golf

By Diarlei Rodrigues And Mauricio Savarese Dec. 13, 2021 07:39 PM EST

FILE - Lamine Diack arrives at the Paris courthouse, on Jan. 13, 2020. Lamine Diack, the controversial former president of the International Athletics Federation, has died, his family said Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. He was 88. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Lamine Diack, ex IAAF chief convicted of corruption, dies

By Babacar Dione And Graham Dunbar Dec. 03, 2021 05:19 AM EST

FILE - President of Brazil's Olympic Committee Carlos Arthur Nuzman, left, and International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach, right, visit Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Jan. 22, 2014. Nuzman, the head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee for more than two decades, was sentenced to 30 years and 11 months in jail for allegedly buying votes for Rio de Janeiro to host the 2016 Olympics. The ruling by Judge Marcelo Bretas became public Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Former Brazil Olympic boss sentenced to jail for corruption

By Mauricio Savarese Nov. 25, 2021 10:03 PM EST

Women's pro volleyball league returning to Dallas in 2022

Nov. 15, 2021 11:25 AM EST
DALLAS (AP) — U.S. Olympic champion Jordan Larson is among the players expected to return to Dallas for the second year of a unique player-controlled pro...

FILE - Brazil's Formiga runs during a practice session of the Brazilian national soccer team in preparation for the women's World Cup in France, at the Granja Comary training center in Teresopolis, Brazil, Jan. 22, 2019. After competing in seven World Cups, 43-year-old midfielder Formiga is set to play her farewell match for Brazil this month. Formiga’s final game for the national team will be against India on Nov. 25 in Manaus. The country's soccer confederation made the announcement on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Formiga has played 233 matches for Brazil including at every Olympics since Atlanta in 1996. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Brazil veteran Formiga to retire from international soccer

Nov. 09, 2021 12:10 PM EST

Wei Xiaoyuan, center, of China, with her gold medal, Rebeca Andrade, left, of Brazil, with her silver medal, and Luo Rui, of China, pose for photos and video during the victory ceremony for the women's uneven bars final in the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu, western Japan, Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Olympic vault champ Rebeca Andrade wins 2 medals at worlds

Oct. 23, 2021 09:23 AM EDT

Ex-Kenya sports minister guilty of corruption pays $32K fine

By Mutwiri Mutuota Sep. 16, 2021 02:09 PM EDT
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's former sports minister paid a fine of just over $32,000 on Thursday to avoid a six-year jail sentence after being convicted of...