Swedish bid hopes Latvia link key to 2026 Olympics host vote
Swedish bid hopes Latvia link key to 2026 Olympics host vote
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The head of Sweden's 2026 Winter Olympics bid believes having Latvia on the hosting ticket can sway Monday's vote in their favor. The Stockholm-Are plan to stage ice sliding sports across the Baltic Sea at a venue in Latvia avoid
Wizards' Hachimura 1st Japanese player drafted in NBA 1st Rd
Wizards' Hachimura 1st Japanese player drafted in NBA 1st Rd
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Rui Hachimura became the first player from Japan to get chosen in the first round of the NBA draft, taken with the No. 9 overall pick by the rebuilding Washington Wizards on Thursday night. The 6-foot-8, 235-pound forward averaged a team-lea
Hunt pledges to put 'heart & soul' into Tory race
Hunt pledges to put 'heart & soul' into Tory race
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LONDON (AP) - Ringing a bell seemed a safe photo opportunity for Jeremy Hunt as he sought to show London was ready to host a problem-free Olympic Games in 2012. But the bell broke apart, its base flying into a group of onlookers, just missing one of them. "M
Reeve, Hughes, Rizzotti named assistant coaches for Olympics
Reeve, Hughes, Rizzotti named assistant coaches for Olympics
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NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. women's national basketball team is keeping its coaching staff intact for the Olympics. World Cup assistants Dan Hughes, Cheryl Reeve and Jen Rizzotti will return for the Tokyo Games next summer. The trio helped head coach Dawn Stale
Sweden sends princess, prime minister to 2026 Olympic vote
Sweden sends princess, prime minister to 2026 Olympic vote
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STOCKHOLM (AP) - Sweden is sending its heir to the throne and head of government to Switzerland to support its bid in the 2026 Winter Olympics host vote on Monday. The Stockholm-Are 2026 campaign says Crown Princess Victoria - «the nation's most popula
Tokyo Olympic tickets: Be prepared to be disappointed
Tokyo Olympic tickets: Be prepared to be disappointed
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TOKYO (AP) - Want tickets for next year's Tokyo Olympics? Prepare to be let down. Millions were disappointed starting Thursday when applicants in a ticket lottery - for Japan residents, only - began learning if they landed tickets. The answer is going to be o
Boxing body near bankrupt, facing 2020 Olympic exclusion
Boxing body near bankrupt, facing 2020 Olympic exclusion
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - The International Boxing Association says it is near bankruptcy, days before a decision to formally exclude the body from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. AIBA chief executive Tom Virgets has told board members it will be insolvent if Int
Olympics in Sweden music to ears of Spotify founder
Olympics in Sweden music to ears of Spotify founder
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STOCKHOLM (AP) - A Winter Olympics in Sweden is music to the ears of the head of Spotify. Daniel Ek, the founder and chief executive of the popular digital music service, is among a slew of high-profile business leaders and politicians getting behind Sweden'
Armani unveils Italian Olympic team uniforms during MFW
Armani unveils Italian Olympic team uniforms during MFW
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MILAN (AP) - Milan Fashion Week for spring/summer menswear previews has started with a slightly different rhythm, with many mainstays not showing this season. It is a sign of the times that fashion houses are seeking new ways to reach their audiences, and slo
Russian track and field faces wave of disciplinary cases
Russian track and field faces wave of disciplinary cases
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MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's second most powerful track official stepped down Friday amid a doping case, while seven other athletes are accused of training in secret with a banned coach. The cases come as Russia tries to have its ban from international track compet
Swedish regions show support for 2026 Winter Olympics
Swedish regions show support for 2026 Winter Olympics
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STOCKHOLM (AP) - All three regions proposing to stage events at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Sweden have committed their backing for the bid for the first time. With less than two weeks to go before the vote, the leaders of the executive councils in Stockholm
Tokyo Olympic CEO reminds all: Cannabis is banned in Japan
Tokyo Olympic CEO reminds all: Cannabis is banned in Japan
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TOKYO (AP) - Cannabis has been legalized in some parts of the world. But the chief executive of next year's Tokyo Olympics has reminded potential visitors to the games that the substance is against the law in Japan. Toshiro Muto of the Tokyo Olympic organizin
Gymnastics coach suspended for misconduct allegation
Gymnastics coach suspended for misconduct allegation
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - The organization tasked with policing abuse in Olympic sports has barred a Pennsylvania gymnastics coach from being around minors unsupervised while it investigates a misconduct claim. USA Gymnastics tells The Allentown Morning Call tha
Rights group asks for worker-safety probe at Tokyo Olympics
Rights group asks for worker-safety probe at Tokyo Olympics
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TOKYO (AP) - A former Olympian and head of a human-rights watchdog is asking the IOC and Tokyo Olympic organizers to investigate worker safety at venues being built for next year's games. Mary Harvey is the CEO of the Geneva-based Centre for Sport and Human R
Hong Kong court: Denying same-sex spousal benefits unlawful
Hong Kong court: Denying same-sex spousal benefits unlawful
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HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal said Thursday the government cannot deny spousal employment benefits to same-sex couples, in a ruling hailed as a major step forward for same-sex equality in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. The court o
Denver measure requires voter consent for any Olympics bid
Denver measure requires voter consent for any Olympics bid
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DENVER (AP) - Denver voters have resoundingly approved a ballot measure requiring the city to seek their consent before spending public funds on any future Olympics bid. Colorado Politics reports that 79% of voters OK'd the measure, according to unofficial re
The Latest: CONCACAF keen on another tourney with SAmerica
The Latest: CONCACAF keen on another tourney with SAmerica
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PARIS (AP) - The Latest from the FIFA meetings ahead of the Women's World Cup (all times local): 6:30 p.m. The head of North American soccer body CONCACAF says it could work with South America on a future tournament, if the project is based on soccer developm
NCAA recommends women's wrestling as 'emerging sport"
NCAA recommends women's wrestling as 'emerging sport"
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The NCAA committee on women's athletics recommended Monday that all three divisions add women's wrestling as an emerging sport, a key step toward making it a championship-level sport. If the recommendation is approved, women's wrestling as well as acrobatics
The Latest: Qatar to host next 2 Club World Cups
The Latest: Qatar to host next 2 Club World Cups
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PARIS (AP) - The Latest from the FIFA meetings ahead of the Women's World Cup (all times local): ___ 5:30 p.m. Qatar will host the next two editions of the Club World Cup, this December and in December 2020. The FIFA Council decision is to help the Gulf natio
Agent: US long jumper expects doping ban; tainted beef cited
Agent: US long jumper expects doping ban; tainted beef cited
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The agent for Jarrion Lawson says the American long jumper and sprinter is expected to receive a four-year suspension for a failed doping test they maintain is tied to contaminated meat. Paul Doyle told The Associated Press on Friday that Lawson will appeal t
Defiant Caster Semenya appeals testosterone ruling
Defiant Caster Semenya appeals testosterone ruling
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Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya appealed Wednesday against a decision by sport's highest court to uphold highly contentious new rules in track and field that force her to take testosterone-suppressing medication or have surgery in order to compete in f
Scramble for Olympic tickets in Japan; rest of world waits
Scramble for Olympic tickets in Japan; rest of world waits
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TOKYO (AP) - The scramble is underway by residents of Japan to land tickets for next year's Tokyo Olympics. It begins for the rest of the world in a few weeks. Tokyo Olympic organizers said millions had shown interest by Wednesday when the first phase of tick
The Latest: NHL won't hold games in China next season
The Latest: NHL won't hold games in China next season
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BOSTON (AP) - The Latest on the Stanley Cup Final (all times local): 7:05 p.m. NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says the league will not hold exhibition games in China prior to next season. Daly cited the inability for the league to book what's necessary fo
US, Fiji, NZ qualify for Tokyo Olympics at London Sevens
US, Fiji, NZ qualify for Tokyo Olympics at London Sevens
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LONDON (AP) - The United States, Fiji, and New Zealand qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in rugby sevens after making the London Sevens quarterfinals on Saturday. The top four from the ongoing sevens world series automatically qualify, and the leading three gu
Soccer club president latest tie to French corruption probe
Soccer club president latest tie to French corruption probe
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GENEVA (AP) - The president of French soccer champion Paris Saint-Germain is the latest sports official implicated in a sprawling five-year corruption probe that keeps spreading. Prosecutors in France have implicated Nasser al-Khelaifi - who leads Qatar-owne
Rapinoe kicks FIFA, says women's soccer not treated equally
Rapinoe kicks FIFA, says women's soccer not treated equally
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NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. star Megan Rapinoe gave FIFA some kicks two weeks ahead of the World Cup, maintaining the sport's top executives are not doing enough to close a huge gender disparity in investment. "They have essentially unlimited resources. I don't thin
Pulisic, Bradley among veterans reporting later to US
Pulisic, Bradley among veterans reporting later to US
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CHICAGO (AP) - Members of the U.S. under-23 pool and a few foreign-based veterans are among the 21 Americans who will start training Monday ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup, while regulars such as Christian Pulisic and Michael Bradley will report in early June
IOC confident Tokyo can resolve complaints over budget cuts
IOC confident Tokyo can resolve complaints over budget cuts
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TOKYO (AP) - The heads of some international sports federations complained this month that Tokyo Olympic organizers were cutting too deeply to save money. One said the cost reductions could make venues look cheap, reminding of deep, last-minute budget slashin
Olympic marathon silver medalist Kirwa positive for doping
Olympic marathon silver medalist Kirwa positive for doping
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MONACO (AP) - Olympic women's marathon silver medalist Eunice Kirwa has been provisionally suspended after testing positive for doping. Track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit says Kirwa has been sent a «notice of allegation» pending a discipli
IOC inspectors face report on tough Olympic work conditions
IOC inspectors face report on tough Olympic work conditions
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TOKYO (AP) - An IOC inspection team took a routine tour of venues being built for the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday, just days after an international labor union federation derided difficult working conditions at some Olympic sites. Top International Olympic Comm
Bullying probe calls for sensitivity training for WADA
Bullying probe calls for sensitivity training for WADA
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MONTREAL (AP) - The culture of bullying and harassment collided with the Olympic universe after two strong-voiced women in the World Anti-Doping Agency received back-to-back rejections over the span of 48 hours. Among conclusions from an investigation into on
'Harsh,' 'disrespectful,' but no bullying in WADA case
'Harsh,' 'disrespectful,' but no bullying in WADA case
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MONTREAL (AP) - Witnesses saw tears in Beckie Scott's eyes following a meeting in which one man called her attitude «victimistic» and another questioned whether the athletes' committee she led even needed to exist. In the end, investigators lookin
Omaha promises $750K for 2020 Olympic Swim Trials
Omaha promises $750K for 2020 Olympic Swim Trials
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Omaha has pledged $750,000 in taxpayer money to cover some of USA Swimming's more than $3 million in costs to host the 2020 U.S. Olympic Swim Trials. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the City Council approved a plan Tuesday to make the s
Letter: WADA athletes call for apology in bullying case
Letter: WADA athletes call for apology in bullying case
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MONTREAL (AP) - The World Anti-Doping Agency's athletes committee sent a letter to the agency's executives supporting its leader's decision to withdraw from an investigation into whether she was bullied during a recent meeting. The WADA executive committee re
Olympic ticket lottery opens in Japan; foreign sales June 15
Olympic ticket lottery opens in Japan; foreign sales June 15
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TOKYO (AP) - Residents of Japan began entering a ticket lottery on Thursday, hoping to land seats for next year's Tokyo Olympics. People overseas will have to wait until June 15 when tickets are put on sale by special distributors in each country - known as A
Malago to lead organizing committee if Milan-Cortina wins
Malago to lead organizing committee if Milan-Cortina wins
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ROME (AP) - Italian Olympic Committee president Giovanni Malago will lead the organizing committee if the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo bid wins next month's vote to host the 2026 Winter Games. Malago's announcement came hours after a massive police operation in th
All-natural Caster Semenya asked to pay, despite doing nothing wrong
All-natural Caster Semenya asked to pay, despite doing nothing wrong
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Substances and athletic competition go back a long way. For all we know, the ancient Greeks cultivated a mix of “special” olives to help Olympic runners ...
Caster Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules
Caster Semenya loses appeal against IAAF testosterone rules
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GENEVA — Caster Semenya lost her appeal Wednesday against rules designed to decrease naturally high testosterone levels in some female runners. The Court of Arbitration for Sport's panel of three judges gave a complex verdict and «dismis
Money games: Revised LA Olympics budget nearly $7 billion
Money games: Revised LA Olympics budget nearly $7 billion
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The price tag on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics is now $6.88 billion, a $1.36 billion increase that comes mainly because of accounting measures designed to better reflect inflation over the long lead-up to those games. Most key numbers the organizing committe
Doping fight: WADA gathers 2,200 samples from Russian lab
Doping fight: WADA gathers 2,200 samples from Russian lab
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The World Anti-Doping Agency says it has gathered more than 2,200 samples from a Russian laboratory that can be used to potentially corroborate doping positives uncovered by an investigation into a massive government-directed program designed to win Olympic m
