Senegal is set to be the first African host of any Olympic Games. The IOC says its executive board picked Senegal in a four-nation hosting contest for the 2022 Youth Olympic Games. The...

German track cyclist Kristina Vogel is paralyzed because of the back injuries she sustained after crashing in training in June. The two-time Olympic champion tells Der Spiegel magazine "no matter...

Jesus Herrada of Spain took the overall lead of the Spanish Vuelta on Thursday as Alexandre Geniez won a 12th stage marked by a post-race crash. Geniez dominated the final sprint to clinch the...

Two senior Kenyan track and field officials were found not guilty by an IAAF ethics panel of extorting money from athletes in return for reducing doping bans or covering up positive tests despite...

Alessandro De Marchi broke away with five kilometers (3.1 miles) left to win the longest stage of the Spanish Vuelta on Wednesday, while Simon Yates kept his slim lead over Alejandro Valverde in the...

Olympic speedskating great Viktor Ahn is retiring from the sport. The South Korean-born Russian short-track speedskater, who is 32 years old, is the most decorated athlete in his sport in Olympic...

The International Cycling Union has suspended Belarusian rider Kanstantsin Siutsou after he failed a doping test. Siutsou joined the Bahrain-Merida team last year and won the Tour of Croatia in...

Paul Koech, a former world half marathon champion and long-time teammate of Kenyan great Paul Tergat, has died. He was 49. The Kenyan track and field federation said Wednesday that Koech died...

The House of Sport 10k Series Road Race in Burmarrad has built a strong reputation for being one of Malta's fastest 10-kilometre races set on quiet roads and peaceful scenery. Since its inception in...

Italian rider Elia Viviani won his second Spanish Vuelta stage on Tuesday, while Simon Yates retained the leader's red jersey despite a punctured tire. Viviani, who also won the third stage,...