Another Olympic hosting bid in Switzerland was sunk Sunday by a public vote against expected high costs. A total of 53.98 percent of voters in the Swiss region of Valais refused to pledge...

Kenyan star Mary Keitany won the New York Mini 10K in Central Park on Saturday. Her time of 30 minutes, 59 seconds was the fifth fastest in the event's 47-year history. Keitany, a three-time New...

Katie Ledecky won the 200-meter freestyle at an outdoor meet in Northern California on Saturday with the world's fastest time this year. The five-time Olympic champion touched first in 1 minute,...

Tyson Fury clowned his way through his first fight in more than 2 1/2 years and still outclassed Sefer Seferi who retired after four farcical rounds in Manchester Arena on Saturday. Fighting for...

Hooker Joe Taufete'e and winger Marcel Brache scored two tries each and the United States ran in nine tries in all to beat Russia 62-13 in a Summer Series rugby test on Saturday. Taufete'e scored...

The U.S. Open prefers to be looked upon as the ultimate test in golf, which can be an invitation for trouble. Mike Davis knows that as well as anyone. He was at Shinnecock Hills early Sunday...

Justify defied all the odds on his way to achieving Triple Crown immortality. The late bloomer won the Belmont Stakes by 1¾ lengths on Saturday, giving the sport its 13th Triple Crown...

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has defended his team against accusations of cheating and dangerous play after French winger Remy Grosso was seriously injured in a high tackle during Saturday's first...

With a bevy of punches in the ninth round, Terence Crawford solidified his case as one of the best pound-for-pound boxers in the world. Crawford dropped Jeff Horn with 50 seconds left in the...

Fiji lost for the first time since March yet kept alive its bid for the sevens rugby world series title by reaching the Paris Sevens quarterfinals on Saturday. Fiji is in a race to the title with...