Tony Parker finally has an international title to go with his three NBA rings — although it was his France teammates who stole the spotlight in the European championship final.   With...

France ended Spain's reign as European basketball champion Friday with a 75-72 overtime victory behind 32 points from Tony Parker to set up a final against Lithuania.   Two-time...

Croatia reached the semifinals of the European basketball championship for the first time in 18 years by handling Ukraine 84-72 and will play Lithuania, which edged Italy 81-77 on...

World snooker champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has backtracked on his claims that fixing is common in the sport, saying his comments were based on "rumors from many years ago" and were taken...

Usain Bolt is as quick backtracking on his retirement plans as he is sprinting on the track.   Less than three weeks ago, the Olympic and world champion announced he would stop racing after...

Spain and France will meet in the semifinals of the European basketball championships in a rematch of their gold medal game two years ago.   Spain won that final and is seeking to become the...

Italy beat two-time defending champion Spain 86-81 in overtime Monday in their last second-round match at the European baskeball championship, while Croatia knocked out Greece with a 92-88 victory in...

Nemanja Nedovic stole the ball, raced down the court and soared for a thundering one-handed dunk.   It was just one of many highlights by Nedovic, who outplayed Tony Parker on Sunday in...

Slovenia powered into the quarterfinals of the European basketball championship with a 73-65 victory over Greece on Sunday, with point guard Goran Dragic scoring 28 points.   Slovenia joined...

France, Lithuania and Serbia advanced to the quarterfinals of the European basketball championship, with France and Lithuania winning their games Friday and Serbia going through despite a...