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...

Gerhard Heiberg says he's stepping down after 12 years as the IOC marketing commission chairman.   The 74-year-old Norwegian told the IOC's general assembly on Monday he wants to be...

A team of 15 young athletes accompanied by two officials departed for BRNO, the Czech Republic, on Sunday afternoon to participate in an international athletics competition.    The...

Advancing through the first round as the only undefeated team, Italy has provided the unexpected at the European basketball championships.   More surprisingly, though, Russia and Turkey...

Triathlon Malta will be fielding seven triathletes in the forthcoming International Triathlon Union's World Triathlon Grand Final to be held between Wednesday and Sunday in...

Sweden upset Russia 81-62 for its first win at the European basketball championship on Saturday.   Russia, the Olympic bronze medalist last year and third-place finisher at the Euros two...

The 2020 Olympics will be held in either Tokyo or Istanbul after Madrid was eliminated in the first round of Saturday's voting by the IOC.   Madrid initially tied with Istanbul as an...