With major risks surrounding each bid, the three cities vying for the 2020 Olympics are making their final pitches in a tight race that could be decided by just a few votes.   Istanbul,...

From the Fukushima nuclear leak to the war in Syria to Europe's economic crisis, the choice of the host city for the 2020 Olympics is fraught with risks.    Picking the candidate with...

Jonas Valanciunas had 11 points and 10 rebounds to lead Lithuania past Baltic neighbor Latvia 67-59 at the European basketball championship on Friday.   The Toronto Raptors center and...

Goran Dragic scored 18 points to lead host Slovenia to a 78-69 upset of defending champion Spain at the European basketball championship on Thursday.   Dragic, a guard in the NBA,...

Spain limited Croatia to three points in the final quarter and began its bid for a third straight European basketball title with a crushing 68-40 victory on Wednesday.   Marc Gasol had 14...

Usain Bolt says he plans to retire from the sport after the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.   Bolt says he wants to win gold in Rio, set another world record in the 200 meters next year, and...

A Texas judge is pushing Lance Armstrong closer to his first sworn testimony on details of his performance-enhancing drug use, ordering the cyclist to answer questions about who knew what and when...

Spain is favoured to win a third straight European basketball championship despite losing plenty in size by the absence of Pau Gasol and Serge Ibaka and the shooting of Juan Carlos Navarro when the...

Malta’s Alex Borg, photo, yesterday played his first two matches in the Sangsom 6 Red world championship being held in Bangkok, Thailand.   He won his first match against...

Rarely, if ever, has so much been on the line at a single Olympic meeting.   When International Olympic Committee members gather next week in Buenos Aires, Argentina, they will be faced with...