Missy Franklin decided on Wednesday to give up her bid for eight gold medals at the world swimming championships — and was immediately rewarded with her third victory in as many...

Olympic heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill on Wednesday pulled out of the world athletics championships in Moscow because of an injury.   Ennis-Hill has been struggling with an Achilles...

Even before a race has been run, a series of recent doping scandals has already begun to overshadow next month's world track championships.   Two of Usain Bolt's main rivals in the...

American teenager Katie Ledecky smashed the world record in the 1,500 freestyle for her second gold medal at the world swimming championships on Tuesday.   Looking stronger at the end of the...

When Michael Phelps walked away from swimming after the London Olympics, he was adamant about one thing: His career was over.   Now, it sounds like he's not so sure.   While...

Ruta Meilutyte just keeps getting better.   A surprising gold medalist at last year's London Olympics, the 16-year-old from Lithuania set the first world record of the world swimming...

A year after her breakout performance at the Olympics, Ruta Meilutyte is even faster than before.   The 16-year-old Lithuanian set a meet record in morning heats of the 100-meter...

Missy Franklin is off to a good start at the world swimming championships, thanks to a teammate.   Katie Ledecky showed her Olympic triumph was no fluke, turning in another dominating...

Chinese 14-year-old Si Yajie and two-time Olympic gold medalist Chen Ruolin ran away with the gold and silver medals in the women's 10-metre platform at the world championships on...

Insisting that he is running clean, Usain Bolt on Thursday said the recent spate of doping scandals to hit athletics will damage the sport — but won't affect his own preparations for the...