The year which has just ended was characterized by the splendid Olympic Games that were held in London and the victory of Spain in the 2012 European football championships, held for the first time in...

A British javelin thrower and coach has been banned for four years for multiple doping violations.   UK Anti-Doping says Ian Burns was sanctioned based on information from a police...

    Super maxi Wild Oats XI has added handicap honors to her line victory and race record in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race.   Wild Oats XI, skippered by Mark Richards,...

    No sooner had Wild Oats XI taken line honors in the Sydney to Hobart race for the sixth time, breaking its own mark for overall time, than owner Bob Oatley was already looking ahead...

    Wild Oats XI was closing in on its sixth win and a possible new elapsed time record in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race on Thursday.   The five-time line honors champion...

    Favourite Wild Oats XI was first out of Sydney Harbour on Wednesday and maintained the early lead ahead of fellow super maxi and defending champion Ragamuffin Loyal in the annual...

    Ragamuffin Loyal skipper Syd Fischer is predicting a good old-fashioned drag race between Wild Oats XI and his boat for line honors when the Sydney to Hobart begins Wednesday in...

    A British newspaper is suing Lance Armstrong for more than $1.5 million after it settled a libel case over doping allegations, saying that revelations of the cycling star's use...

    Michael Phelps added one more honor to his staggering list of accomplishments Thursday, being voted The Associated Press male athlete of the year in a poll by U.S. editors and...

    The Italian Olympic Committee has requested a four-year doping ban for former Olympic race walk champion Alex Schwazer.   Schwazer was excluded from the London Olympics...