Franz Reindl has been elected president of ice hockey's world governing body. The former forward was a member of West Germany's Olympic bronze medal-winning team.

As Kenya prepares to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships, excitement is growing. Supporters see a historic opportunity, while critics question readiness, infrastructure and the country's dopin...

Munich has been voted as the city that will bid for the Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044. Berlin had been in the running but withdrew on Thursday.

The prohibition on certain journalists was a stark escalation in President Trump’s war on the media, and will probably face a legal challenge.

Lyon will host most of the ice sports, mountain sports will be spread across famed French resort towns, and there's one big outlier.

French-Algerian football icon Zinedine Zidane became the new manager of France’s national football team on Tuesday, bringing an end to what little suspense there was over Didier Deschamp’s successor.…

The IOC said it will continue to monitor the situation but will allow Russian athletes to compete, if certain anti-doping criteria are met.

The marathon’s impossible barrier was broken.

Kenya's Sawe is the first person to run a sub-two-hour marathon in a legal race

Shiffrin held off Germany's Emma Aicher in the final race of the year, a giant slalom, at the World Cup finals.

Diggins arrived on the big stage in the 2010s after a promising junior career and more than delivered on the hype in her 15-year career.

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She has won the most gold medals of any free skier, is the highest earner at the 2026 Winter Olympics and is so much more besides

Politicians across the spectrum are captivated by the prospect of a bid for the 2036 or 2040 Summer Games.

Turf wars and strategy fights have prevented organizers from making real progress toward their extremely ambitious vision for the Games.

Liu won gold with a rousing routine to "MacArthur Park" by Donna Summer. Kaori Sakamoto and Ami Nakai, both of Japan, won silver and bronze.

Von Allmen tamed the formidable Stelvio course to become Olympic champion in the men's downhill.

American skiing superstar Lindsey Vonn will compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Cortina despite suffering a “completely ruptured” ACL in a crash on Friday.

No short list of athletes to watch at an Olympics is ever complete. But here are our picks for 26 of the biggest non-U.S. names to watch.

With the Olympics near, Norway's ski jumping scandal took its latest turn last week, a controversy that has roiled the sport and country.

After a slew of electrifying performances, 16 figure skaters will represent the US at the 2026 Olympics. But America’s best pairs team won’t be allowed to go due to citizenship issues.

Amber Glenn wins her third consecutive U.S. Figure Skating title with a stunning free skate performance.

Bakken was planning to compete in the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

Live stream and play-by-play of the women’s free skate at 2025-26 All Japan Figure Skating Championships

Live stream and play-by-play of the women’s free skate at 2025-26 All Japan Figure Skating Championships

A guide to what is happening in the Olympic Movement on and off the field of play this week

As we hit the final stretch to the Winter Olympics, here's a primer of the athletes and stories to watch leading to Milan-Cortina.

We know the playing surface will be smaller when the Olympics begin in February, but will the arena even be ready?

American athlete uniforms praised by Utah’s Olympic organizers.

Alysa Liu's remarkable return to figure skating continued Saturday with a win in the Grand Prix Final.

The 23-time major singles champion has filed paperwork that sets a 2026 comeback to professional tennis in motion.

USA Hockey revealed the jerseys that the American men’s, women’s and para teams will wear at the 2026 Olympics and Paralympics.

Thousands of athletes will attend, but the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will be a threadbare event. 2026 will signal the demise of the ailing sports jamboree

The 51st edition of the Berlin Marathon ended with Kenyan victories in both the men's and women's races. Despite Berlin's reputation for fast times, humid conditions meant no world records were endang...

Cross country running and cyclo-cross could be the first to benefit if new Olympic Programme Working Group recommends a change to the sports allowed in the Winter Games

“Number one hero” Jannik Sinner — born into a German-speaking family in South Tyrol — is helping bridge deep cultural divides.

The US Open begins Sunday, with superstars Alcaraz, Sinner and Gauff in the draw. Our experts make predictions.