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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Monday that China's use of a Uyghur athlete to carry the Olympic torch cannot be a distraction from Chinese human rights ...

DAKAR (Reuters) - Some swung from a billboard frame. Others danced on the tarmac. As Senegal's national soccer team touched down in the capital Dakar after winning their first Africa Cup of Nations, e...

By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, whose talent is matched by an ice-cold demeanour, said on Monday he is calmer ahead of his first Super Bowl appearance than he wa...

By David Kirton YANQING, China (Reuters) - Every Olympics has its share of heroes, but for many of the women competing in the first half of the singles luge event on Monday evening there was also a cl...

(Reuters) - New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the two-match test series against South Africa later this month after failing to recover in time from a long-standing elbow injury, the countr...

By Amy Tennery BEIJING (Reuters) - A gritty Swedish team claimed their first win in the women's Olympic ice hockey preliminary stage on Monday, edging hosts China 2-1 to keep alive their chances of ad...

(Reuters) - Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick said on Monday that he shares a good relationship with Jesse Lingard after the wantaway midfielder was not allowed to leave the club in the ...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Reaction to Monday's Olympic mixed team ski jumping event which was won by Slovenia after Germany, Austria, Japan and Norway all suffered disqualifications. Germany nati...

(Reuters) - Manchester United's Mason Greenwood is no longer being sponsored by Nike, the sportswear giant said on Monday, after the forward was arrested on suspicion of rape and assault of a woman. T...

By Sakura Murakami BEIJING (Reuters) - Speed skater Ireen Wust of the Netherlands made history at the Beijing Olympics on Monday when she claimed her sixth career gold medal, making her the first Olym...