Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Sports News (Master Feed)

By Philip O'Connor ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Blustery conditions at the National Biathlon Centre have blown the competition wide open at the Beijing Olympics, with some unexpected misses on the f...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China (Reuters) - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott of New Zealand won the gold medal in the women's snowboard slopestyle at the Beijing Olympics Games on Sunday. Julia Marino of the United States too...

By Hritika Sharma BEIJING (Reuters) - Australian curler Tahli Gill has tested positive for COVID-19, the country's Olympic committee (AOC) said on Sunday, bringing an end to her and Dean Hewitt's winl...

YANQING, China (Reuters) - The start of the men's downhill race at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday was delayed due to strong wind, organisers said. Organisers will decide at 11 a.m. local (0300 GMT) wh...

By Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) - The weight on the shoulders of Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu must be immense. With figure skating fans holding their breath to see if Hanyu will deliver a performance at th...

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James (knee) will return to action Saturday night against the New York Knicks after a five-game absence. James' availability for the game was a game-time decision, based...

(Refiles to fix typo in headline tag) (Reuters) - Kelly Slater said he thought he was going to break his neck while catching the wave that won him the Billabong Pro Pipeline World Surf League (WSL) ti...

(Reuters) - NBC's full-day coverage of the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games averaged close to 14 million U.S. television viewers, according to preliminary data provided by Comcast-owned ...

(Reuters) - Big-hitting Bryson DeChambeau on Saturday shot down any notion that his withdrawal from this week's Saudi International with injury was a byproduct of his quest for even greater distance o...

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentine tennis player Juan Martin Del Potro is considering an imminent retirement from the sport, saying recurring injuries mean two tournaments in Argentina and Brazil this...