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(Reuters) - Next week's Vic Open will award three spots into the British Open for the first time as part of the Open qualifying series, organisers said on Thursday. The announcement comes after Tuesda...

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese figure skating judge suspended for giving preferential marks to his compatriots became eligible after his ban to serve in an official capacity at the Olympic Games, the s...

By Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympics, which officially opens on Friday, will be streamlined, safe and splendid, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, as the head of th...

By Julien Pretot BEIJING (Reuters) - Choi Min-jeong was South Korea's star of the 2018 Olympics, winning two short track gold medals, but injuries - and the emergence of Suzanne Schulting - mean the c...

BEIJING (Reuters) - The Beijing Olympics, officially opening on Friday, will be safe and outstanding while also ushering in a new era for global winter sports, International Olympic Committee presiden...

(Reuters) - Ireland's undisputed world lightweight champion Katie Taylor and Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano on Wednesday said they would let their fists do the talking as the pair voiced mutual respect a...

By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores said on Wednesday his refusal to throw games as a way to improve the football club's chances of landing a top draft pick ultim...

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has no travel plans ahead, he said to German broadcaster ZDF on Wednesday in response to a question on whether he would go to the Beijing Winter Olympi...

By Rory Carroll LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Basketball great Charles Oakley, who personified toughness during his 19 bruising NBA seasons, said efforts to make the league more "sexy" leave a lot to be des...

By Frank Pingue (Reuters) - USA Swimming has unveiled a new policy that would allow transgender athletes to swim in elite events by setting out criteria that aims to mitigate any unfair advantages, su...