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(Reuters) - Walter Gretzky, who recognized his son Wayne's prodigious talent and helped shape him into the National Hockey League's all-time leading scorer, has died aged 82. His death was confirmed o...

By Philip O'Connor (Reuters) - Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya could join an elite group at UFC 259 in Las Vegas on Saturday by holding two belts simultaneously in different weight classes, but ...

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The largest group of exiled ethnic Uighurs have asked the chair of the IOC's ethics commission to personally review its call for the 2022 Winter Games not to be...

(Reuters) - Riders will be banned from celebratory hugs with their team mates after races as part of new COVID-19 protocols introduced this season by cycling's governing body the UCI. The ruling appea...

(Reuters) - The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics European boxing qualifier will be held in Paris from June 4-8, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Boxing Task Force (BTF) has said. Paris is replacing...

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The word "Iditarod" derives from an indigenous Alaskan name for a "far distant place." Due to precautions made necessary by the COVID-19 pandemic, this ye...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto promised on Friday to revive the Japanese people's passion for the Summer Olympics and "turn their concerns into excitement." Hashimoto, who took...

By Margaryta Chornokondratenko and Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) - Kateryna Monzul made history in 2016 when she became the first female referee in Ukraine to officiate a soccer match in the men's top ...

Franz Wagner scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds as No. 2 Michigan clinched the Big Ten regular-season title with a romp past 69-50 romp past rival Michigan State in Ann Arbor, Mich. Hunter Dick...

Jrue Holiday's step-back, baseline jumper with two seconds remaining powered the Milwaukee Bucks to a 112-111 win over the host Memphis Grizzlies on Thursday. Holiday's shot over the outstretched hand...