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OLYMPICS


FILE - America's Rowdy Gaines, gold medal, Mark Stockwell of Australia, silver medal, and Per Johansson of Sweden, bronze medal, on the podium after the Men's 100 Meter Freestyle Swimming Event at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, on July 31, 1984. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
1 hour ago

Ex-Olympic champ Rowdy Gaines calls for changes at USA Swimming as team struggles in Singapore

Read full article: Ex-Olympic champ Rowdy Gaines calls for changes at USA Swimming as team struggles in Singapore
Leon Marchand of France, center, celebrates after winning gold medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
1 day ago

Léon Marchand might be French but he led a Texas-flavored moment at the swim worlds

Read full article: Léon Marchand might be French but he led a Texas-flavored moment at the swim worlds
Katie Ledecky of the United States celebrates after winning gold medal in the women's 1500m freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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Katie Ledecky remains unbeatable in the 1,500 freestyle taking the title again at the worlds

Read full article: Katie Ledecky remains unbeatable in the 1,500 freestyle taking the title again at the worlds
Dancers perform the Cancan dance outside the Moulin Rouge cabaret during the last stage of the Tour de France cycling race between Mantes-la-Ville and Paris, Sunday, July 27, 2025 in Paris (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Tour de France finale brings excitement to Montmartre with a climb to Sacré-Coeur

Read full article: Tour de France finale brings excitement to Montmartre with a climb to Sacré-Coeur

The Tour de France is breaking tradition this year by having riders climb Montmartre during the final stage.

Katie Ledecky of the United States competes in the women's 400-meter freestyle heat at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

American team at world swimming battles case of 'acute gastroenteritis' that damages performance

Read full article: American team at world swimming battles case of 'acute gastroenteritis' that damages performance

The United States team at the swimming world championships in Singapore is battling a case of “acute gastroenteritis” that compromised performances on the opening day of eight days of competition in the pool.

Summer McIntosh of Canada reacts after winning gold in the women's 400-meter freestyle final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Summer McIntosh wins first gold medal at worlds in her quest for five

Read full article: Summer McIntosh wins first gold medal at worlds in her quest for five

For Summer McIntosh of Canada, it’s one gold medal won at the swimming world championships with four to go.

Leon Marchand from France attends at the press conference at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Saturday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Four-time Olympic gold-medal winner Léon Marchand is back and chasing more world records

Read full article: Four-time Olympic gold-medal winner Léon Marchand is back and chasing more world records

Léon Marchand’s life changed drastically after he won four gold medals a year ago in the Paris Olympics.

FILE - Canada's Summer Mcintosh holds a trophy for the Athlete of the Year at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos, File)

McIntosh goes for 5 individual golds at world championships with Los Angeles Olympics in sight

Read full article: McIntosh goes for 5 individual golds at world championships with Los Angeles Olympics in sight

Summer McIntosh is set to compete in five individual events at the world swimming championships in Singapore.

In this photo taken May 24, 2025, and released by Hebei Taihua Jinye Swimming Club, 12 years old Chinese swimmer Yu Zidi competes in the final of the the Women's 400m Individual Medley for the 2025 National Swimming Championships held in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province. (Hebei Taihua Jinye Swimming Club via AP)

Yu Zidi is only 12 but she stuns the swim world with some of the year's fastest times

Read full article: Yu Zidi is only 12 but she stuns the swim world with some of the year's fastest times

Yu Zidi of China is only 12 years old and has qualified for the world swimming championships in Singapore.

Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics medals are displayed during the unveiling ceremony in Venice, Italy, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)

Medals for Milan-Cortina Olympics represent 'two halves coming together'

Read full article: Medals for Milan-Cortina Olympics represent 'two halves coming together'

The Milan-Cortina Olympics are the first games with two host cities in the name.

FILE - Major League Baseball Players Association Executive Director Tony Clark answers a question during a news conference in New York on March 11, 2022. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Major League Baseball, union could let big leaguers in 2028 Olympics during extended All-Star break

Read full article: Major League Baseball, union could let big leaguers in 2028 Olympics during extended All-Star break

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred and players’ union head Tony Clark say plans are moving ahead exploring the possibility of using major leaguers in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, a tournament that could be played on an extended All-Star break.

FILE -South Africa's Caster Semenya celebrates after winning the gold medal in the final of the Women's 800m during the World Athletics Championships in Berlin on Aug. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus, File)

Caster Semenya's sex eligibility battle has confounded sports for 16 years and still isn't over

Read full article: Caster Semenya's sex eligibility battle has confounded sports for 16 years and still isn't over

The sex eligibility case of champion runner Caster Semenya has been one of the most contentious and most complex that sports has seen.

FILE - South Africa's Caster Semenya competes in the women's 800-meter race during the Prefontaine Classic, an IAAF Diamond League athletics meeting, in Stanford, Calif., June 30, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

A ruling this week in the Caster Semenya case could reignite the issue of sex eligibility in sports

Read full article: A ruling this week in the Caster Semenya case could reignite the issue of sex eligibility in sports

A ruling expected this week by the highest chamber of the European Court of Human Rights could reignite champion runner Caster Semenya’s yearslong legal battle against sports authorities over sex eligibility rules.

Faith Kipyegon, from Kenya, runs in an attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes, at Stade Charlety in Paris, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Faith Kipyegon sets 1,500 world record at the Prefontaine Classic

Read full article: Faith Kipyegon sets 1,500 world record at the Prefontaine Classic

Kenyan Faith Kipyegon set a world record in the 1,500 meters Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic, finishing in 3 minutes, 48.68 seconds.

Beatrice Chebet, of Kenya, celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the women 5000 meters at the Diamond League Golden Gala Pietro Mennea athletics meet at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 5,000 meters

Read full article: Beatrice Chebet sets world record in 5,000 meters

Kenyan Beatrice Chebet set a world record in the 5,000 meters, winning the event in 13 minutes, 58.06 seconds Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic.

Head coach Kara Lawson directs players during a USA Basketball women's Americup Trials practice Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at the USA Olympic training center in Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Kara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and has a legit chance to lead USA squad in LA

Read full article: Kara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and has a legit chance to lead USA squad in LA

Kara Lawson has always been a basketball trailblazer and now the Duke women's coach has a legit chance to lead USA to another gold medal.

FILE - A San Jose State Spartans player prepares to serve against the Air Force Falcons during the fifth set of an NCAA college volleyball match Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard, File)

Funding of Olympic sports a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help, AP sources say

Read full article: Funding of Olympic sports a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help, AP sources say

College sports leaders seeking antitrust and other protections from Congress have a potential bargaining chip: School assurances that they will provide funding for their increasingly imperiled Olympic programs, by far the biggest pipeline of talent for Team USA.

The outgoing IOC President Thomas Bach, right, and the new IOC President Kirsty Coventry talk during the handover ceremony of the IOC Presidency at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

IOC's Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidency

Read full article: IOC's Coventry pauses 2036 Olympics hosting contest in 1st big decision of her presidency

India’s push toward winning the 2036 Olympics hosting contest has seemed to stall a little in the first big decision of Kirsty Coventry’s IOC presidency.

Faith Kipyegon, from Kenya, lies on the track after crossing the finish line in her attempt to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes, at Stade Charlety in Paris, Thursday, June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon falls short in her attempt to break 4-minute mile

Read full article: Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon falls short in her attempt to break 4-minute mile

Three-time Olympic champion Faith Kipyegon has failed in her bid to become the first woman to run a mile in under four minutes.

President-elect Kirsty Coventry speaks during the handover ceremony of the IOC Presidency at Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

Olympics' champion: New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year leadership

Read full article: Olympics' champion: New IOC president Kirsty Coventry inaugurated to start 8-year leadership

The first female and first African president of the IOC, Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role on Monday.

FILE -Kirsty Coventry reacts after she was announced as the new IOC President at the International Olympic Committee 144th session in Costa Navarino, western Greece, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis), File)

Olympic president Kirsty Coventry starts work with strong IOC and challenges for Los Angeles Games

Read full article: Olympic president Kirsty Coventry starts work with strong IOC and challenges for Los Angeles Games

The world Kirsty Coventry walks into Monday as the International Olympic Committee’s first female and first African president is already very different to the one she was elected in three months ago.

NEWS HEADLINES


Abeer and Fadi Sobh gather in their tent with their children at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Gaza City, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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From dawn to dusk, a Gaza family focuses on one thing: finding food

Read full article: From dawn to dusk, a Gaza family focuses on one thing: finding food
In this photo released by Geological Agency (Badan Geologi) of the Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, lightning strikes as Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews volcanic material during an eruption in East Flores, Indonesia, Friday, August. 1, 2025. (Badan Geologi via AP)
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Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts again, spewing giant ash plumes miles away

Read full article: Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupts again, spewing giant ash plumes miles away
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 25, 2025, in Washington. The President is traveling to Scotland. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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After a reference to Trump's impeachments is removed from a history museum, complex questions echo

Read full article: After a reference to Trump's impeachments is removed from a history museum, complex questions echo
Devon Wells, a junior at Perry Central High School, welds a metal calf feeder at Halo Farms, where he works, on March 12, 2025, in Perry, N.Y. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca)
2 hours ago

Rural US high schools are offering more college-level classes, but college can still be a tough sell

Read full article: Rural US high schools are offering more college-level classes, but college can still be a tough sell

SPORTS HEADLINES


Colorado Rockies' Mickey Moniak, back left, and Orlando Arcia, back right, douse Brenton Doyle (9) after Doyle hit a two-run wakoff home run off Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Dennis Santana in the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
1 hour ago

Rockies' stunning 17-16 comeback win over Pirates highlights huge night for offense across MLB

Read full article: Rockies' stunning 17-16 comeback win over Pirates highlights huge night for offense across MLB
FILE - America's Rowdy Gaines, gold medal, Mark Stockwell of Australia, silver medal, and Per Johansson of Sweden, bronze medal, on the podium after the Men's 100 Meter Freestyle Swimming Event at the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, on July 31, 1984. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)
1 hour ago

Ex-Olympic champ Rowdy Gaines calls for changes at USA Swimming as team struggles in Singapore

Read full article: Ex-Olympic champ Rowdy Gaines calls for changes at USA Swimming as team struggles in Singapore
Colorado Rockies' Brenton Doyle, third from left, celebrates after hitting a two-run, walkoff home run with teammates, from left, Jordan Beck, Kyle Farmer and Michael Toglia in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
1 hour ago

Doyle hits walkoff homer in 9th, Rockies overcome 9-run 1st--inning deficit to beat Pirates 17-16

Read full article: Doyle hits walkoff homer in 9th, Rockies overcome 9-run 1st--inning deficit to beat Pirates 17-16
Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars held their only stadium scrimmage of training camp on Friday night at EverBank Stadium.
2 hours ago

‘I thought he played awesome’: Trevor Lawrence gets solid reviews in stadium scrimmage

Read full article: ‘I thought he played awesome’: Trevor Lawrence gets solid reviews in stadium scrimmage
The helium ballon that was used during the 2024 Olympic Games as the Olympic cauldron is launched in the Tuileries Gardens of Paris on Saturday, June 21, 2025, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Paris' iconic cauldron from the Olympic Games returns to light up summer nights

Read full article: Paris' iconic cauldron from the Olympic Games returns to light up summer nights

The iconic helium-powered balloon that attracted myriads of tourists during the Paris Olympic Games came back to light up the French capital’s skyline.

FILE - Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant gestures during the second half of an NBA basketball game on March 9, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Kevin Durant buys minority stake in Paris Saint-Germain, will advise club on basketball expansion

Read full article: Kevin Durant buys minority stake in Paris Saint-Germain, will advise club on basketball expansion

NBA star Kevin Durant has purchased a minority stake in Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain.

The Jacksonville Jaguars hosted their 6th annual Special Olympics Florida Fantasy Camp, presented by Ticketmaster, giving participants an unforgettable opportunity to become honorary Jaguars for the day. Held for the first time at the team’s state-of-the-art Miller Electric Center, the camp combined football, friendship, and plenty of “DUUVAL” spirit.

Jaguars host 6th annual Special Olympics fantasy camp at Miller Electric Center

Read full article: Jaguars host 6th annual Special Olympics fantasy camp at Miller Electric Center

For nearly 40 athletes from Special Olympics Florida, Thursday was more than just another day in the offseason — it was a chance to live out their football dreams.

Florida Panthers fans celebrate a goal by center Sam Reinhart during the second period of Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final against the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday, June 17, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Hockey rides into offseason with full-on buzz, a threepeat bid and Olympic-size showdowns ahead

Read full article: Hockey rides into offseason with full-on buzz, a threepeat bid and Olympic-size showdowns ahead

Hockey is seeing a surge in popularity and buzz, fed by the 4 Nations tournament, Alex Ovechkin’s stirring run to the NHL career goals record and the Florida Panthers repeating as Stanley Cup champions.

FILE - Viktoriia Demchenko of Russia competes during the women's race at the Luge World Cup, a test event for the 2022 Winter Olympics, at the Yanqing National Sliding Center in Beijing, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file)

Russian athletes excluded from luge at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics

Read full article: Russian athletes excluded from luge at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics

Russian luge athletes have been excluded from competing at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics even as individuals with neutral status.

FILE - The Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics is seen under construction in Assago, Italy, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno, File)

Men's and women's hockey schedules for 2026 Milan Olympics released

Read full article: Men's and women's hockey schedules for 2026 Milan Olympics released

The International Ice Hockey Federation unveiled the schedule for the men's and women's tournaments at the 2026 Olympics in Milan and Cortina.

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) drives past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Monday, June 16, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)

Haliburton's status is a great unknown for Pacers going into Game 6 of NBA Finals

Read full article: Haliburton's status is a great unknown for Pacers going into Game 6 of NBA Finals

The Indiana Pacers are preparing for the possibility of not having Tyrese Haliburton available to play in Thursday's Game 6 of the NBA Finals.

FILE - Atlantic Division's Brady Tkachuk, of the Ottawa Senators (7) and Matthew Tkachuk, of the Florida Panthers (19) watch the rerun of a goal by Matthew assisted by Brady during the NHL All Star hockey game, Feb. 4, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

US hockey announces initial 6 players for 2026 Milan Olympics

Read full article: US hockey announces initial 6 players for 2026 Milan Olympics

The U.S. named Brady and Matthew Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy as its first six players for the 2026 Olympics.

Madison Keys of the U.S. returns the ball to Germany's Tatjana Maria during their semifinal match on day six of the HSBC Championships at The Queen's Club, London, Saturday June 14, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)

Madison Keys loses to 37-year-old qualifier in Queen's Club semifinals

Read full article: Madison Keys loses to 37-year-old qualifier in Queen's Club semifinals

Madison Keys has lost in straight sets to 37-year-old qualifier Tatjana Maria in the Queen’s Club semifinals.

FILE - Simone Biles, of the United States, poses during the 2025 Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid, Spain, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, FILE)

Simone Biles apologizes for heated exchange with Riley Gaines over trans athlete participation

Read full article: Simone Biles apologizes for heated exchange with Riley Gaines over trans athlete participation

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has apologized to former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines following a heated online exchange.

A man walks past the Olympic cauldron at the Tuileries Gardens, ahead of its nightly summer relaunch starting June 21, in Paris, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

What’s big, glowing and no longer Olympic? Paris has the answer

Read full article: What’s big, glowing and no longer Olympic? Paris has the answer

The Paris Games may be over, but the flame is still rising.

Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie speaks to the crowd at Washington Harbour to announce his retirement from the NHL, Monday, June 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

T.J. Oshie, US Olympic star in Sochi and Capitals Stanley Cup champion, announces he's retiring

Read full article: T.J. Oshie, US Olympic star in Sochi and Capitals Stanley Cup champion, announces he's retiring

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Kayla Harrison, left, talks to Amanda Nunes after her women's bantamweight bout against Julianna Pea at the UFC 316 mixed martial arts event Sunday, June 8, 2025 in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Kayla Harrison survived sex abuse to win Olympic gold. She's now a UFC champ with a mega fight ahead

Read full article: Kayla Harrison survived sex abuse to win Olympic gold. She's now a UFC champ with a mega fight ahead

Around her neck or around her waist, Kayla Harrison has a knack for winning gold.

Georgia's Merab Dvalishvili, left, celebrates after winning his bantamweight title bout against Sean O'Malley at the UFC 316 mixed martial arts event Sunday, June 8, 2025 in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Harrison, Dvalishvili celebrate as 135-pound champions at UFC 316 with President Trump looking on

Read full article: Harrison, Dvalishvili celebrate as 135-pound champions at UFC 316 with President Trump looking on

Merab Dvalishvili retained his 135-pound championship when he tapped out Sean O’Malley in the third round in the main event of UFC 316 at the Prudential Center.

A young man arrives at a travel agency on Thursday, June 5, 2025, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

Trump banned travel from 12 countries, but included some exceptions to avoid legal battles

Read full article: Trump banned travel from 12 countries, but included some exceptions to avoid legal battles

The new travel ban on citizens of 12 countries that restricted access to people from seven others includes some exceptions.

Casey Wasserman, LA28 chairperson and president, takes questions from the media during a news conference in Los Angeles, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

LA28 organizers confident Trump's latest travel ban won't affect Los Angeles Olympics

Read full article: LA28 organizers confident Trump's latest travel ban won't affect Los Angeles Olympics

Planning and preparation for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics has made “significant progress” and organizers say they're confident that President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban won’t prevent games participants from entering the U.S. LA28 chairman Casey Wasserman says the federal government already recognizes that the Olympics require special consideration.

Algeria's Imane Khelif poses after defeating China's Yang Liu to win gold in their women's 66 kg final boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Olympic champ Imane Khelif skips Eindhoven event after World Boxing introduces mandatory sex testing

Read full article: Olympic champ Imane Khelif skips Eindhoven event after World Boxing introduces mandatory sex testing

Olympic champion Imane Khelif is skipping the Eindhoven Box Cup in the Netherlands less than a week after World Boxing announced mandatory sex testing for all athletes.

President Donald Trump gestures past Vice President JD Vance during a FIFA task force meeting on the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games

Read full article: What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympic Games

U.S. President Donald Trump often says the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics are among the events he is most excited about in his second term.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver is seen on the court prior to Game 2 of an NBA basketball Western Conference Finals playoff series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Minnesota Timberwolves Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)

NBA working on plan for US-vs.-world format at All-Star Game next season, AP source says

Read full article: NBA working on plan for US-vs.-world format at All-Star Game next season, AP source says

The NBA is working on a plan to turn next season’s All-Star Game into a U.S.-vs.

FILE - Gold medalist Gabby Thomas stands on the podium after the women's 200-meter at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrade, File)

FanDuel bans bettor over heckling incident with Olympic champion sprinter Gabby Thomas

Read full article: FanDuel bans bettor over heckling incident with Olympic champion sprinter Gabby Thomas

A sports bettor who heckled Olympic champion sprinter Gabby Thomas during a Grand Slam Track event in Philadelphia has been banned by the betting site FanDuel Sportsbook.

Italy's Lorenzo Musetti celebrates as he won the quarterfinal match of the French Tennis Open against Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

French Open: Lorenzo Musetti beats Frances Tiafoe and faces Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals

Read full article: French Open: Lorenzo Musetti beats Frances Tiafoe and faces Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinals

Lorenzo Musetti has reached his first semifinal at the French Open and second at a Grand Slam tournament.

Algeria's Imane Khelif poses after defeating China's Yang Liu to win gold in their women's 66 kg final boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

World Boxing apologizes for naming Olympic champion Imane Khelif in sex test policy

Read full article: World Boxing apologizes for naming Olympic champion Imane Khelif in sex test policy

The president of World Boxing has apologized after Olympic champion Imane Khelif was singled out in the governing body’s announcement to make sex testing mandatory.

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