The opening ceremony of the Asian Games has marked the official start of the 16-day event.

The Olympic Council of Asia is attempting to quell complaints about lodging for athletes and officials at the Asian Games.

French judo star Teddy Riner wants to end his stellar career with a fourth individual Olympic gold medal at the Los Angeles Games in 2028.

Olympic champion speedskater Jutta Leerdam is taking a season away from the ice.

An ad campaign featuring actor Sydney Sweeney has sparked backlash from female athletes who say it sexualizes women in sports.

The athlete who perhaps best summed up the meaning of track’s new experiment, the Ultimate Championship, isn’t an ultimate champion herself.

Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and Kahleah Copper added 13 to help the U.S. beat Spain 76-66, advancing to the championship game of the women’s FIBA World Cup.

Edgar Grospiron has left the presidency of the 2030 Winter Olympics organizing committee.

Dan Hicks thought it was incredible when he reached 30 years at NBC Sports.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has had her permission to compete internationally as a neutral athlete revoked, a person familiar with the situation has told The Associated Press.

The U.S. Center for SafeSport more than doubled the number of new visitors to its online Centralized Disciplinary Database in the month after it started making public announcements about people placed on its banned list.

A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum will miss the FIBA Women’s World Cup for health reasons and will be replaced on the U.S. team by Washington teammates Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron.

Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu is taking the season off after her triumph in Milan.

The United States successfully defends the men’s title at the flag football world championships but loses the women’s title to Canada.

Athens’ iconic Panathenaic Stadium is undergoing its first systematic cleaning in more than a century.

Fred Richard became the second Black men's gymnast to win a national all-around title when he cruised to victory at the U.S. championships.

Olympic silver medalist Matt Hudson-Smith says he has “a memory like a fish” and doesn’t know if he’s been paid what he’s owed by Grand Slam Track, the league that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last year.

Frederick Richard has won his first U.S. men's gymnastics all-around title, cementing his status as the leader of the men's program two years out from the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.