London keeps pledge to avoid white elephant

Five months after the London Olympic Park closed to the public, 1,000 construction workers are toiling to transform it into an entirely new neighborhood of the British capital.

I've been privileged, says departing IOC President Rogge

International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said he had been privileged to be in charge of global sport's most powerful body for the past 12 years.

Lance disgrace sad

Lance Armstrong's doping scandal was both disappointing and sad, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said.

Conte thrilled to leave Celtic 'hell'

Juventus coach Antonio Conte has suffered much in recent months, but coming away from the "hell" of a noisy and fervent Celtic Park with a 3-0 win in its Champions League last-16 first leg felt like an enormous relief.

US wrestlers blindsided by Olympic ousting

Olympic wrestler Cael Sanderson woke up on Tuesday morning to news that seemed too shocking to process: Wrestling would no longer be an Olympic sport.

IOC decision shocks Japan

Wrestling power Japan, which won four gold medals in London, reacted with dismay on Wednesday after Olympic chiefs said the 2020 Games would not include the sport, depriving the country of a rich source of medals.

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Ishikawa's Next step is success in the US

Japanese sensation Ryo Ishikawa, having already piled up multiple records on his home circuit, has set his sights on completing a breakthrough victory on the US PGA Tour this season.

Golfers think their sport might actually be clean

Thomas Bjorn, Henrik Stenson and Richard Green, three leading figures on the European Tour, are united in their view that golf is free of doping.

Stenson wants it all this season

Henrik Stenson is slowly returning to the sort of form that took him to fourth in the world in 2009 and believes he will compete regularly with golf's elite again as long as he can successfully juggle his membership of two tours.

Clash of titans

The world's richest soccer clubs Real Madrid and Manchester United meet on Wednesday in a Champions League last 16 first-leg tie described by Jose Mourinho as "the match the world is waiting for". Alex Ferguson takes his United side to the Spanish capital after extending its lead at the top of the Premier League to 12 points with Sunday's 2-0 win at home to Everton.