The Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday it has delayed ruling on the two-year doping ban for Maria Sharapova until September, keeping the tennis superstar out of the Rio Olympics.
American Bubba Watson and Swede Henrik Stenson head an Olympic men's golf field that has been decimated by withdrawals but nonetheless still includes a decent list of world-class players.
Ailing US golf legend Tiger Woods isn't competing in this week's British Open, but he's a regular source of advice and inspiration for Australia's world No 1 Jason Day.
None of world's top four will play Olympic tourney
Top male golfers have done the image of their sport a "disservice" in withdrawing en masse from the Olympics over the Zika virus, International Golf Federation chief Peter Dawson said on Monday.
Cristiano Ronaldo wept with sadness and joy as substitute Eder's extra-time goal saw Portugal beat host France 1-0 in Sunday's Euro 2016 final to win its first major tournament.
France coach Didier Deschamps did not hide his bitter disappointment after finding himself on the losing end of a final for a change on Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo has won it all at the club level and has three world player of the year awards, but on Sunday he celebrated as never before - with tears of joy streaming down his face after Portugal beat France 1-0 to win the European Championship.
The British Open returns to Royal Troon on Scotland's west coast this week, with Rory McIlroy back in the field after being unable to defend the claret jug a year ago due to injury.
American Brittany Lang won her first major title and pocketed $820,000 in dramatic fashion at the US Women's Open on Sunday after her playoff opponent, Sweden's Anna Nordqvist, was assessed a two-stroke penalty for grounding her club in a bunker.
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