Ex-Kenya sports minister guilty of corruption pays $32K fine
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's former sports minister paid a fine of just over $32,000 on Thursday to avoid a six-year jail sentence after being...
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Once-amateur boxing world championships to offer prize money
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The boundary between amateur and professional boxing blurred further Thursday with the International Boxing Association offering prize money of up to...
Court ruling clears Australian swimmer Jack to compete again
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Australian swimmer Shayna Jack was cleared Thursday to resume her competitive career after a doping case that forced her to miss...
Ex-Kenya sports minister guilty in Olympic corruption case
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's former sports minister was convicted Wednesday of corruption and abuse of office relating to the misuse of more than $800,000...
WADA warns Russia not to interfere in anti-doping work
ISTANBUL — The World Anti-Doping Agency warned Russia not to interfere in drug-testing in the country and asked Wednesday that a year-old vacancy at...
Yuri Sedykh, hammer world record holder, dies at 66
MOSCOW — Yuri Sedykh, a two-time Olympic champion in the hammer throw whose world record from 1986 still stands, has died. He was 66.
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LA28 committee chooses marketing chief Carter as new CEO
The organizing committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics elevated its top marketing officer, Kathy Carter, to CEO on Tuesday as it ramps up...
Ukraine wants to prepare a bid to host a Winter Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Ukraine wants to enter formal talks about hosting the Winter Olympics, the IOC said Monday.
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Verdicts due in Swiss forgery trial of Olympic official
GENEVA — Verdicts are due in a Geneva court on Friday in the trial of Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah for alleged...