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Golf ace rings in new year with a bang after tennis star agrees to marry him following two-year courtship
IOC President Thomas Bach expressed full confidence Monday that Russian authorities will deliver a "safe and secure" Olympics in Sochi despite the two deadly suicide bombings in southern Russia.
Football managers said at the 8th Dubai International Sports Conference the rise of Asian football to global significance was irreversible and that East and West would benefit from it.
Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher was in critical condition after undergoing brain surgery following a skiing accident in the French Alps on Sunday, doctors said.
West Bromwich Albion striker Nicolas Anelka was criticized by a French government minister and Jewish groups across France on Saturday for celebrating a goal in the English Premier League with a gesture viewed in France as being anti-Semitic.
In 1770, the first Captain Cook, James, reached Australian shores with little fanfare.
The story had all the elements of a Cold War thriller: a wealthy American businessman, Russian leadership at the highest levels, diplomatic intrigue and purloined jewels. Regrettably, there was no romantic subplot. But if the movie rights on this are ever sold, that will be an easy addition to the script.
For some people the year 2013 meant the end of a career, bur for others, it unleashed a new chapter.
LeBron James of the Miami Heat is The Associated Press' 2013 Male Athlete of the Year, becoming the third basketball player to capture the award in its 83-year history.
Russian meteorologists have no concerns about a shortage of snow for the Winter Olympics in February but believe avalanches and poor visibility could disrupt the Sochi Games.
The 2nd Mandalay Hill Invitational Cycling contest will be held in Mandalay, central region of Myanmar, on Wednesday, official media reported on Tuesday.
Arsene Wenger failed for the 10th time to get the better of Jose Mourinho as Arsenal was held to a 0-0 draw by Chelsea on Monday, missing a chance to return to the top of the Premier League.