Berlin (AFP) - NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday a planned European basketball league must "respect the traditions of European basketball", while confirming talks with EuroLeague side Real Madrid about...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Twenty-six people have been charged with fixing US college and Chinese professional basketball games in an alleged transnational criminal conspiracy, federal prosecutors said Thursday....

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Nine-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky clocked the second-fastest women's 1500m freestyle time in history on Wednesday to launch the US Pro Swim Series...

Berlin (AFP) - On the eve of the first regular season NBA game in Germany, European basketball pioneer Detlef Schrempf is "proud" of the role he played in making the...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Major winners Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm and Cameron Smith all committed to stay with LIV Golf in 2026 on Tuesday, turning down the chance to follow...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - US snowboarding star Chloe Kim said Tuesday she will be fit to compete at next month's Winter Olympics in Italy despite suffering a shoulder...

Flachau (Austria) (AFP) - Mikaela Shiffrin bounced back under floodlights in Flachau, Austria, on Tuesday when she won the slalom for the sixth time this season barely a month before the...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Luka Doncic scored 42 points but could not prevent the Los Angeles Lakers stumbling to a third straight defeat with a 124-112 loss against...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sparked defending champion Oklahoma City to victory on Sunday while Anthony Edwards led Minnesota's last-minute fightback to beat...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Josh Allen rushed for a game-winning touchdown as the Buffalo Bills outdueled the Jacksonville Jaguars 27-24 in a roller-coaster NFL wild card thriller on...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and passed off eight assists on Saturday to spark the Cleveland Cavaliers over Minnesota 146-134. Two nights after losing...

Wrexham (United Kingdom) (AFP) - Wrexham's fairytale ride under Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney continued as they knocked Premier League Nottingham Forest out of the FA Cup with...

Miami (AFP) - Uganda's Jacob Kiplimo, the reigning Chicago Marathon champion, will attempt to win his third consecutive men's crown at the World Cross Country Championships on Saturday in Tallahassee,...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Ilia Malinin produced a dazzling performance at the US Figure Skating Championships on Thursday as he targets gold at next month's Winter Olympics. The...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - The Chicago Bulls' home game against the Miami Heat on Thursday was postponed at the 11th hour because of an unplayable court. An NBA...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rescued the Oklahoma City Thunder with a game-tying buzzer-beater before finishing with 46 points in a 129-125 overtime victory against the Utah...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - The United States women's football team will compete against Argentina, Colombia and Canada in the 2026 SheBelieves Cup this March, US Soccer announced Wednesday....

Washington (United States) (AFP) - Shohei Ohtani's success in leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to back-to-back World Series titles has Major League Baseball rivals hoping for similar results with Japanese...

Kranjska Gora (Slovenia) (AFP) - US ski star Mikaela Shiffrin said Sunday she was "in awe" of Swiss rival Camille Rast who ended her World Cup slalom streak to complete...

Kranjska Gora (Slovenia) (AFP) - Camille Rast ended US star Mikaela Shiffrin's World Cup slalom streak on   Sunday as the Swiss skier completed a double at Kranjska Gora a...