Rio Olympics

NBA: Warriors’ Green arrested for minor assault – report

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green, who is expected to represent the United States…

Tennis: Sharapova out of Rio as CAS delays doping decision

LAUSSANE, Switzerland (AFP) - The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday it has put back its ruling on the…

Basketball: France off to perfect start in Olympic qualifiers

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- France, led by NBA star Tony Parker, got off to a perfect start Tuesday as the…

USA to head to Rio without James

NEW YORK, United States (Reuters) -- LeBron James was a glaring absentee from the United States Olympic lineup as USA…

NBA: LeBron James to skip Rio Olympics, report says

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NBA superstar LeBron James, who led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the greatest-ever NBA Finals comeback…

NBA: Bogut eyes Rio despite ‘scary’ Zika

by Jim SLATER CLEVELAND, United States (AFP) -- Andrew Bogut plans to play for Australia at the Rio Olympics, but…

Pau Gasol could skip Rio over Zika fears

MADRID,Spain (AFP) -- Spanish basketball star Pau Gasol said Monday he is considering skipping the Olympic Games in Brazil in…

Philippines’ gold dream fades as Pacquiao rules out Rio

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao said Friday he would skip the Rio Olympics even if professionals were…

Boxing: ‘Madness!’ Legendary Arum rips into Olympic pros plan

by Daniel HICKS HONG KONG , China (AFP) -- Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum has slammed as "total madness" a…

Tennis: Murray insists Djokovic can be beaten as big four reunite in Madrid

by Kieran CANNING MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- World number one Novak Djokovic returns to the Madrid Masters for the first…

Ticket scalping for Rio Olympics starts even without official tickets

RIO de Janeiro, Brazil - Brazilian authorities warned against ticket scalpers for the 2016 Rio Olympics even if the organizers…

Mexico’s Olympic delegation to take specialists to Rio Olympics due to Zika fears

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (Reuters) -- The Mexican delegation that will attend the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro will be…

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