Olympics

4:47 PM ET Associated Press SAO PAULO — The president of the International Volleyball Federation is being investigated in his native Brazil as part of a wider fraud probe launched on Thursday. Rio de Janeiro police and state prosecutors said in a statement that Ary Graça, who has headed FIVB since 2012, and nine other

7:54 AM ET Associated Press GENEVA — Two-time Olympic 800-meter champion David Rudisha will not defend his title at the Tokyo Games. Rudisha’s agent, Michel Boeting, told The Associated Press on Thursday that Tokyo was “out of the question” for Rudisha because of a persistent hamstring problem. The Olympics are set to open on July

4:44 AM ET Former Indian sprinter Milkha Singh has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation at his Chandigarh residence. He is asymptomatic and claims to be in ‘high spirits’. “A couple of our helpers tested positive and so all the family members did the tests. Only I returned positive on Wednesday and I

3:41 PM ET Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria — Lee Evans, the record-setting sprinter who wore a black beret in a sign of protest at the 1968 Olympics, died Wednesday. He was 74. USA Track and Field confirmed Evans’ death. The San Jose Mercury News reported Sunday that Evans’ family had started a fundraiser with hopes

9:04 AM ET Former U.S. women’s national ice hockey team captain Meghan Duggan is joining the New Jersey Devils as a manager of player development. “I’m looking forward to getting to work, and adding value in an area that I’ve committed my entire life to,” Duggan told ESPN. “But I also hope people see this

6:17 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Confronted in Japan with some of the strongest medical-community opposition yet to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach offered Wednesday to have added medical personnel available to help out when the games open in just over nine weeks. Bach gave few details, speaking remotely at the opening

3:25 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called Tuesday for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics, citing human rights abuses by China’s government. “We cannot proceed as if nothing is wrong about the Olympics going to China,” the California Democrat said during a joint video hearing of the Tom

2:34 PM ET Associated Press The next big decision that Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry makes won’t be the one that decides his NBA future. His Olympic future will be settled first. Lowry — who will be one of the top free agents on the market this summer — said Tuesday that he is considering

10:30 AM ET Kacey Bellamy is retiring from the United States women’s hockey team, USA Hockey announced Tuesday. The news comes as a shock as Bellamy, 34, was supposed to play in the 2021 World Championships this month in Nova Scotia, and was on track to make her fourth Olympic team in February. However, when

5:51 PM ET Associated Press The U.S. government is holding on to nearly $3 million earmarked for the World Anti-Doping Agency, with plans to pay only if it sees “real progress and a path for more substantial future reforms” out of the global drug-fighting organization. The White House drug-control office delivered an updated report to

1:14 PM ET Associated Press The New York Road Runners announced Monday that the 50th running of the New York City Marathon will be held on Nov. 7. NYRR says a modified field of 33,000 runners was determined after consulting with state and city officials. Race director Ted Metellus said the return of the race

12:22 PM ET ESPN staff Nearly two weeks after a former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Rana was murdered outside the parking lot of New Delhi’s Chhatrasal stadium, the Delhi Police have announced a reward of Rs. 1 lakh for any information that leads to the arrest of two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, who is

5:59 AM ET Associated Press Groups alleging human rights abuses against minorities in China are calling for a full-blown boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move likely to ratchet up pressure on the International Olympic Committee, athletes, sponsors and sports federations. A coalition representing Uyghurs, Tibetans, residents of Hong Kong and others

12:25 PM ET Associated Press LONDON — The British government is still deciding whether to accept an offer from Pfizer to fast-track Olympic and Paralympic athletes for coronavirus vaccines. Jabs are only being given to Britons aged 38 or older — though this will be extended to those over 35 from next week — with

6:01 PM ET Associated Press GENEVA — American triple jumper Omar Craddock was banned for 20 months on Friday over missed doping tests and will miss the Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 world championships in Oregon. Track and field’s Athletics Integrity Unit alleged the 2019 Pan American Games champion broke anti-doping rules with three violations

8:48 AM ET Associated Press PARIS — World champion cyclist Julian Alaphilippe has decided to skip the Tokyo Olympics, where he was expected to be a medal contender in the road race. The French rider said Friday it was a personal choice reached in agreement with the national team. Alaphilippe is due to become a

5:21 AM ET Aramide Oladipo When Dina Asher-Smith takes her place on the starting blocks at the delayed Olympic Games this summer, she is determined to be in peak condition both physically and mentally. The British sprinter has had an extra year to prepare for one of the biggest occasions of her career and she

5:57 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Japan is set to further expand a coronavirus state of emergency, currently in Tokyo and five other prefectures, to nine areas as the government is determined to hold the Olympics in just over two months. Japan has been struggling to slow the infections ahead of the Games. The