Olympics

6:25 AM ET Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary — The International Judo Federation has removed the titles and jobs Vladimir Putin and a longtime Kremlin-supporting oligarch held at the organization. “The International Judo Federation announces that Mr. Vladimir Putin and Mr. Arkady Rotenberg have been removed from all positions held in the International Judo Federation,” the

9:20 AM ET Associated Press LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland — Mikaela Shiffrin stretched her lead in the overall World Cup standings Sunday by finishing fourth in a giant slalom after closest rival Petra Vlhova failed to finish the first run. Shiffrin seemed to ski more cautiously in the second run, after being second fastest in the first

Mar 6, 2022 South Africa’s Stephen Mokoka, who had never run a 50km race before, broke the world record on home soil in Gqeberha on Sunday. Mokoka, 37, crossed the finish line in two hours, 40 minutes and 13 seconds, beating the record set by Ethiopian Ketema Bekele Negasa (2:42:07) at the same event last

Mar 6, 2022 Associated Press KVITFJELL, Norway — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde anxiously jumped up from the leader’s chair several times, but on each occasion he sat down again and puffed out his cheeks in relief as none of his rivals managed to beat the Norwegian’s time in the penultimate World Cup super-G of the season

11:27 AM ET Mechelle VoepelESPN.com Close Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. WNBA player Brittney Griner is being detained in Russia after customs officials said they found hashish oil in her luggage at

6:51 AM ET Associated Press LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland — Mikaela Shiffrin took a clear lead in the World Cup overall standings Saturday by placing second in a tricky super-G won by the unheralded Romane Miradoli. It was an impressive return to form on a steep, twisting course for the American star in her first race after

11:19 AM ET Associated Press Russia has been banned from international gymnastics and curling events in response to its invasion of Ukraine. The International Gymnastics Federation on Friday said Russian and Belarusian athletes or officials, including judges, will not be allowed to participate in sanctioned competitions, indefinitely. The World Curling Federation has banned Russia from

6:30 PM ET Associated Press LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Germany’s Lea-Sophie Scholz and Japan’s Kota Mitsui set track records in winning 1,500-meter events Thursday at the FISU World University speedskating championship. Scholz won the women’s race on the 400-meter James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval in 2 minutes, 9.22 seconds. Yuka Takahashi of Japan was

2:26 AM ET Associated Press Faced with threats of withdrawals and growing animosity in the Athletes Village, organizers of the Winter Paralympics on Thursday reversed course and expelled athletes from Russia and Belarus. The about-face came less than 24 hours after the International Paralympic Committee announced it would allow Russians and Belarusians to compete when

11:53 AM ET Jonathan SelvarajESPN India opened their account at the first ISSF World Cup of the year in Cairo on Tuesday, winning a gold in the men’s 10m pistol and a silver in the women’s event through Saurabh Chaudhary and Esha Singh respectively. While Saurabh won his ninth gold medal at World Cups, it

8:32 AM ET Associated Press Ukraine’s 20 athletes for the Winter Paralympics are expected to be in Beijing in time for Friday’s opening ceremony, IPC spokesman Craig Spence told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Spence said the team was heading for the Chinese capital and could arrive as soon as Wednesday. The arrival had been

7:04 PM ET Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Two-time Olympic women’s shot put champion Valerie Adams has announced her retirement at the age of 37. Adams also won Olympic silver and bronze medals and was a four-time world champion, a four-time world indoor champion and three-time Commonwealth Games champion. One of 18 children of

5:12 PM ET ESPN News Services As the attack on Ukraine entered a fourth day on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin temporarily lost his most senior official position in world sports. The International Judo Federation cited “the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine” for suspending Putin’s honorary president status. The Russian president is a keen judoka

2:00 AM ET Jonathan SelvarajESPN After a delayed start to the season due to the outbreak of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, India’s Olympic shooters get a busy 2022 underway at the ISSF World Cup in Cairo that begins on Monday. Here’s what to watch out for. Who is in the Indian team? The Indian

7:03 AM ET Associated Press CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland — Czech skier Ester Ledecka shrugged off her Olympic disappointment Saturday by winning the first women’s World Cup downhill after the Beijing Games. Ledecka had an attacking run down the Mont Lachaux course in perfect sunny conditions to earn her third career win and second in downhill, more

10:05 AM ET ESPN News Services The International Olympic Committee urged sports bodies Friday to cancel or move all events they plan to hold in Russia and Belarus and to stop using the countries’ flags and national anthems. The request from the Olympic body came after UEFA moved the Champions League final from St. Petersburg

8:55 AM ET Associated Press STOCKHOLM — A Swedish speedskater who won double Olympic gold earlier this month in Beijing has given one of his medals to a Swedish publisher detained in China, Amnesty International said Friday. Nils van der Poel gave the medal to the daughter of Gui Minhai, a naturalized Swede who co-owned

9:23 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The New York City Marathon will return to full capacity with 50,000 runners this year after the race was canceled in 2020 and limited last fall due to the coronavirus. The announcement for the Nov. 6 event was made Thursday by New York Road Runners, which operates