Olympics

Reaction to David Beckham's decision to retire from football at the end of the season, which he announced Thursday: Read more »

In Iran, Olympic wrestling champion Jordan Burroughs felt like Justin Bieber, LeBron James and Tom Brady all rolled into one. Read more »

SAN FRANCISCO — Andrew "Bart" Simpson had already garnered an Olympic gold medal in sailing in 2008 and a silver at last year's games when Artemis Racing came calling with a chance to win... Read more »

Wrestling's fight to get back into the Olympics is as much about politics as sports. It's about saying the right things in public while lobbying behind-the-scenes for crucial votes. It's about... Read more »

Is there another Olympics in Mitt Romney's future? San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, a Democrat, sure hopes so. He wants Romney to be the honorary chairman of the southern California city's joint bid... Read more »

Brazilian officials said Tuesday they were closely following the investigation into the explosions at the Boston Marathon as they consider whether to change security measures for next year's World... Read more »

Oscar Pistorius was granted bail Friday, paving the way for him to be freed from custody pending his trial in the Valentine's Day shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Read more »

Prosecutors reinstated attempted murder charges against a policeman leading the murder investigation into world-famous athlete Oscar Pistorius, in the latest twist in a case that has captivated... Read more »

The lead investigator in the murder case against Oscar Pistorius faces attempted murder charges himself over a 2011 shooting, police said Thursday in another potentially damaging blow to the... Read more »

A police detective, testifying at Oscar Pistorius' bail hearing Wednesday, said that police have not found anything inconsistent with how the star athlete described his shooting of his girlfriend... Read more »

Arch foes Iran and the U.S. have found some common ground in the fight to save wrestling as an Olympic sport. Read more »

Oscar Pistorius fired into the door of a small bathroom where his girlfriend was cowering after a shouting match on Valentine's Day, hitting her three times, a South African prosecutor said Tuesday... Read more »

The family of Oscar Pistorius' slain girlfriend wants answers, her mother told a Johannesburg newspaper, as South Africans braced to hear why prosecutors believe a national hero murdered the model... Read more »

Oscar Pistorius is "numb with shock as well as grief" after the shooting death of his model girlfriend at his home in South Africa, the runner's uncle said Saturday, as his family strongly refuted... Read more »

Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who won world acclaim by competing in last summer's Olympics, broke into loud sobs on Friday after prosecutors announced a charge of premeditated murder... Read more »

Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius wept in court Friday as prosecutors said they'll pursue a charge of premeditated murder against him in the killing of his model girlfriend, meaning the man who once... Read more »

stling executive director Rich Bender knows it will take an international push to save Olympic wrestling. Read more »

Facing a wave of criticism from around the world, IOC President Jacques Rogge will meet with the head of wrestling's governing body to discuss ways the sport can fight to save its place in the... Read more »

American Ted Ligety already has two gold medals at the world championships, and he hasn't even skied his best event yet. Read more »

Removing a sport from the Olympics is one of the IOC's most sensitive tasks. After months of evaluation, a decision will come next week — and the century-old competition of modern pentathlon... Read more »

A year before the 2014 Winter Olympics are to begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be fired, apparently due to cost overruns in host... Read more »

Teenage amputees from around the world have converged on Park City Mountain Resort this week, learning new skills and making connections with other youth who understand the challenges they face. Read more »

All it took was a moment. Lindsey Vonn landed hard and tumbled face first with a piercing shriek. Read more »