Dara Torres is back in the pool and training for what she hopes will be her sixth Olympics.

Stung by a lingering land dispute with farmers and the sudden resignation of its CEO for health reasons, Munich is relying on figure skating great Katarina Witt to lift the city's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

IOC president Jacques Rogge believes the cricket match-fixing scandal shows that illegal betting has become as big a blight on sports as doping.

Olympic champion Usain Bolt said American sprint rival Tyson Gay "probably just hates my guts" because he has dominated major championships.

Kobe Bryant towers over a city street as he dribbles a basketball in the cover photo of a pamphlet distributed earlier this year to promote the world championships.

Olympic champion Kim Yu-na has parted ways with coach Brian Orser.

Evgeni Plushenko will need more than quadruple jumps to make it to the Sochi Olympics.

Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh is threatening to boycott this weekend's revamped Manhattan Beach Open because the beach volleyball tournament won't be played under the accepted international rules.

IOC president Jacques Rogge has dismissed claims by Israel that an Iranian faked an injury to avoid facing one of its athletes in a Youth Olympics taekwondo match.

Wimbledon is brightening its wardrobe for the 2012 Olympics.

Iran was accused of putting politics before sports at the inaugural Youth Olympics by withdrawing from a taekwondo final against Israel on Sunday.

Japan's Yuka Sato won the first gold medal in the inaugural Youth Olympics, racing to a comfortable victory in the women's triathlon on Sunday.