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SYDNEY : Surfer Owen Wright, who fought his way back from a traumatic brain injury to win an Olympic bronze medal for Australia, announced his retirement from professional competition on Wednesday, saying he no longer wanted to risk his…

Olympic track and field athlete Devon Allen came to the defense of Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill after his 60-meter race win.The 2023 league year officially opens up on Wednesday, March 15, when all 32 teams will look to improve…

Veteran Czech cyclist Katerina Nash has avoided a four-year ban after a U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) investigation determined the five-time Olympian's positive test had been a result of administering medicine to her pet dog.Nash, 45,…

Three-time Olympian Brianna Decker announced her retirement from the United States national hockey team on Thursday, ending a career in which she ranks third among American women players in world championship tournament points.The forward…

Former Olympic athlete Charmaine Crooks was named acting president of Canada Soccer on Wednesday as the embattled governing body looks to navigate a labour dispute with its men's and women's national teams.Crooks, 60, is the first woman…

Canada Soccer named five-time Olympian Charmaine Crooks its interim president on Wednesday, as the embattled national sports organization looks to broker labour peace with its men's and women's teams.Crooks, who had been serving as…

Holding true to her values eventually brought Christine Girard to the top of the podium. She intends to take that quality with her to Santiago, Chile, where Girard will lead Canada’s team as chef de mission at the 2023 Pan American…

MELBOURNE: Australian athlete Peter Bol, who finished fourth in the 800m at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has had his provisional doping suspension lifted after the 'B' sample of his test did not match his 'A' sample, Sport Integrity…

ROME : Italy's most decorated female Olympian, record breaking short track speed skater Arianna Fontana, will not defect to another country, the head of the Italian Olympic Committee said on Friday.Last month, the 32-year-old athlete…

A 12-year-old snowboarder from Fort Smith, N.W.T., who has picked up two gold ulus at the Arctic Winter Games so far, says Olympic snowboarder Liam Gill inspires her confidence on the slopes.Storm Cabell-White met Gill during a snowboarding…