The Olympic flame arrived in Beijing on Wednesday amid calls from overseas critics for a boycott of the Winter Games.

A report published by the U.N. Environment Program found that while governments have made ambitious pledges to curb greenhouse gas emissions, they are still planning to extract double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than what would be necessary to keep the global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit).

Washington State fired football coach Nick Rolovich and four of his assistants on Monday for refusing a state mandate that all employees get vaccinated against COVID-19.

With fall foliage replacing the blooming daffodils and mylar blankets giving way to masks, the pandemic-delayed 125th Boston Marathon returned from a 30-month absence on Monday.

Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund completed a buyout of Premier League club Newcastle on Thursday, giving hope to fans dreaming of a first title in almost a century but concerning human rights activists.

Three activists protesting human rights abuses in China sneaked into the archaeological site where the flame lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics was being held Monday.

Jon Gruden has resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails he sent before being hired in 2018 contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments.

Ten female officials will work games in the American Hockey League this season, the highest level that women have reached in that position in professional hockey.

To receive an influx of cash, Newcastle fans have to accept their long-underachieving club becoming embroiled in a sporting moral maze of the ethics of ownership by a state.

Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11.