Tantrums, trickery and tragedies of World Cups past

Tantrums, trickery and tragedies at the FIFA World Cup games over the years.

NCAA injured player can walk on crutches

2013-04-02 17:31

Louisville's Kevin Ware was up and walking on crutches, and coach Rick Pitino said his player's spirits have been boosted by the outpouring of support from friends and fans.

Horrifying NCAA injury

2013-04-02 07:51

A gruesome injury that left Louisville guard Kevin Ware with a broken leg plunged Lucas Oil Stadium into horrified silence, with coach Rick Pitino wiping away tears and shocked teammates openly weeping during Sunday's Midwest Regional final.

Renowned volleyball player passes away

2013-04-02 01:29

Chen Zhaodi, a renowned volleyball player, died from cancer at the age of 58 on April 1 in Beijing.

Public sports in post-war Iraq

2013-03-29 17:11

Public sports in Iraq mostly disappeared during the conflict, but slowly it is returning to the war-torn country.

Japan Olympic Committee survey sheds light on violence

2013-03-21 10:17

The Japanese Olympic Committee has promised to take steps to wipe out violence among its sports federations after a survey revealed more than 10 percent of its athletes had been victims of bullying or harassment.

70-year-old feared dead after hang glider crash

2013-02-26 16:56

Yi Ruilong, a hang glider enthusiast, was feared dead after dropping into a remote lake during a training flight on the night of the Chinese Lantern Festival, Western China City Daily reports on Tuesday.

Pistorius goes free on $113,000 bail

2013-02-23 12:02

A South African court granted bail on Friday to Oscar Pistorius, charged with the murder of his girlfriend on Valentine's Day, after his lawyers successfully argued the "Blade Runner" was too famous to flee justice.

Slain Pistorius girlfriend spoke out against gender violence

2013-02-22 11:08

The day before her Paralympics star boyfriend Oscar Pistorius shot her dead, Reeva Steenkamp publicly proclaimed her support for a campaign against the violence that kills thousands of women in South Africa each year.

Pistorius bail decision expected in S. African court

2013-02-22 10:01

A judge is likely to decide on Friday whether to grant bail to Oscar Pistorius, with prosecutors arguing he is a cold-blooded killer and his own lawyers that he is far too famous to have any chance of fleeing prosecution. Slain girlfriend against gender violence Pistorius says he shot girlfriend by mistake

Sponsor suspends Pistorius' contract

2013-02-22 07:11

Nike has suspended its contract with Oscar Pistorius, a spokesman for the US sportswear giant said on Thursday as the South African Paralympics star fights charges of murdering his girlfriend.

Pistorius defense team fights back

2013-02-21 07:43

A police detective, testifying at Oscar Pistorius' bail hearing on Wednesday, said police had not found anything inconsistent with how the star athlete described his shooting of his girlfriend - a killing that Pistorius says was accidental but which prosecutors call murder.

Pistorius says he shot girlfriend to death by mistake

2013-02-20 11:01

"Blade Runner" Oscar Pistorius put on his artificial legs and walked across his bedroom before firing four shots through a locked toilet door, killing his cowering girlfriend in cold blood, prosecutors said on Tuesday.