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The Austrian ski federation has turned to the former coach of record eight-time overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher to get its giant slalom team back on track next season. Michael Pircher was appointed on Monday as the new head...

Four-time Olympic biathlon medalist Dominik Landertinger of Austria retired Monday at the age of 32. Landertinger said on the Austrian Ski Federation’s website that he retired because he wanted to look after his health following an operation on his spine...

Soccer matches and other sports events in Spain will take place in empty venues at least until the end of the summer, the mayor of Madrid said Saturday. José Luis Martínez-Almeida told the Onda Cero radio station that the coronavirus...

ROWING Boat Race in London on March 29 canceled. Americas Olympic qualification regatta in Rio de Janeiro from April 2-5 canceled. World Cup I in Sabuadia, Italy from April 10-12 canceled. Asia and Oceania Olympic qualifying regatta in Chungju, South Korea from April...

US basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna are among nine people killed in a helicopter crash in the city of Calabasas, California. Bryant, 41, was travelling in a private helicopter when it came down and burst into flames. The...

Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Croatia qualified for the 2020 European Championship on Saturday. For the Germans, it’s a record 13th straight time that they will appear at the tournament, continuing a run going back to 1972. For the Dutch, a...

Former cross-country skier Max Hauke of Austria has been sentenced to five months on probation and fined 480 euros ($533) for severe sports fraud after being caught doping. A regional court in Innsbruck on Wednesday found the two-time Olympian guilty...

Widely regarded a main candidate to succeed retired Marcel Hirscher as World Cup overall champion, Alexis Pinturault passed his first test with flying colors on Sunday. He beat teammate Mathieu Faivre to lead a French 1-2 finish in the World...

Rafael Nadal maintained his stranglehold on the French Open by beating Austrian fourth seed Dominic Thiem in four sets to lift a 12th men's singles title. The Spaniard won for the third straight year at Roland Garros with a 6-3...

Honda had already degenerated into a joke in Formula One. Thanks to a lightning start with Red Bull, the engine manufacturer can hope again. The true balance of power is now revealed on the weekend in Bahrain. Sakhir. With 321.9...