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Why Venus Williams Needs to Retire from Singles Competition

Venus and Serena Williams have never been held to the same standards as other athletes in their sport.

Michael Phelps Denies Reports of Swimming Comeback

According to NBC reporter Peter Busch, the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time has decided to resume his swimming career and has his sights set on competing in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio.

Famous impostors, Oscars to Olympics

European soccer body UEFA has issued a statement after an 11-year-old boy managed to invade the pitch and pose as a member of Chelsea Football Club's entourage following this week's Europa League Final.

Stars Come out to Support Wrestling's Bid for 2020 Olympics: Will IOC Notice?

Roughly 500,000 people fight their way through New York City's Grand Central Station on a daily basis, but on Wednesday, world wrestling superpowers United States, Iran and Russia put Vanderbilt Hall in a headlock—something they'd like to do to the members of the International Olympi

WADA Changes Marijuana Testing Policy, State Commissions Could Be Next

Testing for marijuana in mixed martial arts has become one of the hottest subjects over the last few years.

Video: Vettel and Coulthard drive Russia's very unfinished Sochi Circuit

The next Winter Olympics will happen in Sochi, Russia from February 7-23, 2014.

Former THQ Pres: Metro Makers The 'Jamaican Bobsledders' Of Developers

In the Olympics, the Jamaican bobsledding team is famed for beating out countries who had a number of advantages over the Jamaican team like winter coats and bobsledding tracks for training.

YouTube Expands Live Access To All Partners In Good Standing With 1,000 Subscribers Or More

YouTube's live offering took a big step forward today, with the announcement that access to the feature will soon be available to a large number of its partners.

Apple approaches 50 billion App Store downloads

From Angry Birds to Summly, smartphones and tablets have accelerated a huge business that began just five years ago

Nobody knows which was the first app to be downloaded from Apple's iPhone App Store on 11 July 2008 - but the total is expected to pass 50 billion on Wednesday, marking a huge

Iran, Russia, U.S. unlikely allies at the U.N. to save wrestling

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States, Iran and Russia may be at odds over issues including Syria's civil war and Tehran's nuclear ambitions, but on Tuesday their wrestling teams formed an unlikely coalition at the United Nations to keep their sport in the Olympics.