An explosive women's liberation is taking place in Morocco in an unusual traditional sport known as "gunpowder games." The activity involves a team of riders on horseback thundering to a finish line and firing guns in unison. Though women have lon...

If you've ever struggled to put your shoes on and get out the door for a run, perhaps you can find inspiration from Fauja Singh. At 101 years old, the British Indian marathon runner is set to cap his career with one last race at the Honk Kong Mara...

The United States and Iran rarely agree on much. But now sports officials in both countries are going to the mat together to try to save wrestling as an Olympic sport. VOA's Jeff Seldin has more.

Australia, one of the world's most sports-obsessed nations, has been shocked and angered by a huge sports doping scandal. A yearlong investigation found evidence of widespread drug use at the highest level of several professional sports.

The Baltimore Ravens grabbed a 34-31 Super Bowl victory despite a strong second-half push by the San Francisco 49ers that clipped a 22-point lead. A power outage at the New Orleans stadium put the nation's biggest sporting event on hold for more t...

Ahead of Sunday's Super Bowl, Democracy Now! speaks to Chris Nowinski, a former professional wrestler who has become a leading expert on sports-related head injuries. He is the author of "Head Games: Football's Concussion Crisis." He co-founded th...

Duuuude. Hawaiian surfer Garrett McNamara just rode the gnarliest, biggest, steepest wave of his life in what's likely a world record stunt. "It was just an endless drop. It was like my whole body was chattering. It was really difficult," McNamara...

Top surfers from around the world rode 30-foot waves to show off their prowess in the annual Mavericks Invitational big wave surfing contest for close to 1,000 spectators who crammed the Northern Californa beach. The crown went to Santa Cruz dude ...

For the first time, cycling legend Lance Armstrong publicly admitted to doping last night, saying he won all seven of his record Tour de France championships with the help of performance-enhancing drugs. Speaking to Oprah Winfrey, the cyclist reco...

Egyptian football fans are facing a bittersweet celebration after a year without a national league. All competition was suspended after more than 70 fans were killed in a pitch invasion in the city of Port Said. Now domestic games are finally set ...