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11-year-old table tennis player loses at Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) See you in Birmingham.

Semenya smashes games 1,500 record, on track for double.

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Caster Semenya smashed the Commonwealth Games record to win the 1,500 meters in just over four minutes and set herself up for a middle-distance double on the Gold Coast.

Another big night for Australia in Commonwealth Games pool

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) There was yet more gold for Australia on the final night of swimming at the Commonwealth Games, along with personal milestones for South African Chad le Clos and Canadian teenager Taylor Ruck.

South African court dismisses Pistorius appeal

JOHANNESBURG (AP) Legal experts say Olympian Oscar Pistorius has finally run out of options to appeal his 13-year prison sentence for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp.

England cyclist never had a chance at Commonwealth Games

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Australians Cameron Meyer and Katrin Garfoot won their time trial gold medals in Commonwealth Games road cycling on Tuesday. Melissa Lowther never had a chance in the women’s race.

Van der Burgh beats Peaty in Commonwealth Games backstroke

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Cameron van der Burgh beat world record holder Adam Peaty to win the 50-meter backstroke gold medal Monday on the penultimate night of swimming at the Commonwealth Games.

Warner leads decathlon; Blake in night final for the 100

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) The most versatile competitors in the track and field arena got their competition started hours before Yohan Blake and the sprint finalists were racing to determine the fastest man and woman at the Commonwealth Games.

German media: Knife attack on Berlin half-marathon foiled

BERLIN (AP) The German daily Die Welt is reporting that police have foiled a knife attack on a half-marathon in Berlin.

The German daily Die Welt is reporting that police have foiled a knife attack on Sunday's half-marathon in Berlin

BERLIN (AP) The German daily Die Welt is reporting that police have foiled a knife attack on Sunday’s half-marathon in Berlin.

Norfolk Islanders capture bronze medal on Aussie mainland

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) They did it for themselves, their families and – most of all – their island.

Bayern Munich wins record-extending 6th straight Bundesliga title

AUGSBURG, Germany (AP) Bayern Munich wins record-extending 6th straight Bundesliga title.

Canada police say 14 dead after hockey bus crash

NIPAWIN, Saskatchewan (AP) Canadian police said early Saturday 14 people were killed and 14 people were injured after a truck collided with a bus carrying a junior hockey team to a playoff game in Western Canada.

In the mix: Australia edges England for team triathlon gold

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Finishing one of the showcase events for gender equity at the Commonwealth Games, Jake Birtwhistle grabbed a boxing kangaroo flag and carried it across the line to clinch the triathlon mixed team relay for Australia.

Renowned drum corps leader resigns amid abuse allegations

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) The longtime leader of a champion Pennsylvania drum and bugle corps has resigned after a newspaper reported allegations of sexual misconduct spanning nearly four decades.

Le Clos wins 50 fly, falters in 200 freestyle on Gold Coast

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Chad le Clos won the 50-meter butterfly, did a victory lap on the pool deck and was back in the water within minutes leading the 200 freestyle at the halfway mark as he continued his bid for a Commonwealth Games record haul.

SKorean baseball league cancels games after pollution alert

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) South Korea’s rapidly worsening air pollution has forced the country’s professional baseball league to cancel games.

Israel athletes banned from taekwondo event in Tunisia

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) A court in Tunis has banned four Israeli athletes from competing at the taekwondo world junior championships after a group of activists opposed to normalization with Israel filed an urgent lawsuit.

5-time world darts champion Eric Bristow dies aged 60

LONDON (AP) Eric Bristow, the five-time world darts champion acclaimed as the sport’s first superstar, has died at the age of 60.

Australia wins men's team pursuit gold in world-record time

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) Australia has won the men’s 4,000-meter team pursuit in a world record 3 minutes, 49.804 seconds to secure Commonwealth Games gold.

WWE's 'Luscious' Johnny Valiant killed crossing street

PITTSBURGH (AP) Former professional wrestling champion ”Luscious” Johnny Valiant has died after being struck crossing a street in a Pittsburgh suburb.

Australia, Canada, England win Commonwealth Games pool golds

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Olympic champion Mack Horton won the 400-meter freestyle and was joined by Canada’s Taylor Ruck and England’s Aimee Willmott as gold medal winners after the first three finals at the Commonwealth Games pool.

GC2018 underway: Duffy gets 1st gold; Pearson pulls out

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) Sally Pearson played the role of courteous host, fulfilling a commitment at the opening ceremony and waiting until competition started before revealing she was withdrawing from the Commonwealth Games.

A giant feat: Marathoner with dwarfism conquers Boston, life

SALEM, Mass. (AP) Most marathoners take 35,000 steps to reach the finish line. John Young needs 80,000.

Aboriginal activities stage Commonwealth Games protests

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) As an opening ceremony featuring symbolic tributes to Australia’s indigenous people was getting under way, Aboriginal protesters were gathering outside the Commonwealth Games stadium to get a message across, too.

New York budget includes money for '80 Winter Olympic sites

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) Aging Winter Olympic facilities in the Lake Placid area could soon be modernized.

In games program blunder, England relocates to Africa

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) In an accidental case of the old empire striking back, Commonwealth Games organizers have listed England as part of Africa in the official program.

Jury rejects suit by tennis ump cleared in husband's death

LOS ANGELES (AP) A federal jury in Los Angeles has rejected a lawsuit by a professional tennis umpire who claimed a coroner’s doctor recklessly classified her husband’s death as a homicide, leading investigators to falsely accuse her of murder.

Drake to host USATF outdoor meet in 2019

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, will host the USA Track and Field outdoor championships in 2019.

India team doctor reprimanded for 'no needles' policy breach

GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) An Indian team doctor has been reprimanded for breaching the ”No Needle” policy at the Commonwealth Games, ending an investigation that began when syringes were found in the athletes village.

Villanova caps dominating NCAA Tournament run with 79-62 victory over Michigan for 2nd championship in 3 seasons

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Villanova caps dominating NCAA Tournament run with 79-62 victory over Michigan for 2nd championship in 3 seasons.