Top Olympic sponsor Panasonic is ending its contract with the IOC

TOKYO (AP) — Olympic sponsor Panasonic is terminating its contract with the IOC at the end of the year, the company said in a statement Tuesday. Panasonic is one of 15 companies that are so-called TOP sponsors for the International Olympic Committee. It's not known the value of the...

China's Football Association bans 43 people for life after corruption investigation

DALIAN, China (AP) — China’s Football Association has banned 43 people for life over allegations of match-fixing and other forms of corruption in the latest effort to weed out graft in the country’s notoriously underperforming team sport. The official Xinhua News Agency on...

Canada women's soccer team loses penalty shootout to Germany to end Olympic run marred by drone-spying scandal

Another Chinese Olympic swimming medalist linked to doping scandal denies any wrongdoing

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Wang Shun vehemently denied that he ever cheated after winning a bronze medal in the men's 200-meter individual medley at the Paris Olympics on Friday night. Wang became the second swimmer linked to a Chinese doping scandal to claim a spot on the medal...

Canada women's soccer team advances to quarterfinals at Olympics despite points deduction from drone-spying scandal

Canada women's soccer loses appeal against being docked 6 points in drone-spying scandal at Olympics

Canada women's soccer appeals FIFA-ordered points deduction in drone-spying scandal at Olympics

Banned coach Bev Priestman 'heartbroken' and apologizes in Canada drone-spying scandal at Olympics

MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Embattled Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman apologized to her players Sunday and pledged to cooperate with an investigation into the drone-spying scandal at the Paris Olympics. The team was deducted six points and Priestman was banned for a year...

FIFA deducts 6 points from Canada in Olympic women’s soccer standings, bans 3 coaches for 1 year in drone-spying scandal

Canada women's soccer coach suspended over drone scandal, which may be part of 'systemic' issues

Canada women's soccer coach Bev Priestman was suspended and removed from the team for the Paris Olympics in the wake of a drone-spying scandal Friday, and the head of Canada Soccer said he was investigating a potential “systemic ethical shortcoming.” Kevin Blue, Canada Soccer’s...