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Augusta - Louis Oosthuizen and Bubba Watson were set for an early charge Friday at the 78th Masters while fellow major champions Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott settled in for a long wait.

Toronto - The return of Jonathan Bernier failed to spark the play of the Maple leafs as the ship continues to sink in Toronto. Meanwhile, the rest of the Division continues to climb in the standings.

President Vladimir Putin launched a program to improve the physical fitness of Russians on Monday, using funds from the Winter Olympics to revive a Soviet-era plan.

The 2014 NCAA post-season "March Madness" is upon us, and this year's nearly three-week tournament will likely be the biggest yet in terms of advertising revenue.

Frankfurt - Adidas, the German maker of sportswear and equipment, said Wednesday it expects 2014 to be a successful year after it met all of its targets for 2013.

Roger Federer rolled back the years to stun Novak Djokovic 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the semi-finals of the Dubai Championship on Friday, his first victory in four meetings with the world number two.

Madrid - Spanish football champions Barcelona said Monday it would make a voluntary tax payment of 13.5 million euros over the club's signing of Brazilian star striker Neymar but denied tax fraud.Judge Pablo Ruz at Madrid's National Court indicted the Catalan g...

Olympic fever is in the air, and Twitter is abuzz with nationalistic hashtags like #GoCanadaGo and #WeAreWinter. But are the ordinary Canadians who rally their athletes in Sochi really the winter enthusiasts the media would have the world believe?

San Jose - The Olympics bring out a lot of excitement and a sense of pride in people, not only for the athletes and spectators, but also for those who attend to them.

As the 2014 Olympic games kick off in Sochi this weekend, Twitter has launched a series of methods for visualizing the Olympics across the social media platform.