She had won Taiwan its first ever Olympic gold medal in boxing. Calling Lin a "daughter of Taiwan," Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te was among millions of people celebrating her victory ...

He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro when he was 67 years old and the highest point of the equator when he was 70. He sailed from ...

A gold medal awarded at the first Olympics hosted on U.S. soil was sold at auction for over half a million dollars, part of hundreds of lots of memorabilia from the Games over the decades, a firm ...

When, in Athens on 6 April 1896, the US athlete James Connolly won the triple jump event at the inaugural Olympic Games of the modern era, he became the first Olympic champion in more than 1,500 years ...

THE World Darts Championship has concluded after another year of thrilling action. And not only was a new champ crowned - a new name took home the Ballon d'Art. Here is how the leaderboard ended ...

The 103-year-old Hungarian died in Budapest, according to Olympics.com. Keleti died after having been taken to a hospital in a critical condition with pneumonia on Christmas Day. Keleti won a ...

Read on to find out. Meryl Williams, Aaron Evans and Hannah Byczkowski won series one of The Traitors UK, walking away with £33,000 each. It was a very tense final, with traitor Wilfred Webster ...

Simone Biles appeared to dash hopes that she could make a return to the Olympic stage on home soil when Los Angeles hosts the Summer Games in 2028. Following a historic year that saw the gymnastic ...

despite missing three Olympics in her prime, won a total of 10 Olympic medals in gymnastics, including five golds, at the 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne Games. In Australia she claimed political ...

But only one reigns as the "Queen B" of record-breaking wins. Here's a breakdown of who has won the most Grammys as we get ready for the 2025 Grammy Awards. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...