Rising Russian gymnastic star Kristina Goryunova will not be able to compete in the 2012 Olympics after being suspended for a year by her national federation on Wednesday for using banned medication, local media reported. Reports said that the samples taken from the 17-year-old at the national championships in November 2009, contained traces of the forbidden substance (one of furosemide ...

A Chinese factory ordered to stop producing mascots for the World Cup due to allegations of sweatshop conditions defended itself Wednesday, saying its facilities were among the best in China. Global Brands Group, the master licensee for all FIFA World Cup 2010 merchandise, said Tuesday it had withdrawn manufacturing approval for the Shanghai Fashion Plastic Products after an audit showed ...

Johnny Weir says he won't compete at the World Figure Skating Championships later this month, but his career isn't done. Weir, who finished sixth at the Vancouver Olympics last month, said in a statement Tuesday he wants time to "reassess" his strategies and goals ...

Zara Phillips will be unable to defend her world three-day eventing title aboard star horse Toytown in the United States later this year. The combination were crowned world champions in Aachen, Germany, in 2006, a year after they won the European individual title. But Toytown, now aged 18, has seen his career blighted by injuries which forced him to miss ...