Spain’s top soccer league has agreed to sell a 10 percent stake to CVC Capital Partners. The deal, which requires the approval of clubs, could alleviate a cash crunch.TOKYO — Spain’s top...

The springy surface at Olympic Stadium in Tokyo has been compared to a trampoline. “You can feel the bounce,” one runner said.TOKYO — The clock stationed just past the finish line flashed...

The pandemic has changed the way Olympians receive their medals. But in the rush of elation, coronavirus rules and social distancing policies are routinely forgotten.TOKYO — Every four years, the Olympics are...

A doping punishment changes a country’s official name but little else about its Olympic experience.TOKYO — For a country officially barred from the Olympics, Russia is very much a presence at this...

In 2016, she became a teenage hero in her home country after becoming the first woman to win an Olympic medal for Iran. On Sunday, Kimia Alizadeh was a defector, part of...

In a building in a busy neighborhood in central Tokyo, Olympians from around the world pay tribute to their sport inside its spiritual home.TOKYO — Edson Madeira was struggling to summon the...

John Coates may be the most influential figure in the Olympic movement after I.O.C. President Thomas Bach. Critics of Coates say he has too much power.TOKYO — For the man who wrote...

Los problemas financieros del Barcelona y el vencimiento del contrato de su estrella han dejado al club en un aprieto. Y la única solución —unos 200 millones de euros en recortes salariales—no...