By Julien Pretot PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - The launch of preparations for the 2030 winter Olympics in the French Alps got off to a sluggish start amid political tensions, but the organising committee can benefit from the experience of Paris 2024 to...

By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese national hero Shohei Ohtani delivered a homer for the fans in Tokyo on Wednesday, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers complete a two-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs in a landmark Major League Baseball season ope...

By Ossian Shine PYLOS, Greece - The slow-burn race for the most powerful job in world sport roared into life on Wednesday, set against the dazzling backdrop of the Ionian Sea, where the seven contenders for the International Olympic Committee presi...

By Julien Pretot PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr is one of the front runners to become the next president of the International Olympic Committee but the Spaniard knows the unpredictability of the election by elimination that wil...

By Karolos Grohmann PYLOS, Greece (Reuters) - David Lappartient, one of seven candidates to head the International Olympic Committee, said on Wednesday the race ahead of Thursday's vote was still too close to call and he expected several rounds of ...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sadie Sink felt vulnerable when singing in the Searchlight film "O'Dessa," but found joy in being part of a project that combined her love for both music and acting. "That was the first time I've done th...

By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) - Ubisoft is banking on the success of "Assassin's Creed Shadows" to fight its way out of financial troubles as the French videogame publisher grapples with falling revenue, a sinking stock price and takeover speculatio...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - British rock band Queen, American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock and Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan were awarded the 2025 Polar Music Prize on Tuesday. The Polar Prize hailed Queen for their "distinctive and ins...

By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian and late-night TV show host Conan O'Brien will return to emcee the annual Oscars ceremony for a second time in 2026, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said on Monday. O'Brien hoste...

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drake's longtime label Universal Music Group on Monday sought a dismissal of his defamation lawsuit over its promotion of Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning single "Not Like Us," the biggest hit of a barrage of...