There was a time when Barcelona fans did not expect success. To wallow in pessimism was the accepted norm. Trophies? Titles? They were for others, usually the reserve of the grandiose club of the capital, Real Madrid.

It wasn't the way that Alistair Hargreaves expected to bow out -- after an innocuous clash of heads on the training ground.

European athletes approach social protest more cautiously than their American counterparts

One was a basketball fanatic who became an international soccer star.

In August 1996, Tiger Woods turned professional and set about changing the game of golf forever.

She's faced death threats, violence and depression, but the former captain of Afghanistan's women's football team Khalida Popal refuses to be silenced.

If Manchester City used to be the club boasting high-profile signings on provocative billboards, these days this northern English city's "noisy neighbor" is taking a more softly, softly approach.

It could be one of the feel-good stories of Rio 2016 -- a tiny island nation triumphs on the world's biggest sporting stage to win its first Olympic medal.

No sooner had he fallen to the turf, the wrath of public opinion poured forth.

What present do you buy a man who has been in a coma for more than 30 years?