Malaysia is bidding to host the 2019 Asian Cup, looking to edge out 10 other countries interested in holding the region's premier soccer tournament, an official said Wednesday.

The Queen has her title back. And another Olympic gold medal might not be far behind.

It was Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's home turf but Americans Meryl Davis and Charlie White who owned the ice on Thursday, taking the lead in the figure skating world championship ice dance with a dazzling short program.

Andy Gabel stepped down from major committees at the International Skating Union (ISU) and U.S. Speedskating after being accused of a sexual relationship with an underage skater in the 1990s.

American teenager Sarah Hendrickson won the women's ski jumping title Friday after beating main rival Sara Takanashi of Japan at the Nordic skiing world championships.

Former world champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White won their fifth straight U.S. ice dance title on Saturday with a sparkling performance of their “Notre Dame de Paris” free dance.

Olympic champion Kim Yu-na completed her triumphant return to figure skating competition on Sunday by winning the NRW Trophy with the season's best total score.

Mao Asada of Japan won the Grand Prix Final with a clean free program that ranged from sprightly to quietly refined on Saturday.

Daisuke Takahashi of Japan confidently took the lead in figure skating's Grand Prix Final on Friday, outdoing world champion Patrick Chan of Canada and youthful compatriot Yuzuru Hanyu in the short program.

Russian figure skaters Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov won the pairs event at the NHK Trophy on Sunday to secure a place at next month's Grand Prix final.