James Ellingworth, Author at Valley News

Simone Biles of the United States, center and gold medal, Sunisa Lee of the United States, left and silver medal, and Angelina Melnikova of Russia, right and bronze medal, celebrate during the award ceremony for the floor exercise in the women's apparatus finals at the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

There’s no one for Biles to catch anymore

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterOctober 13, 2019

STUTTGART, Germany — Everyone counts Simone Biles’ medals except Simone Biles.Winning her 24th and 25th world championship medals in beam and floor on Sunday put the United States gymnast on top of the all-time medal charts for the championships.Biles…

Artur Dalaloyan of Russia, left, and his teammates celebrate winning the gold medal in the men's team final at the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Russia beats China to win men’s team world gold

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterOctober 9, 2019

Simone Biles of the U.S. performs on the floor during women's team final at the Gymnastics World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Biles sets record as U.S. wins world gymnastics team gold

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterOctober 8, 2019

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2014 file photo, a Russian skating fan holds the country's national flag over the Olympic rings before the men's 10,000-meter speedskating race at Adler Arena Skating Center during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. A person familiar with the case tells The Associated Press that Russia's anti-doping agency could face suspension again based on information indicating data from the Moscow drug-testing lab had been manipulated before being delivered to the World Anti-Doping Agency earlier this year. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Russia fears missing Tokyo over doping data tampering

by James Ellingworth AP Sports Writers, and Eddie Pells AP Sports WritersSeptember 23, 2019

Russia: Our Athletes Want To Compete

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterDecember 12, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the annual Volunteer of Russia 2017 award ceremony at the Megasport Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. Putin has moved an inch closer to announcing his intention to seek re-election in the next March's vote, saying he would weigh the move based on public support.(Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia Won’t Boycott Winter Olympics

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterDecember 6, 2017

FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2014 file photo Alexander Zubkov of Russia carries the national flag as he leads the team during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. When the International Olympic Committee board prepares to vote Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 on whether to ban Russia from February’s Winter Olympics, its members will decide the fate of numerous medals yet to be won. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, file)

IOC Ban of Russia Would Have Multiple Repercussions

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterDecember 4, 2017

Russian Olympic Committee President Alexander Zhukov speaks during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Monday, July 25, 2016. International Olympic Committee vice president John Coates says the IOC's decision not to ban all Russian athletes from the Rio Games reflected the need to be fair to athletes who hadn't turned to doping. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Seven Russian Swimmers Barred From Rio for Past Doping Offenses

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterJuly 26, 2016

President of Russia's Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov opens the meeting of Russia's Olympic Committee in Moscow, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. Zhukov says he expects a final decision by Sunday on whether the entire Russian team will be banned from next month's games in Rio over doping. The International Olympic Committee is examining the legal grounds for possibly banning Russia following allegations that Russian government officials covered up hundreds of drug test failures by their country's athletes. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Final Decision on Russian Olympic Ban Expected Sunday

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterJuly 20, 2016

France's Antoine Griezmann, center, scores his side's second goal during the Euro 2016 semifinal soccer match between Germany and France, at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, Thursday, July 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

France Blanks Germany, Reaches Euro Final

by James Ellingworth AP Sports WriterJuly 8, 2016