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New York Liberty point guard Sabrina Ionescu tallied 26 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to record her first career triple-double in…
Continue ReadingNew York Liberty point guard Sabrina Ionescu tallied 26 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds to record her first career triple-double in…
Continue ReadingLess than 10 weeks out from the postponed start to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, organizers have promised athletes they are doing everything they can to…
Continue ReadingVenus Williams received some unwanted divine intervention during Monday’s defeat to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, after she was given a time…
Continue ReadingThe first time Abraham Majok Matet Guem competed in a track race, he ran in his black school shoes. Guem — now a 21-year-old Olympian…
Continue ReadingBarcelona scored four first-half goals to defeat Chelsea 4-0 and capture the Women’s Champions League on Sunday for the first time. After…
Continue ReadingLiverpool goalkeeper Alisson swapped saving goals for scoring one as his stunning stoppage-time header helped Liverpool defeat West Bromwich Albion…
Continue ReadingDespite protests from the public, skepticism from stakeholders and an ongoing state of emergency in Tokyo and other prefectures, organizers maintain…
Continue ReadingKobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020 on Saturday night. “I wish…
Continue ReadingLeicester City won the FA Cup for the first time thanks to a sensational strike from Youri Tielemans as a dramatic, late video assistant referee…
Continue ReadingRobert Lewandowski equaled the Bundesliga record of 40 goals in a season during Bayern Munich’s 2-2 draw against SC Freiburg. His first-half…
Continue ReadingSabrina Ionescu had a dream that this was coming. On Friday, her first game back since a sprained ankle sidelined her for most of her rookie season…
Continue ReadingSeven members of the New York Yankees’ coaching and support staff have tested positive for Covid-19 despite being inoculated with the Johnson…
Continue ReadingSeven members of the New York Yankees’ coaching and support staff have tested positive for Covid-19 despite being inoculated with the Johnson…
Continue ReadingIt’s a tweet that’s received 265,000 likes, been retweeted more than 88,000 times and prompted almost 12,000 comments. In a widely shared…
Continue ReadingThe year was 2002. The Euro became the official currency for most countries in the European Union, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Golden Jubilee…
Continue ReadingTake a ramshackle group of racing misfits and some wildly inappropriate machinery, add a couple of finely honed professional athletes, throw in a…
Continue ReadingRussell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards has notched his 182nd career NBA triple-double, breaking Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson’s record for…
Continue ReadingAdditional testing is planned after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, throwing the horse’s victory at Churchill…
Continue ReadingAdditional testing is planned after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, throwing the horse’s victory at Churchill…
Continue ReadingYou’re hired! Football executive Lorna Falconer has never been on “The Apprentice,” but the story of how she got a foot in the door…
Continue ReadingSeattle Seahawks’ wide receiver DK Metcalf’s speed went viral last season when he ran the full length of the pitch to catch an opponent…
Continue ReadingAustralian basketball star Liz Cambage has threatened to boycott the Tokyo Olympics while speaking out against the lack of racial diversity in…
Continue ReadingThe end of Rory McIlroy’s winning drought just so happened to fall on Mother’s Day — a fitting way to celebrate with his family.…
Continue ReadingKentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has tested positive for elevated levels of betamethasone, trainer Bob Baffert revealed Sunday, throwing the…
Continue ReadingLewis Hamilton and Mercedes pulled off a perfect pit stop strategy to reel in Max Verstappen’s Red Bull and pass the Dutch driver with just six…
Continue ReadingKentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has tested positive for elevated levels of betamethasone, trainer Bob Baffert revealed Sunday, throwing the…
Continue ReadingSaul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez added the WBO super-middleweight belt to his burgeoning collection, defeating Billy Joe Saunders in front of a…
Continue ReadingIndyCar Series driver Robert Wickens has experienced a lot in the past three years: a paralyzing crash in 2018, regaining strength to have his first…
Continue ReadingWhat a 12 months this has been for Bayern Munich — both on and off the pitch. The German side secured its ninth consecutive Bundesliga title on…
Continue ReadingPitcher Wade Miley threw the first no-hitter of his MLB career as his Cincinnati Reds defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-0 on Friday night. Miley…
Continue ReadingEuropean football’s governing body, UEFA, says nine of the 12 founding clubs that formed the ill-fated breakaway Super League competition have…
Continue ReadingFormer Australian international rugby league player Jarryd Hayne has been jailed for five years and nine months after being found guilty of sexual…
Continue ReadingIf US boxing promoter Don King came to define the art of braggadocio in promoting a world title fight, then Briton Eddie Hearn has taken the art of…
Continue ReadingThere were six fights in the opening period of the New York Rangers’ clash with the Washington Capitals game on Wednesday night as a…
Continue ReadingNaomi Osaka’s continued excellence has been celebrated at the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards. The 23-year-old was named Laureus Sportswoman…
Continue ReadingYou might gawk at Premier League footballers’ million dollar salaries but playing careers are short and can sometimes be curtailed by injury,…
Continue ReadingChelsea ensured it will be an all English affair in the Champions League final this season after beating Real Madrid in the semifinals on Wednesday.…
Continue ReadingBaltimore Orioles pitcher John Means threw the third no-hitter of the 2021 MLB season Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners — and might have…
Continue ReadingAustralian and other overseas cricketers who have been participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) are scrambling for ways to leave India as it…
Continue ReadingThey are the US billionaire owners of multiple sports teams, but you don’t often see the likes of Arsenal’s Stan Kroenke,…
Continue ReadingJose Mourinho has been named by AS Roma as the new coach of the Serie A team. The 58-year-old Portuguese, who has won 25 trophies in his managerial…
Continue ReadingBoston Celtics wing Evan Fournier has compared the long-term side effects of Covid-19 to a concussion, saying he has “been feeling really…
Continue ReadingA marquee English Premier League game was postponed on Sunday after hundreds of Manchester United fans, protesting against the club’s US…
Continue ReadingTwo goals from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to a vital 3-2 victory over Valencia and stay within touching distance of the top of La Liga. In a…
Continue ReadingAfter completing 50 triathlons in 50 days across all 50 US states, James Lawrence knew he could do more. “The 50 wasn’t close enough to…
Continue ReadingIt’s been 11 years coming, but Inter Milan clinched its first Serie A title in over a decade on Sunday after Atalanta failed to win at…
Continue ReadingLewis Hamilton showed why he’s a seven-time world champion on Sunday, claiming his 97th career victory with a win at the Portuguese Grand Prix…
Continue ReadingDiego Maradona was in agony for 12 hours and the medical team treating him was “deficient, reckless and indifferent” when faced with his…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Manchester United fans, protesting against the club’s US owners, invaded the pitch at Old Trafford stadium on Sunday — in…
Continue ReadingHundreds of Manchester United fans, protesting against the club’s US owners, invaded the pitch at Old Trafford stadium on Sunday ahead of the…
Continue ReadingA leading Myanmar swimmer has called for the country’s Olympic committee to be expelled from the Olympic Movement, saying “genocidaires…
Continue ReadingA horse named after slain Louisville woman Breonna Taylor ran its way into the winner’s circle on Thursday in a Derby Week race at Churchill…
Continue ReadingBritish artist L.S. Lowry’s “Going to the Match” painting is expected to sell at auction for up to $4 million in June,…
Continue ReadingFor Isha Johansen, a journey that began by helping to give kids displaced by war a semblance of a normal childhood, has led her to become the first…
Continue ReadingThe 2021 Kentucky Derby is here and the fans, who can this time watch on site, are excited. However, the historic race on Saturday will provide an…
Continue ReadingA pair of Lionel Messi’s boots have been sold for charity for $173,000, auction house Christie’s said on Friday. “The boots were…
Continue ReadingThe Kentucky Derby Racing Commission said they will not take action against United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid…
Continue ReadingFive years have passed since Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City last met in the Champions League, but both teams’ quests for European…
Continue ReadingChristian Pulisic became the first US Men’s National Team player to score in a Champions League semifinal, as Chelsea and Real Madrid played…
Continue ReadingFive years have passed since Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City last met in the Champions League, but both teams’ quests for European…
Continue ReadingFive years have passed since Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City last met in the Champions League, but both teams’ quests for European…
Continue ReadingEuropean football’s governing body UEFA has opened a disciplinary investigation into Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s “alleged financial…
Continue ReadingRB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann will take over from Hansi Flick as Bayern Munich’s head coach next season after signing a five-year…
Continue ReadingDespite a devastating Covid-19 second wave killing thousands of people every day in India, the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket tournament is…
Continue ReadingShe laced up her boots and sped on to the skating rink. A seemingly innocuous act, except in 1952 during a time of racial segregation in the US, this…
Continue ReadingManchester City clinched a fourth consecutive League Cup title on Sunday after beating Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at Wembley. A late second-half header…
Continue ReadingThe world of English football is set to unite behind a social media boycott in a bid to combat the sustained racist abuse received by players online.…
Continue Reading“Greed,” money and power. These were the three defining words of a week that shook European football’s very foundations. On April…
Continue ReadingFormer Manchester United star Ryan Giggs, who is the manager of the Welsh national football team, has been charged with assaulting two women and…
Continue ReadingZlatan Ibrahimović has signed a one-year contract extension at AC Milan that will enable him to play beyond his 40th birthday. “AC Milan is…
Continue ReadingEight witnesses and a confession from the real perpetrator couldn’t save Valentino Dixon from being handed a prison sentence of nearly 40 years…
Continue ReadingBasketball player Terrence Clarke, who last month declared for the 2021 NBA draft after playing his freshman season for the University of Kentucky,…
Continue ReadingDespite a ferocious backlash and widespread condemnation, Real Madrid President Florentino Perez says the so-called Super League isn’t…
Continue ReadingThe architects of the European Super League appeared to strike a defiant tone Tuesday, promising to “reshape the project” following the…
Continue ReadingThe 12 members of the breakaway Super League are meeting to discuss the future of the exclusive competition, according to multiple reports on…
Continue ReadingWhen Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant is posthumously enshrined in the basketball Hall of Fame next month he’ll be welcomed in by arguably…
Continue ReadingA bike can take you a long way quickly. As well taking you to new places and spaces. It’s a journey cyclist Ayesha McGowan is experiencing both…
Continue ReadingUEFA president Aleksander Ceferin says the “shameless” plans for a new European Super League (ESL) are akin to taking “football…
Continue ReadingFootball fan groups have reacted angrily to the prospect of the European Super League, calling it the “ultimate betrayal” and…
Continue ReadingTwelve of Europe’s top soccer clubs have announced plans to form a so-called European Super League, in a move that looks set to rock the…
Continue ReadingTwelve of Europe’s top soccer clubs have announced plans to form a so-called European Super League, in a move that looks set to rock the…
Continue ReadingFor the first time in six seasons, there will be a new Women’s Champions League winner. Paris Saint-Germain’s stunning quarterfinal…
Continue ReadingRed Bull’s Max Verstappen won a chaotic and crash-halted Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday, with Lewis Hamilton second for Mercedes…
Continue ReadingTwelve of the top football clubs in Europe made an announcement Sunday that may shift the landscape of European football. AC Milan, Arsenal,…
Continue ReadingYouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul defeated former MMA fighter Ben Askren in a much-anticipated boxing match with a first-round TKO, as the two squared…
Continue ReadingThe group of people had lined up and were waiting patiently to have their photos taken with Lionel Messi — but these weren’t fans, they…
Continue ReadingWith one small putt, Hideki Matsuyama ascended from professional golfer to national treasure. Like Naomi Osaka before him, the 29-year-old’s…
Continue ReadingYouTube star Jake Paul is set to fight in his third professional boxing match against former UFC fighter Ben Askren. Tonight’s eight-round pro…
Continue ReadingLewis Hamilton celebrated his 99th Formula One pole position after seeing off Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen in qualifying for the…
Continue ReadingBefore he became one of Hollywood’s leading men, before the Oscar for best actor in 2014 and he went Interstellar on the silver screen, Matthew…
Continue ReadingArsenal star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been recovering in hospital after catching malaria while on international duty. The striker had returned…
Continue ReadingIt’s a memory that Martin Braithwaite has pushed to the back of his mind — watching his friends having fun while he was temporarily…
Continue Reading“How you like me now?” say eight sassy golf whiz kids into the camera, accompanied by the catchy tune of the same name in the Netflix…
Continue ReadingWhether it be baying fans, a particularly colorful outfit or even a pitch invader, it’s not unheard of for football players to suffer…
Continue ReadingSlavia Prague defender OndÅ™ej Kúdela has been banned for 10 matches by UEFA after the governing body’s investigation into allegations of the…
Continue ReadingErik Thorstvedt can pinpoint the moment he earmarked a young Erling Braut Haaland as a star in the making. Thorstvedt, a former international…
Continue ReadingWhen 2020 Tokyo Olympics volunteers have in recent weeks asked officials how they’ll be protected from Covid-19, given the foreign athletes…
Continue ReadingThe circumstances around this year’s Olympics might be wildly different compared to previous Games, but history could be about to repeat itself…
Continue ReadingIf you’ve been out driving on the eastern coast of Australia in the last few months, you might have seen Tom Drury. He would have been hard to…
Continue ReadingDespite a tumultuous period on and off the pitch, Barcelona is now the most valuable soccer club in the world, according to Forbes. Valued at $4.76…
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