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Sekou Smith, a NBA reporter and analyst for more than two decades, has died from Covid-19. He was 48. Smith worked for NBA TV and wrote for NBA.com…

Krishna Kumar had long dreamed of watching the Indian cricket team play in Australia. But when that dream materialized at the Sydney Cricket Ground…

Talk about a busy evening. Zlatan Ibrahimović generated plenty of headlines on Tuesday in the Milan derby — and then some. From scoring to…

Rafael Nadal says he feels “privileged” to be playing in this year’s Australian Open as he called on his fellow stars to have a…

“Man, it’s a saying that time heals all,” LeBron James said following the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over Chicago on Saturday.…

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios says he feels safe at the prospect of playing in this year’s Australian Open as he played down complaints from fellow…

It’s the meeting of the G.O.A.T. and his potential successor — and fans are salivating at the prospect. Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes…

Chelsea has parted company with manager Frank Lampard, the club announced on Monday. Lampard’s last game in charge was Sunday’s 3-1…

The reviews are in for gymnast Nia Dennis’ “Black excellence” floor routine and they’re nothing short of sensational. Dennis,…

American mixed martial arts fighter Dustin Poirier defeated Conor McGregor early Sunday in a much-anticipated Ultimate Fighting Championship re-match…

Arsenal’s FA Cup title defense came to an end with a 1-0 defeat by Southampton in the fourth round. After a poor start to the season, the…

Reports of this summer’s Tokyo Olympic Games being canceled due to Covid-19 are “categorically untrue”, the International Olympic…

The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that…

This year has not started well for Real Madrid. The Spanish giant was booted out of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday after a humiliating defeat to…

Although the freakish past 12 months has led to tragedy for many and huge disruption to the sporting calendar, golfer Tyrrell Hatton will look back…

Novak Djokovic says his “good” intentions were “misconstrued” after a list of proposals he sent to Craig Tiley, the CEO of…

Golfing great Annika Sorenstam has defended her decision to accept the Presidential Medal of Freedom a day after rioters stormed the US Capitol.…

The quarantine controversy over tennis’ Australian Open has raised questions about whether large-scale international sporting events can take…

The New York Mets have fired general manager Jared Porter after he reportedly sent explicit pictures to a female reporter in 2016. ESPN reported that…

The rivalry between elite football clubs is already fierce, but it’s just been shot into new territory. As global fanbases shelter from the…

A record-breaking run chase at the Gabba saw India topple Australia to take an unlikely 2-1 series victory. India needed 328 to win on Tuesday…

Greek Olympic gold medalist Sofia Bekatorou’s very public detailing of her alleged sexual assault in 1998 by a high-ranking Hellenic Sailing…

Instead of training for up to five hours a day as they prepare for the Australian Open, 72 players find themselves unable to leave their hotel rooms…

Emergency management plans were put into operation during the America’s Cup challenger series on Sunday when American Magic’s Patriot…

The 2020-2021 Premier League season is a proving a bumper campaign for penalties. We’re not even at the half-way point yet but already there…

Preparations for the Australian Open hit a major stumbling block on Saturday after 47 players were told they couldn’t train or practice after…

There’s a distance of just over two miles between the Lincoln Memorial and the US Capitol. It was in 1963, on the Lincoln Memorial’s…

The Ralph Lauren Corporation is cutting ties with golfer Justin Thomas over his use of a homophobic slur. Thomas apologized for the incident, which…

World No. 3 golfer Justin Thomas has apologized for using a homophobic slur that was caught by television microphones at a PGA Tour tournament in…

Federal Police in Brazil have arrested golfer Angel Cabrera on an Interpol red notice for alleged crimes committed in Argentina. In a statement by…

Tennis player Tennys Sandgren has boarded a plane to the Australian Open in Melbourne despite saying he tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. The…

The Houston Rockets are moving on from franchise superstar James Harden. They have traded the 31-year-old to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a…

Wearing nothing but a bathing suit, a swimming cap and an underwater mask, the 40-year-old woman plunged into a carved-out section of a frozen…

Brazilian football club Chapecoense, which lost almost its entire first-team squad in a plane crash in 2016, has earned promotion back to Serie A.…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says his team will do its best to keep within the new Covid-19 guidelines as the Premier League looks…