MLB Opening Day brought eager fans and homers in the snow
MLB opened its 2021 season on Thursday and it did not disappoint. From extra innings in the Bronx to a four home-run inning, even to a snowy…
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UCLA dances to the Final 4
A cinderella team has made the NCAA Men’s Final…
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Utah Jazz ‘shaken, but unharmed’ after team plane forced into emergency landing after bird strike
Players and staff of NBA team Utah Jazz were left “shaken, but unharmed” after a bird strike forced the plane they were on to make an…
Continue Reading Japan thrashes Mongolia 14-0 in historic World Cup qualifier win
Japan recorded the second-biggest win in its history, thrashing Mongolia 14-0 in a World Cup 2022 qualifier. Werder Bremen striker Yuya Osako scored…
Continue Reading Motor racing: Sandwich wrapper wrecked Alonso’s comeback race
Fernando Alonso’s Renault-owned Alpine team have blamed a discarded sandwich wrapper for wrecking the double world champion’s Formula One…
Continue Reading Manchester City’s all-time top scorer Sergio Aguero will leave the club at the end of the season
Sergio Aguero will leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of the season, the club has announced. The 32-year-old Argentine,…
Continue Reading Cycling star Sam Bennett throws up during race; blames overeating on not wanting ‘to run out of fuel’
On his website he describes himself as “probably the fastest man in professional cycling” and “hungry for more.” The latter…
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Slum golf: A whole new ball game on Mumbai’s streets
You can play golf on pristine green courses. You can even play on a course made of ice. But thanks to some innovative thinking, residents of some of…
Continue Reading Bahrain Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton holds off Max Verstappen to win thrilling F1 season opener
Lewis Hamilton held off pre-race favorite Max Verstappen to win a thrilling Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. In a nail-biting finale, Verstappen’s…
Continue Reading Former Manchester United player Lou Macari turns his attention to helping the homeless
Before there was Marcus Rashford, there was another notable Manchester United humanitarian, Lou Macari. The Scot enjoyed a long and successful career…
Continue Reading Tommy Fleetwood and Sergio Garcia hit holes-in-one at the WGC Matchplay
There are a whole lot of holes-in-one going on at the WGC Matchplay. Sergio Garcia hit a hole-in-one to win a sudden death playoff against Lee…
Continue Reading Tommy Fleetwood and Sergio Garcia hit hole-in-ones at the WGC Matchplay
There are a whole lot of hole-in-ones going on at the WGC Matchplay. Sergio Garcia hit a hole-in-one to win a sudden death playoff against Lee…
Continue Reading Sergio Garcia hits hole-in-one to win sudden death playoff
Lee Westwood was shocked but also in awe of Sergio Garcia after the Spaniard hit a hole-in-one to win a sudden death playoff against the Briton to…
Continue Reading Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar says he’s tested positive for Covid-19
Legendary Indian cricket player Sachin Tendulkar has announced he tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet Saturday, Tendulkar — widely…
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Olympics torch relay begins in Fukushima
Japan is celebrating the start of the Olympic torch relay, more than seven months after the games were supposed to…
Continue Reading Norway players wear T-shirts protesting Qatar World Cup ahead of qualifier against Gibraltar
Norway’s players wore T-shirts bearing the message “Human rights on and off the pitch” in the lead up to its World Cup qualifier…
Continue Reading Champion snowboarder Julie Pomagalski dies in avalanche
Former world champion snowboarder Julie Pomagalski has died in an avalanche at the age of 40. Pomagalski was killed on Tuesday morning in Uri canton,…
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The Olympic flame starts its final leg to Tokyo. Some suggest this day should never have come
It was meant to be a curtain-raiser for thousands of sports fans, a celebration of Japan’s recovery from nuclear disaster 10 years ago that would…
Continue Reading Fierce derby between Japan and South Korea sparking more concern than excitement
It’s the biggest football match in 10 years between two fierce rivals, but Japan’s meeting with South Korea appears to be sparking more…
Continue Reading Olympic silver medalist Ryo Miyake delivers food for Uber Eats to fund Tokyo 2020 dream
Olympic fencer Ryo Miyake took up a new job last year: delivering food for Uber Eats. Miyake, who won a silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, put…
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