America’s Cup: Patriot ‘flying yacht’ capsizes in gutsy conditions
Emergency management plans were put into operation during the America’s Cup challenger series on Sunday when American Magic’s Patriot…
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Australian Open: 47 players In quarantine after positive Covid-19 tests on two charter flights
Preparations for the Australian Open hit a major stumbling block on Saturday after 47 players were told they couldn’t train or practice after…
Continue Reading Ralph Lauren cuts ties with golfer Justin Thomas for using anti-gay slur
The Ralph Lauren Corporation is cutting ties with golfer Justin Thomas over his use of a homophobic slur. Thomas apologized for the incident, which…
Continue Reading Justin Thomas apologizes for using ‘inexcusable’ anti-gay slur
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…
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Dakar Rally rider Pierre Cherpin dies after sustaining injuries in crash
Dakar Rally rider Pierre Cherpin has passed away from injuries sustained in a crash on January 10, race organizers announced on…
Continue Reading James Naismith: Basketball inventor is celebrated with Google Doodle
James Naismith, the Canadian-American who invented the game of basketball, was celebrated with a Google Doodle on Friday. Naismith, who invented the…
Continue Reading Two-time golf major winner Angel Cabrera arrested in Brazil
Federal Police in Brazil have arrested golfer Angel Cabrera on an Interpol red notice for alleged crimes committed in Argentina. In a statement by…
Continue Reading US tennis player Tennys Sandgren boards plane to Australian Open despite testing positive for Covid-19
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…
Continue Reading Houston Rockets trade James Harden to Brooklyn Nets in blockbuster three-team deal
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…
Continue Reading Russian woman who swam under Siberia’s ice may have broken the world record
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…
Continue Reading Houston Rockets trade James Harden to Brooklyn Nets in blockbuster four-team deal, per reports
The Houston Rockets are moving on from franchise superstar James Harden. They are trading the 31-year-old to the Brooklyn Nets as part of a four-team…
Continue Reading Chapecoense earns promotion back to Brazil’s top division
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.…
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Aaron Rodgers reveals he will guest host an episode of ‘Jeopardy!’
Growing up, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers idolized “Jeopardy!” host Alex…
Continue Reading Bill Belichick declines Presidential Medal of Freedom offer from Trump
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has announced that he is declining the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which he was scheduled to…
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National title history made
Amidst all the uncertainty of a college football season navigating through the Coronavirus Pandemic, was the certainty of the Alabama Crimson…
Continue Reading India cricket captain Virat Kohli and wife Anushka Sharma announce arrival of baby girl
India cricket captain Virat Kohli and his wife, Bollywood star Anushka Sharma, announced on Monday the arrival of their first child. “We are…
Continue Reading After difficult injury run, Ana Konjuh closes in on grand slam return with battling Australian Open qualifying win
Tennis star Ana Konjuh kept alive hopes of competing at her first grand slam in more than two years after outlasting Anna-Lena Friedsam in Australian…
Continue Reading Fans ejected from Sydney Test as cricket launches probe into alleged racist abuse
Six people were ejected from the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday as the third Test between Australia and India was overshadowed by allegations of…
Continue Reading Take a deep breath…freediver swims 662 feet underwater
Danish freediver Stig Severinsen has broken the world distance record for swimming with fins on just one breath — making it 202 meters (662 ft…
Continue Reading AC Milan: Serie A title bid gathers pace for European football’s most improved team
All the signs are looking good that leading Italian football club AC Milan could secure its first Serie A title in 10 years. Milan defeated Torino…
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