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Hurtling simultaneously down a dirt-track on a mountain bike may not be everyone's idea of fun,…

ESPN analyst Dick Vitale is cancer free after lengthy battles with lymphoma and melanoma, he announced Wednesday."Dr Rick Brown just notified me with my results of my major Pet Scan & told me news I wish EVERY cancer patient can…

LIV golfer Patrick Reed filed a defamation lawsuit against the Golf Channel and commentator Brandel Chamblee on Tuesday.The 32-year-old is seeking a trial by jury for compensatory damages of more than $750 million as well as injunctive relief for consequential…

The NBA will not play games on November 8 in the US this year in order to encourage fans to vote in the midterm elections.All 30 teams will instead be playing on November 7, a day before the US heads…

Australian rugby league player Corey Norman has been given an eight-game suspension and fined £500 (about $605) for "internationally plac(ing) a hand between the buttocks of an opposing player," the Rugby Football League announced on Wednesday.The incident occurred between Toulouse's…

Head coach Ian Foster will lead the All Blacks at least through until next year's World Cup, New Zealand Rugby announced at a press conference on Wednesday after a string of poor performances left his future in jeopardy."It's a privilege…

After a difficult year, 2022 has become golden for Lamont Marcell Jacobs -- Jacobs finished first in the men's 100m at the 2022 European Athletic Championships on Tuesday in Munich's Olympiastadion.The 27-year-old Italian finished with a time of 9.95 seconds,…

Serena Williams on Tuesday lost to Britain's Emma Raducanu in the opening round of the Western & Southern Open, a WTA 1000-level event in Mason, Ohio.It was Williams' second match since announcing she will "evolve away from tennis."Raducanu, the reigning…

FIFA has suspended India's football association because of "undue influence from third parties," amid concerns over legal interference after India's Supreme Court appointed a three-member committee to take over the day-to-day operations of the federation.FIFA stated in a press release…

Four-time WNBA All-Star Liz Cambage has announced that she is "stepping away from the league for the time being," three weeks after she agreed to a "contract divorce" with her team, the Los Angeles Sparks."Playing for the Sparks was a…

Standing room only, fans lined around the block and social media coverage like never before, all there to see one man: a four-time NBA champion and four-time NBA Most Valuable Player.LeBron James is a living, breathing ticket salesman without even…

Liverpool's new summer signing Darwin Núñez was sent off for a headbutt on his home debut as Crystal Palace frustrated the host to a 1-1 draw in the English Premier League on Monday.The striker was given his marching orders in…

Pete Carril, who coached the Princeton Tigers men's basketball team for 29 years, died Monday at age 92, according to a statement from the Carril family released through Princeton Athletics."The Carril family is sad to report that Coach Peter J.…

An athlete, who alleges he was racially profiled during a stop and search by London's Metropolitan Police in 2020, says he was pulled over by police for a second time.Ricardo dos Santos, a Portuguese sprinter, was pulled over early on…

David Alaba's inch-perfect free kick earned Real Madrid a 2-1 comeback victory on Sunday night and gave it the perfect start to its La Liga title defense.The Austrian whipped his effort in off the post with his first touch of…

American teenager Coco Gauff has risen to the top of the women's doubles rankings after winning the Canadian Open title alongside compatriot Jessica Pegula.The pair defeated Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Ellen Perez 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 10-5 in Sunday's final, which was…

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and Tottenham boss Antonio Conte were both sent off at the end of their side's 2-2 draw on Sunday after clashing in an ill-tempered affair at Stamford Bridge.The pair had been locking horns throughout the second-half,…