Famed basketball announcer Dick Vitale has lymphoma and will undergo six months of chemotherapy, he announced on ESPN.com on Monday.Vitale, 82, tweeted Tuesday that he was at a hospital for surgical procedures to determine what type of chemotherapy he will…
Liverpool narrowly edged past 10-man Atletico Madrid in an all-time classic Champions League encounter, as the two sides shared five goals in the Spanish capital.Strikes from Mo Salah and Naby Keita had given Liverpool an early lead, before a brace…
Ahead of the start of the NBA's 75th season, the sport's commissioner Adam Silver told reporter that he hopes Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving gets vaccinated against Covid-19.A seven-time All-Star, Irving has so far refused the vaccine and Nets general…
Football's world governing body FIFA says it's "deeply concerned" at images that have recently emerged on social media of the Congolese Under-20 women's national team.Global soccer players' union FIFPRO posted video footage appearing to show team training in the street…
Washington State University's head football coach, Nick Rolovich, and four assistant coaches are losing their jobs because they failed to comply with the state's Covid-19 vaccine mandate, the university's athletics department said Monday."Due to the requirements set forth in Washington…
The National Hockey League has handed a 21-game unpaid suspension to Evander Kane of the San Jose Sharks after an investigation into whether he submitted a fraudulent Covid-19 vaccination card, according to Front Office Sports and ESPN, which cited unnamed…
France and FC Bayern Munich defender Lucas Hernández has until October 28 to voluntarily enter prison after breaking a restraining order in 2017.The 25-year-old was sentenced to six months in prison by a Madrid court last week for breaking a…
European football's governing body has ordered England to play its next two UEFA competition matches at Wembley Stadium behind closed doors, the second of which is suspended for a probationary period of two years, following crowd trouble at this summer's…
Three human rights activists unfurled a banner reading "No Genocide Games" and a Tibetan flag at the flame-lighting ceremony for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Monday.The ceremony -- which takes place in ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the ancient…
New Zealand Rugby is mourning the death of Māori All Blacks player Sean Wainui after the 25-year-old died in a car accident on Monday.A rising star who played 10 times for the Māori All Blacks, Wainui had a brief spell…
After allegations of abuse in women's football surfaced in recent weeks in the US, Venezuela and Australia, the sport's world governing body FIFA fears they could be the "tip of the iceberg."Joyce Cook, FIFA's Chief Education and Social Responsibility Officer,…
The Chicago Sky have won their first championship, defeating the Phoenix Mercury 80-74 in Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Sunday.Allie Quigley led Chicago with 26 points, while Candace Parker added 16 points and 13 rebounds in the championship-clinching…
The Washington Football Team paid tribute Sunday to beloved football legend Sean Taylor, who was killed in 2007 while protecting his family from a home burglary.The National Football League (NFL) team retired his jersey number, 21, during a ceremony before…
With less than a minute to go in the Mississippi Rebels and Tennessee Volunteers game Saturday night, fans threw trash onto the field following a defensive stop by the Rebels at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee.Water bottles, pizza boxes, and…
Ah, the joys of youth.Having boundless energy is one of the perks of being young.But Cole Palmer took it to a new level on Saturday, appearing in a youth game just hours after coming on in Manchester City's 2-0 victory…
Team Jessica Korda won the Aramco Team Series on Saturday, the first Ladies European Tour golf event to be held in the US.Comprised of Korda, Karolin Lampert, Lina Boqvist and amateur Alexandra O'Laughlin, her team finished just ahead of Sophia…
The pressure on Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was ratcheted up a few notches on Saturday afternoon as his side lost 4-2 to Leicester City in the Premier League.Solskjaer's team had the perfect start though, with England sensation Mason…
Mohamed Salah scored his second wonderful solo goal in as many Premier League games as Liverpool spoilt Claudio Ranieri's return to management in the UK.In the 54th minute of Liverpool's comfortable 5-0 win against Watford at Vicarage Road, Salah picked…
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has been advised by his manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to "focus on football" rather than off-field commitments as he gets set to return from injury.Last year, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Rashford led…
Think of cricket-playing nations and the likes of India, Australia and England might come to mind. Not so much Oman, a country nestled on the corner of the Arabian Peninsula with limited history when it comes to red or white-ball…
