Britain's new sporting hero Emma Raducanu, who stunned the tennis world when she won the US Open in September, experienced that losing feeling as she was beaten 6-2 6-4 by Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the Indian Wells tournament's second round on…
Jon Gruden, head coach of the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders, used racially insensitive language to describe NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, who is Black, in an email sent in 2011, according to a report from The Wall Street…
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving will be allowed to practice at the team's facility in New York City, but still won't be able to play in Nets' home games at Barclays Center because of the city's vaccine mandate, a City…
A broadcaster for MLB Network has apologized for using a term that referenced slavery while on-air during a playoff game Friday.Jim Kaat, an MLB Network analyst and former major league pitcher of 25 seasons, says he was trying to compliment…
Stephanie Labbe is smiling.Swedish striker Kosovare Asllani has just placed the ball on the spot to take the first kick of a penalty shootout to decide the gold medal match of the women's 2020 Olympic soccer final.Amidst the sweltering Tokyo…
France completed a famous comeback against Belgium on Thursday, overcoming a two-goal deficit to win 3-2 and reach the final of the UEFA Nations League.Goals from Yannick Carrasco and Romelu Lukaku appeared to have put the hosts in total control…
On a wild, woodland hilltop in northeastern Tennessee, a man in a gold jacket and matching cowboy hat paces a broad patch of dirt, gesturing up to an increasingly moody sky. "Are y'all ready for some racing?" he bellows into…
After a truncated, pandemic-hobbled 2020, the MLB playoffs have come roaring back in full force.A wild end of September saw several teams fighting for spots in the postseason right up until the final regular season game, and some World Series…
A Saudi Arabian-backed takeover of Newcastle United has been agreed, the Premier League and the club announced on Thursday.The three-party consortium includes the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), venture capital and private equity company PCP Capital Partners, and RB…
Eighteen former NBA players have been indicted on charges that they allegedly defrauded a health care plan of millions of dollars that served current and former players, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.Manhattan federal prosecutors allege in the indictment that…
Andy Murray is back in the "good books" after tracking down the wedding ring he lost when his trainers went missing earlier this week.The three-time grand slam champion had posted a video to Instagram on Thursday asking for help after…
In recent years, Spain has produced some of the world's best footballers and it looks like there's another star emerging.At just 17 years and 62 days, midfielder Gavi became the country's youngest ever international player when he made his debut…
Not long after his transfer from Sporting to Manchester United, it quickly became apparent that Bruno Fernandes was the Premier League club's most influential player.In a new study on player burnout released by players' union FIFPro, which represents more then…
A Brazilian footballer is facing a charge of attempted murder after kicking a referee in the head and knocking him unconscious.In a phone interview with CNN, Vinicius de Lourenco de Assuncao, who is the police chief of Venancio Aires and…
As the National Women's Soccer League returned to the pitch on Wednesday night for the first time since allegations of sexual misconduct rattled the league, sparked major resignations and led to the cancellation of last weekend's matches, players stopped during…
Water the plants, cut the grass, sign Cristiano Ronaldo -- it was quite the summer in Gary Lineker's garden.One of the most sensational transfers seen in the sport since the Portuguese star swapped Manchester United for Real Madrid for a…
Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, arguably the fiercest rivals in golf right now, are set to go head-to-head in the next installment of "The Match" on November 26.The pair, who were both part of the recently victorious US Ryder Cup…
A collection of paintings and sketches by the late Muhammad Ali sold for a total of $945,524 at Bonhams auctioneers in New York on Tuesday.The highlight of the auction was one sketch in felt pen -- a 1978 work titled…
Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan has criticized but ultimately stood by Urban Meyer after lewd videos of the NFL team's head coach were shared widely online.Footage of Meyer sitting on a stool at a bar in Columbus, Ohio, as a…
There are just a handful of top level men's football players in the world that have come out and have felt able to be open about their sexuality. Few have done so while still playing.But it's not just football stars…
