Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson swapped saving goals for scoring one as his stunning stoppage-time header helped Liverpool defeat West Bromwich Albion 2-1 on Sunday.It's the first time in the club's history that a goalkeeper has scored a competitive goal, according to…
Kobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020 on Saturday night."I wish my husband was here to accept this incredible award," Bryant's wife, Vanessa Bryant, said at the…
Leicester City won the FA Cup for the first time thanks to a sensational strike from Youri Tielemans as a dramatic, late video assistant referee decision denied Chelsea an equalizer at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.It looked like Chelsea had leveled…
Robert Lewandowski equaled the Bundesliga record of 40 goals in a season during Bayern Munich's 2-2 draw against SC Freiburg.His first-half penalty drew him level with Gerd Müller's tally set in the 1971/72 season, and the striker paid tribute to…
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says winning the club's first Women's Champions League would be an "incredible achievement," but insists success is also about inspiring the next generation of young girls.Speaking to CNN Sport's Amanda Davies ahead of the final against…
Sabrina Ionescu had a dream that this was coming.On Friday, her first game back since a sprained ankle sidelined her for most of her rookie season in 2020, Ionescu hit a game-winning three with less than one second remaining to…
Despite protests from the public, skepticism from stakeholders and an ongoing state of emergency in Tokyo and other prefectures, organizers maintain that the Olympics will still go ahead later this year.Having already been postponed by a year, the Olympics are…
Eight members of the New York Yankees have tested positive for coronavirus this week despite being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, the baseball team said Thursday.The eight infected Yankees include coaches, staff members and a player. Seven do…
On the court, six-time NBA champion and basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was famous for the goggles he used to play in.Off it, Abdul-Jabbar had his eyes on a very different prize -- to use his platform to highlight…
The Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea is to be played in Porto instead of Istanbul, European football's governing body UEFA said on Thursday.UEFA opted to move the showpiece event to Portugal as the country is one of…
Toyota, one of the leading sponsors of this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games, says it's "concerned" with the amount of public frustration being directed at athletes ahead of the spectacle.With Covid-19 cases rising in Japan, citizens are questioning whether hosting…
The first time Abraham Majok Matet Guem competed in a track race, he ran in his black school shoes.Guem -- now a 21-year-old Olympian representing South Sudan -- was so fast he quickly caught the eye of a coach, who…
It's a tweet that's received 265,000 likes, been retweeted more than 88,000 times and prompted almost 12,000 comments.In a widely shared Twitter post, Liverpool and Egypt star Mo Salah urged world leaders, specifically British Minister Boris Johnson, "to do everything…
The year was 2002. The Euro became the official currency for most countries in the European Union, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Golden Jubilee and Brazil won the World Cup with two goals from Ronaldo -- O Fenômeno -- in…
Manchester City can finally celebrate becoming the new English Premier League champion after fierce rivals Manchester United lost to Leicester City 2-1 on Tuesday.United needed to win the game to keep its title hopes mathematically alive, but goals from Caglar…
Take a ramshackle group of racing misfits and some wildly inappropriate machinery, add a couple of finely honed professional athletes, throw in a rivalry that dates back more than a century, top it off with a beer and a cheeseburger,…
Russell Westbrook of the Washington Wizards has notched his 182nd career NBA triple-double, breaking Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson's record for the most in league history.The record had stood since 1974, the year Robertson retired."Russell Westbrook, I'm very happy for…
If Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit ends up being disqualified for failing a postrace drug test, second-place finisher Mandaloun will inherit the title.Like Medina Spirit, Mandaloun is a 3-year-old colt. The two were separated by half a length at the…
Additional testing is planned after Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test, throwing the horse's victory at Churchill Downs earlier this month into doubt.Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert revealed the test results Sunday, saying the 3-year-old…
Seattle Seahawks' wide receiver DK Metcalf's speed went viral last season when he ran the full length of the pitch to catch an opponent during an NFL game, but he isn't quite quick enough for the Tokyo Olympics.Metcalf competed in…
