The sight of Ukrainian flags flying along Wembley Way -- the road approaching the iconic Wembley Stadium -- took on extra significance Sunday as Ukraine faced England in its Euro 2024 qualifier.While the horrors of war continue to cast a…
No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic stunned No. 3 seed Kansas State 79-76 in the Elite Eight on Saturday to advance to the school's first Final Four.Both teams got off to a hot start, trading baskets until Owls' big man Vladislav…
Kangaroos are on Australia's coat of arms and the tail of the national airline, but every year state authorities allow licensed hunters to kill millions of them.The government and wildlife experts say some species of kangaroos are so plentiful they…
Players for the National Hockey League's Florida Panthers, Eric and Marc Staal, declined to participate in the team's Pride Night on Thursday, citing "religious beliefs."The brothers did not participate in warm-ups where players wore Pride-themed sweaters before the team's home…
The 2023 MotoGP season gets under way in Portimão, Portugal, this weekend and reigning world champion Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia is steeling himself for a grueling defense of his hard-won crown.This year's championship will be the longest in MotoGP history with…
Three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet was ordered to pay a fine of nearly $1 million (five million reais) in moral damages for racist and homophobic comments aimed at Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, a court ruling published on Friday said."The…
The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) gets underway this weekend.Earlier this year, NWSL Players Association President Tori Huster said that a "new NWSL" was beginning as she expressed optimism about the future of the sport after the league banned a…
For four games only, the Eugene Emeralds will re-brand and become the Eugene Exploding Whales.Yes, you read that correctly.During April and May, the minor league baseball team said it will take on an "alternate identity" and sell jerseys bearing a…
It may be thousands of miles from the frontline, but the Ukrainian soccer team is never far from the horrors of war.While the squad has assembled in the leafy suburbs of London ahead of its Euro 2024 qualifying match against…
For the first time ever in NCAA men's basketball tournament history, all four No. 1 seeds have failed to reach the Elite Eight after the top-seeded Alabama Crimson Tide and Houston Cougars were eliminated in the Sweet 16 on Friday.Top…
Bayern Munich announced Friday that the club has fired manager Julian Nagelsmann and will appoint Thomas Tuchel to the post, effective immediately.The change comes as the team dropped from first to second in the Bundesliga table, while reports of Nagelsmann…
New Zealand runner Zane Robertson says he "made some bad decisions in a really dark place" which led to his lengthy ban from the sport for doping, disclosing that the verdict has left him feeling suicidal.Olympic distance runner Robertson was…
Look up a definition of "eventful" and you just may find a snapshot of Jordan Spieth's Thursday afternoon.Of the thousands of holes the American golfer has played throughout his glittering career, for sheer spectacle, few will have rivaled the seventh…
Sweet 16 action got underway in the NCAA tournament and just like in the previous rounds of March Madness, there was drama flowing through the first set of games.The Florida Atlantic Owls (FAU) upset No. 4-seeded Tennessee, 62-55; Markquis Nowell…
It was a night of landmark goals and historic achievements for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, as the pair continued to cement their places as two of the greatest players of all time.In the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, Messi…
It's a few days since he dragged his battered, sleep-deprived body to the finish line of the Barkley Marathons -- one of only 17 people ever to do so -- and Aurélien Sanchez is still being haunted by visions of…
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady has acquired an ownership stake in the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, team owner Mark Davis announced Thursday."I am very excited to be part of the Las Vegas Aces organization," said Brady in a statement…
World Athletics (WA) announced new rules on Thursday impacting transgender women athletes, banning some from competing in female track and field events.The announced regulations, which come into force on March 31, prohibit athletes who have gone through what WA called…
As ever, March Madness has given fans some brilliant storylines from the world of college basketball.There have been upsets, 'Cinderella' runs, and brackets busted aplenty in this year's NCAA college basketball tournament.As we enter the Sweet 16 stage of the…
Several National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) players expressed their discontent at the accuracy of their likenesses on Electronic Arts' (EA) FIFA video game franchise.EA, the NWSL and the league's players union (NWSLPA) announced a partnership earlier in March making the…
