Max Verstappen cruised to victory at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, stamping his authority on the season in the opening race.After winning his second consecutive world championship in October 2022 with four races to spare and setting a record…
Jon Jones won the UFC heavyweight title in some style on Saturday, defeating France's Ciryl Gane with a first-round submission following a three-year absence and a step up in weight division.But Jones' long sabbatical and body transformation seemed almost irrelevant…
Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant apologized via his representation Saturday after posting a video of himself earlier in the day, appearing to hold a gun."I take full responsibility for my actions last night," the statement read. "I'm sorry to my…
NASCAR driver Chase Elliott will miss Sunday's race in Las Vegas after injuring his leg while snowboarding in Colorado, Hendrick Motorsports has announced.Elliott, who fractured his tibia while snowboarding, had a "successful surgery" Friday night that lasted roughly three hours,…
Max Verstappen secured pole position for the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix on Saturday, beginning his attempt to win a third consecutive world title in the best possible way.He will start Sunday's Grand Prix at the front of the grid, a…
Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal made a surprise appearance at UFC 285 in Las Vegas, Nevada on Friday.The actor was shooting scenes for an upcoming remake of the 1989 movie 'Road House' and took part in a weigh-in alongside former UFC…
Considered by many as the greatest MMA fighter in history, Jon Jones will return to the Octagon on Saturday for the first time in three years; albeit with a different look.The 35-year-old, who has 26 UFC wins to his name,…
Jordan Stolz won the men's 500m event at the 2023 ISU World Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen, the Netherlands on Friday to become the youngest ever single distance world champion.The 18-year-old American blew away his competition with a time of…
Diana Savenok smiles when she recalls what life was like in Ukraine before Russia's invasion just over a year ago.The mother of two girls -- Sofia and Lily -- Savenok lived peacefully in Irpin, a town on the outskirts of…
Barcelona has announced the signing of 18-year-old João Mendes, who is the son of former club legend Ronaldinho.Mendes signed a deal on Thursday to join the Catalan giant from Brazilian side Cruzeiro.The teenager, who had previously hidden his identity as…
Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire at a supermarket owned by the in-laws of Argentina captain and Paris Saint-Germain striker Lionel Messi in Rosario, Argentina, on Thursday, according to police.The incident occurred during the early hours of Thursday morning,…
Over his 42 seasons as head coach of the Duke Blue Devils, Mike Krzyzewski became synonymous with college basketball.Affectionately known as 'Coach K,' he retired in 2022 as the all-time winningest coach in men's Division I college basketball (1,129 games),…
A new season and much has changed, yet much also remains the same in Formula One. No sport does personality, politics and drama quite like F1, which explains the global success of the Netflix docuseries "Drive to Survive," the fifth…
Cyclist Kateřina Nash has avoided a four-year ban after the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) linked her positive drug test with medication she had been administering to her dog.Nash, who has represented the Czech Republic in mountain biking and cross-country skiing…
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been implicated in a "kidnapping and torture" investigation in France, the Paris prosecutor's office confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.This follows allegations that Al-Khelaifi was involved in the transfer of "likely compromising" documents from a…
Rival managers and leading figures from the world of soccer have helped raise 845.7 million Turkish liras ($44.8 million) in a single day for the victims of last month's devastating earthquake that hit 12 provinces and killed more than 44,000…
Former Miami Dolphins head coach and current Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores' lawsuit against the NFL and three teams -- the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants and the Houston Texans -- can proceed instead of going to arbitration,…
Shahida Raza, a football and hockey player who left her native Pakistan to secure medical treatment for her son, was among those killed in a shipwreck off the coast of Italy on Sunday. She was 29.Also known as "Chinto," Raza…
FIFA's decision to appoint Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima as its global fan ambassador ahead of the Women's World Cup has been derided as "tone deaf" and "truly baffling" by former Australian international Moya Dodd.Soccer's world governing body announced Monday that…
More than 20 years after his Formula One debut, Fernando Alonso is as hungry as ever ahead of the start of the 2023 season, which gets underway on Friday at the Bahrain Grand Prix.That desire for success led him to…
