A pair of goals from Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin on Friday secured yet another feat in his surefire Hall of Fame career, passing hockey legend Gordie Howe for the second-most goals scored in NHL history.In front of a friendly…
English cricketer Sam Curran has become the most expensive auction buy in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) -- after being sold to the Punjab Kings for 18.5 crore rupees ($2.22 million).Friday's auction, which took place in the…
A review into New England Patriots wide receiver DeVante Parker's head injury found no violations of the National Football League's concussion protocol, the NFL and NFL Players Association announced Friday in a joint statement.In the first quarter of the Patriots'…
Major League Baseball announced Thursday that Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, who had been suspended for violating the league's joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy, has been reinstated. An arbitrator reduced his suspension from 324 games…
George Cohen, England's right-back for their 1966 World Cup triumph, has died aged 83. The news was announced by his former club Fulham on Friday. No cause of death was given."Everyone associated with Fulham Football Club is desperately saddened to…
Italian rugby team Benetton Treviso announced Thursday that they have suspended a member of their team after Guinea-born Italian international Cherif Traore received a "rotten banana in a wet bag" as a gift during a Christmas dinner.In a statement posted…
Quarterback Zach Wilson endured a torrid night before eventually being benched as the New York Jets were beaten 19-3 by the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday.Wilson was booed at different points throughout the game before being replaced by Chris Streveler in…
Fifty years after the "Immaculate Reception" and just hours before his death, Franco Harris said it "blows my mind" how he pulled off arguably the most memorable play in NFL history.In a live interview Tuesday on "Mad Dog Unleashed" on…
An athlete, former jockey AP McCoy said earlier this year, is the only person who dies twice, such is the pain of walking away from the intoxicating, all-consuming nature of professional sport.McCoy retired from his long, decorated racing career in…
Male athletes will be allowed to compete in Olympic Artistic Swimming events for the first time at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the aquatic sports' global governing body FINA said on Thursday.The news comes after the International Olympic Committee approved…
Ronnie Hillman, a Super Bowl-winning running back for the Denver Broncos, passed away aged 31 on Wednesday, according to a post from his family on his Instagram page.Hillman was in August diagnosed with renal medullary carcinoma, a rare form of…
The Brooklyn Nets put up a franchise record 91 points in the first half -- the third highest total in NBA history -- in Wednesday's 143-113 blowout win over reigning champion the Golden State Warriors.The Phoenix Suns hold the first…
It's believed to be a sport that started with a siesta.The intense heat in Acapulco, Mexico meant businessman Enrique Corcuera would take a nap at his family home each afternoon. His daughter Viviana, meanwhile, would irritate him by hitting tennis…
Pelé's health has worsened and the Brazilian soccer great now requires greater care due to the progression of his cancer, according to a statement by the Albert Einstein Jewish Hospital in São Paulo on Wednesday.Pelé was admitted to the hospital…
The New York Yankees named superstar outfielder Aaron Judge as the 16th captain in franchise history, Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner announced on Wednesday."It goes without saying what an honor that is," Judge said at a press conference. "Look…
A coalition of families and survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks says it will protest at the "front door" of Augusta National Golf Club if the institution doesn't reconsider its decision to invite golfers who have played in the Saudi-backed…
Manchester City manager and Lionel Messi's former coach Pep Guardiola has reiterated his belief that the Argentina captain is the greatest player of all time.Messi led Argentina to a first World Cup triumph since 1986 at Qatar 2022, producing numerous…
Lionel Messi sits on Sergio Aguero's shoulders, both hands clasped firmly on the World Cup trophy as he holds it aloft.A broad smile is etched across his face, his eyes alight; it is a moment of pure, raw joy, the…
Pittsburgh Steelers great Franco Harris, who was arguably best known for one of the most iconic plays in NFL history -- dubbed the "Immaculate Reception" -- has died at the age of 72, the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced…
Boris Becker says a prison "inmate tried to kill" him during the tennis great's incarceration in a British jail during an interview that was aired Tuesday by German broadcaster Sat 1.The inmate at Huntercombe prison, who Becker calls John, had…
