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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…
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…
The end of Rory McIlroy's winning drought just so happened to fall on Mother's Day -- a fitting way to celebrate with his family.After claiming his first victory since 2019 at the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday, McIlroy made a…
You're hired! Football executive Lorna Falconer has never been on "The Apprentice," but the story of how she got a foot in the door of an industry that is notoriously difficult to enter for women, especially Black women, has echoes…
Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez added the WBO super-middleweight belt to his burgeoning collection, defeating Billy Joe Saunders in front of a record-breaking 73,126 crowd inside Texas' AT&T Stadium.The attendance figure set an all-time record for an indoor US boxing event --…
Australian basketball star Liz Cambage has threatened to boycott the Tokyo Olympics while speaking out against the lack of racial diversity in promotional photos of the Australian Olympic team.Cambage, who helped Australia win bronze at the 2012 Olympics and also…
If US boxing promoter Don King came to define the art of braggadocio in promoting a world title fight, then Briton Eddie Hearn has taken the art of bravado and showmanship to a whole new level in the age of…
Chelsea ensured it will be an all English affair in the Champions League final this season after beating Real Madrid in the semifinals on Wednesday.The Blues went into the second leg level at 1-1, but goals from Timo Werner and…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised the club's "incredible" journey after it reached the Champions League final for the first time.With a 2-1 advantage over Paris Saint-Germain from the first-leg, City dominated the return fixture on Tuesday and Riyad Mahrez…
The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been indefinitely suspended as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in India.In a statement on Tuesday, tournament organizers said that "while we have tried to bring in some positivity and cheer, however, it…
For Isha Johansen, a journey that began by helping to give kids displaced by war a semblance of a normal childhood, has led her to become the first West African woman elected to the council of soccer's world governing body,…
A pair of Lionel Messi's boots have been sold for charity for $173,000, auction house Christie's said on Friday."The boots were offered at auction to raise funds in aid of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital's Art and Health programme," said…
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic says he hopes Covid-19 vaccines will not be mandatory for tennis players on tour.Speaking to reporters during this week's Serbia Open, the 33-year-old insisted he wouldn't reveal whether he gets a vaccine in the future…
Basketball player Terrence Clarke, who last month declared for the 2021 NBA draft after playing his freshman season for the University of Kentucky, died Thursday after sustaining fatal injuries in a car accident in Los Angeles, according to the Kentucky…
It isn't the end. It's just the beginning.This isn't about Derek Chauvin. It's about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Jacob Blake, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, Tony Robinson, Philando Castile, Alton Sterling and so many others -- too many more…
Seán McCabe is concerned.Not about Bohemian FC's next opponents, nor those who lie in wait in the weeks and months ahead.It's of a greater, invisible opponent -- one that is discernibly shaping the present and threatens to leave an indelible…
As crowds gathered outside Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium, there was a moment -- almost like the flick of a switch -- when angry jeers turned to whooping cheers.Fans, currently unable to watch Premier League games amid Covid-19 restrictions, had come…
A dozen of Europe's top soccer clubs have agreed to form a breakaway league, producing howls of indignation from the sport's governing bodies, the elected leaders of France and Britain, and legions of their own fans. Why make such an…
Before he became one of Hollywood's leading men, before the Oscar for best actor in 2014 and he went Interstellar on the silver screen, Matthew McConaughey was learning his craft and, in fact, preparing to shoot his very first scene.In…
It's a memory that Martin Braithwaite has pushed to the back of his mind -- watching his friends having fun while he was temporarily trapped in a wheelchair."I don't have a lot of memories because it's such a sad moment,"…
