NBA returns in virtual form as Kevin Durant headlines video game tournament
A new video game tournament is offering NBA stars a chance for a competitive outlet, as players who would normally be preparing for the postseason…
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‘It’s unreal,’ says Italian rugby star Maxime Mbanda as he tackles coronavirus’ frontline
As Maxime Mbanda prepared for a Six Nations match earlier this month, he never anticipated how he would spend the next few weeks. The Italian rugby…
Continue Reading Some English Premier League clubs living in ‘moral vacuum’ amid coronavirus pandemic
With the English Premier League season on hiatus amid the coronavirus outbreak, some of its leading clubs are coming in for heavy criticism for using…
Continue Reading Former NBA star Stephon Marbury to help bring masks to New York
For NBA veteran Stephon Marbury, the coronavirus pandemic has hit close to a couple of places he calls home. The first is New York, more specifically…
Continue Reading Professional CrossFit unites in common cause during the coronavirus pandemic
As the sport of professional CrossFit sits in limbo, unsure as to whether their annual world championships, the CrossFit Games scheduled for late…
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A fierce critic of Turkey, Enes Kanter has more than just losing the NBA season on his mind
While NBA players search for ways to stay fit during the current suspension of play caused by the coronavirus, Enes Kanter has much more than…
Continue Reading A fierce critic of Turkey, Enes Kanter has more than just losing the NBA season on his mind
While NBA players search for ways to stay fit during the current suspension of play caused by the coronavirus, Enes Kanter has much more than…
Continue Reading Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson set for charity rematch involving NFL stars Tom Brady and Peyton Manning
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are set to be joined by NFL legends Tom Brady and Peyton Manning in a possible televised charity match. Negotiations…
Continue Reading Shin-Soo Choo pledges to give every Texas Rangers’ minor league player $1,000
Shin-Soo Choo, an outfielder and designated hitter for the Texas Rangers, is giving every player in the Rangers’ minor league system $1,000 to…
Continue Reading Gymnast Simone Biles calls Olympic postponement the ‘right decision’
Superstar gymnast Simone Biles says she was in the gym training when she heard the 2020 Tokyo Olympics had been postponed because of the ongoing…
Continue Reading Wimbledon tennis tournament canceled amid coronavirus pandemic
This year’s Wimbledon tennis championships have been canceled by organizers because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The grass-court grand…
Continue Reading The breast cancer survivor determined to make her fifth Olympic Games in 2021
Chaunté Lowe is accustomed to having her world turned upside down. A four-time Olympic high jumper and the bronze medalist from the Games in Beijing…
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The breast cancer survivor determined to make her fifth Olympic Games in 2021
Chaunté Lowe is accustomed to having her world turned upside down. A four-time Olympic high jumper and the bronze medalist from the Games in Beijing…
Continue Reading Can the Tour de France go ahead without the ‘soul of the sport?’
With the list of sporting postponements growing ever longer, the fate of cycling’s Tour de France would seem almost inevitable. The…
Continue Reading Legendary Marseille president Pape Diouf dies after contracting coronavirus
Former Olympique de Marseille President Pape Diouf has died after contracting coronavirus, according to the French Ligue 1 club. Diouf had been…
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Former Astros star Jimmy ‘The Toy Cannon’ Wynn dies at 78
Jimmy Wynn, the diminutive Houston slugger whose monster shots in the 1960s and ’70s earned him the popular nickname “The Toy Cannon,”…
Continue Reading Roger Federer shows off trick shots while on lockdown
Roger Federer is the latest athlete to take to social media to share his lockdown life. The 20-time Grand Slam winner gave his Twitter followers a…
Continue Reading Rugby player with spinal injury told to leave hospital to make way for coronavirus patients
Rugby League player Mose Masoe has been told to leave hospital and continue his rehabilitation from a serious spinal injury at home in order to make…
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Fixing 2021 sporting calendar will be like a ‘huge jigsaw puzzle’
“The Olympic Games is the most complicated sporting event in the world to organize,” says Hayley Wickenheiser, a Canadian ice hockey…
Continue Reading Fixing 2021 sporting calendar will be like a ‘huge jigsaw puzzle’
“The Olympic Games is the most complicated sporting event in the world to organize,” says Hayley Wickenheiser, a Canadian ice hockey…
Continue Reading ‘Deeply embarrassed’ Jack Grealish apologizes for ignoring UK government lockdown advice
A leading English Premier League footballer says he is “deeply embarrassed” as he apologized for breaching UK government coronavirus…
Continue Reading World champion boxer Billy Joe Saunders suspended following domestic violence ‘advice’ video
British boxer Billy Joe Saunders has had his license suspended following a social media video in which he seemingly advocated domestic violence. In…
Continue Reading The NBA could lose billions this season. Who will eat that loss?
Just as the NBA was approaching the critical stage of an exhilarating season this month, it abruptly suspended play when Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s night races gallop on during the coronavirus outbreak… but without the fans
The Wednesday night races in Hong Kong’s Happy Valley are typically a raucous ritual that can draw up to 20,000 people to the course. But…
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Another transfer gone as Deon Stroud to leave UTEP
EL PASO, Texas – A season ago, the buzz around the UTEP Men’s basketball program was centered on the influx of transfers coming into the program.…
Continue Reading Carmelo Anthony shares story of how LeBron James once saved him from drowning
On the basketball court, LeBron James is a hero to his fans because he led the LA Lakers to win after win. But off the court, another basketball…
Continue Reading Phil Mickelson ‘working on’ rematch of $9M clash with Tiger Woods
Their first match was a $9 million winner-takes-all shoot out, but now Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson could lock horns again to fill the void in…
Continue Reading The 12-hour stream where celebrities and sports stars played ‘Call Of Duty’ for coronavirus aid
As people distance themselves from one another during the coronavirus pandemic, athletes, celebrities, streamers and musicians united online…
Continue Reading ‘Better to die standing than to live on your knees,’ says Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko at ice hockey match
While most countries around the world have taken extraordinary and unprecedented measures to help stop the spread of coronavirus, Belarus President…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi and Barcelona squad to take 70% pay reduction during coronavirus pandemic
Lionel Messi and the rest of the Barcelona squad will take a 70% pay reduction in order to help the club financially during the coronavirus pandemic.…
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