Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic suffered the joint worst defeat of his career, losing 6-2 6-1 to Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in the quarter-finals of the Vienna Open. It was only the second time in the Serb’s career that he has managed to win just three games in a match, the previous occasion coming against…… MORE
Tennis star Alexander Zverev’s ex-girlfriend says he attacked her ahead of the US Open last year, an allegation the player says is “simply not true.” Olya Sharypova, 23, says Zverev tried to strangle her with a pillow in a hotel room in New York before she fled barefoot in fear of her life. Screenshots of…… MORE
Long-range wonder goals are all the rage in this season’s Europa League. A week after Kemar Roofe’s spectacular goal for Rangers against Standard Liège — where he evaded a number of defenders before launching a shot from inside his own half — Omonia Nicosia’s Jordi Gomez has proved he’s just as adept at scoring from…… MORE
Chris Smith, a 43-year-old mountain runner who competed for Great Britain, has been confirmed dead after going missing on a run in the Scottish Highlands Tuesday. Smith, an “experienced fell/mountain runner,” set out on an 11-mile route along four peaks in Scotland’s Glen Lyon area on Tuesday, according to a GoFundMe page set up to…… MORE
Former Australian international Dan Palmer, who has become only the second male rugby union professional after Gareth Thomas to come out as gay, says he “routinely numbed” himself with a “heavy cocktail of opioids” as he struggled with his sexuality during his playing career. Palmer penned an emotional column in the Sydney Morning Herald on…… MORE
Imagine being forced to spend two weeks alone in a hotel room ahead of the biggest competition of your life. That was the scenario players of the 22 teams competing at this year’s League of Legends World Championship in Shanghai, China, faced before they were able to take part in the competition which culminates this…… MORE
It is not unusual for a footballer to score a hattrick, even on a stage as grand as the Champions League. Although to score three times in 16 minutes is, admittedly, special. That Marcus Rashford achieved such a feat in the same week he, once again, caused turmoil for the UK government is extraordinary. The…… MORE
Golf great Jack Nicklaus says he has voted for US President Donald Trump and has encouraged other American voters to do the same ahead of next week’s election. In a social media post, the 18-time major winner and arguably the greatest golfer of all time wrote that Trump’s “love for America and its citizens, and…… MORE
To his frustration, they talked about Patrick Mahomes’ arm rather than his decision making as if brawn somehow mattered more than brain. Despite monetary success and awards, Black quarterbacks, past and present, say they still face an uphill battle against prejudice, especially when entering the league. For quarterbacks who threw for more than 3,000 yards…… MORE
When you have the chance to sign two star soccer players from the US Women’s National Team, who happen to be winners of the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France, the decision would seem to be a no-brainer. And that’s exactly what Manchester United Women Football Club did in signing midfielder Tobin Heath and forward…… MORE
