New friends, put to the test: skateboarding at Tokyo 2020 Part 1 Posted September 25, 2021 For skateboarding, a sport where the No. 1 rule is that there are no rules, the straitjacket of the Olympic Games, with its dense thickets of tradition and regulation, may not be …
Super League fiasco blows up in face of England’s ‘Big Six’ Part 2 Posted June 20, 2021 Continued from Part 1… The big clubs previously threatened a Super League in 2016 and leveraged that to secure four automatic Champions League qualification places for…
Super League fiasco blows up in face of England’s ‘Big Six’ Part 1 Posted June 19, 2021 For years, the “Big Six” soccer clubs have thrown their weight around in the English Premier League. But their latest move — announcing April 18 …
Juggernaut: Naomi Osaka wins second Australian Open crown Posted May 17, 2021 Naomi Osaka crushed Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-3 to secure her second Australian Open title on Feb. 20 and cement her standing as the new queen of the women’s game. …
Death-defying feat: Skiers descend slowly down Yosemite’s Half Dome Posted May 12, 2021 Two skiers risked death for an unusually daring feat — skiing down the famous Half Dome rock in California’s Yosemite National Park. Jason Tor…
13-Year-Old Go Kart Champion Aims to Become Ferrari Racer Posted October 7, 2020 Ella Stevens, a 13-year-old British racer, is striving to be part of the renowned Ferrari racing team. Stevens started competing in kart racing at six years ol…
US Football Organization Continues Training amid the Pandemic Posted May 22, 2020 The National Football League (NFL) has decided to push through with its annual offseason program despite the lockdown. The offseason period runs from April unt…
Jill Ellis Leaves Her Five-Year Legacy as US Women’s Soccer Coach Posted September 7, 2019 US women’s national soccer team (USWNT) head coach Jill Ellis ended her term in July on a high note. After leading her team to victory at the Women’s World Cup…
Australian Swimmer to Lead New Committee for Athlete Well-Being Posted July 20, 2018 Australian Olympic swimmer Ian Thorpe will spearhead an initiative for the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) to support athletes’ mental health. The five-tim…
US Coach Gets Angry after Opposing Team’s Victory Posted April 4, 2018 The US hockey team coach got angry after losing to the Russian team in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. A few minutes before the game ended, the Russian coach sent out a strong…