The sport’s 10 highest-paid stars are projected to pull in a collective $211 million in salary and bonuses this season.
It’s quite well-known that ancient Olympic athletes competed in the buff, for example, but that is only partially true.
I shudder to think how bonkers I would go the moment I realised I had bagged a gold, and that joyous moment is shared with friends, family, and the entire country you represent.
This year’s Olympic Village experience will be very, very different from what’s come before. Back in 1984, arcade games were a smash hit.
It’s not just the New Zealand rugby side that draws on the Haka’s power, as the ‘Tall Blacks’, New Zealand men’s basketball team, has shown.
Winning a silver medal at an Olympics is no mean feat. However, thinking you’ve won a gold medal, only to find out that you actually placed second, is definitely deflating.
The European Handball Association has enmeshed itself in a sexism row after fining the Norwegian women’s handball team for choosing to wear shorts in last week’s tournament.
On Friday, July 23, the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony takes place. However, some of the events have already kicked off, so here’s a guide on what you can watch and where.
Following yesterday’s crash at the British Grand Prix, the gloves are finally off, with Verstappen labelling Hamilton’s post-race celebrations “disrespectful and unsportsmanlike”.
England’s fifth penalty taker in the Euro 2020 final loss to Italy said he “knew instantly the kind of hate” he was going to receive.
Andy Fordham’s 2004 BDO World Championship win is the stuff of legend, with the man nicknamed the Viking having sunk more than a few before taking to the stage.
UFC 264’s headline fight between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor may have been a flop, but South African Dricus du Plessis certainly delivered.
England can be proud of its football team, although the same cannot be said for many of its supporters.
Tom Cruise and David Beckham celebrated England’s early goal during the Euro 2020 final on Sunday with a little fist bump, which caught the attention of fans around the world.
Cameras showed the players barely cracking a smile, at the same time that the invader was repeatedly dodging security efforts to take him down.
The latest local celebrity couple to find themselves at the centre of an alleged cheating scandal claims to have been hacked.
This morning, England wakes up with a massive collective hangover and a feeling of what might have been. Let’s see what some of the major papers had to say.
When Neil Diamond penned ‘Sweet Caroline’ in 1969, he had no idea it would somehow morph into an unofficial anthem for the English football team.
On July 23, the Tokyo Olympics will begin, and residents have been making their feelings known for months. One woman decided to try and douse the Olympic torch.
I regret to inform you that at least two of the drivers participating in America’s Stadium Super Trucks racing series are not well-adjusted people.
England reckon it’s coming home, but their quarter-final opponents are riding the emotional wave of a dramatic extra-time winner.
Heading to the Vodacom Durban July would usually mean donning your finest attire and being in fine feather, but this year will obviously be a rather different affair.
Yesterday’s early kickoff saw Croatia and Spain involved in a classic, and it seemed unlikely that the second match could deliver something as dramatic. That it did.
The winger’s first-ever career drop goal, slotted from just inside his own half, helped Toulouse oust La Rochelle 18-8 in the French Top 14 final.
Last year, Rafa received a custom 80-foot Sunreef Power catamaran, which he is now putting to good use.
Saturday’s opening stage of the 108th Tour de France was marred by a ridiculous crash caused by a fan trying to get her 15 seconds of fame.
On Saturday, the British & Irish Lions play Japan in a warm-up match in Edinburgh. They fly to South Africa the following day, and a cracker of a showdown awaits.
Martin Dubravka is a classic example of ‘from hero to zero’. Some falls from grace take years, but Dubravka’s took just 18 minutes.
On the same Copenhagen pitch where, nine days earlier, the crowd had wondered whether one of their players would live, Denmark romped to victory and booked a last-16 showdown with Wales.
It was impossible to watch Keshav Maharaj’s hat-trick yesterday without joining in with the on-screen celebrations.