Formula One pays tribute to Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz
2022-10-23
Tributes have been paid to Dietrich Mateschitz, the owner and co-founder of the sports drink company Red Bull, who has died aged 78.Continue Reading
Group of prominent Iranian sports figures calls on FIFA to ban Iranian Football Federation from World Cup
2022-10-20
A law firm has sent a letter to FIFA on behalf of a group of former and current Iranian sports figures urging football’s governing body to suspend the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) and ban it from participating at this year’s World Cup in Qatar.Continue Reading
European Super League back in three years with different format, new chief executive tells FT
2022-10-19
The European Super League (ESL), which folded just 48 hours after its launch in 2021, is planning to make a comeback in three years, its new chief executive told Wednesday’s Financial Times.Continue Reading
Gay Australian footballer Josh Cavallo says World Cup shouldn’t be going to Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal
2022-10-18
It has been almost a year since Josh Cavallo announced he is gay, but even now he still struggles to comprehend the far-reaching impact his announcement has had — especially as he has begun to speak out on major issues, notably the Qatar World Cup.Continue Reading
10 years on, the man who fell to earth is still awed by experience
2022-10-14
After six years of preparation, struggle and sacrifice, Felix Baumgartner found himself quite literally on the edge of the world.Continue Reading
Limiting contact in practice may be one of the best ways to reduce head injuries in youth football, study finds
2022-10-14
Mark Jonas, a member of the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, knows what it takes to make kids into champions on the football field. He just took over the team at the Southern Door High School in rural Wisconsin and changed practice this summer to try to keep his players healthy.Continue Reading
Tom Brady benefits from controversial roughing-the-passer penalty as Buccaneers snap losing streak with win over Falcons
2022-10-10
Tom Brady capped off a tumultuous week for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in fine fashion, snapping the team’s losing streak with a 21-15 win over the Atlanta Falcons.Continue Reading
Missing out on playing in the World Cup is ‘worth sacrificing for one strand of Iranian women’s hair’
2022-10-05
The World Cup in Qatar is practically a home tournament for Iran, only the narrow Persian Gulf separates the two nations.Continue Reading
Why this sprinter is being called the next Usain Bolt
2022-10-04
In the hours before he coils himself into the starting blocks — a time when many sprinters would be fraught with nerves and tension — Letsile Tebogo finds solace in the soundtracks of home.Continue Reading
London is stage for NFL’s milestone 100th international game
2022-10-02
The NFL returns to London on Sunday as the Minnesota Vikings (2-1) and New Orleans Saints (1-2) contest the first of five international slate of games scheduled this season.Continue Reading