Category: Sports News

Brazil’s president has defended its hosting of the Copa America tournament despite the raging Covid pandemic. There has been widespread criticism after the South American Football Association (Conmebol) announced on…

The 2021 Copa America will be hosted by Brazil, after Argentina was stripped of the tournament just two weeks before it starts. The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) said Argentina…

World number two Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the French Open after the controversy over her refusal to speak to the media at the tournament. In a tweet announcing the…

World number two Naomi Osaka faces expulsion from the French Open and future Grand Slams if she continues to refuse to speak to the media, organisers said. Japan’s Osaka said…

Chelsea won the Champions League for the second time with a fully deserved victory over Manchester City in an all-Premier League confrontation in Porto. Thomas Tuchel got the better of…

Tiger Woods says “walking on my own” is his “number one goal” as he continues to recover from the multiple leg injuries he sustained in a car crash. However, the…

Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Barcelona, Juventus and Real Madrid over their involvement in the proposed European Super League. The clubs were part of the 12 ‘founding’ members of…

Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar has been arrested in Delhi in connection with the murder of a fellow wrestler. The victim, Sagar Dhankhar, was beaten during a fight involving rival wrestlers…

Twenty-one runners have died after extreme weather struck a long-distance race in north-western China. High winds and freezing rain hit participants in the 100km (60-mile) ultramarathon in the Yellow River…

World Athletics will allow another 23 Russians to compete as neutral athletes in international events in 2021. However, only 10 track and field athletes from Russia will be able to…