Bears work out potential Parkey replacements
As many as seven free agent kickers, including Nick Folk, were scheduled to work out for the Bears on Friday, according to multiple reports.
LionRock Capital buys 31.05 percent stake in soccer club Inter Milan
The Chinese private-equity fund LionRock Capital bought a 31.05 percent stake in Inter Milan from Indonesian businessman and club’s former owner Erick Thohir, the Italian soccer club said on its website on Friday.
Paralympics: Paris 2024 program to feature same sports as Tokyo 2020
The Paris 2024 Paralympics will feature the same 22 sports as next year’s Tokyo Games to keep athlete numbers and costs stable, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Friday.
Herbert scorches Dubai course to share lead with DeChambeau
Australia’s Lucas Herbert equaled his career-best score of 63 to grab a share of the lead at the halfway stage of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic on Friday alongside American Bryson DeChambeau.
Swimming: Olympic champion Adrian having treatment for testicular cancer
U.S. swimmer Nathan Adrian, a five times Olympic gold medalist, has announced he is undergoing treatment for testicular cancer with surgery scheduled for next week.
London Marathon fundraising to cross 1 billion pound mark
The total amount raised through the London Marathon will top 1 billion pounds ($1.31 billion) this year, organizers said on Friday.
‘Divine’ Djokovic up for another epic against greatest rival Nadal
If Rafa Nadal’s Australian Open semi-final win over Greek sensation Stefanos Tsitsipas was one-sided, Novak Djokovic showed he could be even more brutal in his victory against Lucas Pouille on Friday.
Pouille’s best-laid plan goes awry against Djokovic
Former heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson’s assertion that everyone has a plan until they are punched in the face can never have rung truer for Lucas Pouille after the Frenchman was thrashed in 83 minutes by Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open on Friday.
Djokovic destroys Pouille to set up Nadal showdown
A rampant Novak Djokovic completed a stunning 6-0 6-2 6-2 demolition of Lucas Pouille on Friday to storm into his seventh Australian Open final and set up a mouthwatering title match with Rafa Nadal.
Kenya’s Sumgong has doping ban doubled to eight years
Olympic marathon champion Jemima Sumgong has had her doping ban doubled to eight years after being found guilty by the IAAF of providing false information while defending herself against her initial sanction, the Athletics Integrity Unit have said.
