Owens wishes relaxed celebration rules were in place for his career
Terrell Owens, who became famous for his outlandish and entertaining touchdown celebrations during his storied NFL career, feels rules intended to discourage such behavior prevented him from reaching his full marketing potential.
WTA roundup: Muguruza reaches Hobart quarterfinals
No. 2 seed Garbine Muguruza of Spain held off Tunisian qualifier Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4) to reach the quarterfinals of the Hobart Invitational in Australia on Wednesday.
ATP roundup: Rublev rolling along in Adelaide
No. 3 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia continued his perfect start to 2020 with a 6-3, 6-3 win against Sam Querrey on Wednesday at the Adelaide International in Australia.
Golden Knights fire coach Gallant, hire DeBoer
The Vegas Golden Knights fired Gerard Gallant, their first-ever coach, on Wednesday and named former San Jose Sharks coach Peter DeBoer as his replacement.
Strong voices like Megan Rapinoe’s are good for sport: German athlete body chief
Athletes are not just sports role models and should speak out about social and political issues just like U.S. soccer player Megan Rapinoe at last year’s World Cup, the CEO of independent German athletes’ association Athleten Deutschland said.
Serena Williams returns to U.S. Fed Cup team
Serena Williams will return to the United States Fed Cup team for a qualifying event against Latvia next month, the United States Tennis Association said on Wednesday.
Federer, Nadal kick in $170,000 for Australian bushfire relief
Tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal pledged A$250,000 ($172,000) towards the Australian bushfire relief efforts at a charity event on Wednesday in the leadup to the Australian Open.
Esports: Milan to host FIFA eClub World Cup in February
FIFA announced on Wednesday that its eClub World Cup will take place in Milan from Feb. 7-9 after 24 teams secured qualification through five rounds of online matches.
Former champion Kerber suffers back injury ahead of Australian Open
Former Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber suffered a back injury days before the year’s first Grand Slam, with the German forced to retire at the Adelaide International warmup on Wednesday.
Angry players speak out at smoke-shrouded Australian Open qualifiers
Tempers flared at the Australian Open qualifying on Wednesday as players battled through another day of smoky air and two of the game’s all-time greats were labeled “selfish” for not protesting about the conditions.
