Report: Leslie to be honored with Staples Center statue
Los Angeles Sparks legend Lisa Leslie will become the first female athlete honored with a statue outside the Staples Center, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.
Gilbert earns 10th Grand Tour stage win at Vuelta, Roglic still overall leader
Belgian rider Philippe Gilbert earned the 10th Grand Tour stage victory of his career by winning stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana on Thursday, whilst Primoz Roglic held on to the red jersey as there was no change in the general classification.
Australia win Olympic berth as United States crush Japan
Australia continued their impressive form in the basketball World Cup with an 87-82 win over Lithuania and secured a berth in the 2020 Olympic Games while holders United States cruised to a 98-45 rout of Japan on Thursday.
UFC looks to grow sport in Middle East with Abu Dhabi deal
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to the United Arab Emirates capital this week under a new multi-year deal with the Abu Dhabi government that it hopes will draw new fans from the Middle East to the sport.
Exclusive: Aaron Rodgers has new MVP ‘Mahomie’ in State Farm ads
State Farm will release a new series of commercials — three, 30-second spots — two of which bring reigning NFL MVP Mahomes into the player-agent spat between Rodgers and his make-believe player rep Gabe Gabriel. The spots are a continuation of the pl…
Rugby: World Cup host city hoping for the best, prepared for the worst
Japan is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to earthquakes, typhoons and tsunamis and organizers of next month’s rugby World Cup hope their best-laid plans are not thrown into disarray by a natural disaster.
MLB roundup: Dodgers break NL homer record
Joc Pederson hit two more home runs Wednesday, and the Los Angeles Dodgers set a National League record for homers in a season during a 7-3 victory that gave them a three-game sweep over the visiting Colorado Rockies.
MLB roundup: Cano returns, guides Mets to win
Robinson Cano returned to the lineup with three hits, including a home run, and the visiting New York Mets rebounded from their epic loss on Tuesday night to defeat the Washington Nationals 8-4 on Wednesday.
Nadal into semis after big fight from Schwartzman
Diego Schwartzman may have been the smallest player in 25 years to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals but gave Rafa Nadal a big fight and forced the Spaniard to grind out a 6-4 7-5 6-2 win on Wednesday to reach the last four at Flushing Meadows.
India wants British government intervention to restore shooting in Birmingham
India continues its relentless bid to get shooting back in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham with the country’s sports minister Kiren Rijiju seeking intervention of the British government for the event’s restoration.
