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The divers had to battle against steady rain and wind in the open-air diving pool – as well as murky green water because of algae – but Laugher, 21, joked that “we enjoy it in the rain, with the wind and the clouds, it’s English weather isn’t it?” The best friends, who share a flat in Leeds, pulled off a 3.9 difficulty dive – the highest possible difficulty rating –…

Every few years, the world tunes in to watch the Olympic Games. From Salt Lake City to London to Beijing, cities across the globe have played host to the illustrious games with hundreds of athletes anxiously vying for their spot in history. But with hosting comes great responsibility, and often new construction that takes years to complete.  The construction, as we’ve seen, can involve destruction. It can also lead to…

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BOSTON – It’s only natural to assume Tim Tebow’s quest to play professional baseball is little more than a publicity stunt, but the former major-leaguer training the Heisman Trophy winner believes his protégé can make a successful transition to a new sport. Chad Moeller, a former Yankees catcher who played for seven teams during an 11-year big-league career, has been working with Tebow since late-May, helping the former…

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Maybe Tim Tebow’s attempt at playing professional baseball isn’t a Hail Mary after all. While Tebow hasn’t played competitive baseball since high school, current Gulf Coast League Red Sox manager and scout Tom Kotchman witnessed a moment not too long ago that gives him reason to believe the former Jets quarterback could play professional baseball. “The lone time I personally saw Tebow on a baseball field was when he threw…

One of the joys of the Olympics is getting to watch esoteric sports you’ve possibly never heard of. A couple of days in, and you’ll find yourself dictating the finer points of rhythmic gymnastics to bemused onlookers, or explaining the workings of the modern pentathlon in great detail to your cat. The question of why certain wonderfully obscure sports make it into the Olympics while others don’t, however, is more…

ESPN sportscaster John Saunders, who has hosted “The Sports Reporters” for the last 15 years, has died, the network announced Wednesday. He was 61. Saunders joined ESPN in 1986. He did play-by-play on various sports, hosted NHL Stanley Cup Final coverage and World Series coverage and hosted studio shows for baseball, college football and college basketball. A cause of death was not announced. Saunders took over as host of “The…

We’re on the ground in Rio covering the 2016 Summer Olympics. Check out all our coverage here. RIO DE JANEIRO — U.S. soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo’s two howlers (read: very terrible plays) last night against Colombia led to a shocking 2-2 draw for the U.S. women’s soccer team, who still advance first in the group at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro despite Solo’s between-the-legs gaffe. More Sports It…

EA Sports announced as an official partner of Manchester United The partnership between the club and EA Sports will last three years  The global gaming company is also a lead sponsor of the Premier League United have over 70 commercial deals in place around the world  Click here to read Sportsmail’s coverage of the Premier League     By Tom Farmery For Mailonline Published: 13:16 EST, 10 August 2016 | Updated: 14:17…

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It was the finger wag seen round the world. When Russian swimmer Yulia Efimova was controversially allowed to compete in the Olympic Games even after testing positive for doping, there was no room for sportsmanship. And after the disgraced competitor beat Lilly King of the U.S. in the 100-meter breaststroke semifinal on Sunday night, her finger wagging celebration did not sit well. King, watching Efimova on a TV monitor, raised…

We’re on the ground in Rio covering the 2016 Summer Olympics. Check out all our coverage here. Olympic tennis should be as, well, grand as a Grand Slam. The world’s best players show up with a chance to win hardware for their countries — and without making a yearlong commitment. They get to hang with other great athletes in the Olympic Village. And they only get one chance every four…

In January, I spent a month in Rio de Janeiro exploring the city as it prepared for the 2016 Olympics. The Olympics have long served as an opportunity for cities to grow, develop undeveloped land, improve public transportation, and prove themselves on an international platform. Rio de Janeiro is no different. The Olympics have prompted monumental changes in the city – but not all positive. Modernization comes at…

A diving pool at the Rio Olympics turned green Tuesday when algae entered the water, stunning athletes and spectators. The water in the diving well at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre had been blue on Monday, but reportedly changed hue overnight. Strangely, water in an adjacent pool remained blue, sparking plenty of debate on the internet. Officials said that the water was tested and posed no risks to…

We’re on the ground in Rio covering the 2016 Summer Olympics. Check out all our coverage here. Because the Summer Olympics occur during presidential election years, I have to pick my viewing opportunities carefully. I won’t always have the time or patience to watch much water polo or beach volleyball, sports that involve a lot of buildup — dozens of preliminary matches — all leading up to a gold-medal match…

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American fencer Dagmara Wozniak is ranked second in the United States and fifth in the world in her sport. Now Wozniak, 28, is competing in her second Olympic Games. Although Wozniak lost her individual sabre event earlier this week, she’s still in the running for gold in the team sabre competition. But unless you follow fencing, you’ve probably never heard of her. Besides the Olympics, only one fencing tournament in…

“It’s supposed to be a loose-fitting analogy … FS1 has an opportunity to make a big bet on opinion-based programming,” says Jamie Horowitz, as he dishes on poaching Skip Bayless, what he learned from his ‘Today’ firing and Rupert Murdoch’s warning to him: “Be wary of the allure of the elite.” <!–[CDATA[ Since arriving at Fox Sports in May 2015, Jamie Horowitz has upended the programming philosophy, rejecting the…

Media playback is not supported on this device Phelps wins stunning 20th Olympic gold Twenty-one Olympic gold medals, more than twice as many as anyone else in history, maybe more to come. With Michael Phelps it can all seem so simple, so pre-ordained. A swimmer defined by victory, a man who has always come through. Except there has been nothing straightforward about the ‘Fifth Act of Michael Phelps’. His 200m…