World Sports

Yeah, those photos of Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman in Sports Illustrated pretty much slayed. She and all-around champ Simone Biles swapped their bedazzled leotards for bikinis to appear in the magazine’s Swimsuit issue. Raisman was a vision of poise and physical strength in her black two-piece. “I loved the photo shoot. It was such an empowering feeling to be so confident and happy with the way I looked. I work so hard…

WASHINGTON — For all the Cubs did for generations of fans throughout a city, President Barack Obama held them up as an example of unifying power in a much larger context. “It is entirely appropriate that we celebrate the Cubs today, here in this White House, on Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday,” Obama said during the team’s White House visit on Monday, “because it helps direct us in terms of…

The NFL ratings were predictably massive, particularly the 48.5 million who tuned into Sunday’s Green Bay-Dallas game. By way of comparison, that’s eight million more than the historic and thrilling Chicago Cubs-Cleveland Indians World Series Game 7 and 18 million more than the historic and equally thrilling Cleveland-Golden State NBA Finals Game 7. The Packers and Cowboys game was not a Super Bowl. It was the second round. The Super…

WASHINGTON — For all the Cubs did for generations of fans throughout a city, President Barack Obama held them up as an example of unifying power in a much larger context. “It is entirely appropriate that we celebrate the Cubs today, here in this White House, on Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday,” Obama said during the team’s White House visit on Monday, “because it helps direct us in terms of…

Chris Langridge and Marcus Ellis of Great Britain won badminton bronze at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Eight sports will challenge UK Sport’s funding decisions for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Seven – including badminton – were due to receive no investment for the four-year cycle leading into the Tokyo Games. Powerlifting is also challenging its award of £1.3m as it believes it deserves greater financial support. All…

<!– Valtteri Bottas (right) was announced as Lewis Hamilton’s new Mercedes team-mate on Monday Tuesday, 17 January New Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas says his mind is firmly set on winning the World Championship. (F1 today) Bottas’ move to Mercedes leaves an “emotional hole” at Williams, according to deputy team principal Claire Williams. (Autosport) Red Bull co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz claims Nico Rosberg’s retirement encouraged Mercedes to initiate discussions with Red Bull…

When I was in elementary school, one of my favorite moments in the academic calendar was Sports Day. Classes would be canceled and we’d go outside to take part in relays, high jumps, and tug of war. Parents and siblings would come out to support us, bringing homemade packed lunches. There were even special races for the grown-ups. I remember cheering loudly for my father as he competed against the…

World number two Novak Djokovic has won the Australian Open six times Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the second round of the Australian Open by beating Spain’s Fernando Verdasco in straight sets. The 12-time Grand Slam champion secured a 6-1 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 victory in an entertaining match in Melbourne. World number nine Rafael Nadal earlier reached the second round with a commanding display. The injury-hit Spaniard, who lost in…

WASHINGTON — For all the Cubs did for generations of fans throughout a city, President Barack Obama held them up as an example of unifying power in a much larger context. “It is entirely appropriate that we celebrate the Cubs today, here in this White House, on Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday,” Obama said during the team’s White House visit on Monday, “because it helps direct us in terms of…

The Government is being urged to investigate whether the stripping of elite funding from wheelchair rugby indicates a “discriminatory” attitude to Paralympic sport, as the game known as ‘murderball’ fights to have its income restored. Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, which was dropped from the Tokyo cycle, has written to Penny Mordaunt, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, and Karen Bradley, Secretary of State for Culture, Media…

Middlesbrough’s new signing, Rudy Gestede, may have only played one match for his new team, but he has already set an unwanted record in the Premier League. The Benin forward now has the league’s longest winless streak – managing 32 games without victory. (He last won when Aston Villa beat Bournemouth 1-0 in August 2015.) But Gestede isn’t the only sportsperson to be ruing such a grim streak … Jack…

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Gegard Mousasi is looking for a fight and he’s tired of hearing excuses from top ranked middleweights on why they aren’t willing to face him. A winner of four fights in a row including three by knockout or TKO, Mousasi has been tearing through the competition lately and he’s itching for an opponent in the top five but he can’t seem to get any of them to accept a fight…

  WASHINGTON – For all the Cubs did for generations of fans throughout a city, President Obama on Monday used their White House visit to hold them up as an example of unifying power in a much larger context. “It is entirely appropriate that we celebrate the Cubs today, here in this White House, on Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday,” the Obama said during the final White House ceremony of…

The Government is being urged to investigate whether the stripping of elite funding from wheelchair rugby indicates a “discriminatory” attitude to Paralympic sport, as the game known as ‘murderball’ fights to have its income restored. Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, which was dropped from the Tokyo cycle, has written to Penny Mordaunt, the Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, and Karen Bradley, Secretary of State for Culture, Media…

That’s one fired-up, foul-mouthed cheerleader right there! Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin certainly was happy for his team’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs that will advance the Steelers to the AFC championship game on Sunday against the New England Patriots, and he showed it in a Facebook Live video that Steelers receiver Antonio Brown posted on his Facebook page. But Tomlin was not happy about the perceived advantage he…

That’s one fired-up, foul-mouthed cheerleader right there! Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin certainly was happy for his team’s win over the Kansas City Chiefs that will advance the Steelers to the AFC championship game on Sunday against the New England Patriots, and he showed it in a Facebook Live video that Steelers receiver Antonio Brown posted on his Facebook page. But Tomlin was not happy about the perceived advantage he…

Barack Obama is no stranger to the world of professional sports. During his eight-year stint in the White House, plenty of athletes and teams visited the presidential residence. It’s hard to say what the most memorable has been. One thing’s for sure, though. Obama loves to crack jokes at the expense of some of the world’s most talented athletes. 8. Making fun of the Royals’ nicknames The Kansas City Royals…

There were 80 people in the arena before the accident, but all of them managed to escape in time, though the roof caved in and hit the ground quite quickly, she added. The police are investigating the cause of the accident. Only two participants in the floorball tournament, aged around 16, suffered minor injuries when fleeing the arena. 

The Kansas City Chiefs fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round of the playoffs, 18-16, as Alex Smith’s second two-point pass was knocked away in the final minutes. Smith’s first attempt appeared to tie the game, as he connected with tight end Demetrius Harris following Spencer Ware’s touchdown with 2:43 remaining. But left tackle Eric Fisher — the former No. 1 overall pick — was flagged for holding, wiping out…