World Sports

Love is a spectator sport where the players are also spectating. We gather friends around the Apple TV while we swipe through potential lovers on Tinder. We consider everyone we swap spit with fair game for public dissection, so long as they do something strange and compelling enough for a viral tweet. Dating app disasters have a place on Tumblr, Instagram, and the shelf at your local Barnes & Noble….

Denver Broncos GM John Elway might not be hiring someone from inside the building to replace Gary Kubiak, but he still could pluck his next head coach from within the family. So to speak. Immediately following Kubiak’s announcement Monday that he is indeed stepping down from the Broncos — and with Elway saying that he would not be hiring Kubiak’s replacement from the current staff — ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported…

Michigan passing game coordinator Jedd Fisch is going to become the new UCLA offensive coordinator, a source told FOX Sports Monday morning. In 2016, with Fisch as the Wolverines passing game coordinator and splitting play-calling duties with Tim Drevno, Michigan was No. 1 in the Big Ten in scoring and No. 2 in passing offense — despite breaking in a new QB. In his two years in Ann Arbor, Michigan went…

With the 2016 regular season officially behind us, now seems like the perfect time to start talking about the 2017 regular season, so let’s do it. Specifically, we’re going to talk about the home-and-away opponents for all 32 teams, which means you can see every team that your favorite team will be playing against in 2017. Playoff bracket Coaching/GM tracker Postseason TV schedule Ranking SB matchups Early odds for playoffs…

The Denver Broncos players were told by head coach Gary Kubiak that he intended to step down after the team’s victory on Sunday against the Oakland Raiders. Kubiak told the players he’ll be their “biggest fan moving forward.” The team announced Monday that Kubiak is indeed stepping down, but the word retirement was not used in the release. It’s not clear if Kubiak might consider returning to coaching at any point…

The New York Giants played to win on Sunday. It didn’t seem like the Washington Redskins did, and that’s why they’re not going to the playoffs. The Giants, who had their playoff seed clinched before the game started, beat Washington 19-10 to end the Redskins’ season. Washington needed to win to get into the playoffs, and its loss meant the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers both made the NFC…

Filmmaker Molly Schiot documents the paths of women who led the way in various sports in the book Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History.

Welcome, 2017! 2016 was a remarkable year for women in sports. Simone Biles tumbled into Olympic records books by making flipping on a four-inch balance beam look easy. Another Simone – Manuel – broke stereotypes and smashed swimming records. The UConn Women’s Basketball won its fourth consecutive national title in commanding fashion; despite what anyone says, dominating is not bad for basketball. And Monica Abbott showed the world what a…

NPR’s Ailsa Chang and Mike Pesca of Slate’s The Gist review the season’s NCAA bowl games, and preview the upcoming championship game between Clemson and Alabama.

Ronda Rousey’s UFC career may be over after her second consecutive embarrassing loss, as Amanda Nunes ended what was billed as Rousey’s triumphant comeback in just 48 seconds. Unsurprisingly, fans on social media responded by creating an endless series of memes starring a wobbly Rousey. In the span of 13 months, Rousey went from being the baddest woman on the planet to becoming an Internet joke. Amid all of the columns calling for…

If you missed part one of the top 10 countdown on Your Kid’s Not Going Pro, you can read it here. Now, onto the top five: 5. The ‘Stunning Hypocrisy’ of Dennis Hastert: Speaker, Coach, Sexual Abuser (April 6) The term ‘stunning hypocrisy’ was used by the Assistant U.S. Attorney trying the case against former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who was eventually convicted on banking law violations that…

Star of the year Cristiano Ronaldo – won a fourth Ballon d’Or, launched a range of CR7 blankets, tossed a microphone into a lake, inspired a tantrum meme, and hosted the era’s defining football press conference, with the press banned from asking questions. He denied it was his idea to have all the questions posed by a Uefa media officer instead: “I decide nothing.” He also appeared to spit out…

Star of the year Cristiano Ronaldo – won a fourth Ballon d’Or, launched a range of CR7 blankets, tossed a microphone into a lake, inspired a tantrum meme, and hosted the era’s defining football press conference, with the press banned from asking questions. He denied it was his idea to have all the questions posed by a Uefa media officer instead: “I decide nothing.” He also appeared to spit out…

(All dates in brackets are ‘until’) All football fixtures are available here January 1 TennisBrisbane International (until 8 Jan); Hopman Cup, Perth (8 Jan) DartsPDC World Championship, Alexandra Palace (2 Jan) 2 Cricket2nd Test: South Africa v Sri Lanka, Cape Town (6 Jan) TennisChennai Open (8 Jan); Qatar Open, Doha (8 Jan); Shenzen Open (8 Jan) Motor sportDakar Rally, Argentina/Bolivia/Paraguay (14 Jan) 3 Cricket3rd Test: Australia v Pakistan, Sydney (7…

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook has captured lots of attention so far this NBA season for his triple-double average and absurd stat lines from game to game. He’s been so amazing, in fact, that his former teammate James Harden has arguably received too little notice. The Houston Rockets’ leader is having an incredible statistical season of his own, heading into Saturday’s home matchup with the New York Knicks averaging…

The lazy thing to do is call Ronda Rousey nothing but a fraud, nothing but a marketing creation, nothing but a Dana White illusion to sell pay-per-views. She is none of those things. Never was. Never will be. To say otherwise is ridiculous. Rousey’s career may indeed be over after Amanda Nunes bludgeoned her Friday night in a 48-second stoppage to defend the bantamweight belt that Rousey once owned. There…

Was this the year of the activist athlete? NPR’s Scott Simon looks back on the year in sports with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com.

LAS VEGAS – Ronda Rousey was once again pummeled by a striker and lost her second consecutive bout. The former women’s bantamweight champion was completely outclassed in the striking game by Amanda Nunes, who stopped Rousey at 48 seconds of the first round to retain her women’s bantamweight championship in the main event of UFC 207 at T-Mobile Arena. Nunes landed a big right just seconds into the fight that…

Britain’s sporting elite has been rewarded in a New Year honours list in which Rio Olympic medallists Andy Murray and Mo Farah are made knights and Katherine Grainger and Jessica Ennis-Hill become dames. Olympians and Paralympians make up 10% of the 2017 list, which also includes knighthoods for Kinks frontman Ray Davies, 72, comedian Ken Dodd, 89, actor Mark Rylance, 56, and a damehood for actor Patricia Routledge, 87. Murray’s…

Andy Murray wins Wimbledon again – 10 July 135mm lens 1/1600 f4 ISO 1000 Championship-winning point at Wimbledon is always a bit nervy for me even though I have done many of them over the years. There are some pretty big decisions to be made – what lens do you go on as you don’t know where on the court they will celebrate? Do you go upright or landscape? Are…