World Sports

On a sports field, Argentina’s white and blue stripes are unmissable. They have left a mark on the football, rugby and hockey pitches, and have now turned their attention to kabaddi. While the ancient Indian sport was brought to Argentina in 1999, the country will be making their first international appearance at the 2016 Kabaddi World Cup, which is currently underway in Ahmedabad on Friday. “Most of the sports teams in Argentina…

Gareth Bale is three behind Ian Rush in the list of all-time Wales goalscorers after heading in his 25th international goal Wales suffered a setback in their World Cup qualifying campaign as a sloppy display saw them held at home by lowly Georgia. Gareth Bale headed the hosts into an early lead but Georgia, ranked 137th in the world, equalised as an unmarked Tornike Okriashvili nodded in. Wales unravelled from…

Johanna Konta is the first British woman for 32 years to make the world top 10 after reaching the China Open final British number one Johanna Konta was overpowered 6-4 6-2 by world number three Agnieszka Radwanska in the final of the China Open. Konta, 25, was chasing the biggest title of her career but unravelled against the Polish number three seed after a battling first-set display. The 11th seed,…

The Japanese Grand Prix is live on the BBC Sport website and 5 live Mercedes say they are prepared to accept “some collateral damage” from Lewis Hamilton following his controversial behaviour in Japan. Hamilton refused to answer questions in his post-qualifying news conference on Saturday, accusing the media of being “disrespectful” and then walking out. It was in response to some reports of his behaviour in an earlier conference. “Let…

Lewis Hamilton has not won a race since the German Grand Prix on 31 July On the greatest driver’s track, Nico Rosberg drove a Japanese Grand Prix befitting a world champion, a title with which he looks increasingly likely to end the year. And yet somehow the Suzuka weekend was all about the German’s Mercedes team-mate, who provided drama both on and off the circuit. As Rosberg dominated the competitive…

Throughout his entire career, Gegard Mousasi followed a philosophy that was best described by a famous quote from former president Teddy Roosevelt: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Mousasi has never been known for his trash talk or for stirring up trouble on the microphone before or after any of his fights. That all seemed to change on Saturday night after Mousasi demolished Vitor Belfort at UFC 204 and…

MONROE, La. (AP) — Semi-professional sports are returning to Monroe. The Twin City Jazz of the American Basketball Association announced their intention to begin play this month. The Jazz, which is relocating from West Virginia, will be the first semi-pro franchise to play in Monroe since the Bayou Beast indoor football team almost 10 years ago. The News-Star reports (http://tnsne.ws/2daQBUb ) the Jazz plan to play 20 regular season games…

CHICAGO — As Travis Wood stepped to the plate, Cubs bullpen catcher Chad Noble said, “He’s gonna hit a home run.” This was silly. Wood is a relief pitcher. His last extra-base hit came in 2014, and the last time a reliever hit a postseason home run was 1924. But this is a time of crazy predictions; everybody and his great-grandmother is picking the Cubs to win the World Series. …

Jimi Manuwa has a new knockout to add to his highlight reel. The British light heavyweight showed off some ridiculous power as he crushed Ovince Saint Preux with a second round knockout at UFC 204 in England on Saturday night. It was a huge win for Manuwa as he returned to action for the first time in over a year after suffering a brutal knockout at the hands of Anthony…

Some of the sports stories The Associated Press is covering Saturday. A full Sports Digest will be sent by about 3 p.m. All times EDT: – WASHINGTON – With a 1-0 lead in the NLDS, the Los Angeles Dodgers send Rich Hill to the mound against the Washington Nationals’ Tanner Roark. Game starts 4:08 p.m. – CHICAGO – Kyle Hendricks, baseball’s ERA leader, starts for Chicago in Game 2 of…

Australian-born Konta, 25, was ranked 147 in June last year but won her first WTA title in July and will move into the top 10 when the new list is published in the morning. Radwanska, 27, has won 19 WTA titles but is yet to win a Grand Slam, losing to Serena Williams in her only final to date at Wimbledon four years ago. We’re all set.  Getty Images

Gegard Mousasi had been gunning for a fight with Vitor Belfort for years. He finally got his chance on Saturday night and Mousasi didn’t waste his opportunity as he hammered Belfort on the feet and on the ground to earn a second round TKO. It was clear from the very start of the fight that Mousasi was going to play the aggressor as he took the center of the Octagon…

I know Major League Baseball took Fox Sports’ money in exchange for broadcasting rights, but did MLB wonks check to see if Fox Sports 1 had a driver’s license? Man, this could be one long postseason if Fox doesn’t bring in some adults. When did Fox start hating Cubs fans? Fox Sports’ broadcast of Cubs-Giants on its FS1 channel Friday night was a whole lot of odd, off-putting angles. The…

For some time now, live sports have been the one remaining lifeboat in an angry sea of television disruption. But there are increasing signs that the boat is leaking, and that could mean a number of major media players are going to have to start bailing or find a deserted island, especially ESPN. One of the most recent holes in the sports-is-invincible theory came with the news that the National…

One in four IOC members are women, but only three are on the 14-member IOC executive board. Two out of 211 soccer federation presidents are female, and women are allotted only six quota seats on the 37-member FIFA council. A mere one of 17 are on UEFA’s executive committee. When female sports pioneer Val Ackerman looks at the numbers of women in leadership roles in world sports…

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Throughout his storied career, Vitor Belfort has racked up a number of memorable highlights but as he prepares for the co-main event at UFC 204 on Saturday night, he can’t help but think about one in particular. The middleweight championship will be decided in the main event as Michael Bisping defends his title for the first time against old rival Dan Henderson. The fight with Henderson came together largely because…

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American photo agency Getty Images and Women’s Sport Trust, a leading women’s sports charity, have launched a project to increase the visibility of female athletes. Focused on showing a realistic representation of sportswomen, the partnership is releasing a “Best of Women’s Sports” editorial curation that is designed to be aspirational. The companies say a host of images will be made available free of charge to schools, universities and not-for profit…