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<!– Gray joined Burnley for a then club-record fee in August 2015 Warning: this article contains offensive language Burnley striker Andre Gray has apologised and asked “for forgiveness” after homophobic tweets he sent in 2012 were shared on social media. One tweet from the 25-year-old Premier League player’s account appeared to condone killing gay people. Gray said he was now a “completely different person” to the one who posted the…

TWENTY-EIGHT sports have been contested in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio. Yet though that number makes it impossible to keep track of all 306 events, it is still not enough to include all disciplines that would like to feature. Despite much vigorous campaigning by the World Squash Federation (WSF), a bid to add the game to the Rio schedule was rejected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2009….

Media playback is not supported on this device GB’s Adams wins boxing gold Nicola Adams became the first British boxer to retain an Olympic title for 92 years by winning gold in the women’s flyweight final at Rio 2016. The 33-year-old won a unanimous points decision to beat France’s Sarah Ourahmoune. Britain have now won 26 golds in Brazil and 63 medals overall, two short of the record 65 won…

Crystal Brittany Weekes of Puerto Rico, right, and Jackie Galloway of the United States compete in a women’s taekwondo over 67 kg round of 16. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) There’s a technological revolution occurring in taekwondo that is changing the look of the sport and it might take time to get used to it. Tradition is giving way to modern rules that are aimed to bring more excitement to the sport and…

Media playback is not supported on this device GB’s Adams wins boxing gold Nicola Adams became the first British boxer to retain an Olympic title for 92 years by winning gold in the women’s flyweight final at Rio 2016. The 33-year-old won a unanimous points decision to beat France’s Sarah Ourahmoune. Britain have now won 26 golds in Brazil and 63 medals overall, two short of the record 65 won…

TWENTY-EIGHT sports have been contested in the 2016 Olympic games in Rio. Yet though that number makes it impossible to keep track of all 306 events, it is still not enough to include all disciplines that would like to feature. Despite much vigorous campaigning by the World Squash Federation (WSF), a bid to add the game to the Rio schedule was rejected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2009….

Waisako Naholo scores the All Blacks’ fourth try New Zealand opened the 2016 Rugby Championship by humiliating Australia 42-8 in the Bledisloe Cup at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney. Ryan Crotty, Beauden Barrett, Jerome Kaino and Waisake Naholo scored tries as they led 32-3 at the break. Dane Coles and Julian Savea went over to extend the lead before Nick Phipps scored a consolation try. Police are to investigate how…

x Embed x Share Lochte and three U.S. swimmers said they were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday, with Lochte saying their cab was pulled over by men impersonating police officers. Jimmy Feigen is one of three U.S. swimmers still in Brazil after allegedly being robbed earlier this week.(Photo: Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO — The money that U.S. swimmer Jimmy Feigen must pay to resolve his legal cases in…

x Embed x Share Lochte and three U.S. swimmers said they were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday, with Lochte saying their cab was pulled over by men impersonating police officers. Jimmy Feigen is one of three U.S. swimmers still in Brazil after allegedly being robbed earlier this week.(Photo: Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO — The money that U.S. swimmer Jimmy Feigen must pay to resolve his legal cases in…

During the 2016 Olympics, the U.S. enjoyed a brief, imperfect glimpse of a rare phenomenon in sports: gender equality. Notable gaffes in sexist Olympics coverage aside, high-profile women athletes like swimmers, gymnasts, and runners were front and center during prime-time viewing hours, and women in sports like rugby, field hockey, and shot put also got airtime. A team of researchers even found that NBC’s primetime telecast of the 2016 Rio…

x Embed x Share Lochte and three U.S. swimmers said they were robbed at gunpoint early Sunday, with Lochte saying their cab was pulled over by men impersonating police officers. Jimmy Feigen is one of three U.S. swimmers still in Brazil after allegedly being robbed earlier this week.(Photo: Rob Schumacher, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO — The money that U.S. swimmer Jimmy Feigen must pay to resolve his legal cases in…

Image copyright EPA Image caption PV Sindhu is the youngest Indian to win an Olympic medal On Thursday night, a 21-year-old became the first Indian woman to qualify for a gold medal contest at the Olympic Games. Ninth-seeded PV Sindhu, lithe and lethal on court, routed her higher-ranked Japanese opponent Nozomi Okuhara 21-19, 21-10 in a fast-paced 50-minute game to enter Friday’s women’s badminton final at the 2016 Rio Games….

x Embed x Share USA TODAY Sports’ Sam Amick tells you five things to look for during Day 14 of the Games. USA TODAY Sports Usain Bolt reacts as he wins gold in the men’s 200-meter final.(Photo: James Lang, USA TODAY Sports) RIO DE JANEIRO — Usain Bolt has admitted he hopes his remarkable Olympic career will put him down in history as one of the greatest athletes to have ever…

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A star athlete poised to win gold in the women’s 800-meter race at the Rio Olympics has sparked an ethics debate over gender and sex in competitive sports. “Semenya has been nearly unbeatable, prompting speculation that she had been suppressing her testosterone with medication.”—@SITimLayden @SInowe Caster Semenya, of South Africa, has her eyes on the final for the track and field event Saturday at 8:15 p.m. ET. Media reports say…

The continuing saga of Ryan Lochte’s robbery/not-a-robbery in Rio continued Thursday, with police in Brazil saying he lied about being held up at gunpoint. You can read all the details here. But Lochte’s story brings to mind some great hoaxes and scams in sports history. A look at few of the highlights: The curious case of Sidd Finch In its April 1, 1985, issue, Sports Illustrated ran a story by…

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In five Olympic sports, with medals in 18 events up for grabs, a net separates players from their opponents. In each case, before a point can get underway, someone has to serve. On a crucial point, as you watch the medal rounds of badminton and volleyball this weekend, would you rather see your team start with the ball or shuttlecock in its court or in its opponent’s? I tried to…

reader comments 35 Technology has changed sports by offering things like instant replay and the ability to determine precisely where a ball is relative to lines on the field and court. But these offerings don’t always sit well with players and fans, who may worry about the loss of some human influence on the run of play. It has been said that no technology is value-neutral, that it will—in undetermined…