Sports
‘It is Usain Bolt’ - Olympic champ calls into Man United TV
Manchester United’s in-house television channel received a shock when Usain Bolt called up to discuss Saturday’s 2-1 win over Middlesbrough...
Fifty-one-year-old Bernard Hopkins knocked out of ring in final fight
Former world champion Bernard Hopkins’ long and illustrious career ended in a brutal defeat when the 51-year-old light heavyweight was knocked out...
Pilot told controllers he was out of fuel just before crash that killed soccer players
The pilot of the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel before crashing into the Andes, according...
Brazilian football team’s plane crashes in Colombia killing 76
Seventy-six people have been killed after a plane carrying members of a Brazilian football team crashed in Colombia, police have said.
Steven Gerrard announces retirement from professional football
Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard has announced his retirement from professional football.
String of failures drove Rio Olympics drug-testing to ‘brink of collapse’
Drug-testing at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics came to the brink of collapse with a string of serious failings, a damning World Anti-Doping Agency report...
Murray closes in on world No. 1 spot after Shanghai Masters
Andy Murray closed to within 1,000 ranking points of Novak Djokovic as he claimed the Shanghai Masters title.
Cycling great Anna Meares calls time on glittering track racing career
Cycling great Anna Meares has announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 33.
NFL star lauded for his fightback from paralysis is killed in car crash
An American football star hailed as an inspiration for learning to walk again after being paralysed by an injury on the field, has been killed in a car...
Safety under scrutiny as swimmer dies, another critical after harbour race
A swimmer drowned Sunday in Hong Kong and another was left in critical condition as they took part in the city’s annual cross-harbour swim, which...
Phillip Hughes family storms out as cricket inquest sidesteps ‘I’ll kill you’ threat
The family of Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes walked out as the inquest into his death drew to a close on Friday.
Kaep gets the call: 49ers make a change at quarterback
The wait for Colin Kaepernick to play this season is over. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback, who has been held back by injuries following three offseason...
Rosberg pips teammate Hamilton to pole in Japanese GP
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg put himself in the best possible position to widen his lead over Formula One title rival and teammate Lewis Hamilton by securing...
He’s no cheat: Agent defends All Black star Dan Carter after he fails drugs test
The agent for All Blacks legend Dan Carter has rejected any implication his client was a drug cheat on Friday, after reports that he tested positive for...
Rio boxing controversy: All 36 officials from Olympic Games suspended
All 36 boxing referees and judges involved at the Rio 2016 Olympics have been suspended.
Hamilton’s chances go up in smoke as engine fire halts Malaysian GP charge
Lewis Hamilton’s bid to win a fourth championship is hanging in the balance after a cruel engine failure robbed him of victory in the Malaysian Grand...
Indigenous rugby players lead call for boycott of Australia national anthem
A former rugby league star is urging a boycott of the national anthem to raise awareness of the treatment of indigenous Australians.
I will not be silent: Serena Williams speaks out about fears of police violence
Serena Williams has become the latest high-profile sports star to add her voice to concerns over police shootings and racial injustice in the U.S.
Tennis player fined and banned for seven months for betting on 220 matches
French tennis player Constant Lestienne has been banned for seven months after admitting to betting on matches.
Frozen out in cash row: Iceland’s Euro 2016 football heroes left out of FIFA 17
They were the unlikely heroes of Euro 2016 … but Iceland’s footballing stars are being denied digital glory.
Death threats only prove my point, says anthem protest footballer Kaepernick
NFL star Colin Kaepernick says he has received death threats after sitting refusing to stand during the national anthem before games.
Rome’s new mayor to pull debt-ridden city out of bidding for 2024 Olympics
Rome is poised to withdraw from a bid to hold the Olympic Games in 2024. The city’s mayor Virginia Raggi is expected to officially announce the withdrawal...
Motor racing star’s torment after father kills stepmother then shoots himself
A champion motor racing driver spoke of his shock on Friday after his father strangled his stepmother and then shot himself dead.
TV station suspends Di Canio over tattoo linked to fascist dictator Mussolini
Former Lazio and West Ham player Paolo Di Canio has been suspended from his role as a TV analyst for Sky Italia after displaying a tattoo linked to Italian...
Unknown Slovenian lawyer elected as European football’s new leader
Aleksander Ceferin, a little-known Slovenian lawyer, has been elected as the new president of UEFA, European football’s governing body.
Stripper scandal prompts rugby chiefs to team up with sexual violence activist
New Zealand Rugby is to work with an anti-sexual violence campaigner after facing a backlash over its handling of allegations that leading players abused...
Anti-LBGT bathroom law costs North Carolina $100m All-Star basketball game
Next year’s All-Star game is to be moved from North Carolina in protest at an anti-LGBT law, meaning the loss of about $100 million for the state.
Presidential election just the warm-up show for Iceland’s football fairy tale
Iceland is expected to elect a new president on Saturday - but no one really cares very much.
Violence mars England’s 1-1 draw with Russia at Euro 2016
Fights broke out all day before and soon after Russia managed to earn a 1-1 draw against England on Saturday at the European Championship.
Jonah Lomu’s mother and widow in war of words over ‘thefts’ from his grave
The widow and mother of All Black great Jonah Lomu are locked in a war of words over his grave.
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