New Zealand Olympic Committee supports athletes’ right to speak up amid racism protests
The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) has told its athletes they should speak openly about social and political issues, especially those involving racism, as calls...
Golf: Villegas playing with heavy heart after daughter diagnosed with tumours
Four-time PGA Tour winner Camilo Villegas has said his 20-month-old daughter has tumours in her brain and spine and is in her second round of...
Rowing: Olympic champ Drysdale to push through to postponed Tokyo Games
Olympic champion rower Mahe Drysdale has confirmed he will attempt to win a third successive single sculls gold medal at next year’s postponed Tokyo Olympics...
U.S. Soccer says it will allow protests during anthem
The U.S. Soccer Federation on Wednesday said it had repealed its requirement that players stand during the national anthem, saying the policy was wrong and...
Tigers draft Torkelson as MLB promises return to play
The Detroit Tigers drafted Arizona State slugger Spencer Torkelson with the first pick of the 2020 MLB draft on Wednesday, the same day the league’s...
NASCAR bans Confederate flag from race tracks
NASCAR on Wednesday banned the Confederate flag from all races as the sport moved to distance itself from a checkered past on race amid global...
NASCAR bans Confederate flag; Wallace to drive with #BlackLivesMatters livery
NASCAR banned the Confederate flag on Wednesday from all events, and Bubba Wallace, the only African American driving in the NASCAR Cup Series, will use...
NASCAR bans Confederate flags at tracks
In the wake of nationwide protests of racism, NASCAR moved Wednesday to ban the Confederate flag from its racetracks and facilities....
Golf: McIlroy wants golf to be more racially diverse
Rory McIlroy wants to see greater racial diversity in golf and hopes the recent protests across the world against police brutality towards black people will...
Golf: Fit-again Koepka gunning for world number one spot
Brooks Koepka said he feels “like a new person” after using the PGA Tour’s three-month break to get his left knee healthy and he now...