Billie Jean King says gender equity in sport far from realized
Nearly 50 years after Billie Jean King and the so-called “Original Nine” began their campaign for equal prize money in tennis, the 12-times Grand Slam...
Wizards lock up Beal with $72 million extension
Bradley Beal committed to the Washington Wizards, ending a months-long negotiation while keeping options to hit free agency in the near future on the table...
Browns star Garrett says fan punched him in face
Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett said Wednesday that he was punched in the face by a fan....
Qatar approves minimum wage law, scraps worker exit permits
Qatar’s government said on Thursday it adopted a new minimum wage law and will scrap mandatory exit visas for all workers, part of a broad...
Tokyo will have to accept IOC plan to move marathon to Hokkaido: 2020 Olympics head
Tokyo has little choice but to accept an International Olympic Committee (IOC) move to shift the 2020 marathon to a cooler northern island in Japan...
Golf: Day boosts Presidents Cup hopes, An leads in Korea
Jason Day boosted his Presidents Cup hopes with a strong six-under 66 to lie two shots behind local favorite An Byeong-hun who grabbed the opening-round...
Belgian solar car team wins 3,000-km race through Australian outback
A team from Belgium’s KU Leuven University has won a 3,000-km (1,864-mile) race for solar-powered cars through the Australian outback, organizers said, as the cars...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics head: Wants to discuss IOC plan to move marathon to Sapporo
Tokyo wants more time to discuss the International Olympic Committee’s plan to move the marathon to Sapporo, Yoshiro Mori, the president of Tokyo 2020 Olympics...
South Korean soldier who lost legs to DMZ landmine aims for Paralympic gold
Pulling with smooth, steady strokes along a rowing course on an artificial lake, South Korean Paralympic hopeful Ha Jae-hun is the picture of calm determination,...
‘It was like war,’ says South Korea after Pyongyang match
South Korea were happy to have made it back from Pyongyang in one piece after Tuesday’s brutal 2022 World Cup qualifier, with a Korean FA...