Salazar receives four-year ban for doping scandal
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Monday said it had banned American Alberto Salazar, who has coached some of the world’s top distance runners including British...
Red Sox: Keeping Betts, Martinez ‘difficult’ but possible
The Boston Red Sox see a potential route to keeping pricey stars Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez while also dropping their overall payroll by some...
NFL notebook: Raiders’ Burfict suspended for rest of year
Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict was suspended for the rest of the 2019 season on Monday for repeated violations of unnecessary roughness rules....
College football notebook: Fair Pay to Play Act signed into California law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed the Fair Pay to Play Act, which will allow college athletes in the state to profit from endorsements...
All Blacks Savea to wear protective goggles
All Blacks flanker Ardie Savea will be donning an extra piece of equipment when his side play their World Cup Pool B match against Canada...
Athletics: Uganda’s Nakaayi upsets field to win women’s 800 meters
Ugandan Halimah Nakaayi pulled off an upset to win the women’s 800 meters title at the world championships on Monday while favorite Ajee Wilson was...
Athletics: Organizers blame late starts and boycott for empty stadium
The embarrassingly low attendance at the world athletics championships was blamed on late start times and a boycott of the country by other nations in...
Athletics: Uganda’s Nakaayi upsets the field to win women’s 800 meters
Ugandan Halimah Nakaayi pulled off an upset to win the women’s 800 meters title at the world athletics championships on Monday while favorite Ajee Wilson...
Athletics: Warholm caps perfect season with world 400m hurdles gold
Norway’s Karsten Warholm completed a perfect season by blazing to world championship gold in the 400m hurdles on Monday while Abderrahman Samba finally gave the...
Athletics: Kenya’s Chepkoech powers to women’s steeplechase gold
Kenya’s Beatrice Chepkoech stormed away from the field to win the world championship 3,000 metres women’s steeplechase gold medal on Monday, making amends for a...