Figure skating: Canadian ice dancers Virtue and Moir announce retirement
Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir have announced their retirement from the sport after an illustrious career in which the duo became the...
Judo: Iran suspended after pressurizing fighter not to face Israeli
Iran was suspended from international competition by the International Judo Federation (IJF) on Wednesday for putting pressure on one of its fighters to withdraw from...
Young Venezuelan ball players ‘wanted to stay’ in U.S.
While playing for Venezuela in baseball’s Little League World Series in the United States last month, 12-year-old Adrian Salcedo ate tacos and Chick-fil-A, donned a...
Home favorite Osaka makes winning start at Pan Pacific Open
Hometown hero Naomi Osaka recovered from a sluggish start to beat Bulgarian qualifier Viktoriya Tomova 7-5 6-3 and reach the quarter-finals at the Pan Pacific...
AELTC to invest in pre-Wimbledon grass court tournaments
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said on Wednesday it would invest in grass court tournaments in Europe to improve player preparation ahead of...
MLB roundup: Twins make homer history in wild win
Ronald Torreyes was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 12th inning to drive in the winning run, and Miguel Sano hit...
I deserve more Ballon d’Or awards than Messi, says Ronaldo
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he deserves to end his soccer career with more Ballon d’Or awards than Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi and hopes to...
Chargers holdout Gordon: I’ll play somewhere this year
Los Angeles Chargers holdout running back Melvin Gordon said Tuesday night in an Instagram video that he is “going to play somewhere” this year....
Soccer: I deserve more Ballon d’Or awards than Messi, says Ronaldo
Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo said he deserves to end his soccer career with more Ballon d’Or awards than Barcelona counterpart Lionel Messi and hopes to...
MLB notebook: Pirates’ Vazquez jailed on lurid charges
Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star closer Felipe Vazquez is in police custody on multiple charges, including solicitation of a child, authorities said Tuesday....