Cycling: Froome awarded 2011 Vuelta crown after Cobo doping ban
Eight years on, Chris Froome has been crowned winner of the 2011 Vuelta a Espana after Spain’s Juan Jose Cobo was stripped of the title...
Golf: Local favorite Clarke makes bright start at damp Portrush
Local favorite Darren Clarke made a bright start to the British Open Championship at Royal Portrush on Thursday as crowds flocked to the first major...
Olympics: Mixed weather and waves at Tokyo 2020 surfing test event
Surfing’s unpredictability is part of its charm and Tokyo 2020 organizers got a taste this week of what might face them next year when the...
MLB roundup: Padres’ Paddack shuts down Marlins
Padres rookie right-hander Chris Paddack had a no-hitter through seven innings before giving up a home run in San Diego’s 3-2 win over the host...
MLB roundup: Padres’ Paddack nearly no-hits Marlins
Padres rookie right-hander Chris Paddack had a no-hitter through seven innings before giving up a home run in San Diego’s 3-2 win over the host...
Swimming-Australia in dark over Jack withdrawal from world championships
Shayna Jack’s shock withdrawal from the swimming world championships in Gwangju remains a mystery to the Australian team, coach Michael Bohl has said....
Green, first black player for Red Sox, dies at 85
Elijah “Pumpsie” Green, the first black player in Boston Red Sox history, died on Wednesday in San Leandro, Calif. He was 85....
NBA notebook: Thunder to keep Paul for now
The Thunder’s discussions to trade newly acquired Chris Paul have stalled, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday, increasing the odds that the point guard begins the...
MLB notebook: Angels’ Ramirez suspended for plunking Marisnick
Los Angeles Angels right-hander Noe Ramirez was suspended for three games Wednesday and fined an undisclosed amount for hitting Houston Astros outfielder Jake Marisnick with...
Superlicence points from 2020 to mark a sea-change for W Series
W Series founder Catherine Bond Muir admits there were times when she wondered whether she had wasted years of her life setting up the all-female...