For Cameron Alexander, feeling strong and ready to launch from the start hut in the first World Cup downhill of the season is a novel sensation. Knee injuries limited the 26-year-old ski racer from North Vancouver early…
Max Verstappen secured his 19th triumph of the year at Formula One’s Abu Dhabi season finale on Sunday, capping the most dominant season by any driver in the sport’s history. In his wake, Mercedes kept…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has stated his side are “a bit closer” to Manchester City this season but remains wary of the strength the Premier League champions possess ahead of their meeting on Saturday. The last time the two sides…
Lionel Messi ended his final match of the calendar year with a groin injury that forced him to be substituted in Argentina’s 1-0 victory over Brazil on Tuesday at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. The Argentina captain, who…
Brooke Henderson loves breaking records and this week she’s got a dubious one hanging over her head. Since 2016, no LPGA Tour player has won the opening tournament of the season and then collected a…
Napoli have hired Walter Mazzarri as their new head coach after firing Rudi García just four months into his tenure, the club revealed on Tuesday. Mazzarri, who previously coached the Italian champions from 2009 to 2013,…
Considering all that he has accomplished over the past two years — winning two Grand Slam titles and concluding last season as No. 1 — Carlos Alcaraz no doubt belongs among the world’s elite. Still, this couldn’t have…
Luis Suárez returned to Uruguay’s national team on Monday for two South American World Cup qualifying matches, including one at Argentina versus Lionel Messi. The 36-year-old Gremio striker, one of the top scorers in the Brazilian league with 14 goals in…
Mohamed Salah scored twice as Liverpool kept their 100% winning record at Anfield this season with a 3-0 triumph over Brentford on Sunday, their sixth successive Premier League win at home. Salah — who now has 200 goals in English football with…
Nottingham Forest snapped a six-match winless run to defeat Aston Villa 2-0 in a Premier League Midlands derby on Sunday, denying the visitors a top-four spot after Ola Aina and Orel Mangala scored goals from outside the box. The defeat ended Villa’s six-match…
The Texas Rangers were dealt a devastating blow, then did what they seem to do every time adversity strikes this season — they dominated in the face of it. Moments after learning that Max Scherzer and Adolis Garcia would be forced…
Erik ten Hag stated he’s “certain” he can turn around Manchester United’s fortunes after a disastrous start to the season. The derby defeated to Manchester City on Sunday was United’s seventh of the season after just 14 matches.…
Max Verstappen added another record to his incredible 2023 with win number 16 at the Mexico City Grand Prix, moving him joint fourth on F1’s all-time list. Verstappen had a lightning getaway off the line…
LeBron James opened up his 21st season by being limited to 29 minutes in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 119-107 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. Lakers coach Darvin Ham stated the tapered workload for the 38-year-old superstar is part of…
Harry Maguire headed a second-half goal and goalkeeper Andre Onana saved a penalty deep in stoppage time to power Manchester United to a 1-0 triumph over FC Copenhagen on Tuesday for their first points in the Champions League this season. Back in…
Borussia Dortmund are ready to offer Jadon Sancho an escape route from Manchester United in January, a source has told ESPN. Dortmund have publicly denied interest in signing their former player since his fall-out with United manager Erik ten Hag,…
Steven Dubois captured Canada’s first short track World Cup medal of the season with silver in the men’s 1,000 meters on Saturday in Montreal. The 26-year-old Olympian from Terrebonne, Que., clocked a time of one minute 24.916…
Philadelphia 76ers guard James Harden did not show up for practice Wednesday, with coach Nick Nurse saying he had no explanation as to why. Harden, who has sought a trade since picking up his $35.6 million player option…
Rachel Homan opened the Grand Slam season on Tuesday with a 4-3 triumph over fellow Canadian Clancy Grandy at the HearingLife Tour Challenge. Homan, the defending champion from Beaumont, Alta., scored a single point in…
Jordan Thompson upset ninth-ranked Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round of the Japan Open on Monday for his second victory over a top-10 opponent this season. The 29-year-old Australian saved four of the five break points…
Tennis great Rafael Nadal will play at next year’s Australian Open, according to tournament director Craig Tiley. The 22-time grand slam champion has been absent from the sport after suffering a defeat to Mackenzie McDonald in January at the…
Max Verstappen considers his third Formula One title is his best yet. Clinching the championship in a sprint race Saturday in Qatar didn’t pack the emotional impact of his dramatic, controversial last-lap overtake of Lewis Hamilton for…
Chip Ganassi Racing is expanding to five cars for next year’s IndyCar season to accommodate 18-year-old development driver Kyffin Simpson. The expansion for Simpson will give Ganassi three rookies in next year’s Indianapolis 500. Marcus Armstrong already…
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz collected a tense Singapore Grand Prix to end Max Verstappen’s record-breaking run and Red Bull’s hopes of an undefeated season. Sainz drove a tactical masterclass in the final laps, keeping Lando Norris’…
Arsenal claimed their first Premier League victory at Everton for six years as Leandro Trossard’s second-half strike proved enough to secure the points at Goodison Park on Sunday. Everton, still without a victory this season, had managed to frustrate…
Venus Williams will play in the upcoming Western & Southern Open after getting a wild card, the tournament revealed Monday. It is the second hardcourt event Williams will be playing this summer ahead of the US…
Charles Philibert-Thiboutot will represent Canada at the Olympics for a second time next July in Paris. In his first attempt at the automatic qualifying standard of three minutes, 33.50 second in the men’s 1,500 metres, the…
Canada ran into a buzz saw in Argentina and lost to host France but still concluded fourth at the HSBC Sevens on Sunday, its best finish on the HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series this season.…
Erling Haaland broke the Premier League’s single-season scoring record after the Manchester City striker netted his 35th goal of an incredible campaign in a 3-0 victory over West Ham on Wednesday. The 22-year-old scored in a win over Fulham…
It took 40 games for Bo Bichette to reach five home runs last season. This year, it took him just 24. Bichette had a homer and two RBI singles as the Toronto Blue Jays swept…
