NBA legend Michael Jordan has revealed the last text exchange he had with Kobe Bryantbefore his tragic death last January. Jordan is set to induct the Los Angeles Lakers great into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend. Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, along with seven others, died in a tragic helicopter accident in Los Angeles last […]
Read moreHONOLULU — Colt Brennan, a star quarterback at the University of Hawaii who finished third in the 2007 Heisman Trophy balloting, died early Tuesday, his father said. He was 37. Brennan, who has had public struggles with alcohol, died at a hospital in California, his father, Terry Brennan, told The Associated Press. “He just spent one too many times on […]
Read moreSINGAPORE – In the days after the Government announced the closure of indoor gyms and fitness studios to curb the spread of Covid-19, some members of the fraternity saw their initial unhappiness at the sudden closures turn to confusion at what they perceived to be a lack of clarity of the measures imposed. Following that announcement last Tuesday (May 4) […]
Read moreTOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s top-ranked men’s tennis player Kei Nishikori added his voice to concerns about staging the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July, as the country battles a surge in Covid-19 cases. Naomi Osaka, Japan’s No. 1 women’s tennis player, raised similar concerns on Sunday (May 9), saying that the risks of holding the Games amid the pandemic should […]
Read moreEuropean soccer’s governing body will hold talks with the British government on Monday about moving this month’s Champions League final to London. Travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic have made it almost impossible for domestic fans of the finalists — the Premier League rivals Chelsea and Manchester City — to attend the match at its scheduled site in Istanbul. […]
Read moreAs darkness fell on the European summer three years ago, they huddled in their car at a petrol station. Motel rooms cost money and they had enough expenses. So as they travelled from their training base to competitions, it was cheaper for sailors Griselda Khng and Olivia Chen to pull on jackets, perhaps cover themselves with towels, and spend the […]
Read moreWELLINGTON (AFP) – All Blacks wing Caleb Clarke, whose barnstorming runs have drawn comparison to the legendary Jonah Lomu, announced on Monday (May 10) that he will chase Olympic gold in rugby sevens at the Tokyo Games. His presence is a coup for the New Zealand sevens squad, making him the only fully fledged All Black to commit to the […]
Read moreLOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – Americans Noah Lyles and Allyson Felix finished their races with a burst of speed while National Football League star DK Metcalf outperformed expectations but came up short of making next month’s US Olympic trials at the Golden Games meet in Walnut, California on Sunday (May 9). The 200 metres world champion Lyles, the favourite to take […]
Read moreLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs suspended trainer Bob Baffert from entering horses at the track and suggested that it would invalidate Medina Spirit’s Kentucky Derby victory if the results of a failed postrace drug test are upheld. The track said in a statement Sunday that failure to comply with the rules and medication protocols jeopardizes the safety of horses […]
Read moreTOKYO (REUTERS) – Hundreds of athletes, including US sprinter Justin Gatlin, participated in a test event at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday (May 9), as organisers fine-tuned operations and practiced Covid-19 countermeasures with under three months to go before the Tokyo Games begin. No spectators were present in the stadium, where the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies will be held, […]
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