Facebook Inc. has struck a deal with Major League Baseball to show 20 of the league’s games live this season in an agreement that expands the social media network further into the world of live programming. Facebook said in a statement on Thursday that it would stream one game a week beginning on Friday, and… Read More Facebook inks deal to show Major League Baseball games live
Anthony Joshua delivered one of the great nights in British boxing annals by stopping Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko in the 11th round to be crowned IBF, WBA and IBO world heavyweight champion in front of 90,000 fans at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Britain’s unbeaten IBF title holder earned a sensational victory by knocking down the 41-year-old… Read More Anthony Joshua defeats Wladimir Klitschko to clinch world boxing titles
Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in the jail cell where he was serving a life sentence for murder, just days after being found not guilty of killing two other people, state prison officials said on Wednesday. 27-year-old Hernandez was a rising star in the National Football League when he was… Read More Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez commits suicide in jail
A Boston jury on Friday found former New England Patriots football star Aaron Hernandez not guilty of murdering two men outside a Boston nightclub in 2012, following what prosecutors described as a dispute that began over a spilled drink. The decision comes two years after another Massachusetts jury found the former National Football League tight… Read More Ex-NFL player Aaron Hernandez acquitted of double murder charges
American professional wrestling legend, Mark Calaway better known by his ring name ‘The Undertaker’ has retired after spending nearly 30 years in the ring. WWE fans were left in floods of tears after the legend signalled his retirement from wrestling. The Undertaker was involved in a brutal final match that saw Roman Reigns leave his… Read More WWE legend, Mark Calaway aka The Undertaker retires
Roger Federer shrugged off a decade of grand slam heartbreak against Rafa Nadal, felling his great rival 6-4 3-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 in a classic Australian Open final to capture his 18th major title. Roared on by a partisan Rod Laver Arena crowd, Federer roared back from 3-1 down in the nerve-shredding final set before… Read More Roger Federer defeats Rafa Nadal to win Australia Open
Serena Williams pushed sentiments aside in an emotion-charged 6-4 6-4 defeat of sister Venus to win the Australian Open on Saturday and a record 23rd grand slam title in the professional era. Tortured by nerves in a tense family affair, Serena had to produce some of her best tennis to overcome Venus who won the… Read More Serena Williams defeats Venus to clinch record 23rd Grand Slam title
A statue of Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been destroyed by unidentified vandals in Buenos Aires. The tribute to the Barcelona star was unveiled during 2016 by city mayor Horacio Rodriguez Larreta, during the campaign to convince Messi to reverse his international retirement following the Copa America final defeat. But the sculpture, located on the… Read More Vandals destroy tribute state to Argentine soccer legend, Lionel Messi
