Golfer Tiger Woods was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday after suffering multiple injuries when his car went off a road and rolled over, requiring the “jaws of life” to extricate him. Woods, 45, was the sole occupant of the dark gray Genesis sport utility vehicle when it crashed at about 7:12 a.m.… Read More U.S. golf legend Tiger Woods hospitalized with multiple injuries following car accident
Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, the quiet, unassuming slugger who broke Babe Ruth’s supposedly unbreakable record for most home runs in a career and battled racism in the process, died on Friday, the Atlanta Braves announced. He was 86. Aaron joined the Braves management to become one of the few African-Americans in a baseball… Read More Baseball legend Hank Aaron dies at 86
Forty-seven players have been forced into two weeks of hotel quarantine in Melbourne after three coronavirus infections were reported on two chartered flights carrying them to the year’s first grand slam, the tournament organisers said on Saturday. Two dozen players who arrived from Los Angeles entered strict hotel quarantine after an aircrew member and Australian… Read More Forty-seven tennis players quarantined following report of coronavirus infections on Australian Open flights
Tommy Lasorda, the colorful and cantankerous longtime manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers who led the team to four National League pennants and two World Series championships in the 1970s and ‘80s, has died. He was 93. Lasorda, who spent more than 70 years in the Dodgers organization, suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at home… Read More Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda dies at 93
Britain’s biggest sportswear retailer JD Sports said on Tuesday it had bought retailer Shoe Palace for $325 million in a move that would expand its footprint in the U.S. West Coast, sending the company’s shares 5% higher. JD Sports, which entered the U.S. market in 2018 with the acquisition of Finish Line, said the deal… Read More JD Sports acquires Shoe Palace for $325million in bid to expand U.S. footprint
Paolo Rossi, Italy’s goalscoring hero from their victorious 1982 World Cup campaign and scorer of a hat-trick against Brazil in one of the most famous matches in the competition’s history, has died at the age of 64. The celebrated striker’s death comes with the soccer world still in mourning for Argentina icon Diego Maradona, who… Read More Italian soccer legend Paolo Rossi dies at 64
Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the greatest soccer players of all time before drug and alcohol addiction marred his career, died on Wednesday at his home in Argentina after suffering a heart attack, his lawyer said. He was 60. Beloved in his homeland after leading Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986 and… Read More Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona dies at 60
Austria’s Dominic Thiem finally claimed his maiden Grand Slam title with a stunning comeback to beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6) in a nerve-jangling battle of wills in the U.S. Open final on Sunday. The 27-year-old world number three appeared to have blown his golden chance as he fell two sets behind… Read More Dominic Thiem defeats Alexander Zverev to clinch Grand Slam title
