Former World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset dies at 75
By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer Former World Rugby chairman Bernard Lapasset has died. He was 75. The Frenchman’s death was announced by the…
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2016 Olympic champion Van Avermaet to end cycling career
PARIS (AP) — The 2016 Olympics road race champion Greg Van Avermaet says this will be the final season of his cycling career.  Van Avermaet turns…
Continue Reading Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowie dies aged 32
By Jill Martin, CNN American sprinter and long jumper Tori Bowie — a three-time Olympic medalist and a two-time world champion in track and…
Continue Reading Messi the latest pawn in proxy rivalry in Middle East
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Lionel Messi was supposed to be training alongside his Paris Saint-Germain teammates on Monday, with his club…
Continue Reading US sprinter, Olympic medalist Tori Bowie dies at 32
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died. She was 32.…
Continue Reading Transgender woman’s US cycling win within rules, UCI says
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer The global governing body for cycling says the victory should stand for the first openly transgender woman to win an…
Continue Reading Napoli coach Spalletti on verge of biggest moment of career
By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer Luciano Spalletti spent several years working as a coach in Udine and it’s in the same northern Italian city…
Continue Reading For open water swimmers, even chilly, choppy water beckons
By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press Many beaches won’t open for weeks, but already one dedicated group is quietly pacing the shore. They note the…
Continue Reading Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes’ highest-paid athlete list for 2023 after Saudi Arabia move
By Ben Church, CNN Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has become the highest paid athlete in the world, with a move to Al-Nassr nearly doubling his…
Continue Reading Tragedy chanting: ‘Vile’ soccer songs about deaths fueled by ‘need to hurt’ opposing fans
By Matias Grez, CNN Described as “vile” and “unacceptable” and fueled by “the need to hurt,” ‘tragedy…
Continue Reading Arsenal says fan arrested for shining laser at Mudryk’s face
LONDON (AP) — Arsenal says a soccer fan has been arrested for shining a laser into the face of Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk during the Premier…
Continue Reading Allardyce after joining Leeds: ‘There’s nobody ahead of me’
By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Sam Allardyce has made an unlikely return to the Premier League. The 68-year-old former England coach has been…
Continue Reading Olympic silver medalist Nijel Amos banned for doping
MONACO (AP) — Nijel Amos has been banned for three years for doping. The runner from Botswana won the silver medal in the men’s 800 meters at…
Continue Reading Los Angeles Lakers take Game 1 of heavyweight series against defending champion Golden State Warriors
By Thomas Schlachter, CNN The Los Angeles Lakers have taken a 1-0 lead in their best of-seven Western Conference semifinal against the Golden State…
Continue Reading Springboks’ Kolisi has surgery, in race to make World Cup
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s team doctor says it is too early to predict whether captain Siya Kolisi will be available for the…
Continue Reading Anadolu Efes player Singleton hospitalized with chest pains
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Istanbul-based basketball team Anadolu Efes says player Chris Singleton has been admitted to a hospital after suffering chest…
Continue Reading Trevor Bauer picks up 4-1 victory in debut with Yokohama
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Trevor Bauer pitched his first game in just over 22 months and scattered seven hits over…
Continue Reading Next frontier in France’s protests: Fake Olympic volunteers
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Preparations in France for the 2024 Olympic Games had been going largely smoothly. That is starting…
Continue Reading Gourde gets OT goal, Kraken beat Stars despite Pavs’ 4 goals
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Yanni Gourde scored 12:17 into overtime with a quick shot after regathering a loose puck and the…
Continue Reading Quarterbacks come off board at record rate in NFL draft
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Brock Purdy impact was in full effect in this year’s NFL draft. A year after the San Francisco 49ers…
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