Category: Sports News

JAKARTA—A fact-finding team tasked with investigating a deadly soccer stampede in Indonesia has concluded that tear gas was the main cause of death in one of the world’s worst stadium … Read More

Art handlers pose with the shirt worn by Argentinian soccer player Diego Maradona in the 1986 World Cup, ahead of it being auctioned by Sotheby’s, in London, Britain, on April … Read More

NEW YORK—John Peers had fallen short 31 times in Grand Slam mixed doubles tournaments before finding the perfect partner—right in his own country. Peers and fellow Australian Storm Sanders won … Read More

Roger Federer has not played competitive tennis in more than a year and, like his legion of fans, Rafa Nadal also cannot wait for the Swiss great to return to … Read More

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken greets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov before their meeting, in Geneva, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2022. (Alex Brandon/TPX Images of the Day/Pool via Reuters) … Read More

WIMBLEDON, England—Nick Kyrgios cursed at the Wimbledon chair umpire and asked, “Are you dumb?” He demanded to see a Grand Slam supervisor after questioning why his opponent, Stefanos Tsitsipas, didn’t … Read More

Sharply dressed in a dark suit, Roger Federer stepped out onto Centre Court at Wimbledon on Sunday as part of a 100-year celebration at the All England Club. And in … Read More

Ugly scenes have erupted at a World Cup basketball qualifier between Australia and China after a Chinese “nationalist” spectator decided to get personal with a human rights protestor. Seven protestors—including … Read More

Gold medallist Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom poses after winning the women’s 50m butterfly final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 24, 2022. (Antonio Bronic/Reuters) BUDAPEST—Swede Sarah … Read More

PARIS—Rafael Nadal was locked in a tight, compelling, and lengthy French Open semifinal Friday when his opponent, third-seeded Alexander Zverev, ran to to chase a shot and twisted his right … Read More