Category: Sports News

Cirstea Stuns Sabalenka to Reach Miami Open Semifinal

Unseeded Romanian Sorana Cirstea earned the biggest win of her career with a 6–4 6–4 victory over Australian Open champion and world number two Aryna Sabalenka on Wednesday to reach the Miami Open semifinal. Cirstea, who has yet to drop a set in Miami and is the last unseeded player in the draw, delivered a…


Alcaraz, Rybakina Stay on Course for ‘Sunshine Double’ in Miami

Indian Wells champions Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina stayed on course to complete the ‘Sunshine Double’ with straight sets wins at the Miami Open on Tuesday. Spain’s world number one Alcaraz deployed his dynamic game to tame Tommy Paul 6–4 6–4 and set up a quarterfinal with another American Taylor Fritz, who eased past Denmark’s…


Bagnaia Wins First Ever MotoGP Sprint at Portuguese Grand Prix

Reigning world champion Francesco Bagnaia won the first ever MotoGP sprint with a last-lap overtake at the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix on Saturday to earn 12 points and move to the top of the rider’s standings ahead of the race on Sunday. Introduced this season in a bid to make the sport more entertaining, sprints…


Peru’s Garcia Leon Breaks 35 Kilometers Race Walk World Record

Peru’s Kimberly Garcia Leon broke the 35 kilometers race walk world record on Saturday with a time of two hours 37 minutes and 44 seconds in Dudince, Slovakia. The world champion in both the 20 kilometers and 35 kilometers walk broke the previous record of 2:38:24 set by Russian Klavdiya Afanasyeva in 2019, in a…


Utah State Head Coach Says Player Hospitalized After On-Field Cardiac Arrest

Josh Davis, a football player for Utah State University (USU), is in fair condition after he was hospitalized on Thursday following a “non-traumatic sudden cardiac arrest” during a training session, his team confirmed. The university announced in a statement on Friday that Davis’s condition has improved but he remains in the intensive care unit at…


Japan’s Uno Retains World Title to Delight Home Crowd

SAITAMA, Japan—Shoma Uno retained his men’s figure skating world title with a nerveless free skate on home ice on Saturday after Madison Chock and Evan Bates overcame a fall in their free dance to win their first ice dance world title. After overcoming an ankle injury this week, Uno was not at his best but…


World Athletics Bans Transgender Biological Males From Competing in Female Elite Events

The World Athletics Council said Thursday that it has banned biological males from competing in elite female competitions and tightened testosterone restrictions for other athletes, stating that its top priority is to maintain the integrity of the female category in athletics. The Council said in a statement that it has agreed to exclude male-to-female transgender…


UEFA to Investigate Barcelona for Its Referee Payments

GENEVA—Barcelona is facing a new legal threat from UEFA, including a possible Champions League ban, because of its payments of millions of dollars to a company linked to a Spanish refereeing official. The European soccer body asked Thursday for an investigation into the matter, which is already being pursued by prosecutors in Spain. Champions League…


Deputies: Alabama Player Drove 141 mph to Evade Traffic Stop

BONIFAY, Fla.—Suspended Alabama freshman defensive back Tony Mitchell drove over 141 mph (227 kph) while trying to evade deputies before his arrest on drug charges in the Florida Panhandle last week, authorities said. Mitchell and another man, who was a passenger in Mitchell’s car, were arrested last week and charged with possession of marijuana with…


Nadal out of Top 10 for 1st Time Since 2005

Rafa Nadal’s absence from Indian Wells saw the 22-time Grand Slam champion slip out of the top 10 for the first time since 2005 on Monday but the Spaniard will still be the “man to beat” at the French Open if he can get back to full fitness. Nadal was forced to skip the Masters…