Category: Sports

Osaka’s departure from the tournament follows her decision not to participate in any media conferences at Roland Garros, initially citing mental health reasons. She has since revealed that she “suffered long bouts of depression” after winning her first grand slam title in 2018. Fellow sports stars including Usain Bolt, Kyrie Irving and Venus Williams also…

He succeeds Zinedine Zidane at the helm of the club, after the former Real player left as manager for the second time last week. Ancelotti previously managed Real Madrid for two years between 2013 and 2015, winning the Champions League and the Spanish Cup during the stint. “Real Madrid communicates that Carlo Ancelotti will be…

And Naomi Osaka has had enough. She has faced down countless opponents on her stratospheric rise to the top of tennis, but this week the world’s No. 2 put down her racket and walked away from the probing and prodding of the press. Such media conferences are a “vulture’s pit,” said Kris Soutar a consultant…

The incident came as Irving was walking off the court having helped the Nets beat the Boston Celtics 141-126 at the TD Garden, with the bottle narrowly missing his head. “It’s unfortunate that sports has come to a lot of this kind of crossroads where you’re seeing a lot of old ways come up,” he…

Up two sets, fourth-seed Thiem was on track to beat journeyman Andújar comfortably, but his game started to collapse after he had a break point in the third and made four unforced errors in a row. Andújar, ranked 68th in the world, kept up the momentum and clawed his way back, holding serve to secure…

“The CONMEBOL 2021 Copa América will be played in Brazil!” it said on Twitter. “The start and end dates of the tournament are confirmed. The venues and fixtures will be announced by CONMEBOL in the coming hours. The oldest national team tournament in the world will make a whole continent shake!” The decision to remove…

The squad of 23 will arrive in Ota City for a training camp before facing Japan on July 21, a game that marks the start of official Olympic competition two days before the opening ceremony. Having not faced an international opponent since February last year, the Aussie Spirit, which has won a medal in each…

On Wednesday, citing mental health reasons, the four-time major champion posted on social media that she will not participate in any press conferences during the French Open, hoping that any fine money she incurs will go toward a mental health charity. “I’ve often felt that people have no regard for athletes mental health and this…

“Dupasquier was involved in a multi-rider incident between Turns 9 and 10, with the session Red Flagged thereafter,” the statement read. “FIM Medical Intervention Vehicles arrived at the site immediately and the Swiss rider was attended to on track before being transferred by medical helicopter, in a stable state, to Careggi Hospital in Florence. “Despite…

Spanish side Villarreal won its first major European trophy in Gdansk, Poland, winning a marathon penalty shootout with Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea missing the decisive penalty after all previous 21 penalties had been scored. England international Rashford tweeted after the game that he had been the focus of racial abuse on his social…