American women’s soccer co-captain Megan Rapinoe is not planning to go to the White House if the national team wins the World Cup. A reporter from Eight by Eight, a soccer magazine that looks at the sport and its place in culture, asked Rapinoe if she was excited about going to the White House if…… MORE
WNBA players on the Indiana Fever planned to leave Seattle a few hours after their game ended. But their flight scheduled for 10:30 p.m. was delayed an hour. Then there were mechanical issues. At almost 1 in the morning, the team finally boarded a new plane to Atlanta, where they would catch a flight to…… MORE
B-boys and b-girls rejoice: the Olympics may soon be ready to get down. The International Olympic Committee voted on Tuesday in favor of a proposal that could bring breaking, another word for breakdancing, to the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. “I am delighted with the IOC Session’s vote in favour of our proposal to include…… MORE
Football can be cruel, and Japan was at the receiving end of perhaps the cruelest blow the game can offer. It was ultimately a 90th minute penalty in Rennes that handed the Netherlands a 2-1 win and its first ever Women’s World Cup quarterfinal, sending 2015’s finalist home in heartbreaking fashion. The result means that…… MORE
First came the boos, then came the cruise. Australian duo David Warner and Steve Smith were welcomed into one of the world’s most famous sporting theaters as pantomime villains amid a cacophony of boos and jeers. By the time they took their leave, only the sound of Australian celebrations remained after an emphatic 64-run victory…… MORE
President Trump opted not to take a side in the debate over whether female soccer players should be paid as much as their male peers. “I think a lot of it also has to do with the economics,” Trump said in an interview with The Hill on Monday. “I mean who draws more, where is…… MORE
Cartoon character Popeye is known for munching endless cans of spinach to boost his strength, and new scientific research suggests he might have been onto something. A study released by Freie Universitat Berlin suggests that ecdysterone, a chemical found in the leafy green vegetable, has a similar effect to steroids and should be added to…… MORE
Legendary heavyweight boxer Wladimir Klitschko had to be rescued in Spain in the early hours of Monday along with his family and friends after a fire broke out on the luxury yacht where they were staying. The Ukrainian ex-heavyweight champion, who retired in August 2017, tweeted a dramatic video of the rescue, which occurred off…… MORE
Frank Lampard moved a step closer to being appointed Chelsea manager after Derby County granted him permission to speak to the English Premier League club about their managerial vacancy. Chelsea is looking for a new manager after Maurizio Sarri left the club to join Serie A champion Juventus earlier this month. “With pre-season fast approaching…… MORE
Ash Barty is on a roll and just doesn’t want to stop. She won her first grand slam title at Roland Garros earlier this month, and has knocked Naomi Osaka of Japan off the top spot in the women’s world rankings. Now, the 23-year-old Australian is bidding to become the first Australian women to win…… MORE
