Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press male athlete of the year for the third time, tying him with basketball great Michael Jordan. He trails only four-time winners Lance Armstrong, Tiger Woods and LeBron James. “I’m very honoured,” Ohtani said through translator Matt Hidaka in an […]
U.S. Open doubles champion Max Purcell suspended for anti-doping breach
U.S. Open doubles champion Max Purcell has entered a voluntary provisional suspension under tennis’ anti-doping rules. The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the sanction in a statement on Monday after the 26-year-old Australian admitted to violating Article 2.2 of the Tennis Anti-Doping Program “relating to the use of a Prohibited Method.” Purcell, a two-time Grand […]
Canada set for world junior quest on home soil: ‘Make dreams become reality’
Easton Cowan watched Canada’s chances crumble in an instant. The winger was seated on the bench at last year’s world junior hockey championship when the Czech Republic scored a late winner off a lucky bounce to secure a stunning 3-2 quarterfinal upset that resigned the scuffling North Americans to an ugly fifth-place finish in Sweden. […]
Man Utd forced to call pest control to Old Trafford as INEOS’ list of problems grows | Football | Sport
Manchester United reportedly have a mice problem at Old Trafford. Hygiene inspectors discovered mouse droppings on a recent inspection of the Premier League club’s stadium. It is claimed that evidence of mouse activity was found in corporate suites and in a kiosk selling food to fans on matchdays. United were subsequently handed a two-star hygiene […]
Norwegian skier Haugan posts convincing men’s slalom World Cup win in Italy
Norwegian skier Timon Haugan added to his first-run advantage to win a World Cup slalom by a large margin at Alta Badia resort in La Villa, Italy on Monday. Haugan finished 1.13 seconds ahead of Loic Meillard of Switzerland and 1.26 ahead of Norwegian teammate Atle Lie McGrath. It was Haugan’s second World Cup victory […]
Bukayo Saka injury update as Mikel Arteta shares worrying Arsenal news | Football | Sport
Bukayo Saka is set to miss ‘many weeks’ of action after picking up an injury during the weekend win over Crystal Palace, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has confirmed. The Gunners cruised to a comfortable 5-1 victory away to Palace on Saturday, but the capital club were rocked midway through the first half when Saka hobbled […]
Wimbledon champion suspended and volunteers for doping ban on eve of Australian Open | Tennis | Sport
Former Wimbledon doubles champion Max Purcell has accepted a provisional suspension for a breach of the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme. The International Tennis Integrity Agency announced the news on Monday, confirming that the ban came into effect on December 12. Purcell later addressed the news in a statement, confirming that he “volunteered” information of his breach […]
Britain’s ‘next Andy Murray’ ready to wear his crown and excited by Djokovic link-up | Tennis | Sport
Jack Draper is ready to wear the crown as Britain’s No.1 after Andy Murray’s retirement but he won’t spend Christmas stressing about it. After celebrating his 23rd birthday on Sunday, Draper heads to Australia next week to prepare for the first Grand Slam of 2025 with his career path steeply on an upward curve after […]
Katie Boulter announces engagement to Alex de Minaur and shows off incredible ring | Tennis | Sport
Boulter and De Minaur announced the news on Monday morning, sharing a joint Instagram post. The duo posed together in a smiling selfie, as the British tennis star draped her arm around her partner to show off the ring on her finger. “We’ve been keeping a small secret…” she wrote in the caption. Their colleagues […]
Darts star diagnosed with serious rare condition after falling ill | Other | Sport
World Darts Championship star Sandro Eric Sosing has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome just days after being forced to pull out of the Alexandra Palace tournament. Sosing, who qualified for the Worlds via the PDC Asian Championship, had been due to take on Ian White on Friday afternoon but had to withdraw from his round […]