Timo Werner scored another hat-trick for Leipzig against Mainz as home teams continued to struggle on the Bundesliga’s return. Werner — reportedly a transfer target of Premier League leader Liverpool — netted three goals when Leipzig hammered Mainz 8-0 in November and got three more in Sunday’s 5-0 away victory that kept his side’s slim…
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Federer thinks return of tennis is a ‘long way off’
Roger Federer thinks the professional tennis circuit won’t return for a while due to the coronavirus pandemic but, when the time does come, the Swiss superstar said he would find it difficult to play without fans. While European football’s Bundesliga resurfaced last week behind closed doors and Spain’s La Liga is set to resume the…
Sporting royalty set for $10m charity golf match in aid of the coronavirus relief effort
Sporting events don’t come more blockbuster than this. Golf titans Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are set to partner up with NFL superstars Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in a charity golf match which will raise money for the fight against coronavirus. Dubbed ‘The Match: Champions for Charity’, Sunday’s clash will be a rematch of…
Liverpool vs. AC Milan: ‘Something unreal happened’ in 2005 Champions League final
In sport, playing in a final is the pinnacle, but losing a final is awful. They say there are no prizes for second place; that’s not entirely true, but a silver medal isn’t much of a consolation. The losers would often prefer to be forgotten. But if there is to be a fate worse than…
Naomi Osaka becomes highest-paid female athlete in history after earning $37 million last year
Tennis sensation Naomi Osaka has become the highest paid female athlete in history after earning $37.4 million over the last year, according to Forbes. The 22-year-old amassed her staggering pre-tax total through a combination of prize money and endorsements, raking in $1.4 million more than Serena Williams over the last 12 months. Williams, a 23-time…
Anthony Joshua would ‘love to see’ Mike Tyson return to the boxing ring
Mike Tyson got the sporting world salivating over a potential comeback after videos of his training sessions went viral earlier this month. The 53-year-old, looking the fittest he has in years, showed that he still possesses much of the speed and explosive power that made him the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history. Anthony Joshua,…
The extreme parkour team whose death-defying jumps caught the attention of Hollywood
Jumping between high-rise buildings, launching themselves off cliffs and gliding across rooftops are commonplace for parkour group Storror. The septet of British parkour specialists have amassed over 600 million views on YouTube and even worked on a Hollywood film. The group, which started on 10/10/10, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and over the…
Trailblazing Paralympian Margaret Maughan dies aged 91
Margaret Maughan, Great Britain’s first Paralympic champion, has died at the age of 91. Maughan won the landmark gold medal in archery at the 1960 Paralympics in Rome and went on to compete at five more Games. She was a strong advocate for the Paralympic movement and lit the cauldron during the opening ceremony of…
South Korean football club fined $81,300 after filling stands with ‘sex dolls’
South Korean football team FC Seoul has said it has been handed a 100 million KRW ($81,300) fine after being accused of placing sex dolls in its stands to add to the atmosphere during a closed match. Sporting events around the globe have been halted because of coronavirus, but South Korea’s K League is one…
Former Real Madrid star Esteban Granero is using his AI company to help fight coronavirus in Spain
Esteban Granero has often been able to see things differently to other players on the pitch. Praised for his vision and spatial awareness in midfield, the former Real Madrid star is deploying all the skills he learnt as a footballer to run Olocip, an artificial intelligence company he founded five years ago. While Olocip normally…
Mo Salah says Champions League final goal celebration was inspired by his daughter
If any footballers are looking for inventive goal celebrations, their children might just be the best source of inspiration if the example set by Mohamed Salah is anything to go by. It is almost a year to the day since he was opening the scoring for Liverpool in its Champions League final victory over Tottenham…
Runner completes 19 marathons in 19 days for coronavirus relief
A runner from the Isle of Man has gone the distance — and beyond — to raise money for coronavirus relief. Christian Varley finished his final 26.2-mile effort between Peel and the island’s capital of Douglas in four hours and 39 minutes, his 19th marathon in 19 days. In the nearly three-week test of endurance,…
From footballer to Netflix superstar: How Jesus Mosquera became one of Spain’s top actors
Hugo Beltran has been on screen for less than two minutes but already he’s down to only some skimpy underwear, his chiseled abs rippling as he gyrates on stage for scores of delighted women. The intense, smoldering stripper is the lead male character of hit Spanish Netflix series ‘Toy Boy’ and is played by Jesus…
Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger got a haircut during the pandemic — and Pennsylvania’s governor does not seem pleased
The governor of Pennsylvania wants everyone — including the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers — to adhere to guidelines around the coronavirus pandemic. Even if that means skipping a haircut at a salon or barbershop. During a briefing on Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf was asked what he thought about Ben Roethlisberger recently getting a…
England cricket great Anderson ‘desperate to get out there and play’ despite nerves surrounding coronavirus
As Premier League players in England slowly return to training, England’s cricket players look like they won’t be far behind. Players are set return to training in small groups after the sport was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, some players have expressed concerns about exiting lockdown to join up with the team, with…
Michael Phelps says the pandemic has been ‘one of the scariest times’ for his mental health
Michael Phelps says the coronavirus pandemic has put him in a “scary situation” with his mental health. The 23-time Olympic gold medalist, who retired as the most decorated Olympian of all time after Rio 2016, has spoken frankly about his struggle with depression away from the pool, acknowledging he has contemplated suicide in the past.…
Usain Bolt becomes a father for the first time as partner Kasi Bennett gives birth to baby girl
Track and field great Usain Bolt has become a father for the first time after his partner Kasi Bennett gave birth to a baby girl on Sunday, his agent confirmed to CNN Sport. The news was first publicly announced by Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Twitter on Monday. “Congratulations to our sprint legend Usain…
‘No team changes lives like our team.’ How cycling’s Team Novo Nordisk turned type 1 diabetes into its ‘greatest strength’
Phil Southerland wasn’t supposed to live past 25, but as a boy he happened upon a treatment that he says helped him to defy medical expectations. “It’s my very strong opinion that exercise is the billion-dollar drug that never gets prescribed,” he tells CNN Sport. “I think the bike saved my life.” Southerland was just…
Premier League clubs vote in favor of returning to training as ‘Project Restart’ edges closer
The Premier League has edged closer to restarting as its clubs voted in favor of resuming training, while adhering to strict medical protocols outlined by the organization’s ‘Project Restart’ plan. The protocols are widely reported to include training in groups of no more than five players, observing social distancing rules, getting changed at home and…
South Korean football club apologizes for filling stands with ‘sex dolls’
South Korean football team FC Seoul has apologized after fans accused the club of using sex dolls to fill empty stands at its second game of the K League season. On Sunday, the club played at home against Gwangju in South Korea’s top football championship, which was due to start on February 29 but was…
Andy Murray predicts tennis will be ‘one of the last sports to get back to normality’
As tennis tournaments are forced to push back their starting dates because of the coronavirus pandemic, Andy Murray says tennis will be “one of the last sports to get back to normality.” The tennis calendar has been severely disrupted by the spread of Covid-19, with Wimbledon canceled, the French Open postponed until September, and US…
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