Badly-injured Froome out of Tour de France
Britain’s four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome will not start next month’s race after sustaining multiple fractures, including a broken right femur, following a...
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Joshua beaten for first time in stunning upset
Andy Ruiz Jr. dethroned British title-holder Anthony Joshua with a stunning seventh-round stoppage at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Saturday to become the first...
Raptors braced for big response from Warriors in NBA Finals
The Toronto Raptors scored an impressive win over the two-times defending champion Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals opener and are now preparing for what could...
Golden State Warriors close out Houston Rockets in Game 6
Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson combined for 60 points, and the visiting Golden State Warriors pulled away late in Game 6 to claim their Western Conference semifinal...
Trump beats Higgins to win first snooker world title
Judd Trump was crowned world snooker champion for the first time after wrapping up a record-breaking 18-9 victory over John Higgins at the Crucible. Trump...
Group calls on members to reject IAAF regulations
The World Medical Association has called on its members not to implement new International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) regulations that restrict testosterone levels in...
O’Sullivan beaten by amateur Cahill in stunning Crucible upset
World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out of the World Championship in the first round after suffering a stunning defeat to amateur James Cahill. In...
Wilson wins record-breaking decider, Cypriot Georgiou thrashed
Gary Wilson won the longest frame in Crucible history to beat 14th seed Luca Brecel and book his place in the second round of the...
Tiger Roll first back-to-back Grand National winner for 46 years
Tiger Roll raced into the history books as he became the first horse since Red Rum to win back-to-back renewals of the Grand National at...
International bridge festival in Limassol
More than 100 players from Israel, Greece, Egypt, Monaco, England, Russia, Lebanon and of course Cyprus will be competing at the Cyprus Bridge Federation’s 31st...
Cyprus star Yusuf gets big win at combat sports event
By Mathew Scott in Tokyo Panicos Yusuf was looking battered and bruised but nothing would take the smile away from his face on Sunday as...
Uncertainty reigns as McGregor retires amid comeback talks
Conor McGregor’s announcement that he is to retire from mixed martial arts (MMA) sent shockwaves around the sporting world on Tuesday, but in a sport...
Altior refuses to be denied in pulsating Champion Chase
Altior was made to battle in the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase but eventually prevailed in the day two showpiece at the Cheltenham Festival to...
BHA ‘war room’ of vets out to stop flu calamity
The British Horseracing Authority is confident its prompt action and ‘war room’ of vets can stop equine flu shutting the sport down for months. BHA...
Paralympics – World body to lift Russia ban, with conditions
MOSCOW, Feb 8 (Reuters) – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Friday it would lift the ban on Russia’s Paralympic Committee by March 15,...
Racing in shock as equine flu sees Thursday’s cards cancelled
An outbreak of equine flu has forced the cancellation of all British racing on Thursday – and the British Horseracing Authority is set to decide...
Trump hails ‘dream’ triumph as he beats O’Sullivan to win Masters
Judd Trump celebrated a “dream come true” after claiming his first Masters title in emphatic fashion with a 10-4 victory over Ronnie O’Sullivan at Alexandra...
WADA claims breakthrough in doping crisis
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) experts will return to the Moscow laboratory at the centre of the Russian doping scandal on Wednesday to extract testing data...
Knicks’ Kanter will not travel to London due to safety fears
Enes Kanter will not travel to London with the New York Knicks later this month due to fears for his life. Powerful center Kanter, a...
WADA urged to ban Russia over missed deadlines
The leaders of 16 national anti-doping agencies have called on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to immediately suspend Russia once again for failing to comply...
