August 13, 2018
Ecuador bus crash: 12 Barcelona SC fans killed
At least 12 fans of Ecuadorean football team Barcelona SC have been killed and 30 injured when the bus they were travelling in overturned. The fans were returning from an away game in Cuenca where the team from Guayaquil had drawn against Deportivo…
August 13, 2018
Brooks Koepka outpoints Tiger Woods in heavyweight PGA Championship battle for the ages
It was fitting that the 100th PGA Championship was contested on a golf course with all the design variety of a boxing ring. Brooks Koepka confirmed himself as the undisputed heavyweight champion with his second major victory of the year and third in…
August 10, 2018
NFL players kneel, raise fists or sit out National Anthem as preseason gets in full swing
The NFL's warmup games are in full swing -- and the National Anthem protests are back. Several players on Thursday took a knee, raised a fist or did not take to the field while the anthem was played before a dozen games, as the league's first full…
August 10, 2018
Stephen Curry says Trump’s LeBron tweet was ‘based in some long-standing racism’
Warriors superstar Stephen Curry is accusing President Donald Trump of racism after the president insulted LeBron James and CNN host Don Lemon on Twitter last week. Last Friday, Trump's tweeted, "Lebron James was just interviewed by the dumbest man…
August 9, 2018
Bahamian Junior Baseball League of Nassau experience success this summer
Heading into its 30th season of organized baseball in the country, the Junior Baseball League of Nassau is gearing up for a transformative year in which more exposure is granted to players, and the level of play continues to improve. Fresh off a…
August 9, 2018
Georgia Hall wins Women’s British Open
There was something in the air as Georgia Hall strode down the 18th fairway at the Women's British Open with a three-shot lead over playing partner and nearest rival Pornanong Phatlum. But it wasn't the smell of victory, it was the stench of her…
August 9, 2018
Fox Sports to broadcast 2018 Hero CPL in Australia
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has renewed an agreement for exclusive rights in Australia to the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition. The four-year deal has been signed as the 2018 CPL season gets underway today……
August 8, 2018
Nicholas Bett: Kenya’s former 400m hurdles world champion dies aged 28
Kenya's former 400m hurdles world champion Nicholas Bett has died aged 28, following a car crash on Wednesday. Bett had just returned from the Africa Championships in Nigeria when he died in Nandi, north west Kenya. In 2015, he made history in China…
August 8, 2018
Gianni Moscon: Team Sky rider banned for trying to hit a rival at Tour de France
Team Sky rider Gianni Moscon has been banned for five weeks by the UCI, after he tried to hit another rider during stage 15 of this year's Tour de France. The Italian, 24, was disqualified from the race after the incident with Team Fortuneo-Samsic's…
August 7, 2018
American billionaire Stan Kroenke makes $777m offer for 100% ownership of Arsenal
The takeover battle for English Premier League side Arsenal between American and Russian billionaires could be about to end. On Tuesday, Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke made a $777 million (£600m) offer to assume full control of the…