The absence through injury of leading Australia batsman Steve Smith gives England a golden chance to level the Ashes series in the third test at Headingley, but the hosts must resolve their own batting problems first.
Australia’s star batsman Steve Smith has been ruled out of the third Ashes Test beginning Thursday after suffering concussion, a decision coach Justin Langer said was a “no-brainer.”
Stipe Miocic waited over a year to face Daniel Cormier again, and his plan for the rematch didn’t start to work until they were deep in the fourth round.
Australia spinner Nathan Lyon ripped through England’s batting lineup as the hosts lost the first Ashes Test by 251 runs after being bowled out for 146 in their second innings Monday.
Steve Smith hit his second century of his comeback Test Sunday as Australia set England a daunting 398 to win the Ashes opener at Edgbaston.
Steve Smith marked his first Test since completing a 12-month ban for his role in a ball-tampering scandal with a superb century to rescue Australia on the...
England return to “Fortress Edgbaston” for the first Test against Australia Thursday looking to round off an already memorable season by completing a World...
Caster Semenya will not defend her world 800-meter title in Doha in September after a Swiss judge overruled a temporary suspension on the IAAF’s controversial...
Eight-time holders Juventus begin their title defense and Napoli will be looking for their first Scudetto in 30 years as Serie A returns in Italy this weekend.
New loan signings Ivan Perisic and Philippe Coutinho are both hoping they’ll get to make their Bundesliga debuts as champions Bayern Munich attempt to reboot...
Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova will finally meet in the U.S. Open, and they’ll do it in their very first match.
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic overwhelmed opponents at the WTA-ATP Cincinnati Masters Tuesday, where Serena Williams withdrew because of back trouble.
There is no favorite.
Honda’s world champion Marc Marquez won the rain-affected Czech MotoGP in Brno Sunday, his sixth victory of the season, and became only the fourth rider to...
F1 leader Lewis Hamilton hunted down Max Verstappen to win the Hungarian Grand Prix for a record-extending seventh time Sunday and surge 62 points clear in...
Egan Bernal became the first Colombian to win the Tour de France when he retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey after Sunday’s 21st and final stage won...
Reigning featherweight champ Max Holloway defended his belt Saturday, overwhelming former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar at UFC 240.
Duncan Scott swam the second-fastest relay split of all time in the anchor leg of the men’s 4x100 medley Sunday, overhauling his U.S. and Russian rivals to...
A phalanx of hungry young American sprinters may be waiting in the wings, but Justin Gatlin is in no mood to be shoved off center stage.
American swimmers smashed records and grabbed gold at the world championships Friday, with sprint king Caeleb Dressel taking down Michael Phelps’ 100 meters...
Egan Bernal had the edge over the other top Tour de France contenders as France’s Julian Alaphilippe hung on for dear life to retain the yellow jersey at the...
American Caeleb Dressel swam the second-fastest 100-meter freestyle in history to retain his world title Thursday as China lashed out at anti-doping protests...
Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe kept the Tour de France’s overall lead Wednesday and said he was “ready for the Alps” after the 200-km run to Gap on stage 17,...
Hungarian teen Kristof Milak shattered Michael Phelps’ 10-year-old world record in the 200 butterfly Wednesday and Adam Peaty took a third straight...
Caleb Ewan sprinted to his second victory on the Tour de France Tuesday as Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe kept the overall lead after stage 16, where Geraint...
Chinese juggernaut Sun Yang suffered another salty snub Tuesday after retaining his 200 meters freestyle world title on a controversial disqualification that...
Three of the most dominant swimmers in the world took center stage at the world championships Monday.
With only five days of actual racing left, there is still no clear front-runner in this year’s Tour de France, making it the most open and exciting...
Ireland’s Shane Lowry withstood howling wind and rain to win his first major at the British Open by six shots from Tommy Fleetwood Sunday.
Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao rolled back the years to become the oldest welterweight champion in boxing history, with a thrilling split-decision victory...
China’s Sun Yang captured a record fourth 400 meters freestyle world title in an acrimonious final Sunday just before Britain’s Adam Peaty produced an...
Thibaut Pinot emerged as the strongest of the main contenders to win the Tour de France after dominating his rivals for the second day in the 15th stage, a...
As the cream of world swimming limbers up for the world championships, explosive doping allegations against Chinese giant Sun Yang that refuse to go away...
Tiger Woods will take time off to rest and recuperate after a difficult two days at the British Open left him with little chance of making the cut at Royal...
Julian Alapahilippe extended his overall lead at the Tour de France Friday winning the 27.2-kilometer individual time-trial at Pau on stage 13 to keep the...
Britain’s Simon Yates won stage 12 of the Tour de France Thursday, beating two other survivors of a mass breakaway in the Pyrenees.