Israel Folau, who was embroiled in a lengthy dispute with Rugby Australia over an anti-gay post on social media, has signed a one-year contract with Super League side Catalans Dragons. A devout Christian, Folau reached a settlement with Rugby Australia last year after being sacked for an Instagram post in which he said “hell awaits”…… MORE
Novak Djokovic broke down in tears while reflecting on his friendship with Kobe Bryant at the Australian Open. Speaking after his quarterfinal victory over Milos Raonic, Djokovic hailed Bryant, who died alongside his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash Sunday, as “one of the greatest athletes of all time”. “He inspired myself and…… MORE
I’ve been overwhelmed with messages from family and friends about Kobe Bryant’s death. Some texts came from people I haven’t spoken to in years, and even my Mom, who doesn’t care about sports, immediately texted me. I’ve been a basketball fan ever since I was kid growing up in Portugal, and have always loved the…… MORE
Underdog victories don’t come much bigger than this. A previously unknown sumo wrestler upset the odds Sunday to win the first major tournament of the year. No one at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament was ranked lower than Tokushoryu but the 33-year-old managed to surprise everyone to conquer almost all ahead of him. His…… MORE
It was the verbal insult that hit Maxime Mbanda the hardest, even after his car had been smashed and he was threatened with a crowbar. The rugby star doesn’t think of Italy as a racist country, but that can make the moments he is on the receiving end of abuse even harder to stomach. Mbanda,…… MORE
He said after the match that he believes in miracles, and Roger Federer needed exactly that to stay alive at the Australian Open. The Swiss saved seven match points against American Tennys Sandgren as he prevailed 6-3 2-6 2-6 7-6 6-3 in an epic encounter on Rod Laver Arena. Last week, Federer came from behind…… MORE
Hundreds of thousands of basketball fans are calling on the NBA to update its logo to honor Kobe Bryant following the basketball great’s tragic death. Bryant died along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others in a helicopter accident in Calabasas, California, on Sunday. The group was flying to Thousand Oaks, California, for…… MORE
Kobe Bryant left the NBA on his own terms on April 13, 2016, scoring 60 points — more than any other player in a game that season — in a win over the Utah Jazz as he drew the curtain on his historic 20-year career. On Sunday, the 41-year-old tragically left the world in a…… MORE
Nick Kyrgios and Rafael Nadal paid emotional tributes to Kobe Bryant, the NBA legend who died in a helicopter crash Sunday, during their pulsating fourth-round clash at the Australian Open. Kyrgios has often spoken about his love for basketball and was close to tears as he walked onto Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena wearing an LA…… MORE
Tennis great John McEnroe has mocked 24-time grand slam winner Margaret Court in a jokey video ridiculing the Australian’s views on homosexuality and same sex marriage. The controversial Court, now a Pentecostal pastor in Western Australia, has likened LGBTQ teaching in schools to the work of “the devil” and previously said tennis is “full of…… MORE
