Williams launches pop-up shop during Art Basel Miami
MIAMI BEACH, Florida—Strong. Sophisticated. Sexy. Like the tennis champ herself, Serena Williams’s fashion line is all about power moves and she’s hoping it will...
Mayweather faces Japanese star in exhibition
LAS VEGAS—Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he and Japanese kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa will meet after all—but only in a nine-minute New Year’s Eve exhibition.
Mayweather...
IOC gets cold on eSports
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has slowed its support for recognizing electronic gaming as a sport.
After an Olympic leaders’ meeting on Saturday, the...
Cool Smashers dynasty?
AS Creamline prepares to build up on its two-conference sweep of the just-concluded Premier Volleyball League (PVL) season, its rivals are bracing for a...
Tabal, Poliquit prevail
LAOAG City—Mary Joy Tabal remained the country’s undisputed queen and Rafael Poliquit regained the men’s throne in the 42nd National Milo Marathon Finals the...
The evolution of Jolas
I WAS in high school when a classmate of mine invited me to watch the Ateneo Blue Eagles play. At that time, I rarely...
Balancing life, skating glory
Nathan Chen mostly goes unnoticed when he strolls through the picturesque campus of Yale, and the few times he can recall being recognized happened...
Runner relinquishes claim to record in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand—A long-distance runner has relinquished his claim to have run the length of New Zealand in a record time after admitting he...
Football weekend turns to tragedy
MEMPHIS, Tennessee—It was a fun and competitive weekend for a young group of all-stars as they visited Texas and represented Memphis, Tennessee, in a...
A sign of Argentina’s decadence
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina—Argentina’s proud soccer tradition has been sullied by its fervent, fanatical fans.
The land of Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona has won the...
Emotional return
KRISTINA VOGEL made an emotional return to the track on Monday, making an appearance in front of home crowds at the Berlin leg of...
Thomas eyes back-to-back Tour crowns
Geraint Thomas has hinted he would prefer to target a second consecutive Tour de France in 2019 rather than ride the Giro d’Italia, even...
British cycling embraces esports
BRITISH Cycling has agreed a two-year partnership with virtual racing and training app Zwift, which will include an “eRacing” national championship next year, open...
Bardet calls for ban on race radios
Romain Bardet has come out in support of taking away team race radios, arguing the measure would help make racing more unpredictable by “elevating...
Back to Black
Team Sky have unveiled their 2019 jersey, moving back to black after spending the 2018 season racing in white jerseys.
The jersey, made by Italian...
Liggett: I lost my right-hand man, my wingman and my teammate
THE cycling world has been reeling over the news that long-time television announcer Paul Sherwen died over the weekend. Initially, the cause of death was...
Former Polish national coach charged in sexual abuse scandal
A FORMER Polish Cycling Federation (PZKol) national team coach has been indicted after an 11-month investigation into sexual abuse allegations.
Andrzej P. (Polish laws prohibit...
P.S.C.-K.I.S.S. seminar on
THE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) and Korea Institute of Sports Science (KISS) kicked off on Friday the fourth installment of the Sports Science Lecture...
$2 million to fight sex abuse
BAKU, Azerbaijan—The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has approved a $2-million project to safeguard athletes after an American sex-abuse scandal.
The sport’s governing body says the...
Nassar’s shadow haunts gymnastics, sports world
USA Gymnastics’ bankruptcy filing on Wednesday in Indianapolis is the latest fallout from the sexual-assault investigation of now-imprisoned gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
Numerous people have...
