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
Gone but never forgotten. As tributes poured in remembering Kobe Bryant’s remarkable basketball career following his death in a helicopter crash on Sunday in California, fans were left cherishing countless memories as they mourned the NBA great’s passing. Fans’ final vision of Bryant in a purple and gold uniform four years ago was like many…… MORE
If tensions were high before this crucial game at the bottom of the Dutch football league, the mascot doing the coin toss beforehand served to bring a little light-heartedness to the whole affair. RKC Waalwijk and VVV Venlo faced off on Saturday in a game that could have huge ramifications on who avoids relegation from…… MORE
Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams said he was “sad” after suffering alleged racist abuse from a rival set of fans during a Spanish league match. The Spanish international alleges the abuse came from the ultras set — a hardcore section of fans — of Espanyol supporters during the two sides’ 1-1 La Liga draw in…… MORE
With the astronomic rise of Coco Gauff, 21-year-old Sofia Kenin’s scaling of the tennis rankings has flown somewhat under the radar. That may change following Kenin’s fourth round victory over the teenage sensation at the Australian Open to advance to the quarterfinals. Kenin won 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 6-0 to advance to her first ever Grand…… MORE
The arrival of Javier Hernandez at Los Angeles Galaxy was treated as a seminal moment for Major League Soccer and for the club. Flocks of fans greeted the former Manchester United striker at the airport upon his arrival from Spanish club Sevilla, who was being described as ‘the biggest signing since David Beckham’. But their…… MORE
It’s barely been 48 hours since Nick Kyrgios made headlines for mocking Rafael Nadal’s routine, and now, he’s causing another stir. In his fourth-round, five-set tie-break victory against Russian Karen Khachanov at the Australian Open, Kyrgios appeared to injure his right hand after attempting a full dive across the court. And in the midst of…… MORE
