Serena Williams has backed Naomi Osaka's decision to withdraw from the French Open and says she wishes she could give the Japanese star a hug. Osaka withdrew from Roland-Garros on Monday after being fined $15,000 for not attending a press-conference following her first round win over Patricia Maria Țig on Sunday.

Mo Pinel spent a career reshaping the ball’s inner core to harness the power of physics. He revolutionized the sport—and spared no critics along the way.

Giants minor leaguer Drew Robinson lost his right eye after a self-inflicted gunshot wound in April 2020.

From gravity-defying dunks and in-air acrobatics to an unquenchable thirst for dominance and an overt disdain for anything shy of excellence, Kobe Bryant spent much of his life following in the footsteps left by Michael Jordan's iconic Nike sneakers.

Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of “race-norming” to determine which players are eligible for payouts in the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims, a system experts say is discriminatory.

Amazon Prime Video is running a hurry-up offense on its NFL push. The streaming giant said it will begin exclusive carriage of Thursday Night Football in 2022, a year ahead of schedule.

Football clubs, players and sporting bodies begin a four-day boycott of social media platforms to tackle abuse and discrimination.

Roberto Alomar, a 12-time All-Star who had been serving as a consultant to Major League Baseball, has been placed on the league's ineligible list following an investigation into a 2014 sexual misconduct allegation.

The former Broncos and Jets quarterback worked out for the Jacksonville Jaguars as a tight end, NFL Network and ESPN reported Thursday

Blaming Americans has been a popular response to the spectacular implosion of the Super League.

Frantic phone calls, secret meetings and high-stakes threats: The inside story of how a billion-dollar European soccer superleague was born, and then collapsed, in less than a week.

In 1964, less than two decades removed from World War II, Japan used the Summer Olympics to showcase its astonishing recovery from a horrific defeat.

Anthony Neuer (aka “The Ginger Assassin”) is the first person to convert the 7–10 split in a televised match in 30 years.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA used the single-site concept for its marquee championship out of necessity. Now it could become part of the tournament's future.

The Bears won, 86-70, in a game that was never particularly close. Gonzaga failed to become the first undefeated men's team since 1976.

NFL owners on Tuesday approved expanding the league’s regular season from 16 games to 17 games starting in the 2021 season.The league announced the change on Twitter. 

The Tokyo Olympics open in under four months, and the torch relay has begun to crisscross Japan with 10,000 runners. Organizers say they are mitigating the risks, but some medical experts aren't convinced.

Despite setbacks and scandal, the international sporting spectacle has never felt more necessary

"Our analysis shows men's sports are the appetizer, the main course and the dessert, and if there's any mention of women's sports it comes across as begrudging 'eat your vegetables' without the kind of bells and whistles and excitement with which they describe men's sports and athletes."

Tyson vs. Holyfield 3 is happening. Hours after Evander Holyfield's camp claimed Mike Tyson and [...]