In the 1970s and 1980s, English success on the pitch and on stage was rooted in a bleak, uncompromising landscape where the only escape was to become a footballer or start a band

For two players at distinct points in their careers, the path to the lucrative WTA Tour begins in small towns on the humbling Pro Circuit.

For years some FIFA players have suspected the game of cheating. They believe that buried somewhere deep within FIFA's code is secret scripting that helps players out if they're losing or makes the game harder when they're winning. It's a belief fuelled by frustrating goalkeeper parries that lead to tap-ins, top quality strikers missing open goals and dramatic last-minute equalisers suffered after you've dominated a game. The FIFA community calls this alleged scripting "momentum" - and players want EA to own up.

She turns 42 and still going strong: 7 consecutive Olympic games, 3 gold medals at the world championships, winning competitions since 1988,... A true legend in gymnastics.

Patric Hornqvist used to be a Nashville Predator. In Game 6 on Sunday night, he was the one who crushed their Stanley Cup dreams and handed the Pittsburgh Penguins their second straight Stanley Cup championship.

This is fantastic. Anyone who wants to understand what gymnastics is about in 1 minute should watch this.

James Hardy, a historic Fort Wayne sports star and former NFL player, has been identified as the victim pulled from the Maumee River in east Fort Wayne on Wednesday. He was 31. NewsChannel 15 confirmed Hardy’s family reported him missing to police on May 30.

About 1,000 soccer fans were injured after the sound of a loud firecracker sent them running from a square in Turin, Italy.

The IOC has added 3-on-3 basketball as an Olympic event for the 2020 Tokyo Games.

MotoGP.com website is showing the documentary narrated by Ewan McGregor for free. Worth your time if you're a MotoGP fan and want to see Nicky Hayden, Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi in an epic race.

Nature’s Bakery will serve as the primary sponsor in four races this year split between Clint Bowyer and Danica Patrick.

Josh Donaldson finally returned to the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup Friday after missing over a month due to a calf strain, and there was a new look to his attire. As Donaldson stepped up to the plate for his first at-bat since April 13, fans noticed the All-Star third baseman was sporting a face shield on his batting helmet, a choice he partially attributed to an unfortunate incident last August when he was struck by a pitch from Kansas City Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera.

From 2001 to 2011, Albert Pujols was one of the greatest hitters baseball has ever seen. Pujols burst onto the MLB scene with 37 homers and a 1.013 OPS as a rookie in 2001. Even with that insane production, people were skeptical he could keep it up. He had never landed on any top-40 prospect lists, and here he was quickly becoming as good of a hitter as anyone in the league (well, behind Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, and Luis Gonzalez in that absurd 2001).

Gymnastics fails are not funny but encouraging. These gymnasts show how amazing they are. They fail after many hours of training, but they quickly get right back up and continue which is amazing.

Nearly all her landings were flawless.

The 23-year-old two-handed bowler rolls 12 strikes in 86.9 seconds

On July 25th, 1956, Roberto Clemente did a terrible, wonderful thing. In his sophomore year with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Clemente came to bat with the bases loaded, nobody out, and his team trailing the Chicago Cubs 8-5 in the bottom of the ninth at Forbes Field. He faced pitcher Jim Brosnan.

“I’ve always felt like I was a triple threat: pass, rebound, score,” James tells B/R Mag. “But scoring has never been my concentration on things.”

The delightful story of how the Scripps National Spelling Bee found a home on a sports network. By Ann-Derrick Gaillot.

Here she is getting a perfect 10 in NCAA, where she competes for UCLA.

Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto seems to have so much fun hitting and running the bases, you might think he would not want to play in the American League, which has the designated hitter. You would be wrong. In a surprising answer to that question, ahead of the Giants’ visit to Kansas City, Cueto said Saturday that he wants to finish his career in the American League.

The former Patriots tight end, serving a life sentence for murder, committed suicide in prison Wedneday morning, the Department of Correction said.

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By creating Adidas and Puma, the Dassler Brothers divided both their families and their home town, all while changing sports forever. By Brian Blickenstaff.

After a post-race teardown of the race-winning car of Joey Logano at Richmond reveals issue, NASCAR hits him and his team hard with penalty.

With Dale Earnhardt out of the picture in 2018, what will Hendrick Motrosports look like next season? Is Alex Bowman the guy? Will Carl Edwards be tempted to return?

For reasons of history and culture, Polish climbers are among the world’s most audacious. This winter, a group will attempt K2, the world’s most dangerous mountain.

Devastating news for the motorsports community. This is very sad, he was very much loved by all riders, friends and rivals alike. RIP.

Just a few more feet, he may have had it.

Don’t lecture Gene Kilroy about sports trilogies. He witnessed, from ringside, all three parts of the most famous one firsthand: the battles between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier

'DesmoDovi' and Ducati go back-to-back in the scorching heat of Barcelona

New England Patriots came back in the fourth quarter to win Super Bowl 51 in overtime against the Atlanta Falcons.

Three loose lug nuts with likely cost AJ Allmendinger a 35-point penalty and his crew chief Randall Burnett a three-race suspension and a $65,000 fine.

US President Donald Trump’s travel ban on six mainly Muslim countries could hurt his country’s proposed bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2026. The US is considered favorite to host the centerpiece of world football. FIFA President Gianni Infantino says however that Trump’s signing of an executive order that places a 90-day travel ban on people from six Muslim majority nations on Monday could seriously harm its chances.

It took four tries, but the United States finally won one of these things. Behind a dominant pitching performance by Marcus Stroman, and following a home run by Ian Kinsler, the USA shut out Puerto Rico 8-0 in the championship game Wednesday in Los Angeles.