The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned Russia from the Olympics and other major, international sporting events for four years — due to organized efforts to execute and cover up a doping scheme. The WADA executive committee voted unanimously in favor of the ban, finding that Russian officials in a […]
A new documentary on the legendary Diego Maradona is now available on HBO. Chronicling his rise and fall with Napoli, “Diego Maradona” is directed by Asif Kapadia, who won an Oscar for Best Documentary with the 2015 film “Amy” about the short life and death of singer Amy Winehouse. Maradona […]
Both Spain and Argentina will be looking for their second FIBA World Cup title on Sunday, as the two nations advanced to the final in Friday action. Gasol Leads Spain Past Australia Spain was led by Toronto Raptors center Marc Gasol, who scored 33 points in the semfinal. But even […]
Team USA got off to a horrifically slow start and couldn’t quite overcome that early deficit on Thursday, falling to Serbia 94-89 in a consolation game at the FIBA World Cup. The loss of the classification matchup means that the Americans will now play against Poland on Saturday for seventh […]
France upset Team USA and snapped USA’s 58-game winning streak in major international competition in a 89-79 victory over the Americans in the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIBA World Cup. French NBA stars, Evan Fournier and Rudy Gobert, combined for 43 points in the upset victory in China. Fournier led […]
Serbia’s quest for a basketball world championship ended early Tuesday as Argentina upset the gold medal contender 97-87 in the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals. Argentina, which is best remembered for winning the Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball back in 2004, was paced by 20 points from 39-year-old Luis Scola, […]
With news that guard Jayson Tatum will miss at least the next two games with an ankle injury for Team USA after near upset in a 1-point overtime win against Turkey, USA’s odds to win the FIBA World Cup shrunk to even money, while Serbia’s increased to 3/2 odds to […]
The United States nearly suffered a loss at the hands of Turkey in the FIBA World Cup on Tuesday, with the Americans needing overtime to get away with a 93-92 win. Team USA needed a lot of help in the end to get the win, as it was behind with […]
Mediation discussions between the US women’s national team (USWNT) and US Soccer were halted on Wednesday after several days of meetings failed to make any progress on the dispute over compensation for the Women’s World Cup champions. According to a report by The New York Times, the two sides are […]
Team USA are the favorites to win the FIBA World Cup at 4/9 odds, while NBA star Nikola Jokic and Serbia is the second-highest favorite on the board at 2/1 odds to win the World Cup according to the Westgate Super Book in Las Vegas. The FIBA World Cup begins […]
The battle between the US Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) and US Soccer over the pay disparity between the national men’s and women’s teams took a new turn on Monday night, when US Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro published a letter saying that the federation actually pays more money to its […]
The United States won its fourth Women’s World Cup title with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in the tournament final on Sunday. The win makes the United States only the second nation to win back-to-back Women’s World Cup championships, joining Germany, which accomplished the feat in 2003 and 2007. […]
The United States is just one step away from winning its second consecutive Women’s World Cup, but will have to deal with the reigning European champions when they take on the Netherlands in Sunday’s final. While the matchup may not be as tantalizing on paper as the USA’s earlier clashes […]
England and Sweden won’t have much time to get over their disappointing semifinal losses before they meet in the third-place match at the Women’s World Cup on Saturday in Nice. England suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to the United States on Tuesday, while Sweden lost 1-0 to the Netherlands after […]
As the U.S. Women’s World Cup team readies for the championship match, controversy continues to swirl around them. First, there was the ‘excessive celebration’ as the team racked up a 13-0 rout of Thailand. More recently, Alex Morgan mimed sipping a cup of tea after her goal against England. It […]
The Netherlands is through to its first Women’s World Cup final after defeating Sweden 1-0 in extra time on Wednesday. The semifinal was decided by a Jackie Groenen strike in the first half of extra time of an evenly contested – if not always exciting – match. Second Half Produces […]
The United States once again survived a difficult challenge from a European opponent, beating England 2-1 to advance to the finals of the Women’s World Cup. The match marked the third consecutive 2-1 victory in knockout stage play for the Americans, who had previously scored wins over Spain and France […]
The Netherlands will try to reach its first ever Women’s World Cup final when it takes on Sweden in Wednesday’s semifinal in Lyon. Sweden will be looking to make it to the final for only the second time, having previously lost to Germany in the 2003 Women’s World Cup. Teams […]
The United States and England will face off in Lyon on Tuesday in the first semifinal of the 2019 Women’s World Cup, with the winning team likely to be a heavy favorite to lift the trophy on Sunday. The United States and England are both undefeated so far in the […]
Sweden overcame an early 1- 0 deficit to defeat Germany in the Women’s World Cup quarterfinals, eliminating the side that had been favored to reach the final on their side of the bracket. The loss marked the first time since 1995 that Germany had lost to Sweden in a major […]
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