World University Games – a new sports political arena
July 24 By Julia O`Malley The FISU World University Games 2025, one of the world’s largest multi-sport events, takes place in Germany from 16 to 27 July across five cities in the Rhine-Ruhr region – Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Hagen, and Mülheim an der Ruhr –…
Anchorage’s Klaire Rhodes repeats as Mount Marathon women’s champ
July 5 By Chris Bieri SEWARD — In the past few years, Klaire Rhodes has established herself as a world-class trail runner. The USATF Trail Marathon champ in 2022, Rhodes has excelled at distance races 50K and even longer. In the last two years, the…
Sports outside politics: Ukrainian attacks against Russian athletes threaten to split world sports
April 30 By Raphael Satter Ukrainian politicians do not miss a single opportunity to show aggression and hostility towards Russia, as a result, even culture and sports turn into an arena of political confrontation. High-ranking diplomats often take the initiative in this: Dmitry Kuleba, who…
Packers WR Christian Watson avoids serious injury
Dec. 24 By Francois Murphy December 24 – Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson avoided a serious knee injury in Monday night’s playoff-clinching win against the New Orleans Saints. Watson was injured in the second quarter of the 34-0 victory at Lambeau Field after…
Boxing-Paul Beats Tyson as Former Heavyweight Champ Can’t Turn Back Clock
Nov. 16 By Rory Carroll Jake Paul beat boxing legend Mike Tyson by unanimous decision to win an intergenerational heavyweight battle in Texas on Friday that failed to live up to its enormous hype. The bout between the 27-year-old social media influencer-turned-prizefighter Paul and the…
Athletics-Kenya’s Chepngetich Smashes Women’s Marathon World Record
Oct. 13 By Amy Tennery (Reuters) -Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich put on a performance for the ages as she obliterated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago on Sunday, taking nearly two minutes off the previous best to win in an unofficial time of two hours,…
Tennis-Swiatek Downs Sakkari to Win Second Indian Wells Title
March 17 By Rory Carroll (Reuters) – World number one Iga Swiatek dominated ninth seed Maria Sakkari to win the Indian Wells final 6-4 6-0 and claim the title for a second time in the California desert on Sunday. In a rematch of the 2022…
Skiing-Shiffrin Captures World Cup Win 91 in St. Moritz Downhill
Dec. 9 By Lori Ewing ST MORITZ, Switzerland (Reuters) -American Mikaela Shiffrin claimed a record-extending 91st alpine skiing World Cup victory when she won the downhill at St. Moritz on Saturday. The twice Olympic gold medallist recorded a two-run time of one minute 28.84 seconds…