Blinken, President Biden’s secretary of State, to lean into sports diplomacy as the U.S. prepares to host seven major global sporting events, including the World Cup and 2028 Olympics in Los ...

Luis Rubiales kissed Jennifer Hermoso on the lips after the country’s national team won the 2023 Women’s World Cup. On Monday, she testified against him and other former officials. As Canada ...

Shortstop Maya Brady agreed to join the Athletes Unlimited ... and the AUSL is meeting the moment by creating the action-packed, world-class softball league that this sport has deserved for ...

He also holds eight World Championship golds across both ski jumping and cross-country skiing. Riiber’s retirement means he will not be part of the Norwegian squad for the Winter Olympics in ...

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Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

Swiss Marco Odermatt headlines the men’s races. Odermatt, 27, has won seven times this World Cup season and leads the standings in the downhill, super-G and GS. He won the giant slalom at the 2022 ...

National Olympic Committees also received a total of $540 million after the Tokyo Olympics. The IOC covers 50% of the costs of running the World Anti-Doping Agency which it helped to set up more ...

Maya Brady, niece of NFL legend Tom Brady, has made outstanding strides in softball, earning accolades and excelling at UCLA.

Kennedy's oath-taking in 1961, the modern trend began with Maya Angelou's appearance at Bill Clinton's 1993 inaugural. Angelou’s recitation of “On the Pulse of Morning” marked the apotheosis ...