FC Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was robbed in his home near Barcelona early Monday, the Catalan government Interior Department press office told CNN.
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The NBA will not play games on November 8 in the US this year in order to encourage fans to vote in the midterm elections.
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A giant mechanical bull that turned heads at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in the English city of Birmingham will stay on show after a campaign against it being dismantled, the city council announced on Friday.
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"The robot broke the child's finger," Sergey Lazarev, Moscow Chess Federation President, told Tass news agency. "This is of course bad."
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Many mountaineers will tell you that climbing down Mount Everest is harder than climbing up.
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Four Argentine friends will cycle 10,500 kilometres from South Africa to Qatar to support their country at the World Cup in November, an initiative that will also lead to 10,500 new trees being planted in their homeland.
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GOP lawmakers in Utah pushed through a ban on transgender youth athletes playing on girls teams Friday, overriding a veto and joining 11 other states with similar laws amid a nationwide culture war.
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Athletes have been hitting out at Olympic organisers, with complaints about freezing conditions and quarantine rules pouring in.
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The Olympic torch relay began its second day on Thursday atop the Great Wall, with Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan and Chinese Olympic medallists among those taking turns carrying the flame along a route shortened to three days because of COVID-19.
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NASCAR driver Brandon Brown who inadvertently sparked 'Let's Go Brandon!' anti-Biden chant says he has been CANCELLED: Phrase has made it 'extremely difficult' for him to get sponsorship
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Leaders of Germany's 16 federal states held talks with outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel and incoming Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Tuesday to discuss what steps to take next to contain the crisis
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South Korean short track speed skater Shim Suk-hee, who was at the center of public sentiment for revealing physical and sexual abuse by her former coach, has been dropped from the national team over controversial text messages, putting her hopes of taking part in the Winter Olympics in jeopardy.
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Cristiano Ronaldo's strict eating habits are already rubbing off on his new Manchester United teammates.
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Emma Raducanu, whose stunning victory at the US Open earned her $2.5 million, said her initial goal was to win enough prize money to replace her broken AirPods.
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Chinese para-swimmer Zheng Tao has won the internet after shattering records and winning four gold medals at the Tokyo Games - despite having no arms.
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The safe arrival of Afghanistan's Paralympic athletes in Tokyo sends out "a very strong message of hope", says International Paralympic Committee spokesman Craig Spence.
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Xueying shared photos of her damaged medal to the Chinese social-media site Sina Weibo
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Still stinging from the U.S.' gold medal supremacy at the Tokyo Olympics, bitter Chinese netizens have created an augmented version of "China" by including Taiwan to boost it to the top spot.
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The Belarus athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who alleges she was taken against her will by team officials to Tokyo airport, is being protected by police and the UN Human Rights Commission are also involved, the IOC confirmed on Monday.
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USA gymnast Simone Biles said she withdrew from today's team finals over mental health concerns.
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The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games was watched by more than 70 million people in Japan and was the most watched event in the last 10 years, Yiannis Exarchos, CEO of Olympic Broadcasting Services said on Monday.
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If a National Football League game cannot be rescheduled and is canceled due to a Covid-19 outbreak among unvaccinated players, that team will have to forfeit and will be credited with a loss, the NFL said in a leaguewide memo obtained by CNN.
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Some media reports and athletes have suggested the cardboard bed frames being used in the Village are for "anti-sex" purposes, though organizers say they are being used to promote the use of recycled materials.
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Tokyo Olympics organisers on Saturday reported the first case of COVID-19 at the athletes' village, along with 14 other new cases connected to the Games which begin next week, raising fresh doubts over promises of a "safe and secure" event.
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Alcohol, high-fives and talking loudly will be banned for the reduced numbers of Olympic ticket holders allowed into venues as organisers conceded a "sense of celebration" would be limited at a Games already postponed by a year due the coronavirus.
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s removal of two Coca-Cola bottles during a press conference at the Euros has coincided with a $4bn fall in the share price of the drinks giant.
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Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to give away about 150,000 condoms at next month’s Games, but are telling athletes to take them home rather than use them in the Olympic village where social distancing rules and coronavirus measures are the top priority.
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Valentina Petrillo could this year become the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Paralympics. For the visually impaired Italian, selection for the national squad would be a dream come true - but she says she understands why other athletes may have doubts and questions about racing against her.
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Australia's women's softball team became the first international athletes to arrive in Japan for the Olympics when they flew into Tokyo on Tuesday.
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Tiger Woods has posted his first photo of himself since his car accident earlier this year, showing him on a golf course in crutches with his dog.
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North Korea has announced it will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics this year, saying the decision is to protect its athletes from Covid-19.
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International spectators will be refused entry into Japan for this summer's Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee said in a statement on Saturday
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Even after his emergency surgery, the path to recovery is long and uncertain for golf legend Tiger Woods, following his car accident in California.
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Tiger Woods has had surgery for multiple fractures of his right leg after a car accident that a Los Angeles police officer said he was “very fortunate†to have survived.
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More than 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have died in Qatar since it won the right to host the World Cup 10 years ago, the Guardian can reveal.
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori said he will resign due to the fallout after sexist remarks he made at a meeting were leaked to the public.
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The Japanese government is determined that the Tokyo Olympics will go ahead, organizers said Friday, following an unconfirmed report that cancellation of the Games might be imminent.
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Muhammad Ali poses with his winnings during a photoshoot in 1964.
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Serena Williams is helping to donate 4.25 million facemasks to schools in the US as children prepare to head back to classrooms in the coming months.
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After Faith Kipyegon won the Olympic gold medal at the women's 1500m race in Rio, her village in Kenya finally got electricity.
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TV camera from the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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Athletics great and eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt and his long-time girlfriend Kasi Bennett welcomed their first child on Sunday, Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness confirmed in a congratulatory tweet on Monday.
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Got plans this weekend? Odds are you don't -- most Americans are staying home -- but no worries. ESPN has plenty of action to keep you entertained.
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Ronaldo's earning power via social media and his move to Italy are taking his personal wealth to heights previously only reached by Tiger Woods and Floyd Mayweather as active sportsmen.
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Yellow tennis balls, which look better on colour TV, were the idea of David Attenborough when he was Controller of BBC2. They used to be white.
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Let the Games Begin
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