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Snowboarder Ayumu Hirano ready to express himself at Beijing Games

The dreadlocked 23-year-old is aiming for the top prize in Beijing, after becoming the first rider to land the ultra-difficult triple cork trick in competition ...

Tom Brady says family will decide future amid retirement talk

The 44-year-old seven-time Super Bowl champion, widely regarded as the greatest quarterback in NFL history, says he will take his time before deciding whether to ...

Ice hockey ‘the Canadian way’: Size, speed and aggression

Instead of stocking its roster with NHL All-Stars and future Hall of Famers, Canada has been left scrambling to find coaching staff and players.

Danielle Collins beats Alize Cornet to make Australian Open semi-final

The American 27th seed came through an intense clash in sweltering temperatures to continue her resurgence after surgery last year.

Australia Open: No stopping Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty as both reach semi-finals

Nadal raced to a two-set quarter-final lead against Denis Shapovalov but began to feel unwell, needing medical attention for a stomach issue before surviving a ...

David Ortiz elected to MLB Hall of Fame on first ballot

Ortiz was a 10-time All-Star with the Boston Red Sox. He compiled 541 homers and 1,768 RBIs in 20 seasons with the Minnesota Twins (1997-2002) ...

NFL overtime rules under fire after Chiefs-Bills thriller

Following their defeat to the Patriots in the AFC Championship game in 2019, the Chiefs floated a proposal to tweak the rules so that both ...

Packers’ Matt LaFleur: ‘No debate’ on wanting Aaron Rodgers back

The Packers, who lost a playoff game as the NFC's top seed for the second year in a row, must quickly pick up the pieces ...

Yui Narumiya leads Japan past Vietnam to advance to Asian Cup quarterfinals

With a maximum six points from their two matches, Nadeshiko Japan are guaranteed to advance as one of Group C's top two teams to the ...

Australian Open to allow ‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ shirts after backlash

Leading players at the Australian Open have on several occasions said they still hope to hear from Peng so they can be assured of her ...