Category Archives: Sports
Swimming app operators say Wisconsin regulators are all wet
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The operators of a startup that allows private homeowners to rent their swimming pools by the hour said Wednesday that Wisconsin regulators are all wet and want them to back off demands that they say would
UK to ban online racists from games after Euro 2020 uproar
LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the government plans to ban anyone guilty of online racist abuse from soccer matches as authorities continue to respond to the lawlessness connected to England’s loss in the final of the
Ontario gyms are changing the way they operate to accommodate post-lockdown fitness
TORONTO — Gyms across Ontario are making changes to the way they operate as they prepare to reopen on Friday. The fitness facilities, which have been shuttered for months due to the pandemic, will be allowed to resume indoor operations at
British Columbia to ‘entertain’ hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver: premier
RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia is prepared to "entertain" the possibility of hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver, Premier John Horgan said Tuesday. Horgan told a news conference that Montreal's decision to bow out of the running
Manfred won’t say how MLB would react to Texas election law
DENVER (AP) — Hours before baseball's All-Star Game at Denver's Coors Field, commissioner Rob Manfred wouldn't say whether he would rule out any events in Texas if a law is adopted changing election laws there.
Turkey protests testing of soccer team at Greek airport
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish government summoned the Greek ambassador to complain Tuesday after players and coaches from Turkish soccer club Galatasaray canceled a friendly game in Greece and returned to Turkey over a COVID-19 testing disagreement...
Manfred: A’s fate in Oakland to be decided in coming months
DENVER (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the fate of the Athletics in Oakland will be determined in the next few months.
Mural in soccer star’s hometown becomes anti-racism symbol
LONDON (AP) — Through the pens and pencils of children, England is fighting back against racism. After Marcus Rashford and two
Five years on, Rio de Janeiro chases elusive Olympics legacy
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — With the Olympics about to kick off in Tokyo, the prior host is struggling to make good on legacy promises.
IOC’s Bach slips up and refers to Japanese as ‘Chinese’
TOKYO (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach referred to his Japanese hosts as Chinese when he appeared in public on Tuesday for the first time since arriving in Tokyo last week.