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Golfer Rory McIlroy says his friend and fellow professional Tiger Woods is “feeling better” and is hopeful to be transferred to his home in Florida in the “next week or so.” World No. 11 McIlroy, appearing on Tuesday’s “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” was asked by the television host if he had heard from

Roger Federer marked his return to tennis with a closely-fought 7-6 3-6 7-5 victory over Dan Evans at the Qatar Open. Playing in his first game for more than 13 months having undergone two knee surgeries last year, 39-year-old Federer won a tense first-set tiebreak 10-8 before being broken by world No. 28 Evans near

From the passage of the 13th Amendment to the present, racial progress in America has often been prematurely celebrated. Fifty-six years ago this week, John Lewis was bludgeoned by Alabama state troopers on that bridge in Selma, alongside hundreds of heroic women, men and young people, for claiming a democratic birthright that continues to be

They say scoring goals is the hardest part of soccer but Erling Braut Haaland continues to make the process look easy. With yet another brace in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-2 draw with Sevilla in the Champions League on Tuesday, the young striker wrote a new page in the competition’s record books as the German side won

From the passage of the 13th Amendment to the present, racial progress in America has often been prematurely celebrated. Fifty-six years ago this week, John Lewis was bludgeoned by Alabama state troopers on that bridge in Selma, alongside hundreds of heroic women, men and young people, for claiming a democratic birthright that continues to be

By the time the first bell rang and Joe Frazier came bobbing towards him, Muhammad Ali was already four years into a fight that helped define him as one of the 20th century’s most influential figures. Under the lights at Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971, Ali was once again fighting for the world

UEFA announced on Monday that Romanian fourth official Sebastian Colţescu and assistant referee Octavian Sovre have been cleared of racism and other discriminatory conduct during December’s Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir in Paris. The group stage match on December 8 was suspended inside the opening 15 minutes after both sets of

As Lewis Hamilton celebrated his victory at last season’s Styrian Grand Prix, a member of the Mercedes team grabbed Stephanie Travers and told her she was wanted for the podium ceremony. “My first reaction was: ‘Are you sure? I don’t think you’ve got the right person — it’s not me!’” she recalls. “But it all

Novak Djokovic has broken Roger Federer‘s all-time record for most weeks spent as the men’s world No.1. The Serbian has now topped the ATP rankings for a combined 311 weeks, surpassing Federer’s tally of 310 on Monday. Djokovic has enjoyed five different spells as the world’s best male tennis player, most recently wrestling top spot