Sports

Liverpool’s defense of its Premier League title is rapidly evaporating after yet another calamitous defensive performance condemned Jurgen Klopp’s side to a third consecutive defeat. Things had looked promising early on, as Liverpool outplayed Leicester for much of the game and looked to have found some form after two disastrous displays against Brighton and Manchester

Novak Djokovic battled through injury to survive a comeback by Taylor Fritz in the third round of the Australian Open, triumphing 7-6 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-2. Crowds were told to leave the stadium as the match carried on past midnight and Melbourne’s five-day lockdown came into force. While the 33-year-old Djokovic had enough in the

Two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso has undergone a “successful corrective operation” on a fracture of his upper jaw after being involved in a cycling accident on Thursday. Alonso was hospitalized after the incident in Switzerland, according to a tweet from the Alpine F1 Team, but is now recovering well. His team posted an

The Australian state of Victoria will lock down for five days in a bid to curb the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant, meaning the Australian Open will go without fans during what is usually its busiest few days. Authorities have identified 13 new cases tied to an employee of a quarantine hotel in

If you haven’t seen enough of boxer Claressa Shields — or if you may not even know the name — that’s her point. She’s an elite athlete in her prime, suffering from an apparent case of under-exposure. The 25-year-old Michigan native had a glittering amateur career, winning Olympic gold medals — at London 2012 and

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. Mori expressed his “deepest apologies” on Friday and said he would hand in his resignation by the end of the day, acknowledging that his “inappropriate statement has caused

Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori will step down after sexist remarks he made about women were leaked to Japanese media last week, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported Thursday, citing sources. Mori said at an Olympics board of trustees meeting last week that “board meetings with lots of women take longer” because “women are competitive