By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The South African government is pursuing a sponsorship deal with Premier League club Tottenham. The United Arab Emirates, Rwanda, Malta and others have already used the world’s biggest soccer league to promote their countries. South Africa’s Ministry of Tourism says it is looking
Continue Reading By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — This time, Tom Brady says he’s done for good. The seven-time Super Bowl winner with New England and Tampa Bay announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, exactly one year after first saying his playing days were over, by posting a brief video lasting
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By Amy Woodyatt and Laura Ly, CNN A 22-year-old high school assistant basketball coach who allegedly posed as a player to take part in a junior varsity game has been fired, along with the rest of the coaching staff. Churchland High School received a report last month that a member of the junior varsity (JV)
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt and Laura Ly, CNN A 22-year-old high school assistant basketball coach who allegedly posed as a player to take part in a junior varsity game has been fired, along with the rest of the coaching staff. Churchland High School received a report last month that a member of the junior varsity (JV)
Continue Reading CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — A popular song by Tom Jones that has been a regular feature at Welsh sporting events will not be performed at the Six Nations tournament amid allegations of sexism, bullying and racism at the Welsh Rugby Union. “Delilah” is about a jealous lover seeing a woman with another man and one
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer It’s only fitting that the top two quarterbacks in the regular season based on All-Pro voting are the last two quarterbacks standing in the NFL this season. First-team All-Pro quarterback Patrick Mahomes will take his Kansas City Chiefs into the Super Bowl against second-team All-Pro Jalen Hurts and
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Legendary quarterback Tom Brady has announced his retirement after 23 seasons in the NFL. “I’ll get to the point right away,” Brady, 45, said in a video posted to Twitter Wednesday. “I’m retiring for good. I know the process was a pretty big deal last time, so when I woke up
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Legendary quarterback Tom Brady has announced his retirement after 23 seasons in the NFL. “I’ll get to the point right away,” Brady, 45, said in a video posted to Twitter Wednesday. “I’m retiring for good. I know the process was a pretty big deal last time, so when I woke up
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner’s return to the WNBA has collided with free agency which has raised questions once again about teams chartering flights. Griner announced in December that she would return to the league after spending last season in a Russian jail before being released in a dramatic prisoner swap. The
Continue Reading ALBURGH, Vt. (AP) — Authorities say a Vermont man died after participating in a brawl among spectators at a middle school basketball game. Police were called to the Alburgh Community Education Center just before 7 p.m. Tuesday after receiving a report about a large fight involving spectators during a boys basketball game between Alburgh and
Continue Reading TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady, who won a record seven Super Bowls for New England and Tampa, has announced his retirement. Brady — the most successful quarterback in NFL history, and one of the greatest athletes in team sports — posted the announcement on social media Wednesday morning, a brief video lasting just under
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Dani Alves’ lawyers say in an appeal to a Spanish court that he has agreed to turn in his passport and wear a tracking device if he is set free pending the sexual assault investigation against him. The Brazilian soccer player was provisionally detained in January
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Women’s World Cup co-hosts Australia and New Zealand have urged FIFA not to sign a sponsor deal with the tourism authority of Saudi Arabia. They say “rights of women remain severely restricted” in Saudi Arabia. Leaders of the two national soccer federations warned in a letter
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN Chelsea set a British transfer record with the signing of Argentina’s World Cup winner Enzo Fernández from Benfica for £107 million ($132 million), the Portuguese club announced on Tuesday. Fernández’s fee eclipses the reported £100 million ($123 million) Manchester City paid for Jack Grealish and concludes a high-spending transfer window for
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer It’s only fitting that the top two quarterbacks in the regular season based on All-Pro voting are the last two quarterbacks standing in the NFL this season. First-team All-Pro quarterback Patrick Mahomes will take his Kansas City Chiefs into the Super Bowl against second-team All-Pro Jalen Hurts and
Continue Reading By Alasdair Howorth and Wayne Sterling, CNN Sean Payton will join the Denver Broncos as head coach after they agreed compensation with the 59-year-old’s former team, the New Orleans Saints, according to reports from ESPN and NFL Network. Payton was under contract with the Saints, despite stepping down last season and was working as a
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN LeBron James made history at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday by becoming the oldest player in NBA history to record a 20-point triple-double, per OPTA Sports. The 38-year-old finished with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in the Los Angeles Lakers‘ crucial 129-123 overtime win against the New York Knicks,
Continue Reading RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvia will consider boycotting next year’s Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus are allowed to take part after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Latvian Olympic Committee president Žoržs Tikmers has said that Latvia would not compete if the Olympics were to take place now with the participation of
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tottenham manager Antonio Conte will undergo surgery to remove his gallbladder and spend some time away from the team. The club says Conte recently experienced “severe abdominal pain” and was diagnosed as having cholecystitis. Tottenham says Conte “will return following a period of recuperation.” Tottenham is in fifth place in the Premier
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer Saudi Arabia added to its influence in world soccer after its federation president won a seat on the FIFA Council. The country was then confirmed as host of the 2027 Asian Cup. The election win at the Asian Football Confederation’s annual meeting followed Cristiano Ronaldo’s arrival last month to
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