Wimbledon’s chief executive has defended court conditions at the world’s most storied grand slam after a spate of players had criticized the playing surfaces. The courts at the All England Club are “as good as they’ve ever been” Richard Lewis said Monday, according to the BBC. “I haven’t seen anything in the first week that […]
A new report by the World Anti-Doping Agency claims that there were “serious failings” in the anti-doping program at the 2016 Rio Olympic Summer Games. The agency’s report, published Thursday, found that many athletes targeted for testing “simply could not be found and the mission had to be aborted.” On some days, over 50 percent […]
During the 2016 World Series the Chicago Cubs, and their fans who had suffered heartbreak for more than a century, charmed the country. Unless you were a fan of their American League opponent, the Cleveland Indians, odds are you pulled for the Cubbies last year. The Series had a clear theme: Go Cubs Go! And […]
Eight-year-old Milagros “Mili” Hernandez looks like an 11-year-old when she glides past opponents on the soccer field. But to some, she merely looks like a boy due to her pixie haircut — which cost her team a spot in the finals of a Nebraska tournament last weekend. Organizers of the Springfield Soccer Club girls tournament […]
SAN FRANCISCO — For eight innings, the outcome felt inevitable. After all, these were the even-year Giants and the cursed Cubs, in an elimination game. Even Cubs manager Joe Maddon couldn’t fight it. Asked after the game what he was thinking heading into the ninth, down 5–2, Maddon—backwards hat still dripping celebratory Prosecco—said, “Johnny Cueto […]
IDEAS Gregory is a TIME senior writer. Thump. Thump. Thump. If you’re a parent of a school-aged child, or a teacher of one, odds are you’ve heard the noise, over, and over, and over again: a plastic bottle landing against the schoolyard, or the floor, or the kitchen counter, or the top of the fridge, […]
On a sunny Los Angeles day in 1967, sporting history was made when Kansas City Chiefs took on the Green Bay Packers in the world’s first ever Super Bowl. There to capture the action was legendary Sports Illustrated photographer Walter Iooss Jr., who has photographed every Super Bowl game since its inception. And a lot […]
With 2,925 athletes from 92 countries, the 2018 Winter Olympics set a record for the largest number of competitors ever at the storied event. The PyeongChang Games also set another record that has nothing to do with sports — more free condoms at the Olympics will be doled out at Olympic Village and other venues […]
President Barack Obama on Monday said Colin Kaepernick is “exercising his constitutional right” by choosing not to stand for the national anthem. At a news conference in China, Obama addressed the San Francisco 49ers quarterback’s protest, which has garnered much attention after the NFL player said he refused to “show pride in a flag for […]
The United States, Canada and Mexico want to host the 2026 World Cup together. The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) President Victor Montagliani told the Guardian Thursday that the three countries intend to submit a joint bid to FIFA by the end of the year. He said spreading the tournament […]