For Russia, the 2021 Davis Cup title ended a 15-year wait for the trophy. That show-stopping win is the latest act of a set of stories that could be just beginning.
Putin condemns ‘attempts to politicize sports’ during call with Chinese leader Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, that China “knows how to do it” ahead of what he expects to be a Winter Olympics “held at the highest level” in Beijing,
NFL gunman who killed 6 people had ‘severe brain trauma’, says medic
Former NFL star Phillip Adams, who was responsible for a violent gun rampage which killed six people in April, was suffering from severe brain trauma often linked to a career on the football field, according to a neuropathologist.
McGregor renews Dagestan feud as he insults rival Makhachev
UFC loudmouth Conor McGregor has again taken a shot at one of Dagestan’s most famous fighters, this time hurling an insult at top-ranked lightweight Islam Makhachev after a tense back-and-forth on social media.
Gunfire shot by celebrating football fans ‘kills 4yo girl’ in Yemen
A four-year-old girl was killed and 36 people were injured when football fans in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a rampaged through the streets to celebrate a win over Saudi Arabia, according to reports.