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Piers Morgan has taken to Twitter once again to bash Simone Biles after she was named Time magazine's "Athlete of the Year". The former Good Morning Britain host has been using his platform to discredit the athlete after she withdrew from events at the Tokyo Olympics this past summer due…
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LeBron James has been slapped with a $15,000 fine after making an obscene gesture on the court during Thursday's game against the Pacers. At the closing moments of the game, the Lakers icon made a late shot to help secure his team's 124-116 overtime victory in Indiana. Following the shot,…
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The International Olympic Committee has introduced a groundbreaking new framework for transgender and intersex athletes. This week the committee announced that they would no longer require athletes to undergo controversial procedures or treatments, including hormone level modifications, to compete, NBC News reports. In a six-page document, the IOC outlined 10…
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The women's soccer team in Jordan has demanded that an Iranian goalkeeper undergo a "gender verification check" after she saved two penalties in a match earlier this year, Insider reports. In September, Iran played Jordan in a qualification match for the 2022 Women's Asian Cup, which saw Iranian goalkeeper Zohreh…
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Former MLB star Julio Lugo has tragically died at the age of 45.... Lugo - the starting shortstop on the Boston Red Sox team that won the 2007 World Series - passed just one day before his 46th birthday, CNN reports. Lugo passed away on Monday, November 15, from what…
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Footage has emerged online of WWE Superstar Randy Orton helping a young fan in distress after the wrestler noticed the boy being pushed against the barricade by excited fans. According to The Mirror, the incident occurred last Friday, November 5, during WWE's live tour in the UK. During the event,…
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A video of a six-year-old American footballer dominating his opponents has gone viral on social media - but people are divided over the youngster's performance. According to news.com.au, the video went viral after being shared on ESPN's Facebook and Twitter pages, as well as the NFL-focused PFF page. The video,…
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UFC President Dana White has been condemned online for being "disrespectful" after he was caught watching Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's boxing fight in Las Vegas - during a UFC 268 fight. On Saturday night, an image began circulating online showing White watching the boxing on a cage-side monitor - namely, Canelo,…
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Modern pentathlon's governing body has silently voted to remove horse riding from the sport, and will instead be replaced with cycling, The Guardian reports. Per the publication, the decision was made by the UIPM's (Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne) executive board over the past few days. This comes after disturbing…
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The widow of an Olympic snowboarder has given birth, after conceiving a child using sperm from her late partner after his death. Alex Pullin had represented Australia at three different Winter Olympic Games and was the flag bearer at the 2014 Sochi games. Back in July 2020, the athlete tragically…
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The International Handball Federation has finally scrapped a rule that saw the Norwegian women's beach handball team fined for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms. Back in July, Norway's female team was fined 1,500 euros (roughly $1,760 USD) by the Disciplinary Committee of the European Handball Federation after all 10…
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Cristiano Ronaldo is going to be a father of six! The soccer star, who currently plays for Manchester United, announced the exciting news that he and his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez are expecting twins. The 36-year-old is already a proud dad to Cristiano Jr., 11, twins Mateo and Eva, four, and…
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A young cancer survivor was moved to tears after Tom Brady gifted him a Tampa Bay Buccaneers cap at a recent game. The 44-year-old veteran quarterback had plenty to celebrate after last night's 38-3 win against the Chicago Bears. But perhaps none as poignant as a particularly heartwarming encounter he had…
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Simone Biles has revealed she is "still scared to do gymnastics" after getting the "twisties" at the Tokyo Olympics in the summer. During the Games, Biles, who is the most decorated gymnast of all time, withdrew from several events due to mental health struggles. She later explained that she was…
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An Olympic runner who represented Kenya in the Olympics this past summer was found dead in her home at the age of 25, according to local reports. Agnes Tirop, who took part in the women's 5,000-meter race at the recent Tokyo Games, was found unresponsive in her apartment in the…
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A woman has stunned thousands of spectators at a ballpark in Chicago by catching a baseball in her prosthetic leg. Shannon Frendreis, 27, whipped off her right leg and the flying baseball landed perfectly inside it. What makes it more impressive is that Shannon admitted she swigged a grand total…
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British cyclist Elinor Barker has revealed she was pregnant when she won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics earlier this year. The athlete, 27, was part of Great Britain's women's team pursuit squad that took home a medal at the Izu Velodrome in August, per BBC News. Announcing the…
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MMA fighter Justin Thornton has died at the age of 38. The veteran fighter died more than a month after he was knocked out by Dillon Cleckler, during the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship event on August 20 in Mississippi. BKFC President Dave Feldman confirmed Thornton's tragic death on Monday, October…
