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Shakhtar Boss Pays Ukrainian Racer $200,000 After Games Disqualification

Sports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds helmet as he meets with a Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych , who was disqualified from the Olympic skeleton competition over his "helmet of remembrance" depicting athletes killed since Russia's invasion and his father and coach, Mykhailo Heraskevych, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Munich, Germany February 13, 2026. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via Reuters)

Shakhtar Boss Pays Ukrainian Racer $200,000 After Games Disqualification

The owner of ‌Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk has donated more than $200,000 to skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after the athlete was…

Sports  Team Italy with Davide Ghiotto, Andrea Giovannini, Michele Malfatti, celebrate winning the gold medal on the podium of the men's team pursuit speed skating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP)

Speed Skating-Italy Clinch Shock Men’s Team Pursuit Gold, Canada Successfully Defend Women’s Title

An inspired Italy delighted the home crowd with a stunning victory in the Olympic men's team pursuit final as Canada's Ivanie Blondin, Valerie Maltais and…

Sports Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Alpine Skiing - Women's Downhill 3rd Official Training - Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre, Belluno, Italy - February 07, 2026. Lindsey Vonn of United States in action during training. (Reuters)

Lindsey Vonn Back in US Following Crash in Olympic Downhill 

Lindsey Vonn is back home in the US following a week of treatment at a hospital in Italy after breaking her left leg in the Olympic downhill at the Milan…

Sports Gold medalists Japan's Riku Miura and Japan's Ryuichi Kihara pose after the figure skating pair skating free skating final during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena in Milan on February 16, 2026. (AFP)

Japan Hails ‘New Chapter’ with First Olympic Pairs Skating Gold 

Japan hailed a "new chapter" in the country's figure skating on Tuesday after Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara pulled off a stunning comeback to claim pairs gold…

Sports Benfica's coach Jose Mourinho reacts during a press conference on the eve of their UEFA Champions League knockout round play-off first leg football match against Real Madrid at Benfica Campus in Seixal, outskirts of Lisbon, on February 16, 2026. (AFP)

Mourinho Says It Won’t Take ‘Miracle’ to Take Down ‘Wounded King’ Real Madrid in Champions League

José Mourinho believes Real Madrid is "wounded" after the shock loss to Benfica and doesn't think it will take a miracle to stun the Spanish giant again in the…


Sports Soccer Football - FA Cup - Fourth Round - Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - February 14, 2026 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring their third goal. (Reuters)

African Players in Europe: Salah Hailed after Liverpool FA Cup Win 

Liverpool manager Arne Slot praised Egypt captain Mohamed Salah after his penalty sealed a 3-0 FA Cup victory over Brighton at the weekend. "It is very nice…

Sports Football - LaLiga - Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano - Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain - February 1, 2026 Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe celebrates scoring their second goal with Vinicius Junior. (Reuters)

Crunch Time for Real Madrid’s Mbappe-Vinicius Partnership 

French superstar Kylian Mbappe is poised to return for Real Madrid's Champions League play-off clash at Benfica on Tuesday after resting at the weekend. The…

Sports FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Formula One F1 - Pre Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - February 12, 2026 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz during the pre season testing REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo/File Photo

Alcaraz Says he Still Has 'Weaknesses' Ahead of Return in Doha

World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz ‌said he is still ironing out weaknesses in his game even after capturing all four Grand Slam titles by the age of 22, as he…

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Sports FRISCO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 15: Ben Shelton of the United States holds the winner's trophy after defeating Taylor Fritz of the United States to win the Men's Singles competition at the 2026 Dallas Open at The Ford Center at The Star on February 15, 2026 in Frisco, Texas. Sam Hodde/Getty Images/AFP

Shelton Beats Fritz to Win Dallas Open

Ben Shelton saved three match points before finishing another rally at the Dallas Open, beating top-seeded Taylor Fritz in three sets for the title Sunday in a…

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Sports  Silver medalists Italy's Michela Moioli and Lorenzo Sommariva hold an Italian flag as they celebrate after the mixed team snowboard cross finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP)

Italy’s Winter Olympics Dream: A Record 22nd Medal Seals Its Best-Ever Games

Now it’s official: host nation Italy is having its best ever Winter Olympics. Italy picked up four medals in quick succession on Sunday — two golds, a silver…

Sports Soccer Football - FA Cup - Fourth Round - Birmingham City v Leeds United - St Andrew's Knighthead Park, Birmingham, Britain - February 15, 2026 Leeds United's Sean Longstaff scores a penalty during the penalty shootout. (Reuters)

Leeds Survive Birmingham Scare to Reach FA Cup Fifth Round

Leeds survived an FA Cup scare to reach the fifth round with a penalty shoot-out victory against second-tier Birmingham on Sunday. Birmingham substitute…

Sports Manuel Neuer of Munich reacts ahead of the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich 05 in Dortmund, Germany, 14 February 2026. (EPA)

Bayern’s Neuer Sidelined with Calf Injury

Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer is set for a spell on the sidelines after tearing his calf muscle, the Bundesliga club announced on Sunday. Neuer, 39,…

Sports Gold medalist Federica Brignone of Italy celebrates during the medal ceremony of the Women's Super G of the Alpine Skiing competitions at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Tofane ski center in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, 12 February 2026. (EPA)

Brignone Leads Giant Slalom in Double Olympic Gold Bid, Shiffrin in Striking Distance

Federica Brignone is in pole position for double Milan-Cortina gold after the veteran Italian topped the times in the first run of Sunday's giant slalom, while…

Sports Mansfield Town's English midfielder #25 Louis Reed (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring their second goal during the English FA Cup fourth round football match between Burnley and Mansfield Town at Turf Moor in Burnley, northwest England on February 14, 2026. (AFP)

Man City Beat Salford, Newcastle Knock Out Villa, Mansfield Town Stun Burnley in FA Cup

Manchester City beat League Two Salford City 2-0 in the FA Cup to move into the fifth round on Saturday as January signing Marc Guehi scored his first goal for…

Sports  Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Ice Hockey - Men's Preliminary Round - Group C - United States vs Denmark - Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, Milan, Italy - February 14, 2026. A spectator waves a Greenland flag in the stands before the match. (Reuters)

Fans Who Raised Greenland’s Flag at US-Denmark Olympic Hockey Game Say It Was a Pro-European Gesture

Two fans who raised a flag of Greenland as the United States played Denmark in men's hockey at the Winter Olympics Saturday in Milan say they did so as a…

Sports Bayern's Harry Kane celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and Bayern Munich, in Bremen, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Carmen Jaspersen/dpa via AP)

Harry Kane Keeps Scoring as Bayern Maintains 6-point Bundesliga Lead

Harry Kane scored twice as Bayern Munich maintained its six-point Bundesliga lead with a 3-0 win at relegation-threatened Werder Bremen on Saturday. Bayern…

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Sports Alex de Minaur of Australia reacts against Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands during their semi-final men's singles match at the Rotterdam Open tennis tournament at Ahoy Rotterdam arena in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 13 February 2026. (EPA)

De Minaur Eases Past Inconsistent Humbert into Rotterdam Final

Australia's Alex de Minaur Saturday cruised into the final of the Rotterdam Open, holding his nerve to overcome an error-strewn challenge from France's Ugo…

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Sports Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Figure Skating - Men Single Skating - Free Skating - Milano Ice Skating Arena, Milan, Italy - February 13, 2026. Ilia Malinin of United States performs during the Free Skating REUTERS/Yara Nardi

'Nothing is Impossible': Shaidorov Shocks Favorite Malinin to Make History

Mikhail Shaidorov said his Olympic men's figure skating gold proved "nothing is impossible" after shocking US star Ilia Malinin on Friday to make history for…

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Sports FC Barcelona's striker Joao Felix celebrates after scoring the 2-1 goal during the UEFA Champions League group H soccer match between FC Barcelona and FC Porto, in Barcelona, Spain, 28 November 2023. (EPA)

Barca Blast Refereeing Inconsistency in Letter to Spanish Federation

Spanish champions Barcelona filed a complaint with the country's football federation (RFEF) criticising perceived refereeing inconsistencies on Saturday. …

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Sports Black Foils SailGP Team helmed by Peter Burling and DS Automobiles SailGP Team France helmed by Quentin Delapierre collide during racing on Race Day 1 of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Andrew Baker/ SailGP via AP)

2 Sailors Injured after Crash between New Zealand, France at SailGP Race

Two sailors have been injured in a high-speed crash between New Zealand and France on the first day of the SailGP race in Auckland, New Zealand on Saturday. …

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Sports FRISCO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 13: Taylor Fritz of the United States plays a shot against Sebastian Korda of the United States in the Men's Singles Quarterfinals match during day five of the 2026 Dallas Open at The Ford Center at The Star on February 13, 2026 in Frisco, Texas. Sam Hodde/Getty Images/AFP

Top Seed Fritz Makes ATP Dallas Semis with Fantastic Finish

Top seed Taylor Fritz captured the last five points in a deciding tie-breaker to defeat fellow American Sebastian Korda and advance to the ATP Dallas Open semi…

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Sports Rennes' Jordanian forward #11 Mousa Tamari (R) celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the French L1 football match between Stade Rennais FC and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes, western France, on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP)

Coachless Rennes Stuns Ligue 1 Leader PSG and Ends Winless Run

Coachless Rennes stunned Ligue 1 leader Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 at home and snapped a five-game winless run on Friday. The home side fired coach Habib Beye…

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Sports Finland players vie for the puck against Slovakia players during the Men's Preliminary Round match Slovakia against Finland of the Ice Hockey competitions, at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milano, Italy, 11 February 2026. (EPA)

A Fugitive on the Run for Years Is Arrested When He Turns up at the Olympics to Watch Hockey 

A Slovak fugitive who had been on the run for 16 years was finally arrested when he turned up in Milan to support his national ice hockey team at the Milan…

Sports Soccer Football - Premier League - Sunderland v Liverpool - Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Britain - February 11, 2026 Liverpool manager Arne Slot reacts REUTERS/Scott Heppell

Slot Says Liverpool Monitoring Player Workloads amid Congested Schedule

Liverpool are closely monitoring ‌player workloads to avoid further injuries during a congested run of fixtures, manager Arne Slot said ahead of Saturday…

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Sports Atletico Madrid's head coach Diego Simeone, left, and Barcelona's head coach Hansi Flick greet each other before the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP)

Flick Calls Atletico Thrashing a ‘Wake-up Call’ as Simeone Hails Electric Energy at Metropolitano 

Barcelona manager ‌Hansi Flick labelled his team's humbling 4-0 defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg as a "wake-up call" and…

Sports Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Fulham - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - February 11, 2026 Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola applauds fans after the match. (Reuters)

Arsenal, Man City Eye Trophy Haul, Macclesfield More FA Cup ‘Miracles’ 

Arsenal and Manchester City take a break from their battle at the top of the Premier League to try and remain on course for a quadruple this weekend as Wigan…

Sports Real Madrid's head coach Alvaro Arbeloa looks on prior to the Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Valencia CF and Real Madrid at the Mestalla Stadium, in Valencia, Spain, 08 February 2026. (EPA)

Trent Return Can Help Arbeloa’s Real Madrid Move Forward 

Trent Alexander-Arnold's Real Madrid career has not got off the ground yet but, fit again after injury, the England right-back could be crucial for the Spanish…

Sports Canada's Victoria Mboko reacts after her women's singles quarter-final match against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha on February 12, 2026. (AFP)

Teen Sensation Mboko Closes in on Top 10 After Beating Rybakina in Qatar 

Victoria Mboko took ‌a big step towards entering the top 10 in the WTA rankings for the first time after the Canadian teenager stunned Australian Open…

Sports LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 12: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives against the Dallas Mavericks in the second half at Crypto.com Arena on February 12, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. Wally Skalij/Getty Images/AFP

LeBron James Becomes Oldest Player to Have a Triple-double in NBA History

LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history to have a triple-double, accomplishing the feat Thursday night at 41 years and 44 days old during the Los…

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