He navigated fraught and complex sociopolitical terrain for decades, both on and beyond the pitch 

David Beckham’s arrival in Major League Soccer helped revive a dying league but Messi joining will increase its popularity in preparation for the World Cup in 2026

Mikel Arteta’s work-in-progress squad made the fans believe — and placed football on notice

The world governing body for rugby is considering lowering the tackle height to reduce the risk of head injuries

By Kyle Almond and Will Lanzoni, CNN

It’s been nineteen years since the North London club’s last league title – the 2004 triumph of Arsene Wenger’s peerless ‘Invincibles’, who went the whole season undefeated

International sports bodies are taking wildly varying stances on allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes and teams to compete while the war in Ukraine continues

Tourism MInister Patricia de Lille said the mooted partnership with the English football team was also unconstitutional

The tournament, full of characters and tales, has been going for almost a century and draws teams from the Port Alfred area

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A plagiarism scandal has rocked the sports world and cast fresh doubt over the influence of the industry in research on head injuries. It also stirred up old allegations that sporting bodies have underplayed the risk of an incurable disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy

SA Tourism must give more thought to who it would like to emulate on the international scene

Before he earned legend status, Proteas’ legendary batsman had to endure being reduced to an ‘outsider’

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) president Dana White said he does not expect punishment after a video emerged of him in a physical altercation with his wife earlier this month. White made the comments Wednesday at a media day for UFC Fight Night 217.

Tiger Woods could form part of the US Ryder Cup team — or at least, Zach Johnson isn’t ruling it out.

Australia’s men’s cricket team has withdrawn from a series of upcoming matches against Afghanistan in protest over the ruling Taliban’s restrictions on women and girls’ education and employment, Cricket Australia (CA) said in a statement Thursday.

Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face English youngster Jack Draper in the opening round of the Australian Open in a bid to retain his 2022 crown and extend his grand slam tally.

The Boston Celtics became the first team in the NBA this season to reach 30 wins after beating the New Orleans Pelicans 125-114 at TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night, largely behind a combined 72 points from the team’s stars, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Three years after fleeing Iran, chess referee Shohreh Bayat fears being further ostracized after challenging the game’s governing body and its president, Russia’s former deputy prime minister, over her choice of clothing at a tournament in October.

Lionel Messi celebrated his return to Paris Saint-Germain with a goal in his first game back since lifting the World Cup.

Tennis star Naomi Osaka announced her pregnancy on social media on Wednesday, posting a photo of an ultrasound scan on her social media accounts.