For the second time this season, Spanish giant Real Madrid has been stunned by Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. Having lost 3-2 in October in Madrid, the 13-time winner fell 2-0 in Kiev on Tuesday thanks to a second half goals from Dentinho and Manor Solomon. The Brazilian forward, who came on as a…… MORE
French sailor Kevin Escoffier has been rescued by fellow competitor and compatriot Jean Le Cam in a round-the-world race after spending over 11 hours in a life raft. Both men were competing in the Vendée Globe, a 24,296-mile solo sailing race, when Escoffier hit trouble. The 40-year-old Escoffier said he was forced to abandon his…… MORE
The head of Formula One says the organization is “proud to partner with Bahrainis” as he responded to criticism about the kingdom’s human rights record ahead of the first race in the Bahrain Grand Prix double header. Last week, 30 British lawmakers said in a letter addressed to Carey that they were concerned the Bahrain…… MORE
Prosecutors investigating the death of Diego Maradona say the lack of adequate medical supervision provided following surgery for a subdural hematoma was “absolutely negligent,” a judicial investigator involved in the case told the country’s official news Agency Telam on Monday. On November 3, Dr. Leopoldo Luque performed Maradona’s successful surgery for what is more commonly…… MORE
Lewis Hamilton will miss this weekend’s Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain after testing positive for Covid-19. His Mercedes team said that the seven-time Formula One world champion was self-isolating and had only mild symptoms. “He is otherwise fit and well, and the entire team sends him its very best wishes for a swift recovery,” said…… MORE
Callie Brownson, the chief of staff for the Cleveland Browns, became the first woman to be a position coach for an NFL team in Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. That means Brownson is the highest-ranking female coach in league history, according to Sam Rapoport, the NFL’s senior director of diversity, equality and inclusion. Brownson…… MORE
Football’s concussion protocols have been criticized after Arsenal defender David Luiz was allowed to continue playing following a sickening clash of heads with Wolves striker Raul Jimenez in Sunday’s Premier League match. Just minutes after returning to the pitch, blood began seeping through the bandage Arsenal medical staff had wrapped around Luiz’s head. After the…… MORE
The ‘Comeback Kid’ wasn’t able to get it done this time. Despite scoring 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter, Tom Brady and his Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost 27-24 to Patrick Mahomes‘ Kansas City Chiefs. The Raymond James Stadium in Tampa saw a shootout between two of the premier quarterbacks in the NFL and fans…… MORE
Once skeptical of the halo safety device on Formula One cars, Romain Grosjean acknowledged it likely saved his life after a horrific crash at the Bahrain Grand Prix that saw his car split in half and engulfed in flames. The incident occurred on the first lap of Sunday’s race as Grosjean plowed into the barriers…… MORE
Former Premier League player and Senegal World Cup star Papa Bouba Diop has died aged 42, the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) confirmed to CNN. Diop made 63 appearances for his country with the highlight of his international career coming at the 2002 World Cup where he scored the first goal of the tournament as Senegal…… MORE
