At 118 years old, the world’s oldest living person is preparing to carry the Olympic torch this May in Japan. Kane Tanaka, who has twice survived cancer, lived through two global pandemics and loves fizzy drinks, will take the flame as it passes through Shime, in her home prefecture of Fukuoka. While Tanaka’s family will…… MORE
Five-time Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky secured an emphatic victory in her first race since March 2020 on Wednesday, winning the 1500-meter freestyle by 21.37 seconds at the TYR Pro Swim Series in San Antonio, Texas. American Ledecky, who has also won 15 world championship titles on top of her Olympic medal haul, finished in…… MORE
It was a tiny error in judgement, but within seconds he realized that the consequences could be potentially life threatening. “That wave sucked me up into the mouth of it and slammed me onto a rock and just absolutely destroyed me,” American surfer Billy Kemper tells CNN Sport. “Knocked me out unconscious. Collapsed my lung.…… MORE
Former NBA star Jeremy Lin says he’s seen a rise in racism across the US since the coronavirus pandemic started and says the country must address the issue of anti-Asian violence. “This has been something that’s really blowing up or boiling up for a little bit for me,” Lin told CNN’s Don Lemon on Tuesday.…… MORE
Cristiano Ronaldo reached another scoring landmark on the occasion of his 600th league game. When he netted Juventus’ third goal in a 3-0 victory against Spezia on Tuesday, Ronaldo became the first player to score at least 20 goals over each of the last 12 consecutive seasons across more than one of Europe’s top five…… MORE
Few people will envy the man elected to be the new president of FC Barcelona. The upcoming election — to be held on Sunday, just days after four senior officials were arrested — is arguably the most important in the club’s history and comes at a time of crisis that appears to be deepening by…… MORE
The horse racing industry is facing renewed scrutiny over animal welfare after footage emerged showing an amateur jockey jumping onto the back of a dead horse. On Tuesday, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board tweeted that it was “aware of further social media content circulating and the matter is under investigation.” The video, which was widely…… MORE
The Winter Olympics in Beijing are under growing calls for a boycott because of China’s policy on the Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang, policy that the US government has deemed “genocide.” Beijing has vehemently denied such accusations and lashed out at what it calls the politicization of sports. Now…… MORE
When your career highs come around only once every four years, the prospect of putting your aspirations on hold can be difficult to stomach. It’s a reality that all athletes hopeful of competing at the Olympics were faced with last year when, for the first time ever, the Games were postponed. “It was hard to…… MORE
The owners of Jiangsu FC, the defending Chinese Super League (CSL) champion, announced on Sunday that the club would “cease operations” with immediate effect. Jiangsu FC — formerly known as Jiangsu Suning — hit the headlines in 2019 after it was reported to have offered Gareth Bale a highly lucrative contract to leave Real Madrid.…… MORE
