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It was late last month at Royal Troon in Scotland that she clinched a win for the ages by winning the AIG Women’s Open by two strokes. And the most remarkable thing about his emotional roller coaster of a victory? It was ranked 304th in the world at the time. …

Born in Somalia, the 25-year-old grew up playing soccer with friends. They would spend almost every waking minute kicking a ball around the beaches until their parents called them for dinner. Somalia was plunged into chaos after the overthrow of dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991. Following his ousting, warlords …

However, they weren’t the usual fans, but rather support staff and players like Naomi Osaka, Dominic Thiem, Sofia Kenin and Grigor Dimitrov. And where was the quartet looking from? Their own luxury stadium suites which are usually awarded to corporate sponsors of the New York tennis Grand Slam. With no …

Luckily for Andri Ragettli, his career as a professional freestyle snowboarder and the globetrotting lifestyle that accompanies it have helped fuel his social media presence. There have been freestyle dives on bridges in Zurich, ‘the ground is lava’ style workouts, as well as parkour, biking and scuba diving sessions – …

The mask was back during his post-game interview at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Indeed, the highest paid female athlete in the world continues to raise awareness of social injustice. Last Thursday, she pulled out of her semifinal at the Western and Southern Open after Jacob Blake’s shootout in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Organizers …

Protests against police brutality and racial injustice erupted in the United States following the shooting of Jacob Blake and the murder of George Floyd. And as other athletes and teams take a stand against racism, Monahan wants golf to play an active role. “Every one of our tournaments and every …

The eight-time All-Star was announced as the Brooklyn Nets’ next head coach on Thursday. He will replace interim head coach Jacque Vaughn, who is retained as assistant head coach. Vaughn had stepped in to lead the team after former head coach Kenny Atkinson was fired in March. “I am honored …

The 33-year-old’s decision comes just over a week after he sent a letter to the club informing them he wanted to leave. “I will continue at Barcelona and my attitude will not change, no matter how much I wanted to go,” Messi told Goal.com. “I told the club, the president, …

A new review published by Kick It Out on Thursday indicates that there was a 42% increase in reports of discrimination in the 2019/20 season, both professionally and locally, from 313 to 446. This includes a 53% increase in reports of racial abuse and a 95% increase in reports of …