ADAM Johnson's ex-girlfriend Stacey Flounders said she never thought the footballer was a paedophile – despite his conviction. Ms Flounders, 31, is due to give birth to her second child within weeks. The ex-Man City footballer, 34, was jailed in 2016 for sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl. He got back with Stacey Flounders in lockdown — and now they […]

MOTO3 rider Hugo Millan has died aged just 14 after a tragic accident at MotorLand Aragon. The teenager was competing in the European Talent Cup when he fell off his motorbike 13 laps from the finish. He was subsequently accidentally run over by another rider, with the red flag immediately waved. Millan received emergency treatment on the track, before being […]

UFC star TJ Dillashaw suffered a shocking head injury in his comeback fight against Cory Sandhagen as he made a winning return from his two-year drugs ban. The American bantamweight defeated his fellow countryman by split decision after a gruelling five rounds in Las Vegas. And the punishing battle left 35-year-old Dillashaw with a horror cut above his right eye. […]

By Carla Correa Several months ago, MyKayla Skinner was hospitalized for pneumonia after contracting the coronavirus. Now, her long career — in both elite and college gymnastics — is ending at the Tokyo Games. Skinner, like Jade Carey, wasn’t part of the team competition. A superstar for the University of Utah, she earned her Olympic berth when U.S.A. Gymnastics chose […]

By Victor Mather The American golfer Bryson DeChambeau, the 2020 U.S. Open winner, has dropped out of the Olympics after testing positive for the coronavirus. He will be replaced by Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters winner. DeChambeau tested positive as part of normal testing procedures for all athletes and others heading to Tokyo for the Games, U.S.A. Golf said. “I […]

Andy Murray has withdrawn from the men’s singles tennis tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games due to a minor thigh strain and will not defend his Olympic title. The Scot, who won singles’ gold in 2012 and 2016, will continue to compete for Team GB in the men’s doubles tournament with Joe Salisbury and the decision follows consultation with […]

Japan’s Yuto Horigome won the first-ever skateboarding competition at the Olympic Games, taking gold in men’s street in the city where he learned to skate as a kid and where his sport is often frowned upon. The first skateboarding silver went to Brazilian Kelvin Hoefler, who used to sleep with his board when he fell in love with skating as […]

TOKYO — Chase Kalisz got things rolling, claiming the first U.S. gold at the Olympic pool. By the time the morning was done, the powerhouse team had a whole bunch of medals. Six of them in all, quite a start Sunday for the Americans in the post-Michael Phelps era. “I’m happy to be here and kick the U.S. off,” said […]

Andy Murray has withdrawn from the men’s singles event Tokyo Olympics with a thigh injury. The two-time defending champion was due to face Felix Auger-Aliassime on day two of singles action. But the Scot has withdrawn from the event on medical advice. Murray began his doubles campaign alongside Joe Salisbury on Saturday and will continue in that event. ‘I am […]

TOKYO – On a single Olympic day you can be many things. You can be defeated and inspired, disappointed and motivated, educated and regretful. You can feel it’s gone too fast and know you want to come back again. In a Tokyo hall where the squeaking shoes and clinking foil blades echoed in the emptiness, Singapore fencer and first-time Olympian […]