Cherie DeVaux spent two decades training other people's horses. On Saturday, her own horse — a 23-1 longshot nobody backed — made her the first woman to win the Kentucky Derby in 151 years of running.
The Italian won two CART championships, lost both legs in a 2001 crash, then reinvented himself as a Paralympic hand-cyclist — winning four golds across two Games.
Kenya's president gave him a personalised number plate reading 01:59:30 and called his London Marathon 'a defining moment in the history of human endurance.' His father said his throat still hurt from cheering.
The Taliban banned women from sport. FIFA just rewrote its own rules to let Afghanistan's exiled footballers represent their country anyway.
Nine goals, a blown three-goal lead, and the highest-scoring Champions League semifinal in history. PSG survived. Just barely.
FIFA's new anti-racism measures for the World Cup include red cards for players who cover their mouths during confrontations. The rule is well-intentioned. It is also a minefield.
Ten years of false starts ended Monday when both men signed contracts. But Joshua must first fight in July — his first bout since a crash in Nigeria killed two close friends on his team.
1:59:30. Not an exhibition, not a stunt. The first official sub-two-hour marathon in history — and a debutant finished 11 seconds behind him, also under two hours.
Carlos Alcaraz saved three match points to win last year's French Open final in five sets. This year, he won't even take the court. The two-time defending champion is out with a wrist injury, and the ripple effects will reshape the entire men's draw.
A six-point deduction for financial breaches has sealed Leicester City's fate — ten years after their fairytale Premier League title, they're bound for the third tier.
One hundred voters, one hundred first-place votes — the first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year in NBA history belongs to a 22-year-old who blocked more shots than some small nations have buildings.
A 15-minute train ride from Manhattan to MetLife Stadium will cost World Cup fans $150 — nearly 12 times the regular fare. FIFA and New Jersey's governor are fighting over the bill, and fans are the ones paying.
Ukraine's water polo team refused to share a pool with Russians on the same day World Aquatics handed them their flag back. The LA Olympics are two years away.
Seventeen attempts for his first Green Jacket. One more for his second. McIlroy joined Nicklaus, Faldo, and Woods as the only men to win consecutive Masters titles — and did it the hard way.
Michigan cracked 90 in five straight tournament games — then won the championship shooting 2 for 15 from three. The best version of this team might be the one that survives its worst night.
The Women's Asian Cup attracted record crowds and could generate $82.4 million in revenue. The entire prize pool was $1.8 million — and the AFC ignored players' requests to close the gap.
The most expensive seat at the 2022 World Cup final cost about $1,600. FIFA's new top price for 2026: $15,900. So much for a tournament 'for everyone.'
A Florida judge granted Woods permission to leave the country for treatment. His attorney argued that no American facility can protect his privacy. The Masters will proceed without him.
Iraq's players reached Monterrey after a three-day overland escape from a war zone. On Tuesday, they became the last team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup — ending a 40-year wait that tracks with the nation's darkest decades.
Four-time champions Italy will miss a third straight World Cup after a 4-1 penalty shootout defeat to 66th-ranked Bosnia. An entire generation has now grown up without seeing the Azzurri at the tournament.
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