TIL Tag: sports
171 headlines found.
- Novak Djokovic got the wrong visa when trying to get an exemption from needed a vaccine to enter Australia
January 5, 2022 - Novak Djokovic's Australian visa revoked again.
January 14, 2022 - Australia's immigration minister revoked the unvaccinated tennis champion's visa for a second time Friday.
January 15, 2022 - Novak Djokovic: Tennis star deported after losing Australia visa battle.
January 16, 2022 - Winter Olympics burner phones
January 19, 2022 - Peng Shuai t-shirts confiscated at Australian open which supports Peng Shuai's safety.
January 23, 2022 - Peng Shuai T-shirt ban reversed after outcry.
January 25, 2022 - The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics officially kick off.
February 4, 2022 - Super Bowl
February 13, 2022 - Valieva team claim positive test may be due to grandfather's heart medication.
February 15, 2022 - Kamila Valieva had three substances that can be used to aid the heart in her testing sample, according to a report in the New York Times.
February 16, 2022 - Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva treatment by entourage 'chilling' – IOC.
February 18, 2022 - Roman Abramovich has confirmed he has put Chelsea up for sale.
March 2, 2022 - Sydney Olympics were bought "to a large extent", said Australian official John Coates.
May 1, 2022 - Russia have been barred from competing in this summer's women's Euro 2022, while Russian clubs will also be banned from Uefa competitions next season, says Europe's football governing body.
May 2, 2022 - Dramatic rescue at world championships after swimmer faints and sinks to bottom of pool.
June 23, 2022 - The supreme court ruled 6-3 in favor of a former football coach who clashed with his public school district over his practice of praying with players after games.
June 27, 2022 - Russian trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner opens.
July 1, 2022 - Chess robot breaks seven-year-old boy's finger during Moscow Open.
July 24, 2022 - Historic gay pride jersey sparks player boycott in Australia.
July 26, 2022 - NBA legend Bill Russell dies at 88
August 1, 2022 - Brittney Griner: US basketball star jailed for nine years on drug charges.
August 4, 2022 - George Miller, 75, becomes oldest Commonwealth Games gold medallist in history. Miller part of Scotland team to beat Wales 16-9 in lawn bowls mixed pairs B2/B3 final.
August 5, 2022 - Serena Williams announces she will 'evolve away from tennis' after upcoming US Open.
August 9, 2022 - 'Legend forever' – tributes as Williams retires.
September 3, 2022 - Roger Federer announces his retirement from the ATP Tour and grand slams.
September 16, 2022 - Indonesia: At least 174 dead in football stadium crush.
October 2, 2022 - Chess cheating row: Hans Niemann sues accusers Magnus Carlsen and Chess.com for libel.
October 21, 2022 - World Cup teams abandon OneLove armband amid FIFA row.
November 21, 2022 - World Cup 2022: Iran players decline to sing national anthem.
November 22, 2022 - Iran's football federation has complained to Fifa after the Islamic Republic emblem was removed from its flag in social media posts by the United States team. The US said they decided not to use Iran's official flag to show "support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights", amid mass anti-government protests in the country.
November 28, 2022 - Iranian man, 27, shot dead for celebrating team's World Cup exit.
November 30, 2022 - Pelé says he's 'strong' and 'with a lot of hope' in social media update.
December 4, 2022 - Joseph Kittinger: highest skydiver for 52 years dies aged 94.
December 10, 2022 - Boris Becker: Former Wimbledon champion released after serving eight months of prison sentence.
December 15, 2022 - World Cup: Argentina win remarkable final on penalties.
December 18, 2022 - Another night together': Pelé 'fights with faith' in hospital as family gather.
December 24, 2022 - Pele: Brazil football legend dies aged 82
December 29, 2022 - Damar Hamlin: NFL game suspended after player collapses on field
January 3, 2023 - Naomi Osaka withdraws from first Grand Slam of year
January 8, 2023 - Damar Hamlin could be released from a Buffalo hospital in the next day or two
January 10, 2023 - Damar Hamlin: Buffalo Bills safety discharged from hospital nine days after cardiac arrest
January 11, 2023 - Australian Open bans Russian and Belarusian flags from tournament
January 17, 2023 - Aryna Sabalenka defeats Elena Rybakina to win thrilling women's Australian Open final
January 28, 2023 - Sky Brown becomes skateboarding world champion aged 14
February 13, 2023 - Wimbledon 2023 lifts ban on Russian & Belarusian players for championship
March 31, 2023 - Call for urgent review of Aintree horse deaths after Grand National protest
April 16, 2023 - Michael Schumacher: Seven-time F1 champion's family plan legal action after AI-generated 'interview'
April 20, 2023 - Michael Schumacher: Magazine editor sacked over AI-generated 'interview' with seven-time F1 champion
April 23, 2023 - Adidas sued by investors over Kanye West deal
April 30, 2023 - Martha Stewart, 81, becomes oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover star
May 16, 2023 - Paris 2024 Olympics: French police raid organisers' headquarters
June 20, 2023 - Luis Rubiales vows to fight on after suspension as 11 coaches resign
August 26, 2023 - Luis Rubiales resigns as Spanish soccer president following unwanted kiss with World Cup winner Jennifer Hermoso
September 11, 2023 - Bernie Ecclestone pleads guilty to fraud
October 12, 2023 - Bobby Charlton: Manchester United great and England World Cup winner dies aged 86
October 21, 2023 - Magic Johnson declared a billionaire by Forbes
October 30, 2023 - European Super League: Uefa and Fifa rules banning breakaway league unlawful, says court
December 21, 2023 - German legend Franz Beckenbauer, widely regarded as one of football's greatest players, has died aged 78.
January 8, 2024 - Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum: Marathon world record holder dies in road accident
February 12, 2024 - Kansas City shooting: One dead and 21 injured near Super Bowl parade
February 15, 2024 - O.J. Simpson dies of cancer at age 76
April 11, 2024 - Pioneering US-born sumo wrestling champion Akebono dies aged 54
April 11, 2024 - Russia targets Paris Olympics with deepfake Tom Cruise video
June 4, 2024 - Lakers legend and NBA logo muse West dies aged 86
June 12, 2024 - Baseball great Willie Mays dies at 93
June 19, 2024 - River Seine still failing water quality tests one month before Paris Olympics
June 28, 2024 - UEFA hands Turkey defender Merih Demiral two-match suspension following controversial goal celebration
July 5, 2024 - French train network hit by 'malicious' arson attacks hours before Olympics ceremony, rail firm says
July 26, 2024 - Former England manager Eriksson dies aged 76
August 26, 2024 - Viral Olympian Raygun ranked No. 1 breaker in the world by sport's governing body
September 10, 2024 - Cheating alleged after men's world conker champion found with steel chestnut
October 15, 2024 - Bela Karolyi, the polarizing coach who helped launch gymnasts to Olympic stardom, dies at 82
November 17, 2024 - Greg Gumbel, famed US sportscaster, dies at 78
December 28, 2024 - Roman Abramovich could owe UK £1bn over tax dodge that helped bankroll Chelsea FC
January 29, 2025 - Luis Rubiales to go on trial in Spain over Jenni Hermoso kiss at World Cup
February 2, 2025 - Trump signs order banning transgender women from female sports
February 5, 2025 - Spain's ex-football boss Luis Rubiales fined for World Cup kiss
February 20, 2025 - Russian chess grandmaster Boris Spassky dies aged 88
February 27, 2025 - Heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman dies aged 76
March 22, 2025 - Tiger Woods confirms his relationship with Vanessa Trump in a social media post
March 24, 2025 - English Football Association to ban transgender women from women's soccer
May 1, 2025 - Enhanced Games swimmer 'breaks world record'
May 21, 2025 - Chinese paraglider survives accidental 8,000-metre-high flight above the clouds
May 29, 2025 - Diego Maradona's homicide trial declared invalid after judge filming scandal
May 30, 2025 - Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies aged 89
June 3, 2025 - Federal judge approves $2.8B settlement, paving way for US colleges to pay athletes millions
June 9, 2025 - Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon 50 years ago. His influence continues to inspire a new generation of athletes
July 5, 2025 - World's oldest marathon runner dies in a hit-and-run at 114
July 16, 2025 - Man who jumped from edge of space dies paragliding
July 18, 2025 - Taiwan coach apologises for 'pressuring' students to give blood
July 20, 2025 - Professional wrestler Hulk Hogan dead at the age of 71
July 24, 2025 - Tour de France organizers shorten stage to avoid diseased cows
July 25, 2025 - England beats Spain on penalties to win Women's Euro 2025 final
July 28, 2025 - Spain's PM calls for Israel to be banned from sports events after Vuelta race abandoned
September 15, 2025 - Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny to headline 2026 Super Bowl half-time show
September 29, 2025 - Donald Trump will not move World Cup matches, says Fifa vice-president
October 1, 2025 - Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the sport's first billionaire player, says Bloomberg
October 8, 2025 - Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston, though it's up to FIFA to choose sites
October 15, 2025 - NBA stars and mafia among 31 arrested in illegal gambling crackdown, FBI says
October 23, 2025 - Trump muses about what it would take to strip US World Cup host cities of games just months before the tournament kicks off
November 18, 2025 - Ukrainian refugee who fled war wins top sumo wrestling competition in Japan
November 24, 2025 - Gianni Infantino accused of breaking Fifa rules with Trump's peace prize
December 9, 2025 - At 45, Venus Williams sets record at Australian Open but falls in the 1st round
January 19, 2026 - Rodman 'becomes highest-paid women's footballer'
January 23, 2026 - Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
January 26, 2026 - Flavor Flav to host Las Vegas event for winning US women’s Olympic ice hockey team
February 27, 2026 - Lou Holtz, college football staple who coached Notre Dame to 1988 national title, dies at 89
March 5, 2026 - Russian flag met largely by silence at opening ceremony of Winter Paralympics
March 7, 2026 - UFC announces White House event lineup
March 9, 2026 - Venezuela holds off Team USA’s late comeback attempt to win a thrilling World Baseball Classic
March 18, 2026 - K-pop phenomenon BTS’ first concert in years sets record for largest-ever public concert in South Korea
March 22, 2026 - Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility
March 26, 2026 - Tiger Woods in jail after being arrested on suspicion of DUI following car crash in Florida
March 27, 2026 - Bronny James sets up father LeBron in Lakers win
April 10, 2026 - World Cup final tickets now reselling for over $2 million each
April 24, 2026 - Saudi Arabia to stop funding LIV Golf next season
April 30, 2026 - Alex Zanardi, former F1 driver and Paralympic champion, dies at 59
May 2, 2026 - Beckham becomes UK's first billionaire sportsman
May 15, 2026 - Billie Jean King graduates from college at age 82 after leaving for tennis: ‘Yeah baby, only 61 years!’
May 19, 2026 - It's like the Olympics - except steroids are allowed
May 24, 2026 - Record 50m freestyle time at controversial Enhanced Games
May 25, 2026 - White House erects UFC cage ahead of US 250th anniversary celebrations
May 27, 2026 - Tehran lambasts US ‘obstruction’ of Iran’s soccer team as players land in Mexico ahead of World Cup
June 8, 2026 - Somali referee denied entry to US for 2026 World Cup over ‘vetting concerns’
June 9, 2026 - England’s World Cup boots stolen before first training session in Kansas City
June 13, 2026 - Racism monitor urges Fifa to remove World Cup official over ‘white supremacy’ gesture
June 15, 2026 - VAR official says hand gesture was 'involuntary, subconscious twitch'
June 16, 2026 - Massachusetts 'legalises' haggis in nod to Scotland's World Cup bid
June 18, 2026 - US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sports
June 30, 2026 - Tour de France braced for historic stage cancellations amid 44C European heatwave
July 2, 2026 - FIFA stunned the soccer world by allowing the USA’s Folarin Balogun to play on Monday. Trump’s role is under the microscope
July 5, 2026 - Uefa accuses Fifa of ‘crossing a red line’ over lifting of Folarin Balogun’s red card
July 6, 2026 - Trump confirms he asked Fifa to review Balogun ban
July 6, 2026 - IOC lifts suspension and paves way for Russia to compete at LA 2028 Olympics
July 7, 2026 - Fifa hit by injunction in Germany over World Cup ticket resale prices
July 15, 2026 - Pelé's 1958 World Cup final jersey sells for $4.9M at auction
July 17, 2026 - Britain's Kerr breaks 27-year mile world record in London
July 18, 2026 - White House defends Argentina team over Falklands banner
July 18, 2026 - Tour de France final stage shortened amid wildfires in country
July 25, 2026 - Pirlo out of Italy football top job after backlash over Russian betting firm links
July 27, 2026 - Uefa calls emergency meeting as opposition to Fifa plan hardens
July 30, 2026 - Uefa to boycott World Cups if Fifa plans approved
July 30, 2026 - Fifa says 'nobody selling football' as plan continues
July 31, 2026 - FIFA scraps controversial $20 billion World Cup investment plan
July 31, 2026 - English and Welsh FAs withdraw support for Gianni Infantino FIFA re-election
August 3, 2026 - Fifa accused of using ‘blackmail’ to force support for Infantino’s re-election bid
August 4, 2026 - Jorge Messi, father and agent of Argentine football legend Lionel Messi, dies at 68
August 8, 2026 - Trump says it would be 'terrible mistake' to remove Infantino
August 11, 2026 - LA Lakers sell for a record $12.5 billion to ex-Disney CEO Iger and Jared Kushner’s brother Josh
August 12, 2026 - New Zealand break with OFC to withdraw Infantino support
August 14, 2026 - Tommy John, MLB pitcher and namesake of revolutionary elbow surgery, dies at 83
August 16, 2026 - Fifa chief sacked after criticism of Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan
August 18, 2026 - Israel withdraws support for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino
August 18, 2026 - Fifth Fifa vice-president turns against Infantino, saying he has ‘lost confidence’ in him
August 19, 2026 - Chinese robot runs 100m sprint quicker than Usain Bolt’s world record
August 22, 2026 - Inside DC’s historic heart, an IndyCar race backed by Trump kicks into gear
August 23, 2026 - Uefa pursuing criminal legal action against Infantino and Fifa
August 27, 2026 - Argentina’s Lionel Messi retires from international football: ‘This hurts me a lot’
August 31, 2026 - LIV files for bankruptcy protection with over $45m owed to players
September 9, 2026 - Infantino installs loyalist to oversee Caribbean as he splits Fifa management
September 10, 2026 - Ireland manager gets prime minister Martin’s backing in row with Israel over ‘genocide’
September 23, 2026 - Bob Pettit, NBA’s first Most Valuable Player, dies at 93
September 24, 2026 - Man City found guilty of majority of 115 financial rule breaches
September 25, 2026 - Michael Jordan’s ‘Last Dance’ 1998 Finals jersey sells for a record $12.26 million
September 30, 2026 - Manchester City whistleblower ready to help UK authorities in return for protection
October 4, 2026 - Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear, dies at 86
October 9, 2026 - Rui Pinto to remain under witness protection after U-turn by Portuguese authorities
October 9, 2026 - Infantino told by top Fifa figures to scrap or depoliticise peace prize after Trump furore
October 16, 2026 - Uefa gives Infantino two-week deadline to release key documents
October 19, 2026 - Asian Football Confederation backs Gianni Infantino in U-turn on Fifa presidency
October 23, 2026