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Figure skating coach John Nicks, who shaped generations of US champions, dies at 97

Renowned figure skating coach John Nicks, who won a world pairs championship for Britain with his sister Jennifer Nicks, has died at the age of 97

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Beat Luke Littler: 'Queen of the Palace' Sherrock defeats darts world champ and wins $670,000

A one-off Netflix broadcast called “Beat Luke Littler” offered a prize of 501,000 pounds (around $670,000) to anyone deemed a darts amateur who could defeat the 19-year-old prodigy...

OCTOBER 31 • Associated Press

Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Cherie DeVaux seeks more hardware and history in Breeders' Cup

Nearly six months after Cherie DeVaux made history as the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner with 23-1 long shot Golden Tempo, she’s back in Kentucky looking to cap a whi...

OCTOBER 29 • Associated Press

Japan's Daiki Hashimoto wins fourth straight men's all-around gold at world gymnastics championships

Daiki Hashimoto of Japan has soared to gold in the men's all-around final at the world gymnastics championships

OCTOBER 22 • Associated Press

Japan rallies to capture gold in the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships

Japan has won gold in the men's team final at the world gymnastics championships

OCTOBER 20 • Associated Press

Canada's Carney and Britain's Burnham take first meeting to Everton football match

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney met Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, for the first time at Everton’s stadium in Liverpool before the two leaders watched the soccer c...

SEPTEMBER 16 • Associated Press

Britain's Jack Draper aims for return in 2027 after injury-hit season

Jack Draper will remain sidelined until the 2027 season as he recovers from an arm injury

SEPTEMBER 15 • Associated Press

For long jumper Sawyers, Ultimate payday gives her a chance to train ... and a new sewing machine

The athlete who perhaps best summed up the meaning of track’s new experiment, the Ultimate Championship, isn’t an ultimate champion herself

SEPTEMBER 14 • Associated Press

Billy Boston, rugby league superstar and trailblazer from the 1950s and '60s, dies at age 92

Billy Boston, the Welsh rugby league great who blazed a trail for Black sportspeople in Britain during the 1950s and ’60s, has died at age 92

AUGUST 25 • Associated Press

Women's 800 meters in the spotlight as Britain hosts European championships for 1st time

The European athletics championships are being held in Britain for the first time

AUGUST 9 • Associated Press

British runner Josh Kerr smashes 27-year-old men's mile record Great Britain's Josh Kerr smashed the men's mile world record at the London Diamond League. Kerr ran the mile in 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds.

JULY 18 • USATODAY.COM

Josh Kerr of Britain breaks the men's mile world record that stood since 1999

British runner Josh Kerr ran 3 minutes, 42.66 seconds to break the longstanding men’s mile world record at a Diamond League meet in London on Saturday

JULY 18 • Associated Press

Britain's Josh Kerr breaks men's mile record that stood since 1999

Britain’s Josh Kerr breaks men’s mile record that stood since 1999

JULY 18 • Associated Press

British Open back in time: A look at key anniversaries from golf's oldest championship

A look back in time at key anniversary dates for the British Open, which dates 150 years to a bizarre finish in St. Andrews and includes Tiger Woods winning after the death of his...

JULY 14 • Associated Press

Dame Sarah Storey retires from international competition Dame Sarah Storey, Great Britain's most-decorated Paralympian, retires from international competition with immediate effect.

JULY 8 • BBC.CO.UK

Sculptor of planned Andy Murray statue at Wimbledon understands risks involved

Sports statues have gone famously wrong in the past

JULY 4 • Associated Press

Wimbledon kept its courts lush green as other London lawns browned in record heat

Grass in much of London turned brown last week amid a record heat wave that made Britain and the rest of Europe sizzle

JULY 2 • Associated Press

Horse racing great Frankie Dettori breaks ribs and thumb in car accident

Retired jockey Frankie Dettori's representatives say he has sustained “several broken ribs and a broken thumb” in a car crash and is undergoing further tests in hospital

JULY 2 • Associated Press

Wimbledon 2026: Here's how to watch, betting odds and more you should know

Wimbledon, the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament, starts Monday on the manicured lawns of the All England Club

JUNE 22 • Associated Press

Trayce Thompson steals home run from Will Smith!

JUNE 9 • FOX SPORTS

Great Britain celebrating its early lead over the US 🇬🇧🔥

JUNE 9 • FOX SPORTS

How to live stream Great Britain vs Latvia: 2026 IIHF World Championship, TV channel Latvia and Great Britain meet on Saturday in Group A play of the 2026 IIHF World Championship. How to Watch Great Britain vs Latvia When: Su...

MAY 24 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

'Great addition' - Robbie Keane backed to bring quality to Old Firm giants Celtic that Ange Postecoglou return would lack

Robbie Keane would be a "great addition" for Celtic, Michael Gray has told GOAL, with the former Hoops loanee being backed to bring a coachi...

MAY 8 • goal

'Great addition' - Robbie Keane backed to bring quality to Old Firm giants Celtic that Ange Postecoglou return would lack

Snooker's Olympic push gets a jolt from China's back-to-back world champions

Snooker’s top official says the sport's bid to enter the Olympic Games will be boosted by having back-to-back world champions from China

MAY 5 • Associated Press

Wu beats Murphy in deciding frame to become snooker's second straight world champ from China

Wu Yize has become snooker’s second straight world champion from China after beating Shaun Murphy in a dramatic final-frame decider at the Crucible Theatre

MAY 4 • Associated Press

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