he "Happy Slam" got off to a somber start when allegations of match-fixing in tennis overshadowed the opening day of the Australian Open earlier this month.
Lara Arruabarrena, one half of the Spanish mixed doubles team accused of throwing a match at the Australian Open, has said she is prepared for a full investigation to prove her innocence.
Seven years ago, Larry Fitzgerald was breaking NFL records in the Arizona Cardinals' improbable run to the Super Bowl.
Travis Kelce has always been competitive, whether it was on the playground as a kid, the Cleveland Heights football field in high school, or inside Nippert Stadium at the University of Cincinnati.
Spanish giant Real Madrid suffered another institutional embarrassment on Thursday as it and rival Atletico Madrid were banned by FIFA from buying players for one year over their dealing in underage players.
Defending champion Serena Williams says she is fighting fit in her bid for a seventh Australian Open crown despite an injury scare and lack of match practice.
A catalog of injuries threatens to wreak havoc with the Australian Open and put more pressure on women's tour organizers to reform the playing schedule.
Six top women's contenders for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the tennis season, which opens in Melbourne on Monday:
Embattled president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) Marco Polo Del Nero is stepping down for 150 days for "personal reasons", it was announced on Thursday, just one day after he returned to work from an earlier leave of absence to battle corruption allegations.
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