Greek Olympic gold medalist Sofia Bekatorou’s very public detailing of her alleged sexual assault in 1998 by a high-ranking Hellenic Sailing Federation (HSF) official has sparked an outcry in the Mediterranean country over the way her revelations were initially dealt with. Bekatorou did not name the person she is accusing. On Saturday, Aristides Adamopoulos —…
Preparations for the Australian Open hit a major stumbling block on Saturday after 47 players were told they couldn’t train or practice after some passengers on two charter planes arriving in Melbourne returned positive Covid-19 test results. Twenty-four players on a charter flight from the US to Melbourne are required to quarantine for two weeks…
The 2020-2021 Premier League season is a proving a bumper campaign for penalties. We’re not even at the half-way point yet but already there have been 69 spot-kicks awarded. Compare that to the 2019-2020 season when 92 penalties in total were given. Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford has credited former manager Jose Mourinho for making…
The Ralph Lauren Corporation is cutting ties with golfer Justin Thomas over his use of a homophobic slur. Thomas apologized for the incident, which occurred at a PGA Tour tournament in Hawaii last Saturday. “There’s no excuse,” Thomas told the Golf Channel in an on-air apology immediately after his round. In a statement, the company…