Category: Sport

Roller Champions closed alpha test kicks off March 11

Ubisoft has a number of new games stewing within its many studios, and one of those is the competitive-skating digital sport Roller Champions. Now, the publisher wants to see how the free-to-play multiplayer game performs in the real world. Ubisoft is kicking off a closed alpha for Roller Champions that begins March 11 and runs…

The ‘Queen’ of Cheer reveals how Netflix mega-hit changed her life

(CNN)Inspirational, but tough as nails, Monica Aldama is a coach you don’t want to mess about with or disappoint.Aldama is very much the star of Netflix’s latest mega-hit Cheer — the six-part series which reveals the world of cheerleading at its mesmerizing, bone-crunching and jaw-dropping best.Mapping the season of Navarro College’s dominant cheer squad, the…

Bugatti made its fastest supercar slower because customers wanted one that handles better. The result is the new $3.3 million Chiron Pur Sport.

Home » International » Foto: Bugatti Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport. Bugatti customers asked the company to build a car that handles better, one that’s not just for driving as fast as possible. The result is the new Chiron Pur Sport. The car emphasizes cornering rather than top speed, and Bugatti says it should be more…

Mo Farah: Olympic champion says new questions over Alberto Salazar are ‘not fair’

Salazar (centre) alongside Farah (right) and American training partner Galen Rupp at the London 2012 OlympicsMo Farah says fresh questions raised in a BBC Panorama investigation over his relationship with his banned former coach Alberto Salazar are “depressing”.The four-time Olympic champion, who left the Nike Oregon Project headed by Salazar in 2017, has never failed…

Coronavirus: Horse racing in the UK suspended until end of April

Al Boum Photo won the Gold Cup at Cheltenham last weekAll horse racing in Great Britain will be suspended from Wednesday until the end of April because of the coronavirus outbreak.On Monday, it was announced that racing would continue behind closed doors, although the Grand National meeting was cancelled.Tuesday’s meetings at Wetherby and Taunton go…

Global Athlete group calls for Tokyo 2020 postponement

Callum Skinner won gold in the men’s cycling team sprint at the Rio 2016 OlympicsAn athlete-led movement fronted by British Olympic champion Callum Skinner has called for this summer’s Olympics and Paralympics to be postponed. Global Athlete say the Games should be put back “until the Covid-19 global pandemic is under control”.The Olympics are scheduled…

Coronavirus: UAE Tour riders to be held in quarantine until 14 March

Chris Froome continued his comeback from injury at the UAE Tour and was among those tested for coronavirusTeam Ineos have withdrawn from all races until 23 March following the death of sporting director Nico Portal and the “very uncertain situation” surrounding the coronavirus outbreak.Ineos have notified cycling’s governing body the UCI and plan to return…

Alberto Salazar’s spectacular fall from grace

Alberto Salazar (centre) celebrates with Galen Rupp (left) and Mo Farah (right) at the London 2012 OlympicsAlberto Salazar wanted to win almost at any cost.Once the most revered distance running coach in the world, his fall from grace has been spectacular. Salazar helped Sir Mo Farah become Britain’s most successful track athlete ever. Now he’s…

How NBA Jam Helped Stephen Curry Change the NBA

In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin are joined by the Wall Street Journal’s Ben Cohen to talk about the latest on the coronavirus and sports. They also interview Cohen about his book The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks. Finally, they…