A record crowd of 91,032 for a regular-season Major League Baseball game got to see all the pomp and pageantry with the MLB ...

Australia batter Steve Smith has seen most things during his cricketing career but will have a new experience with Welsh Fire ...

New York’s Mel Ott hits his 500th home run in a 9-2 victory over the Boston Braves at the Polo Grounds. Only Babe Ruth with 714 and Jimmie Foxx with 527 have more. 1963 — Arthur Ashe becomes first ...

The 2025 gsport Awards celebrates its 20th edition by spotlighting South Africa’s finest in women’s sport, with a stellar ...

Those hoping the Dodgers would land a big name were disappointed as the Dodgers added two lesser-known major leaguers.

1982 — American Greg Louganis becomes 1st diver to score 700 (752.67) in 11 dives in winning 3m springboard gold, World Championships in Guayaquil, Ecuador. 1987 — Mike Tyson wins the undisputed ...

Aug. 3 1852 — The first intercollegiate rowing race is held on Lake Winnipesaukee, N.H., where Harvard beats Yale by four lengths on the 2-mile course. 1936 — American sprinter Jesse Owens wins the ...

Arizona linebacker Brandon Craddock (40) gains possession of a loose ball during training camp at Tomey Field, Wednesday, ...

This fall, 10 Buckeye standouts will be enshrined in the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame, presented by Varsity O Society.

Resolute defeats Shamrock IV of Britain to defend the America’s Cup title for the United States. 1937 — The United States wins the Davis Cup by beating Britain four matches to one.

Today, BCCI’s monetary stranglehold over cricket is such that not merely other cricket boards, but also the ICC, are at its mercy as in no other sporting discipline.

2007 — Michael Rasmussen, the leader of the Tour de France, is removed from the race by his Rabobank team after winning the 16th stage. Rasmussen is sent home for violating (the team’s) internal rules ...