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Petra Ecclestone is slammed by PETA for video petting tigers
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (946+ words) Petra Ecclestone'has been criticised by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for taking her children to see orangutans dressed in clothes and bottle-fed tigers at an 'animal sanctuary' in Dubai.' In the clip, Petra and her children were…...
Great-grandfather, 91, wins gold in trampolining
1+ week, 1+ day ago (265+ words) By KRISTINA WEMYSS, GENERAL NEWS REPORTER Few great-grandfathers could dream of doing a somersault - but that's just the tip of the iceberg for this trampolinist. Peter Quinney, 91, who had not competed in 40 years, has won two gold medals in the…...
Coach investigated over purported inappropriate relationship
1+ week, 6+ day ago (475+ words) By MATTHEW LAMBWELL, TENNIS REPORTER The WTA is investigating complaints made against a coach for a purported inappropriate relationship with a female player and bullying behaviour." Spanish coach Rafael Font de Mora, after several years away from the tennis circuit,…...
I tried out for Team USA in a sport I'd never played
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1157+ words) By ALEXA CIMINO, US REPORTER When Monae Hendrickson walked into a women's handball tryout in Los Angeles, she thought she might be one of a few curious first'timers answering an unusual invitation: a chance for complete amateurs to try out…...
Olympic star Jordan Chiles nails extremely rare gymnastic feat
3+ week, 2+ day ago (868+ words) By ISABEL BALDWIN, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Jordan Chiles recorded her first-ever 'perfect 10' on the vault as she propelled UCLA to a win over Nebraska on Saturday. The Olympian competed in the Bruins' home opener of the season as they…...
Olympic champion and college gymnastics legend dies aged 65
4+ week, 1+ day ago (418+ words) By JAKE FENNER, US SPORTS WRITER Former United States gymnast and Olympic gold medalist Jim Hartung passed away at the age of 65. Hartung, who coached the men's gymnastics team at the University of Nebraska, passed away on January 10 - just seven…...
Team USA Olympic hero Nyjah Huston hospitalized with fractured skull and eye socket in horrifying accident
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (379+ words) By BEN NAGLE, US SPORTS EDITOR Team USA Olympic medalist Nyjah Huston has started 2026 in hospital with a fractured skull after a skateboarding trick went badly wrong. The 31-year-old, who won bronze in street skating for America at the 2024 Paris…...
Gymnastics coach arrested by FBI on child porn charges worked for FIVE YEARS after complaint, probe reveals
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1630+ words) By ASSOCIATED PRESS and ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR A male gymnastics coach accused of installing cameras in a girls gym bathroom in Purvis, Mississippi had been previously accused of misconduct by concerned parents, but was allowed to continue…...
Livvy Dunne and Paul Skenes get destroyed by social media over 'awkward and embarrassing' interview on their love life
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (667+ words) By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER Baseball's power couple Livvy Dunne and Paul Skenes have been ripped into by fans on social media over an 'awkward' and 'embarrassing' quiz about their love life." Pittsburgh Pirates star Skenes and influencer Dunne have…...
Simone Biles is handed surprise sideline role for her husband's Sunday Night Football showdown with Bears
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (237+ words) By BEN NAGLE, US SPORTS EDITOR Biles' new role was revealed by the NFL on social media, complete with a video of the gymnast - camera in hand at the side of the field in San Francisco. The sideline role is…...