Barcelona's Aitana Bonmati, Manchester City's Rodri win Ballon d'Or awards
Spanish midfielders Rodri and Aitana Bonmati won the men's and women's Ballon d'Or award for the world's best soccer player on Monday.
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Rodri wins Ballon d'Or after Premier League, Euro 2024 glory - ESPN
Manchester City midfielder Rodri has been awarded the Ballon d'Or after a stellar season that saw him pick up silverware with both club and country.
Baseball-World Series setting viewership records in Japan
LOS ANGELES : Saturday's Game Two of the World Series drew 15.9 million average viewers in Japan, the most ever for a postseason Major League Baseball game in the country, the league said on Monday.
2028 Los Angeles Olympics Cricket Competition Could Be Held On East Coast
Cricket competitions of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games could take place on the East Coast of United States in order to cater to the massive audience in India and also tap into the huge domestic market of the sport in the host country, according to the host committee chair Casey Wasserman. Cricket will be making a re-entry into the Olympic roster after 128 years in the T20 format and though the venues have yet to be confirmed, it is likely the men's and women's competitions would take place on the East Coast because of the more favourable time zone compared to the West Coast for Indian viewers.
In wartime Ukraine, soccer fans bury rivalries, find calm at Premier League matches
At soccer games in Ukraine, crowd sizes are determined by the capacity of the nearest bomb shelter.
Real Madrid will not travel to Paris for Ballon d'Or awards, sources say
MADRID : Real Madrid have cancelled their delegation's plans to attend the Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris on Monday at the last minute as the club understand that their Brazil forward Vinicius Jr will not win the award, soccer sources told Reuters.
‘Frightening statistic’: More than 1 in 3 tree species worldwide at risk of extinction
Just over one in three of the world’s tree species are now at risk of extinction, according to the latest update of IUCN’s Red List of Threatened Species.
Royals catcher Salvador Perez wins Roberto Clemente Award - ESPN
Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez won the Roberto Clemente Award, Major League Baseball's prestigious honor awarded annually to the player whose humanitarian efforts exemplify off-the-field service.