Category: Sports

Colorado Mesa University swimmer Ben Sampson has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200-meter individual medley, adding to his previous cut in the 200-meter backstroke. Sampson clocked a time of 2:02.46 in the event at the TYR Colorado Mesa University Invite, held from November 16 to 19, 2022. Sampson Breaks Pool and Meet Records in 200 IM Sampson, a redshirt sophomore, dominated the 200 IM final on the…

The 2023-24 NCAA season will see some of the best collegiate swimmers and wrestlers take a break from their academic and athletic commitments to focus on their Olympic dreams. These athletes are eligible to take an Olympic redshirt year, which allows them to defer their NCAA eligibility for one season while training and competing for a spot on the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team. What is an Olympic Redshirt? An Olympic…

Martin Tyler, the legendary football commentator, has opened up about his departure from Sky Sports, claiming that it was not his decision to leave the broadcaster after 33 years. A voice of football history Tyler, 77, is widely regarded as one of the best commentators in the sport, having narrated some of the most iconic moments in Premier League history, such as Sergio Aguero’s dramatic title-winning goal for Manchester City…

The Incident On Sunday, December 10, 2023, a shocking incident took place in the Turkish Super League, the top division of football in Turkey. During a match between Galatasaray and Konyaspor, a group of masked men stormed the pitch and attacked the referee, Halil Umut Meler, with knives and clubs. The referee was seriously injured and taken to the hospital, where he underwent surgery. The attackers escaped and have not…

A federal judge in Indiana issued a 14-day temporary restraining order on Wednesday against the NCAA, allowing college athletes who have transferred twice to play immediately without sitting out a year. The ruling came after a lawsuit filed by four student-athletes who claimed that the NCAA’s new transfer rule violated their constitutional rights. The plaintiffs and their arguments The four plaintiffs are Darius Stills, a defensive lineman who transferred from…

The Scottish star announces her retirement from the sport Lynsey Sharp, the former European 800m champion and Olympic finalist, has decided to hang up her spikes and retire from professional athletics. The 33-year-old Scot made the announcement on her social media accounts, saying she has “given it everything I’m willing to give; mentally, physically and financially”. Sharp, who has broken the two-minute barrier 35 times in her career, said she…

The president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, has defended the decision to let some Russian and Belarusian athletes participate in the 2024 Paris Olympics as neutrals, despite the ongoing war in Ukraine. IOC says no athlete should be prevented from competing because of their passport Bach said the IOC had found a “middle ground” between banning and accepting the athletes from Russia and Belarus, who are both…

New Zealand is a nation of sports lovers, and we are lucky to have some of the best athletes in the world representing us on the global stage. But who are the most interesting, inspiring, and entertaining athletes to talk to? We asked some of the NZME sport journalists to share their favourite athletes to interview in 2023, and why they enjoy chatting with them. Valerie Adams: The shot-put legend…

Soccer is a sport that relies on human judgment to make crucial decisions, such as whether a goal has been scored or not. However, human error can sometimes lead to controversial calls that affect the outcome of the game. That is why soccer has adopted goal-line technology, a system that uses high-speed cameras to determine if the ball has crossed the line or not. What is Goal-Line Technology? Goal-line technology…

FIFA referees chief Pierluigi Collina has urged the football community to take action against the rising abuse of match officials, which he described as ‘a cancer that kills football’. Collina made his remarks at an International Football Association Board (IFAB) meeting in London on Tuesday, where he also announced plans to trial sin bins and limit the number of players who can approach the referee. Sin Bins to Improve Behaviour…