La Liga got off to an interesting start in its first week with some surprising results, entertaining matches and solid performances from the best players in Spain. Here is a breakdown of how it went down.
Months of trash-talking, a date change from UFC 200 to UFC 202, and a pre-fight presser that turned into a bottle throwing contest didn't stop Conor McGregor from exacting revenge against Nate Diaz on Saturday night. The video highlights are provided down below.
Jeremy Lin is hoping you won't be able to recognize him in his return to New York City. The former New York Knicks and newly signed Brooklyn Nets star recently took to his own blog page to let fans know he plans on tweaking his shooting and overall game this off-season in ways that could take him to an entirely different level.
Neymar da Silva Santos Jr., is among the highest paid Olympian athletes participating in Rio 2016 as well as the highest paid soccer players in the world. The Brazilian football player who plays for the FC Barcelona has an annual salary of about $15.4 million. In 2013, he signed a $119 million five-year contract with FC Barcelona of which $54 million went to his parents.
While Fifa World Cups normally last one full month, Olympics take place throughout a span of two weeks and five days or 19 days, give or take. This was the case for Beijing 2008, London 2012 and now Rio 2016 which will have it's closing ceremony tomorrow, Sunday August 21 starting at 7:00 p.m eastern time. Fans can obtain the full schedule and the information on the last event date of the games and where to watch the NBC broadcast and live streaming down below. The Tokyo 2020 Olympics Promotional Video is provided below as well.
Rio 2016 Olympics are coming to an end as athletes and fans reflect on this year’s big wins and encouragement to do better. While Mexico finished in the bottom 70 in the Rio 2016 medal tracker, the country played better in the London 2012 Games placing 39 in the London 2012 Olympics medal table.
A Brazilian police official says that Ryan Lochte, and the other American swimmers who claimed they were assaulted at gunpoint early Sunday morning, lied about the whole ordeal. The officer said after investigating the case, he found video surveillance that showed no one pointing a gun at the athletes.
Could the Los Angeles Lakers really be considering dismantling what would be their first version of themselves in the post Kobe Bryant era before so much as taking a real look at the team?
Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man, is shooting for his next win at the Rio 2016 Olympics. His next scheduled race is the men’s 4x100m relay, today, Thurs. August 18 at 10:40 a.m. ET. Bolt will run his semifinal race tonight, Thurs. August 18 at 9:30 p.m. ET. Will he make gold in the men’s Final 200m?
All eyes are on South African middle distance runner Caster Semenya at the Rio Olympics. Try as she might, the gold medal favorite in Saturday's 800 meter finals can't seem to shake the controversy of reportedly (according to several media) being an intersex athlete, otherwise defined as an anatomically and genetically ambiguous person although she herself has never confirmed it
Faced with their first test of the ongoing Rio Olympics, the Team USA women's team turned to a proven combination in ultimately racing to a blowout win over Japan in the quarterfinal round of play on Tuesday.
As the 2016 Rio Olympics are coming to an end this week, there is buzz about this year’s Team USA star champions like competitive swimmer Katie Ledecky who racked up five Olympic medals in Rio alone. Fans are asking about Ledecky’s net worth, after seeing her turn to Olympian Michael Phelps, for assistance in wearing more than one medal at a time.
Usain Bolt, the six-time Olympic winner from Jamaica is among the highest paid Olympian athletes, it's reported. With a net worth of approximately $60 million, the track and field phenom has announced plans to retire in 2017 - at age 30!
