Dawn had barely broken and already the queue of people waiting to pay their respects to Diego Maradona, who was lying in honor at the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, was estimated to be more than a mile long. Some media outlets put the number of fans that would eventually gather there at around one…… MORE
Fans flocked to Italian football club Napoli’s Stadio San Paolo. Other lit candles in honor of Diego Maradona after the news of his death was confirmed on Wednesday. The superstar, one of the sport’s greatest players, is considered nothing short of a deity in the southern Italian city after spending seven memorable years playing for…… MORE
The body of Diego Maradona has departed Argentina’s presidential palace in Buenos Aires, where the soccer legend lay in honor for public viewing following his death at age 60. Live images from Casa Rosada showed crowds of people seated on the walled perimeter and outside the gates of the palace as the dark-colored hearse emerged…… MORE
There’s likely to be smack talk aplenty at Friday’s $2.5 million hole-in-one charity challenge as four of US sports A-listers contest the third Match golf event. Capital One’s The Match: Champions for Change will be played between two two-man teams and is aimed at raising funds to help leading US Black colleges and universities. Five-time…… MORE
Six Pakistani cricket players are in isolation in New Zealand after testing positive for Covid-19, according to New Zealand’s national cricket body on Thursday, and the whole squad has been issued with a “final warning” after several members were seen breaching rules on isolation. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said it “was made aware today that…… MORE
Even before a single second was played Wednesday on opening day of the 2020-21 college basketball season, the coronavirus pandemic was putting obstacles on the long road to March Madness. More than 40 men’s and women’s games were postponed or canceled before their scheduled tip off on Thanksgiving Day eve. The nation on Tuesday reported…… MORE
Soccer icon Pele has paid a moving tribute to his “great friend” Diego Maradona after the Argentine died at the age of 60 after suffering a cardiac arrest on Wednesday. Both men are considered two of the greatest soccer players in history and come from similarly humble backgrounds. “I have lost a great friend and…… MORE
“A little bit with the head of Maradona and a little bit with the hand of God.” Those four words — “the hand of God” — describe one of the most iconic moments in football history, a goal that belongs to one of the most iconic footballers in the game’s history — Diego Armando Maradona,…… MORE
Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona, who has died aged 60, succumbed to heart failure, a source from the Argentinian Justice Ministry present at the time of his autopsy told CNN en Español on Wednesday. The cause of death was an “acute secondary lung edema to exacerbated chronic heart failure,” the source said. Heart failure is…… MORE
While 2020 has been a challenging year for most, Denmark’s Emily Kristine Pedersen at least is enjoying a breakthrough season for the ages. Back-to-back Ladies European Tour (LET) wins in November for the Copenhagen native mean she has already wrapped up the 2020 Order of Merit title with a tournament to spare, cementing her status…… MORE
