Australian Brett Robinson was elected chairman of World Rugby on Thursday after he defeated French rival Abdelatif Benazzi by two votes. The new chairman pledged to invest in “player safety, law reform and innovation”. Source link
Boxing legend Mike Tyson returns to the ring against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul on Friday in a controversial fight that carries potential neurological risks for the former heavyweight champion. Source link
“Compressed by emotion”, 40 skippers in the tenth Vendée Globe set off on Sunday on a new solo voyage around the world, cheered on by hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Les Sables-d’Olonne to say goodbye. Report by Cédric Ferreira, Natalia Ruiz Giraldo and Liza Kaminov. Source link
Mark Cavendish sprinted to victory on Sunday in the Tour de France Singapore Criterium with a signature surge to the line in his last-ever professional race. Source link
Tens of thousands of fans gathered in France’s Sables d’Olonne on Sunday for the start of the 10th Vendée Globe, the round-the-world solo yacht race known as the Everest of the Seas. FRANCE 24’s Selina Sykes reports from the port town in western France as the 40 skippers leave their pontoons ahead of the race’s … Read more