Cricket has only made one appearance at the Olympics (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP/GettyImages) AFP/Getty Images Hearts fluttered when a report recently surfaced on social media that cricket’s bid ...
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NFL replaces Pro Bowl with flag football, skills competitions
Signage for the NFL Pro Bowl is seen at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Chase Stevens | Las Vega...
Many Countries Pay Big Bonuses For Olympic Medals. This One Is Shelling Out $2.7 Million.
Some countries offer six-figure incentives for Olympians who win medals. Illustration by Forbes; Photos by John Lund/Getty Images, Fred Lee/Getty Images For the second Winter Olympics in a row, Norway...
Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno’s career pivots amid Great Resignation
U.S. speed skater Apolo Ohno competes in the 2010 Winter Olympics at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, Canada. Jamie Squire | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images When Olympic speed skater Apolo Ohno hung u...
Figure Skater Kamila Valieva—Gold Medal Favorite—Reportedly At Center Of Russian Drug Scandal At 2022 Olympics
Topline Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drug test at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing on Wednesday, Reuters reports citing two Russian media outlets, putting into question the gold meda...
Here’s How Much Olympic Skiing Star Mikaela Shiffrin Is Making From Endorsements
Mikaela Shiffrin in the giant slalom at a World Cup race in Italy in January. Luca Tedeschi/LiveMedia/NurPhoto via Getty Images Just how good is Mikaela Shiffrin? Consider that she won four medals at ...
Here’s How Much Olympic Figure Skating Star Nathan Chen Is Making From Endorsements
Nathan Chen is a favorite for gold in men’s figure skating at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Tom Pennington/Getty Images for Team USA You could say Nathan Chen has unfinished business. When the then...
Record Numbers Of Openly LGBTQ+ Athletes Will Compete At Beijing 2022 — Including First Openly Nonbinary Winter Olympian
Topline Beijing 2022 has the highest number of openly LGBTQ+ competitors at a Winter Olympic Games ever, including its first nonbinary athlete, hot on the heels of a record-setting Games in Tokyo last...