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Sep 24, 2026 - Sports

Swimmer wins 200m gold at Asian Games with 39C feverSays Covid helped him rest and ‘was a good thing’The Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi said a bout of Covid helped him smash the men’s 200m breaststroke world record in a time of 2min 4.83sec at the Asian Games on Thursday.The 17-year-old won his second gold of the Games in Tokyo despite running a temperature of about 39C just days before the competition began. Continue reading...

Sep 24, 2026 - Sports

Seven months after Joe Gibbs Racing filed a lawsuit accusing former employee Chris Gabehart of taking sensitive team information and using it to benefit his new employer, Spire Motorsports, the dispute has now moved into a new phase, with both sides arguing over what evidence should be turned over. JGR is seeking a range of […] The post Hendrick Motorsports Steps Into JGR-Spire Legal War Over Major Proprietary Concerns appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Sep 24, 2026 - Sports

New York Liberty star Leonie Fiebich found out the hard way what happens when you cannot back up your words. Fiebich had claimed her side would avenge the first loss against the Atlanta Dream, but fell short. Now none other than former Dream player and WNBA legend Chamique Holdsclaw has called her out following the […] The post Leonie Fiebich’s Bold Vow Against Angel Reese & Co. Backfires as WNBA Legend Calls Out Her Recent Performance appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Sep 24, 2026 - Sports

Former Boston Celtics player Evan Turner added fuel to social media chatter surrounding 77-year-old Gregg Popovich’s surprise marriage to Mary Barth Budenholzer, dropping a blunt three-word reaction after news broke of the legendary coach’s Texas ceremony. According to Cameron Salerno of CBS Sports, Popovich married Mary Barth Budenholzer on September 16 in Texas, with TMZ […] The post “Weirdos”: Ex-Celtic Calls Out Gregg Popovich for Marrying Former Assistant Coach’s Ex-Wife at 77 appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Sep 24, 2026 - Sports

A golden retriever and a game of guess the pasta were unusual to see in a Women’s Champions League show – but I understand how they arrived thereDisclaimer: I have made a lot of bad TV programmes. I have done quite a few below-average radio shows. Podcasts, there are millions of them – some might say too many – and I’ve done my fair share that won’t go down in history. In between those, I’ve hopefully done some pretty good ones – it’s not for me to say.I have had good ideas and the odd great one that didn’t make it to air (attention the full-size unreferenced post-Keys and Gray elephant in the Soccer AM studio). I’ve had more awful ones. I’ve hosted shows where I’ve had almost complete editorial control, and ones where I could have been replaced by a performing monkey. Continue reading...