
New Jersey Devils associate coach Andrew Brunette has been arrested in Broward County, Florida for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
A brawl broke out among spectators at a middle school basketball game in northern Vermont, and a man involved in the fight died, police said.
Longtime University of California women's swimming coach Teri McKeever was fired Tuesday following an investigation into alleged harassment, bullying and verbally abusive conduct.
A 22-year-old girls basketball coach has reportedly been fired for impersonating a 13-year-old player in a junior varsity game in Virginia earlier this month.
Duncan Pugh, 48, passed away in his hometown of Perth over the weekend after he suffered a bleed on the brain. He leaves behind his wife McKenzie and their two young sons.
Mo Farah has indicated 2023 will be his final year as a professional athlete after signing up for a last crack at the London Marathon.
Former Finnish male skater, Markku-Pekka Antikainen, 57, now known as Minna-Maaria, had a unique debut at the tournament, after being recruited to promote diversity and equality.
Bobby Hull, has died at the age of 84. The Chicago Blackhawks winger known as the 'Golden Jet' remains the all-time leading goal scorer in club history with 604.
MIKE KEEGAN: If they fail to land any silverware this season then Leeds United can at least reflect on the role they played in catching Britain's dumbest criminal.
Phil Coles' passing has been described as a 'sad day for the Olympic movement'. The 91-year-old represented Australia as an athlete in three Games before becoming an administrator.
New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov stretched his right arm as best as he could to make a fantastic save on Vegas Golden Knights left winger Reilly Smith.
After donning rainbow-themed warmup jerseys for the past few years, the Rangers chose not to skate out in similar attire this year - nor did they use rainbow colored tape as in previous years.
It's like watching the now infamous Will Smith Oscars slap... again... and again... and again.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt told reporters Friday that he is baffled over how $12.7million of his money has gone missing from a local private investment firm that authorities are investigating.
With just under three minutes of overtime remaining, Zuccarello turned on the style to snatch a win for Minnesota with a goal fans were quick to label 'filthy' on social media.
The first openly gay Australian basketball player has slammed NBL side Cairns Taipans after the playing group elected to unanimously shun the inaugural Pride Round jersey on the weekend
Brisbane Bullets NBL player Harry Froling has made his first statement since surgery for a fractured skull and brain bleed after a one-punch attack in Wollongong last weekend
Culture secretary Michelle Donelan has urged the IOC to rethink plans to allow Russian athletes to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics as netural athletes, amid the ongoing war in Ukraine
The Taipans coach has defended his club for its NBL pride round stance, as another said he hoped players would be 'educated enough' in the future to understand importance of it.
Olympic chiefs have been accused of endorsing the war of Ukraine after confirming Russian athletes can compete at Paris 2024 as 'neutrals'.
The Cairns Taipans have rocked the NBL's pride round, citing 'abuse and harmful commentary' directed at some players as the reason for pulling out of plans to wear themed uniforms.
The Prime Minister has lifted the lid on how he lost a bet to Dylan Alcott on the way back from the Queen's funeral at the Australia of the Year awards
Brisbane Bullets NBL star Harry Froling, 24, was assaulted after leaving a NSW nightclub around 2am last Sunday. A court has heard the towering athlete was the alleged aggressor in the incident.
New York Islanders center Brock Nelson pulled his own tooth out while sitting on the bench during Monday's game against the Toronto Maples Leafs, after he was hit in the face by a stick.
NBL star Harry Froling has left the Aussie basketball world in shock, after requiring emergency surgery for a fractured skull and a brain bleed after a sickening coward punch attack.
Shiffrin, 27, won a record 83rd World Cup race to break tie with Vonn on Tuesday in Italy for the most victories by a woman and now only needs four more competitive wins to top Ingemark Stenmark.
Eric Spicely, who had seven fights in the UFC, tweeted he received an offer to compete on the brutal slap-fighting show, which was £1,624 to show up and then you double your money if you won.
Mikaela Shiffrin is now the winningest women's skier ever after earning her 83rd World Cup victory on Tuesday in Italy to break a tie with former American teammate, Lindsey Vonn.
Cairns Taipans coach Adam Forde has urged his players to exercise their 'freedom of choice', after it emerged some were reluctant to wear the to wear the NBL's Pride Round logo.
The seven-time world champion, 54, was revealed as the character Rubbish on the ITV celebrity singing show on Saturday.
A number of Cairns Taipans players are reportedly reluctant to wear the NBL's Pride Round logo on their singlets due to their religious beliefs.
The Northern Irishman beat 2023 Masters champion Judd Trump 10-9 in a tense and thrliling World Grand Prix final thriller on Sunday - and left fans in stiches with his post-match interview.
Richardson, 22, shared a video to her Instagram profile and story in which she claimed the American Airlines flight attendant, who she identifies as 'John', was disrespecting her.
Trans women are currently allowed to compete in the female track and field category by World Athletics, but it would be harder for them to do so if the new rules come into effect.
The Vancouver Canucks have fired head coach Bruce Boudreau amid another disappointing season and have replaced him with veteran NHL player and coach, Rick Tocchet.
The lawyer for Australian Olympian Peter Bol has challenged the interpretation of lab data that saw the Australian Athletics poster boy test positive to a performance enhancing drug.
Max Pacioretty has torn his right achilles for the second time, leaving the Carolina Hurricanes without one of their established veterans for the foreseeable future.
Former Australian track star Matt Shirvington has revealed that under-siege Olympic hero Peter Bol passed 20 drug tests after returning a single positive result for the performance enhancing drug...
Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs couldn't believe his eyes after flicking through his TV and stumbling across Dana White's controversial Power Slap League.
Australian athletics has been rocked with middle-distance Tokyo Olympics star Peter Bol testing positive for a performance enhancing drug.
With the NHL trade deadline one-and-a-half months away, it's time for teams to start thinking about what they need to gear up for a run at the Stanley Cup.
Provorov boycotted Tuesday's pre-game skate over his refusal to wear a Pride-themed warmup jersey, citing his Russian Orthodox faith for the decision, leaving the hockey world split.
RIATH AL SAMARRAI: Lawyers for Bolt claim a check on his balance earlier this month revealed he had been left with barely £9700 after what they described as a potential act of fraud.
Dana White 's controversial Power Slap league has drawn criticism from fight fans and non-fans, alike, and is now being condemned by a leading neuroscientist.
The Philadelphia Flyers' Ivan Provorov boycotted Tuesday's pre-game skate over his refusal to wear a Pride-themed warmup jersey. The 26-year-old cited his Russian Orthodox faith for the decision.
Ethan Salas, 16, is not the only teenager that is catching the eye with Arch Manning, nephew of Eli and Peyton, in the limelight, as well as the eldest son of LeBron James, Bronny James.
His sister, Dina Odjick, posted the news on her Facebook, writing: Our hearts are broken. My brother Gino Odjick has left us for the spirit world.'
MIKE KEEGAN: After the appeal was dismissed, the probe will now restart, with Freeman facing a minimum four-year ban. He could potentially be stopped from working in sport for life.
Judd Trump beat Mark Williams 10-8 to win the Cazoo Masters at Alexandra Palace. The Englishman trailed 8-7 but won three frames in a row to clinch the first prize of £250,000.
In addition to his exploits at the elite top-16 invitation event, Thorburn won a world title and became the first player to make a magical maximum 147 at the Crucible.
A professional hockey player for the Las Vegas Golden Knights has filed for bankruptcy with liabilities of up to $50m, with his problems stemming from a $1.2m purchase of exotic snakes.
In a small meeting room at the NSPCC's offices in east London, Sir Bradley Wiggins emerges from a seat in the audience to address staff and media invited to the launch of the charity's new campai...
The NHL has backtracked after Florida governor Ron DeSantis was among the critics of their job fair in Fort Lauderdale next month, labelling it 'discriminatory' in the wake of a LinkedIn advert.
Valieva faced being stripped of the Olympic team gold she won for Russia aged 15 in Beijing - before it was revealed she had tested positive for a banned substance in December 2021.
Former Virginia Tech soccer player Kiersten Hening is ripping the team's 'toxic' and 'suffocating' atmosphere amid a dispute with 76 current and former players over a lawsuit she filed.
The 20-year-old has become a social media sensation after posting flirty photos to Instagram and lip-sync videos to TikTok and has a net worth of $2.3 million thanks to sponsorship deals.
Andrew Gaze is known just as much for his larrikin nature as his hoops ability - and the NBL GOAT could not resist throwing a cheeky barb the way of one of the contestants on The Bachelors
Kyle Larson, the once-disgraced NASCAR driver who returned to the sport to win a points title in 2021, will attempt to race the Indianapolis 500 next year with McLaren Racing, he said this week.
Hollywood celebrity Frankie Muniz surprisingly announced on Wednesday that he will be a driver in NASCAR's ARCA series in 2023. Muniz will race full-time division for Rette Jones Racing.
The shooting icon was found in his car on Monday with a gunshot wound to his head, when he was transferred to La Paz hospital in Madrid, where he passed away a day later.
Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate believes that the glitter strip should take over from Brisbane as the primary host of the 2032 Olympics to avoid a staggering multi-billion-dollar bill.
A former Virginia Tech soccer player has reached a $100,000 settlement with the school to dismiss her lawsuit claiming she lost her starting spot on the Hokies team over her refusal to kneel for ...
Steve Davis said: 'If the allegations are proven to be true, it shows a breathtaking level of stupidity by these players, but this is still to be developed.
American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin equaled compatriot Lindsey Vonn's women's World Cup record by clinching her 82nd victory in the second giant slalom race in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia on Sunday.
Former European 800m champion Lynsey Sharp made a winning return to the track in Glasgow after more than a three-year absence.
The match-fixing scandal rocking snooker is believed to involve criminal gangs, with leading players bullying their younger rivals into cheating.
The NHL has released its list of the initial 32 names to be selected for the 2023 All-Star Game set to take place in South Florida.
A yacht abandoned by a crew during the Sydney to Hobart race has washed ashore on a remote beach. There are now fears the 12-metre cruiser won't be able to be salvaged in Tasmania.
Five players in the NHL over the past 25 years who collapsed during a game - terrifying scenes that stopped play while people scrambled to help
The LIV Golf Series are considering offering live TV rights to UK broadcasters free of charge amidst their desperation to find a traditional broadcast partner.
Smith got the better of an enthralling final against Michael van Gerwen on Tuesday, carving out a 7-4 victory against the three-time world champion at Alexandra Palace to claim his first title.
KIERAN GILL: Try standing 7ft 9.25in away from a dartboard and throwing an arrow into treble 20, and you will soon appreciate what those chaps do on the TV at Christmas.
Newly crowned world darts champion Michael Smith confessed that he stared at the Sid Waddell trophy 'for seven hours' during a sleepless night in his hotel room after claiming the prize on Tuesda...
Darts fans were quick to hail 'the greatest leg of all time', as Michael Smith made a nine-dart finish on his way to his first World Darts Championship title on Tuesday night over Michael van Ger...
Michael Smith won his maiden World Darts Championship final the third attempt with an exceptional showing to defeat Michael van Gerwen 7-4 at Alexandra Palace.
While it was a less than vintage year for British athletes beyond 1500m world champion Jake Wightman, it was notable that Asher-Smith and Johnson-Thompson were each overlooked in 2019.
Michael van Gerwen hit back at claims he was standing too close to his Belgian opponent Dimitri Van den Bergh during their PDC World Championship semi-final - which he won 6-0.
Jake DeBrusk scored a pair of third-period goals to lead the Boston Bruins to a 2-1 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins in Monday afternoon's NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park.
Baseball season is months away, but Boston's Fenway Park was bustling as the hometown Bruins and visiting Pittsburgh Penguins arrived at the Winter Classic in vintage baseball uniforms.
With 12 great months of sport behind us, what are the biggest and standout events we can start looking forward as we enter 2023? Calendars at the ready because Sportsmail has you covered...
The 37-year-old was 3-1 down in his quarter-final to Gabriel Clemens when he donned the accessory in an apparent move to dampen the noise coming from off stage.
The hockey legacy of Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin is set in stone. Drafted in 2004, he's regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation.
As 2022 draws to a close many athletes will be looking back at a year of success and accomplishment, while others will be hoping to put the past 12 months behind them.
There were a few intriguing bouts this year - such as Katie Taylor's clash with Amanda Serrano or Usyk's rematch win over Anthony Joshua - though, none matched Shields vs Marshall.
Mensur Suljovic pulled off one of the most incredible checkouts at the Cazoo World Darts Championship after Michael van Gerwen opted out of a shot at the bull on a 121 for the match.
From Conor Benn's drug scandal to Draymond Green's fight with Jordan Poole - and who can forget Cristiano Ronaldo's Man United exit - Sportsmail has rounded up the year's biggest sporting scandal...
Dublin got stuck in early - revealing on Twitter that he had already sunk six pints before the session even started - and downed another when cameras panned to him at the Ally Pally.
The mobile sports betting industry is expecting total wagers to exceed $80 billion in the United States for 2022 as the country's gambling laws continue to be loosened, state by state.
Ross Smith gave opponent Dirk van Duijvenbode a cheeky wave off stage at the darts - before 'Titan' triumphed in an Ally Pally epic and celebrated wildly.
The CBA stipulates no team activities are allowed from December 23-26. The Philadelphia Flyers were fined an undisclosed amount for a similar violation in 2014.
With 2022 drawing to a close, it is time to reflect on the thrills and spills of the sporting world over the last 12 months. Here, Sportsmail review the year and also whet the appetite for what's...
The Scot fell to a 4-1 defeat in the third round of the competition despite having blitzed Dobey to take an early 1-0 lead, averaging 115 in the opening set.
Shifting coasts and coaches after last summer's Tokyo Olympics, the American swimmer turned in another stellar performance at the world championships and set a pair of world records.
The Maher family should be in Boston by now, but 'crazy' delays at Phoenix's Sky Harbour airport saw father Tim make a call: they weren't going to fly 2,571 miles from Phoenix, they were going to...
The non-cancerous tumours are called lipomas and Contador was in good spirits as he explained how he would not be on the bike for a while as he recovers from surgery.
Reigning PDC world champion Peter Wright's title defence came to an end with a shock 4-1 third-round defeat by Kim Huybrechts.
Rock, 21, has been sensational throughout the tournament and continued that trend by beating the competition's tenth seed in a thrilling encounter at Alexandra Palace.
It was a tense start to the Sydney to Hobart, with yachts coming within a whisker of colliding and fiery skippers yelling obscenities across the harbour.
Two years after arriving from India, software designer Payal Pattanaik has conquered her fear of the ocean and will be aboard supermaxi LawConnect in the Sydney to Hobart race.
Punditry teams have become an essential part of the sporting viewing experience and, in some cases, are now more entertaining than the sport itself.
The festive period is a fun time for classic movies, random trivia, and celebrating your favourite things while picking up something new along the way.
Crump was originally charged with felonious assault with a deadly weapon but has elected to plead guilty to counts of assault/battery and disorderly conduct person-jostling.
There's no let up, no rest or time to take the foot off the gas. The World Cup has only just finished but it's this period, right now, where the pedal hits the floor in the sporting world.
Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin has surpassed Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers legend Gordie Howe to move to second on the NHL's all-time goal scoring list.
Wild Oats and the other supermaxis will gain advantage from strong winds in this year's Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race but smaller vessels are being warned of wild weather
The 26-year-old is looking to be back in action for the Foxes on Boxing Day, after not playing a minute over the World Cup due to an injury he suffered in his last Premier League game.
Texas, which suspended Beard indefinitely following the arrest, responded by saying its internal investigation remains ongoing and it is reviewing his fiancee's statement.
James Wade was dumped out of the World Championship in the second round as Jim Williams caused the biggest shock of the tournament so far.
Salt Lake City, Utah could be set to host its second ever Winter Olympics after a bribery scandal has halted momentum from its main competitor.
Britney Griner has called on her supporters to 'advocate for' other wrongly detained Americans such as Paul Whelan following her release from a Russian penal colony.
Van Gerwen began his quest for a fourth PDC World Championship title by routing Lewy Williams, with the Dutchman dropping just one leg en route to a commanding 3-0 win.
JONATHAN MCEVOY: There was a big hole in the BBC's ever-so-pleased-with-itself shindig in Salford on Wednesday night and for once it wasn't just the paucity of sport on show.
Brittney Griner has released her first statement since being released from a Russian penal colony in a prisoner swap for convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout.
The 18-year-old gymnast who was also named in the six-person shortlist to win the main prize of the evening, beat diver Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix and 14-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown to clinch ...
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare drilled Mitch Marner into the boards. Marner's teammates quickly came to his defense, including Bunting, who grabbed a piece of Anthony Cirelli and Mikhail Sergachev.
Darts at the Ally Pally as become a Christmas tradition. So, Sky Sports invited Sportsmail to go behind the scenes at the darts on December 16 to see what it's all about.
Aussie tennis star Nick Kyrgios has joined the growing list of global celebrities investing in America's fastest growing sport: Pickleball. But what is all the fuss about?
Outspoken Aussie swim sensation Kyle Chalmers has added some fresh ink to his already heavily tattooed body, but what does the bizarre amateur ink mean?
Five-time champion Van Barneveld overcame a bout of food poisoning and losing the first set to get his 30th world championship appearance under way with a 3-1 win over Meikle.
EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: Jake Wightman has a few fun stories to tell about his dad. They're about the guy you didn't see in that video which became famous in the summer.
The Arsenal forward won the Golden Boot for leading scorer and was named player of the tournament during England's Euro 2022 victory in the summer.
The current world No 1 had to battle back from a set down after his stuttering start, but soon showed his darting quality as he ran out the comfortable winner to take his place in the last 32.
Australia swimming legend Michael Klim has revealed the crippling condition that has affected him for over two years it's so bad he can barely stand up.
The Moscow native had been a member of the Knights since the start of last season. He previously played in the Russian Under 16 and U18 leagues.
Kyle Chalmers has given Australia a stunning finish to swimming's world short course championships, anchoring the 4x100m men's medley relay team to a dead-heat world record.
ROBERT DINEEN: Olympic chiefs have introduced a 'monumental' set of transgender guidelines to 'preserve' fairness in elite women's sport.
Lucky Emma McKeon, Kyle Chalmers and their teammates have been dominating at the world championships, because Swimming Australia are in a world of hurt thanks to legal and financial troubles.
Freezing temperatures continue to wreak havoc with the sporting fixtures with more football matches called off on Saturday morning and Britain's racing schedule wiped out.
The fallout with mining magnate Gina Rinehart almost resulted in the Australian Diamonds netball squad not taking part in a major international tournament next month in South Africa.
Beau Greaves fell to a straight sets defeat against William O'Connor in the World Darts Championship but looked at home as she made history.
The hits keep coming for 18-year-old Aussie swim star Isaac Cooper who was sent home from the Commonwealth Games and then was robbed of a certain gold medal in Melbourne overnight
A federal appeals court on Friday dismissed a challenge to Connecticut's policy of allowing transgender girls to compete in girls high school sports, rejecting arguments by four runners.
Former NFL cornerback Aqib Talib is being sued for allegedly igniting a brawl during a youth football game that resulted in the shooting death of a rival coach and his own brother's arrest for mu...
Australia have been forced to settle for silver in the mixed freestyle relay with France bursting out of the blocks to smash the world record at the short course world championships in Melbourne.
Australia's pool queen Emma McKeon has revealed why she shed tears after winning gold in the women's 100m freestyle final at the World Short Course Championships.
In his first outing since the Commonwealth Games the Brit was third behind American Nic Fink and Italy's Nicolo Martinenghi. He said: 'I feel pure anger, which is when I am very dangerous.'
Usain Bolt will receive the Lifetime Achievement award at next week's BBC Sports Personality of the Year show. The former sprinter, 36, retired in 2017 after winning eight Olympic golds.
Boozy fans flocked to London and saw Peter 'Snakebite' Wright win comfortably at the curtain-raising event, with the vast majority in attendance costumed up and singing themselves hoarse.
Baker is a former college athlete, growing up playing football, hockey, and baseball and joining the basketball team while attending Harvard University.
Raymond van Barneveld has opened up on the 'frightening time' of his life as he struggled with personal problems away from the oche, that included a health scare.
Minnesota Wild's Ryan Reaves sent Filip Hronek into another dimension on Wednesday night with a brutal hit on his Detroit opponent. Hronek did not return to the game after being brutally leveled...
The host country has now won eight gold medals after McKeon and Kyle Chalmers stormed to victory in Melbourne on Thursday night and now trail Team USA by only one gold.
The team, owned by James Dolan and MSG Sports, are mainstays at the top of the Forbes rich list despite having not won any of their four Stanley Cups titles since way back in 1994.
A hat-trick led to some history and a surprise locker-room beer shower for Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin on Tuesday night in Chicago. The Russian legend now has 800 goals.
Lani Pallister has added two more gold medals to her tally at the short course world championships, winning the 800 metres freestyle title and the 4x200m freestyle in Melbourne.
EXCLUSIVE by DAVID COVERDALE: From the Plough to the Palace. Greaves will make history this week as the youngest woman to play in the PDC World Darts Championship.
Lani Pallister's mum fought back tears after her daughter triumphed over a heart condition and eating disorder to win gold at the FINA World Swimming Championships in Melbourne.
United States sprinter and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Randolph Ross has been banned for three years for 'whereabouts failures' and faking an email to anti-doping authorities.
Australia's golden girls smashed the world relay record in the pool - but teen star Mollie O'Callaghan had to be ushered away from the media after her unprintable reaction.
The 20-year-old was a late scratching after failing to show for the race, reportedly succumbing to illness after arriving in Australia with a high fever. It remains unclear whether she will retur...