The 2012 Olympic men's soccer gold medalist team, Mexico, unfolded its Olympic campaign with a statement, overpowering France, 4-1, orchestrating a second-half run Thursday at Tokyo Stadium.
After having a decades-old comedy skit referencing the Holocaust, the director for the Tokyo Olympics' opening ceremony has been fired by organizers Thursday.
After a drug test conducted by the SPI or Sport Integrity Australia, an Australian equestrian rider was suspended from Tokyo Olympics for testing positive for cocaine.
After dropping their first two of its exhibition game, Team USA left their best performance for the last, capping off their exhibition schedule in Las Vegas with an 83-76 win over the reigning World Champions, Spain.
A week after his withdrawal from the Olympic campaign of the Australian Boomers, Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons caught the public's eye once again after going public with his girlfriend, Maya Jama.
After winning the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championship in the heavyweight division, Gable Steveson wanted to become at the level of Roman Reigns in the WWE.
Venezuelan cyclist Angie González joins the country’s roster of qualified athletes for the upcoming 2016 Rio Olympic Games. She and 45 other Venezuelans will try to snag as many Olympic medals as they can in several events.
Mary Joe Fernandez left a huge impact on the game of tennis, having reached three Grand Slam singles finals, winning two Grand Slams and two Olympic medals in doubles, becoming a role model for young Hispanics -- male and female -- in the game.
NASCAR looks to expand beyond its current market with new deals in place with NBC Sports, Fox Sports, and IMG that will help the stock car series raise their brand awareness among Latinos in the United States and beyond.
If you're in Rio catching the FIFA World Cup 2014, you might see some futuristic looking riot police clad in black armor resembling the titular character from the RoboCop reboot, along with gas masks that look like Darth Vader. That's just a sample of the massive buildup of 21st century military tech meant to secure visitors and "pacify" impoverished Brazilians, fed up with the country's massive spending on international sporting events.
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup, host country Brazil has seen an increase in digital advertisement spending, and it is projected to more than double through 2018. According to eMarketer, 2014 will see $2.88 billion in advertising spending on all digital platforms including desktop computers and mobile devices.
Things are heating up in the Johnny Weir and Victor Voronov divorce. Victor has filed court papers alleging mistreatment during the marriage, cheating by Weir, Weir's unauthorized removal of Voronov's belongings and Johnny's publicity hungry personality that forced Victor to come out of the closet.
A South African judge has decided to allow parts of the Oscar Pistorius trial to be televised, citing the importance of squashing the perception that rich and poor people are treated differently in South Africa.
