Polish Olympic Committee faces leadership crisis and debt after president's arrest
Polish Olympic Committee officials prepare to vote on removing detained president Radosław Piesiewicz as audits reveal mounting debts and car lease liabilities.
LIV Golf files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after losing $5 billion in Saudi backing
LIV Golf filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New Jersey on 8 September 2026, listing up to $1 billion in liabilities and $45 million in player debts after Saudi Arabia withdrew funding.
Irish Open prepares for Donald Trump visit as Doonbeg hosts 138-player field
The 2026 Amgen Irish Open will begin on Thursday at Trump International Golf Links in County Clare, with 138 golfers competing before an anticipated crowd of up to 75,000 spectators and a scheduled visit by Donald Trump.
Samuel Giger defeats Marcel Bieri to defend Kilchberger Schwinget title
Samuel Giger won the 18th Kilchberger Schwinget on Saturday after defeating Marcel Bieri in the final, returning from a three-month shoulder injury to claim his second festival victory before 10,000 spectators.
Wrestler and Every Time I Die guitarist Andy Williams dies at 48 after Pennsylvania match
Andy Williams, known in the ring as The Butcher and as founding guitarist of metalcore band Every Time I Die, died Saturday night after collapsing following a match in Millvale, Pennsylvania.
Tiger Woods receives five-year driving ban in Florida plea deal over March crash
Judge Darren Steele in Martin County, Florida, approved a plea agreement suspending the 50-year-old golfer's license until 2031 and levying a $1,500 fine following a rollover incident.
Katie Taylor defeats Flora Pili at Croke Park to retire as undisputed champion
The 40-year-old Irish boxer secured a unanimous points victory over France's Flora Pili in front of 80,000 spectators in Dublin, unifying the super-lightweight division before laying down her gloves.
Viktor Hovland leads Tour Championship as Scottie Scheffler nears Tiger Woods money record
Viktor Hovland took a one-stroke lead at East Lake at 15 under par, while Scottie Scheffler moved into third place, needing a top-13 finish to break the PGA Tour career money record.
Filip Hrgovic stops Moses Itauma in ninth round to claim vacant IBF heavyweight title
Filip Hrgovic absorbed early punishment before stopping 21-year-old Moses Itauma in the ninth round at London's O2 Arena to become Croatia's first heavyweight world champion.
Oliver Zeidler wins fourth single sculls world title in Amsterdam
German sculler Oliver Zeidler won the men's single sculls final at the World Rowing Championships on the Bosbaan in Amsterdam, clocking 6:35.22 to finish his season undefeated.
Casandra Alexander shoots second-round 66 to build five-shot lead at Women's Irish Open
South Africa's Casandra Alexander carded two eagles on Friday to reach 15 under par at the K Club, moving five strokes clear of Sara Kouskova and Brianna Navarrosa as six Irish players made the cut.
Clarisse Agbégnénou wins bronze at Lausanne Grand Slam in return after maternity leave
French judoka Clarisse Agbégnénou won four of five bouts to secure bronze in the -63 kg division at the Lausanne Grand Slam, competing five months after the birth of her second child.
Fernando Pimenta wins fourth K1 1,000m world title in Poznan with record tenth podium
Fernando Pimenta secured his fourth K1 1,000 metres world title in Poznan, Poland, clocking 3:24.39 to edge Hungary's Balint Kopasz by 0.22 seconds.
Oleksii Koliadych wins third C1 200m world title in Poznań in 40.95 seconds
Poland's Oleksii Koliadych edged Uzbekistan's Artur Guliev by 0.10 seconds to win gold in the men's C1 200 metres at the 2026 Canoe Sprint World Championships on Lake Malta.
Callaway cuts ties with Good Good Golf as PGA Tour title sponsorship collapses
Golf lifestyle collective Good Good Golf lost its Callaway partnership and stepped down from title sponsorship of a PGA Tour tournament in Austin after backlash over an ad showing co-founder Garrett Clark shoving Alexis Miestowski.