LONDON (Reuters) - British prosecutors said on Tuesday they had decided not to bring criminal charges against a professional ice hockey player following the death of American Adam Johnson during a match in October 2023. "Following a thorough police...

(Reuters) -Australia's two-times Grand Slam doubles champion Max Purcell has accepted an 18-month ban after breaching anti-doping rules, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said on Tuesday. Purcell admitted to a breach of rules relating to...

Jimmy Butler III returned from a one-game absence to score 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter to help the Golden State Warriors record a 109-106 victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series on Monday in San Fran...

Brandon Nimmo had four hits, including a grand slam and a three-run homer, and drove in a career-high nine runs as the visiting New York Mets routed the Washington Nationals 19-5 on Monday to earn a four-game series split. Jeff McNeil also homered and...

The Texas Longhorns remained No. 1 in the nation in the D1Baseball Top 25 on Monday after completing a sweep over rival Texas A&M. Texas (37-5) improved to 19-2 in the SEC, where the Longhorns now holed a five-game lead over Arkansas and LSU, which ar...

By Lisa Richwine INGLEWOOD, California (Reuters) - Singer Beyonce launched her "Cowboy Carter" stadium tour on Monday, rolling through "Texas Hold 'Em" and other country-inspired hits and sharing the stage with her two daughters. Beyonce opened the...

ROME (Reuters) -U.S. director Alexander Payne will head the main competition jury at this year's Venice Film Festival, the organisers said on Monday. Payne's films, including the comedies "The Holdovers", "Sideways" and "The Descendants", have been nom...

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -For the past year-and-a-half, allegations of sexual misconduct against rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs have attracted widespread media attention, including several documentaries and podcasts, sullying the reputation of the mo...

PARIS (Reuters) - A group of men dubbed the "grandpa robbers" stand trial on Monday on charges of robbing reality TV star Kim Kardashian at gunpoint and stealing jewelry worth millions of euros during Paris Fashion Week nearly a decade ago. Several...

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -"The Twist" singer Chubby Checker, pop star Cyndi Lauper and grunge rock band Soundgarden were among the acts chosen for induction this year into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest a...