Elina Svitolina is on a ‘mission’ to help war-torn Ukraine
This month, Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina became an ambassador of UNITED24. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky launched U24 in the wake of the Russian invasion. The foundation is the main avenue for collecting charitable donations in support of Ukraine’s defense.
Marty Walsh learned how to build scaffolding and walls while working rugged construction jobs along Boston’s waterfront. Later, as the leader of laborers’ union local 223 and president of the building trades council, he learned how to build consensus between workers and management. Walsh, the son of Irish immigrants, put his negotiating skills to good…
Wearable tech in professional sports has evolved from basic fitness trackers to advanced performance-enhancing devices. These innovations improve player safety, training, and game strategy. The evolution of wearable tech in professional sports has revolutionized how athletes train, perform, and recover. Initially, basic fitness trackers monitored simple metrics like steps and heart rate. Today, advanced devices…
For more than a decade Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been at the center of a fierce and largely unsettled debate over who is the greatest player in soccer history. A decade from now, they might still be part of that debate. Only the question then may be more like “who were those two…
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Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Ron Rivera’s time in Washington ended with the Commanders’ regular season finale Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys, at which point the retrospectives began. Rivera was a steadying influence during a tumultuous first year that included a pandemic, the first investigation into the franchise’s toxic workplace…
CNN — Every sport in Europe – from soccer to fencing to UFC – has had to grapple with the fallout of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and tennis is no exception. Since the start of the war, Russian and Belarusian players have continued to play at tournaments and grand slams but must do so as…
