Sports NFL under Congressional pressure over TV rights, streaming paywalls and rising costs for football fans The U.S. Congress wants Roger Goodell to testify about NFL broadcast contracts as scrutiny grows over streaming, paywalls and the rising cost of following a full season. The debate focuses on TV rights, the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act, local game access and whether football fans now pay too much to watch the league Jun 2, 2026 at 9:47 AM · Sports desk
Sports Vingegaard wins Giro d'Italia and leads sports weekend with Roland-Garros, PSG and Götzis drama Jonas Vingegaard won the Giro d'Italia and completed his Grand Tour trilogy, while the sports weekend also brought Marta Kostyuk's Roland-Garros upset against Iga Świątek, PSG's Champions League title defence and Swiss records in Götzis Jun 2, 2026 at 8:18 AM · Sports desk
Sports Nadia Comăneci and the perfect 10: Order of the Star of Romania for the Montreal 1976 Olympic gymnastics icon Nadia Comăneci, the first gymnast to earn an Olympic perfect 10, has received Romania's highest national honour before the 50th anniversary of Montreal 1976. The article explains her historic routine, medals, state ceremony in Bucharest and legacy that still shapes artistic gymnastics and Romania's sporting identity Jun 2, 2026 at 8:14 AM · Sports desk
Sports Mediterranean Games Taranto 2026 Draw: Groups for Water Polo, Football, Volleyball and 3x3 Basketball The draw for the Mediterranean Games Taranto 2026 has set the groups in water polo, football, handball, volleyball and 3x3 basketball. The event in Taranto and Apulia runs from 21 August to 3 September 2026, bringing more than 4,000 athletes from 26 countries and adding Olympic-ranking weight to the 3x3 tournaments Jun 2, 2026 at 8:08 AM · Sports desk
Sports Hamburg rejects Olympic bid: Germany continues race for 2036, 2040 or 2044 Games without Hanseatic city Hamburg voters rejected the city’s Olympic bid for the 2036, 2040 or 2044 Games, with 54.9 percent voting against the plan. The decision removes Hamburg from the DOSB process and leaves Berlin, Munich and Rhine-Ruhr in Germany’s final domestic race, while raising fresh questions about public support for major sports events Jun 2, 2026 at 8:06 AM · Sports desk
Sports Halys and Herbert in Roland-Garros quarterfinals after commanding all-French men’s doubles victory in Paris Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert advanced to the Roland-Garros 2026 men’s doubles quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Titouan Droguet and Hugo Gaston. The all-French clash in Paris confirmed their momentum after eliminating the fourth seeds, with Sander Arends and David Pel waiting next Jun 2, 2026 at 7:47 AM · Sports desk
Sports Nys and Roger-Vasselin into Roland-Garros quarter-finals after doubles tie-break drama in Paris Nys and Roger-Vasselin reached the Roland-Garros 2026 men’s doubles quarter-finals with a 7:6(7), 6:2 victory over Reyes-Varela and Tabilo. After a tense opening set and a decisive tie-break, the tenth seeds took control on the Paris clay and moved closer to the final stages Jun 2, 2026 at 7:46 AM · Sports desk
Sports Arends and Pel complete Roland-Garros 2026 comeback against Arévalo and Pavić in men's doubles round of sixteen Sander Arends and David Pel defeated Marcelo Arévalo and Mate Pavić in the Roland-Garros 2026 men's doubles round of sixteen. After losing the first set, the Dutch pair won two tie-breaks, knocked out the seventh seeds and reached the quarter-finals against Quentin Halys and Pierre-Hugues Herbert Jun 2, 2026 at 7:46 AM · Sports desk
Sports Balaji and Demoliner stun Krawietz and Pütz to reach Roland-Garros men's doubles quarter-finals in Paris Balaji and Demoliner defeated sixth seeds Krawietz and Pütz 7-5, 6-4 in the Roland-Garros 2026 men's doubles round of 16. The win on the Paris clay secured a quarter-final place, confirmed their rising form and marked one of the most valuable doubles results of the season in a demanding Grand Slam draw Jun 2, 2026 at 7:46 AM · Sports desk
Sports Heliovaara and Patten reach Roland-Garros quarter-finals with commanding doubles victory Harri Heliovaara and Henry Patten confirmed their status as second seeds at Roland-Garros with a 6-3, 6-4 win over André Göransson and Evan King. The Finnish-British pair advanced to the quarter-finals without dropping a set, relying on dominant serving and composed execution on the Paris clay Jun 2, 2026 at 7:46 AM · Sports desk
Sports Maja Chwalińska reaches Roland-Garros quarterfinals after decisive win over Diane Parry in Paris Maja Chwalińska continued her stunning Roland-Garros 2026 run with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Diane Parry in the women’s fourth round. The Polish qualifier moved into the Paris quarterfinals without dropping a set and confirmed her place among the biggest surprises of the tournament Jun 2, 2026 at 7:21 AM · Sports desk
Sports Anna Kalinskaya reaches Roland-Garros 2026 quarterfinals after clay-court drama with Anastasia Potapova Anna Kalinskaya reached her first Roland-Garros quarterfinal by defeating Anastasia Potapova 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(10-7). In a tense Paris fourth-round match, she survived Potapova serving twice for the win, took the decisive third-set tie-break and continued her best career run on the clay in Paris Jun 2, 2026 at 7:21 AM · Sports desk