Sports

It has traditionally been a male sport but after gaining traction through sponsors and competitions, people are taking it up en masse at the grassroots level. EL PAÍS travels to Zarautz to get a feel for the pace of the revolution with the young prospects, the pioneers, and the current stars

The Canadian and U.S. teams exemplified the recent geopolitical tensions between the two countries during a friendly tournament

The player’s defense disagrees with the High Court ruling, which fined Luis Rubiales €10,800 for sexual assault over non-consensual kiss on the lips at the World Cup 2023, but let him off on a separate charge

The body chaired by Sebastian Coe unifies the criteria to completely exclude transsexual athletes and women with XY chromosomes and differences in sexual development from competitions

The Philadelphia Eagles avenge their Super Bowl defeat from two years ago, in a game defined by Kansas City’s quarterback mistakes and Jalen Hurts’ stellar performance. The Chiefs fall short of claiming a third consecutive title

What was born as a diss track against Drake is now an anthem denouncing appropriation and ‘cultural colonialism’

The amateur mountaineers will pay over $150,000 per head to climb to the roof of the planet, given over to the promises of noble gas, considered doping in athletics as it is an alternative way of increasing EPO

Kigali sponsors foreign soccer clubs, organizes the African NBA playoffs and wants to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix. Paul Kagame’s government sells its commitment to sport as a path to progress. Human rights organizations, however, maintain that the aim is to whitewash the regime’s abuses

Most of the World Cup venues in North America are at high risk of excessive heat, according to new research

Micheal Ray Richardson’s memoirs place the spotlight on a tragic era in the NBA when more than 40% of its players used cocaine

Female players in the league have been targeted for racist and sexist attacks in the wake of the sport’s growing popularity thanks to young stars like Caitlin Clark

Boston is favorite to retain the title after the NBA Championship has gone to six different winners in six years

Inoxtag, a 22-year-old who lived his life online before announcing he would attempt the world’s highest peak, has garnered more than 34 million views with a documentary that covers his journey to the summit

The Mexican actress narrates ‘Las Amazonas de Yaxunah,’ a documentary about the revolutionary Mayan women’s softball team from Mexico’s Yucatan region

The 22-time Grand Slam champion hangs up his racket after 23 years as a professional as one of the sport’s greatest historical competitors

As the 2024-2025 NBA season approaches, the father-and-son duo embark on a six-game preseason, with the official season tipping off on October 22

Australian tycoon Aron D’Souza wants to organize the controversial Enhanced Games, a competition that still has no date or location, which sets out to test the limits of the human body by allowing performance-enhancing drugs

The Golden State Warriors and Team USA coach talks politics, leadership and the synergies between soccer and basketball during a visit to Mallorca

A group of amateur players falsely posed as the official national team at a tournament held in Perm. They were discovered after being trounced and now the question is how they were able to hoodwink the Russian and Colombian federations, and why

The team that’s accompanying the Spanish trail runner in his attempt to cross the Alps speaks with EL PAÍS. They discuss the logistics involved and the athlete’s special diet as he climbs 59 mountains in just two weeks. ‘He hasn’t lost any weight!’

The events begin on August 22 with a preliminary regatta, but the official competition starts on August 29. This year, Team New Zealand is the Defender

One of the greatest sailors in history is looking to finally bring the America’s Cup to the United Kingdom and complete a unique list of achievements

Body-shaming against female Olympians and other sportswomen is rife. Water polo player Paula Leitón is the latest to be subjected to intense physical scrutiny

The Argentine president’s spokesman excluded the soccer idol in a list of outstanding ‘lefties’ from sports and the arts, drawing criticism from relatives and former footballers, among others