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The Oakland City Council on Tuesday approved preliminary terms for a new $US12 billion ($16.4b) waterfront ballpark project for the Oakland Athletics, but it's unclear if the vote will be enough to keep the baseball team at the negotiating table instead of leaving the San Francisco Bay Area city.

Softball makes its return to the Summer Olympics, and USA-Italy will take part in an opening round matchup on Tuesday, July 20. For the first time since 2008, softball will be played in the Summer Olympics. The United States, who have won three gold medals in the sport, will kick things off on Tuesday night […]

Wests Tigers have botched Luke Brooks' halves role throughout his time at the club, legendary halfback Peter Sterling says.

A pair of surprising lottery teams are reportedly aggressively pursuing disgruntled Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard. Forget the NBA Finals for a minute. The next-biggest story in the league right now is the uncertainty around Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers. Although a trade this summer still feels unlikely, when it comes down […]

A century partnership between Alex Carey and Ashton Turner was one of the few highlights for Australia in the opening ODI against the West Indies in Barbados.

Boston Red Sox fans were ecstatic about Chris Sale’s rehabilitation start with Double-A Portland on Tuesday night. The Boston Red Sox are seeing their AL East lead shrink with the Tampa Bay Rays creeping up in the standings. While the Red Sox are in a position to buy at the July 30 trade deadline, they may […]

Tampa Bay Rays fans tried to unfurl a pro-Trump banner during a game at Tropicana Field, but the attempt turned into a giant fail. What happened when some Tampa Bay Rays fans brought a giant “Trump Won” banner to Tropicana Field? A giant fail. A video taken from the stands shows how the fans dropped […]

Swimming great Kieren Perkins has warned Kyle Chalmers of the difficulties of defending an Olympic gold medal, 25 years after he produced one of this country's most memorable sporting moments.

The city of Oakland tried to close the gap with the Athletics for a new ballpark on Tuesday, but is it too little, too late? The city council voted in agreement to a measure which would allow the Athletics to be reimbursed for all maintenance on a new ballpark, marking a significant step forward for […]