Topic 1South Sudan Athletes Train in Japan Although Olympics in Doubt
The coronavirus worldwide health crisis forced the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics to this year. It remains unclear if the games will take place as planned in July 2021.
Topic 2Meet the 10-year-old, 85-kilogram Sumo Champion
Among all the young sumo wrestlers in the circle, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out.
Topic 3Two Female Coaches Won Super Bowl, Will There Be More?
The sport of American football in the National Football League (NFL) is played by men. But more women are now teaching and training players how to do their jobs better as coaches.
Topic 4Argentine Football Star Maradona Dies at 60
Soccer star Diego Armando Maradona died on Wednesday.
Topic 5Reporter Helps Get Sports Gear to US Children in Need
Rhiannon Potkey writes about sports for a newspaper in Tennessee. She learned through that work that some young people did not have good sports equipment, or gear.
Topic 6Tennis Stars Struggle with Quarantine ahead of Australian Open
The 2020 Australian Open was one of the year’s few international sporting events not changed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Topic 7Baseball Fans Excited, Worried About Opening Day
The Major League Baseball season in the U.S. begins on April 1. The first day of games is known as Opening Day.
Topic 8US Lawmakers Debate Ban on Trans Girls in Sports
Lawmakers in the American state of Mississippi passed a measure last week to ban transgender athletes from joining competitive female sports teams.
Topic 9In China, Pigeon Racers Spend Big Money to Get Winning Birds
In China, a large number of people take the sport of pigeon racing very seriously.
Topic 10Idioms About Sports
Sports are a great source of enjoyment and competition for people around the world. There are many expressions related to sports in English that we use in our daily lives.
Topic 11Young Senegalese Man Chases Dream of Racing Horses in France
One Senegalese man is close to fulfilling a dream of becoming a professional horse rider in France.
Topic 12South Africa Leads Global Research on COVID's Effect on Athletes
Organizers of the Tokyo Olympics say they will have measures in place next year to limit the spread of the coronavirus.