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Before officially signed his new supermax extension, civil rights icon and Olympian John Carlos spoke about Jaylen Brown's character and role in the community.

American sprinter who was the first man to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds

The International Olympic Committee says it will allow American gold-medal sprinter Vince Matthews back at the games more than 50 years after banning him for his low-key racial injustice protest at the Munich Olympics

Football federations should take a stand on moral issues, but in Qatar they folded when Fifa put them under pressure

Vincent in a trackie top, Lowry’s £8m fans and Matt Hancock-mocking scarves … as the World Cup heats up, we look at how culture has tackled the beautiful game

Finalists for the National Book Awards were announced Tuesday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlie Scott, this week’s star of the “Sports Legends of the Carolinas” series, was the first Black basketball player on scholarship at the University of North Carolina. In many ways, he was the Tar Heels’ version of baseball player Jackie Robinson, dealing with the racism inherent in…

A picture story co-authored by Olympic gold medalist Tommie Smith and a novel by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk were among the nominees Wednesday on long lists for the National Book Awards

The Americans’ actions at the 1972 Games had echoes of Tommie Smith and John Carlos. But today their story has been largely forgotten

On his way to reaching the semifinals at a major for the first time, Nick Kyrgios has again polarised tennis fans and the public with his performances at Wimbledon, writes Russell Jackson.

The intersection of sports and politics has occasionally been fraught with controversy. Amid the civil rights movement, Muhammad Ali was briefly banned from boxing for his stance on the Vietnam War. Tommie Smith and John Carlos were subject to significant criticism for raising their fists in a salute to Black…