Sir Billy Boston, one of rugby league’s most celebrated players and a pioneering Welsh star, dies at 92. Boston becomes a legend with Wigan and Great Britain, earning recognition as a prolific try-scorer and a trailblazing figure whose career helps shape the modern profile of the sport.

A new study finds that at least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE. The research, based on donated brains examined after death, adds significant data to the debate over how widespread the degenerative brain disease is among former professionals.

Wide receiver Allen Robinson retires from the NFL on his 33rd birthday, ending an 11-season career. Robinson announces the decision on social media, closing a run in which he is known as a productive veteran receiver and a durable presence across multiple teams.

Callaway Golf apologizes after a co-branded Good Good Golf video shows a woman being shoved to the ground, triggering strong backlash online. The company removes the advertisement, and both Callaway and Good Good publicly say the content is inappropriate after critics condemn it as trivializing violence against women.