Elite athletes are competing longer and at a higher level than ever before. LeBron James and Lindsey Vonn just turned 40, and Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo turns 40 next week.

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AFP Sports Agenda for Saturday, January 25 (all times GMT): -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka, bidding for a third successive Australian Open title, faces surprise finalist Madison Keys in the ...

2000 — Michael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships as a player ... Super Bowl with a 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. 2015 — Lindsey Vonn wins a super-G for her record ...

Lindsey Vonn took it easier in downhill training on Friday a day after crashing for the first time of her FIS Alpine Ski World Cup comeback at age 40. Vonn finished more than three seconds behind ...

Sofia Goggia put on a speed ski masterclass in Saturday's World Cup downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo, delighting fans with a typically fearless display on home snow as Lindsey Vonn had a ...

2000 — Michael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships as a player, returns to the NBA, joining the Washington Wizards as part owner and President of Basketball Operations.

Lindsey Vonn, meanwhile, still has some work to do before she reaches the podium in her World Cup comeback at age 40. Vonn finished 20th after wasting speed worthy of a top-10 finish with a ...

2000 — Michael Jordan, who led the Chicago Bulls to 6 NBA championships ... 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. 2015 — Lindsey Vonn wins a super-G for her record 63rd World Cup victory.