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Crystal Moselle’s series Betty has been cancelled by HBO, Deadline has confirmed. “We will not be moving forward with a third season of BETTY,” the network said in a statement. “We are very grateful for the collaboration with Crystal and our incredible cast — their fearless exploration of the world…

I wish my skateboarding journey had started like the opening lyrics to Lupe Fiasco’s “Kick, Push,” but I wasn’t 6 years old when I got my first skateboard. Hell, I wasn’t 16 or 26 either. I was, in fact, well into my thirties when I started skateboarding... about a month ago.…

Police on Monday said they had arrested a teenager who allegedly went skateboarding on a road in Sha Tin last week, on suspicion of “driving without a licence”. The arrest was made after videos circulated on the internet showing a man riding an electric skateboard right behind a double-decker bus…

“We thought it would be cool if you can make you, whoever you are.” OlliOlli World, it's been clear since we first laid eyes on Roll7's skateboard sequel, is going to be a bit different from its predecessors. Bigger and bolder, yes - as is the wont of video game sequels…

TOKYO: After more than two weeks of awesome sporting action, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics came to a spectacular conclusion as the fire in the cauldron was extinguished at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium tonight and Tokyo passed the baton to 2024 host city - Paris. Held in a new normal, with…

jpg "For me personally, skateboarding will always be less about the industry and more of an art form and lifestyle." Posted on August 7, 2021, at 1:01 p.m. ET Lanna Apisukh believes everyone should skateboard. The New York–based photographer has spent the past five years taking images of skateboarders she…

TOKYO —  On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Tokyo, a few disappointed skateboarders hung about outside the sealed-off grounds of Komazawa Skate Park, boards in hand. Some were regulars, there to continue working out tricks they’d long been practicing. Others were first-timers, inspired by Japan’s dominance at skateboarding’s Olympic debut on…

Skateboarding’s second Olympic event, the park contest, wrapped up Thursday in Tokyo, with few of the favored competitors making it to the podium. In the women’s contest, two Japanese women and a half-Japanese skater riding for Great Britain took medals — none of them old enough to drink in a…

Teen and tween skaters from Japan and Britain soared to victory in the women’s park competition on Wednesday, while 18-year-old Australian Keegan Palmer claimed gold in the men’s contest on Thursday. Much like in the street skateboarding contest, the women’s park winners were all under the age of 20, with…

AP Photo/Ben Curtis Australian Keegan Palmer's final run, worthy of a massive 95.83 score, won him the gold medal. But he also had the second-best score on the night, putting together a 94.04 on his opening run that also would have also been enough to take home gold.  Olympics @OlympicsKeegan Palmer is…