Italy’s latest cup failure labeled ‘Third apocalypse’

The first time was considered a fluke. The second was treated as a crisis. Now, with Italy failing to qualify for a third consecutive World

Congo’s qualification unites a troubled country and brings a rare moment of joy

DR Congo’s Rocky Bushiri (front) and teammates celebrate at the end of the playoff final Congo erupted in joy overnight after a 100th-minute goal against

Ghana fires coach Otto Addo after 4 straight losses in friendlies

World Cup-bound Ghana fired coach Otto Addo yesterday less than three months before the team plays against England and Croatia. The firing came hours

Taiwan Olympic champ involved in gender debate wins first bout at Asian titles

Lin Yu-ting comfortably won her first international bout since the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Asian championships yesterday after World Boxing said she passed a

Hyo Joo Kim tops Korda again and wins on LPGA for 2nd straight week

Hyo Joo Kim, of South Korea Hyo Joo Kim beat Nelly Korda for the second straight week, pulling away around the turn  yesterday

19-year-old Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes wins Japanese GP for second straight victory

Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli of Italy reacts after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prixat Suzuka in central Japan, yesterday Italian 19-year-old Kimi Antonelli

Mohamed Salah to leave Liverpool at end of the season after nine years with club

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah announced yesterday he will leave the English club at the end of the season, marking an earlier-than-planned departure for one

Vegas and Seattle could be a step closer to getting NBA teams

NBA commissioner Adam Silver greets NBA referee Ashley Moyer-Gleich New Orleans guard Dejounte Murray was 11 years old when Seattle last had an NBA team.

Players who followed Pollard from Duke leading the way for Virginia

Virginia’s AJ Gracia (29) runs during an NCAA college baseball game against North Dakota State Virginia’s baseball program has shown no drop-off without Brian O’Connor.

Olson scores 27 to lead Michigan to beat NC State and into the women’s Sweet 16

Olivia Olson had all 27 of her points in the second half and Syla Swords bounced back from a slow start to score 26 and

Ronnie O’Sullivan makes history with a highest-ever break of 153 

Ronnie O’Sullivan of England Ronnie O’Sullivan keeps breaking records in snooker — now, at age 50, he’s made the highest-ever break in the history of

Madrid and PSG advance to quarterfinals; Bodø/Glimt fairytale run is over

Sporting Lisbon players celebrate after Araujo scored his side’s fourth goal Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain quickly snuffed out hopes of epic comebacks by Manchester

African confederation strips Senegal of title, declares Morocco the champion

Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title yesterday by governing body judges who overturned Senegal’s victory in a chaotic final in

Venezuela rallies past Italy and will face US for world title

The Venezuela team celebrates after defeating Italy at a World Baseball Classic semifinal game Venezuelan players danced in the dugout before the first pitch, then

Trophy burned, 111 tries, last-second finish, France on top

Antoine Dupont of France holds the trophy aloft after clinching the title after winning the Six Nations rugby union match between France and England in Saint-Denis T

Kimi Antonelli takes his first win in China to extend Mercedes’ dominant start to new F1 era 

Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy celebrates at the Shanghai International Circuit, in Shanghai, China, yesterday Kimi Antonelli became Formula 1’s second-youngest race winner with a

Macau Bats show up well in Hong Kong

The Macau Bats entered five teams for the annual Valley Fort rugby festival held at King’s Park in Hong Kong last Sunday. It provided another

Japan rolls on as Taiwan and the Philippines reach the quarterfinals

Japan’s Hana Takahashi and Japan’s Riko Ueki embrace as they leave the field following the match with Vietnam in Perth Japan kept its perfect defensive

Mourinho sent off, says he was targeted with ‘traitor’ slur

Benfica 2, FC Porto 2 Jose Mourinho claimed a rival coach “called me a traitor 50 times” after being sent off in the final

China beats North Korea to take top spot in Group B at Women’s Asian Cup

China’s Wang Shuang, left, reacts after scoring her team’s second goal China 2, N.Korea 1 Defending champion China edged North Korea 2-1 in a

Russian flag returns as Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics open

Athletes from Russia enter during the opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Verona, Italy, Friday The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics opened Friday amid the tensions

Verstappen gets X-rays on hands after crash at Australian GP qualifying

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands gets out of his car after a crash during the qualifying session for the Australian F1 Grand Prix at Albert Park,

Iran player holds back tears responding to a war-related question at Women’s Asian Cup 

Iran players pose for a team photo ahead of the Women’s Asia Cup soccer match between Iran and South Korea on the Gold Coast, Australia, Monday S

A long-shot American dream hits the F1 grid as Cadillac debuts at the Australian GP

Cadillac driver Sergio Perez of Mexico waits in his car during a Formula One pre-season test at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir The Andretti

Reddick makes NASCAR history at COTA with 3rd straight win to start the season

23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick celebrates his win with his team members during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race in Austin, Texas Tyler Reddick’s latest win

AFC postpones West Region Champions League games after attacks on Iran

Iranian women’s national soccer team coach Marziyeh Jafari, left, and captain Zahra Ghanbari react during a press conference ahead of their game against South Korea on Monday at Robina

Cartel violence fuels doubts about World Cup games in Mexico

Akron Stadium, a venue for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, stands in Guadalajara Hugo Alejandro Pérez was in his house a few miles from the

Milan Cortina Paralympics guide: Games celebrate 50 years and Russian flag returns

The Winter Paralympics celebrate its 50th anniversary at Milan Cortina, where Ukraine is expected to boycott the opening ceremony as the Russian flag and national

Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash

United States’ Lindsey Vonn is airlifted away after a crash during an alpine ski women’s downhill race American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost

UEFA provisionally suspends Prestianni after accusation he racially abused Vinícius Jr

Prestianni and Vinicius Junior UEFA said yesterday it has provisionally suspended Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni for one match following accusations he racially abused Vinícius Júnior.

40-year-old Jorrit Bergsma becomes the oldest Olympic speedskating gold medalist

Jorrit Bergsma  Jorrit Bergsma spread his arms wide down the backstretch of speedskating›s mass start event at the Milan Cortina Games. He blew kisses to the loud

Miami gets trounced 3-0 by Denis Bouanga and LAFC in season opener

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi, right, passes against Los Angeles FC midfielder Mark Delgado (8) dribbles the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Saturday, Feb.

Victor Wembanyama says he was ‘proving a point’ with his 40-point barrage in Spurs’ win over Lakers 

San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama Victor Wembanyama began his 40-point performance against the Lakers yesterday (Macau time) with a 25-point first quarter. That relentless

‘Don’t jump in them’: Olympic athletes’ medals break during celebrations 

United States’ Breezy Johnson Handle with care. That’s the message from gold medalist Breezy Johnson at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics after she and other athletes found their medals

Ukrainian sports minister decries signs IOC may soften restrictions on Russian athletes 

Khrystyna Dmytrenko, of Ukraine, skis during a biathlon training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Monday Ukraine’s sports minister decried actions by

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