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Ronaldo, Messi and the new generation: 10 players to watch at the cup
Two of soccer’s all-time greats will likely make their final bows on the sport’s biggest stage at the 2026 World Cup. Lionel Messi and ... -
US states extend bar hours to capitalize on tournament crowds
Several U.S. states are extending bar and restaurant operating hours ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hoping to boost business activity and improve ... -
Germany looking for redemption after successive early exits
The memories of two successive World Cup group-stage exits weigh heavily on the Germany team before another attempt at restoring lost pride. Surely it ... -
PSG is targeting a Champions League threepeat. So how do you make the best better?
PSG 1 (4), Arsenal 1 (3) After going back-to-back in the Champions League, the next target for Paris Saint-Germain is the threepeat. The French ... -
The Blue Wave from tiny Curaçao is making cup history
Curaçao, a Caribbean island of just 156,000 people, is making World Cup history. Small in size and population, the nation has qualified for soccer’s ... -
WC transit sticker shock hits fans with tickets to matches in some US host cities
Dubbed the “Sommermärchen,” or “Summer Fairy Tale,” the 2006 World Cup in Germany was a widely praised showcase for a modern, unified nation that ... -
Crystal Palace and Rayo fans clash in Leipzig ahead of final
Fans of Crystal Palace and Rayo Vallecano have clashed in Leipzig as their teams prepare to play in the Conference League final, German police ... -
All Blacks captain Barrett to miss the Nations Championship, South Africa tour
All Blacks captain Scott Barrett will miss the All Blacks’ Nations Championship rugby tests in July and its historic tour to South Africa in ... -
Brazil turns to Carlo Ancelotti to end long wait for cup glory
Brazil’s biggest hope to end a 24-year World Cup title drought is not a clinical striker, a creative midfielder or a dribbling winger like ... -
Heat wave at French Open impacts the clay courts and sends fans to sprinklers
Tennis players at the French Open say they haven’t experienced conditions this hot at Roland Garros since the Paris Olympics. And the 2024 Olympics ... -
Olympiakos beats Real Madrid to win EuroLeague title
Olympiakos 92, Real M 85 Olympiakos clinched the EuroLeague basketball title yesterday [Macau time], beating Real Madrid 92-85 despite a late stretch of mistakes. ... -
Coco Gauff has a new mindset for title defense and more confidence on her serve
Coco Gauff has a new approach for her second time around attempting to defend a Grand Slam title. The American’s strategy heading into the ... -
Arsenal wins its first Premier League title in 22 years after Man City draws with Bournemouth
Arsenal’s decades-long wait is over. Mikel Arteta’s team was crowned Premier League champion for the first time since 2004 on Tuesday after Manchester City ... -
North soccer team beats South hosts in rare match between divided countries
Drenched in rain, hundreds of South Koreans cheered the North Korean visitors during a rare soccer match between the divided countries yesterday as Pyongyang-based ... -
Top soccer talent Yan Diomande took a ‘crazy’ path from a Florida high school to world stage
Yan Diomande has had a “crazy life” and he’s still only 19. In two years, Diomande has gone from playing at a Florida high ... -
Guardiola to leave City after this season with Maresca to take over: reports
Pep Guardiola’s record-breaking, 10-year tenure at Manchester City might be coming to a close, according to reports in the British media. City wouldn’t comment ... -
The Flying Kiwis: No longer flightless, spreading football fandom at the games
They call themselves the Flying Kiwis, an eclectic group of New Zealanders from around the world who, whenever their national soccer team plays a ... -
Veteran star Son Heung-min will lead South Korea’s campaign
Veteran star Son Heung-min will lead South Korea’s World Cup campaign as coach Hong Myung-bo named his 26-man squad on Saturday. South Korea squad ... -
FIFA finally seals World Cup broadcast deal in China at just USD60 million
FIFA finally sealed a World Cup broadcast rights deal for China on Friday, just 27 days before the opening game and at a much lower reported ... -
Cristiano Ronaldo enters sixth cup looking to show he can still thrive despite Saudi move
Cristiano Ronaldo’s sixth and likely final World Cup will be the first for the Portugal great since he left Europe to play in Saudi ... -
Messi doubles base salary, his $28 million total compensation is twice any other player
Lionel Messi more than doubled his salary to $25 million in his new contract with Inter Miami and earns more than twice as much ... -
As the playoffs loom, questions arise over Super Rugby’s future
As Super Rugby fast approaches its playoff season it also finds itself racing toward a reckoning with many issues that threaten the Southern Hemisphere ... -
Dallas has the most cup matches of the 16 sites with 9 at the home of the Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys were hopeful the World Cup final would end up in their stadium. They settled for the consolation prize of more matches ... -
Stacey surprises with wins at NW200
Storm Stacey (Ducati Panigale V4R) surprisingly won the second and last race of the Superbike category in this weekend’s North West 200 (NW200). A ... -
Two-time Macau GP winner declared unfit for NW200
Two-time winner of the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix (2024 and 2025), Davey Todd has been declared unfit and ruled out of the North West ... -
From Brazil’s rainforest to Rio, an all-Indigenous soccer team debuts with victory
When Sávio Conrado Mura left his Indigenous village of stilt houses located deep in the Amazon rainforest in early April, he departed with the ... -
24 hours that pushed Arsenal to the brink of a Premier and Champions double
In the space of 24 hours, Arsenal’s bid for a Premier League and Champions League double was given liftoff. Without even playing on Monday, ... -
76ers have a long night with blowout loss in Game 1
The Philadelphia 76ers looked just as they did in their series against Boston. The beginning of it anyway, when they were run off the ... -
How ‘scalpel’ changes to F1 will change the racing at the Miami Grand Prix
Formula 1 is back, and the show has changed. This week’s Miami Grand Prix is the first test of a package of changes that ... -
Why you may see Japanese soccer fans cleaning up the stadium after games
If there’s one country guaranteed to clean up at the World Cup, it’s Japan. Literally. Scenes of Japanese soccer fans sweeping stadiums and picking ... -
Organizers weigh Paris or Lyon for ice hockey after Nice impasse
French organizers of the 2030 Winter Olympics are looking at alternative locations for ice hockey outside of Nice, including in Paris and Lyon, because ... -
Iranian player Vafaei proud to ‘fight for my people’ in stunning run at world championship
Iranian snooker player Hossain Vafaei hopes he can bring some happiness to his nation during his emotion-filled run at the world championship that has ... -
Macau Rugby Festival – A favourite with China and Hong Kong teams
The Macau Bats hosted their annual Rugby Festival last Saturday at The International School (TIS) field in Taipa. Forty teams entered the tournament, coming ... -
Arsenal capitalizes on Lyon blunders to win 2-1 in Women’s Champions League semifinals
Arsenal benefited from two defensive blunders to rally for a 2-1 win over Lyon in the first leg of the Women’s Champions League semifinals ... -
Full-strength PSG raring to go against Bayern in semifinal
Wednesday, 03:00 PSG v Bayern Munich H 2.38, D 4, A 2.87 Thursday, 03:00 Atletico Madrid v Arsenal H 2.9, D 3.25, A 2.7 ...
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