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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 ... -
Vikings go big on defense in the NFL draft, particularly up front
The Minnesota Vikings might not know for some time whether this rookie class will get them back on track with the NFL draft, after recent years have ... -
Mexico to beef up security at tourist sites after shooting at pyramids
Mexico’s government said it was beefing up security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at pyramids outside of Mexico City ... -
Even as Boston Marathon records fall, Lokedi insists: ‘Honestly, it’s hard’
Maybe the Boston Marathon isn’t that hard after all. After a second straight year of blistering times, a course record on the men’s side, ... -
Billion-dollar attack: France boasts a rich scoring depth other teams only dream of
France will have rich depth in attack at the World Cup. About a billion dollars’ worth. That’s the estimated total value of the attacking ... -
Djabi has surgery for life-threatening injuries from stabbing in Denmark
Danish soccer club Midtjylland said yesterday its 19-year-old player Alamara Djabi was stabbed and had surgery for life-threatening injuries. Djabi had two surgeries and ... -
Heavyweight contender Okolie tests positive for doping ahead of Yoka fight
Heavyweight title contender Lawrence Okolie failed a drugs test ahead of his fight scheduled Saturday against former Olympic champion Tony Yoka. The bout’s promoter ... -
Wembanyama scores 35 points in playoff debut as Spurs roll past Trail Blazers 111-98
Victor Wembanyama scored 35 points in his playoff debut and the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 111-98 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers ... -
How Bayern Munich won its 13th Bundesliga title in 14 years
Bayern Munich wrapped up another Bundesliga title on Sunday, the club’s 13th in 14 years, after a record-breaking season that could still get better. ... -
Gout Gout wins 100 meters at Australian junior track titles but misses national record
Talented sprinter Gout Gout waved to the crowd over the final few meters on Saturday while winning the Australian junior 100-meter race in 10.21 ... -
Shot-stopping Safonov stands tall as PSG’s new No. 1 after Donnarumma’s departure
Liverpool 0, PSG 2 (0-4) Different goalkeeper, same result. When Paris Saint-Germain eliminated Liverpool from the Champions League for the second straight season yesterday ... -
In Miami, soccer balls are turned into one-of-a-kind art
Lili Cantero thinks of soccer as family. The artist from Paraguay — someone who has built a devoted following in the soccer world, with ... -
Three of European soccer’s greats are on the brink of Champions League elimination
Three of European soccer’s most storied clubs stand on the brink of Champions League elimination. Real Madrid, Liverpool and Barcelona must all overturn first-leg ... -
Sinner reclaims the No. 1 ranking from Alcaraz and sets sights on the French Open
Sure, Jannik Sinner is pleased to have the No. 1 ranking back. His biggest takeaways from a victory over Carlos Alcaraz in the Monte ...
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