Football | Juventus wins MLS All-Star Game on penalties after 1-1 draw

Josef Martinez posed defiantly alongside the goal while pyrotechnics went off in front of the giddy Atlanta fans. It was a familiar stance for the MLS

Badminton | Lin falls to Shi in third round; Axelsen, Tai advance

Five-time champion Lin Dan fell to Chinese compatriot Shi Yuqi again while No. 1s Viktor Axelsen and Tai Tzu Ying moved into the quarterfinals at the world

A close look at the war on truth and democracy

There’s a fierce battle going on in the United States and it’s more crucial than the rivalry between rich and poor, liberals and conservatives, and Democrats and

Baseball Davis hits 29th home run, A’s beat Blue Jays 6-2

Unable to land a starter at the trade deadline, the Oakland Athletics got a big lift from one they already had and gave manager Bob Melvin

Athletics | Travel chaos as athletes stranded, African champs delayed

The start of the African track and field championships in Nigeria was delayed yesterday after hundreds of athletes were stranded at an airport, some for three days when

Tennis | Murray tests hip, comes back to edge McDonald in Washington

Andy Murray let out one yell, then another, and violently pumped his right fist. Quite a reaction, considering this was merely a first-round victory over an

Rugby | James Slipper to make comeback for Super Rugby XV

Former Australia prop James Slipper will return from a two-months drug suspension to play for an Australian Super Rugby selection against the Wallabies Friday in a warm-up

Football | NZ women’s coach quits after player uprising

Andreas Heraf, the Austrian-born coach of the New Zealand women’s football team, has resigned weeks after players decried his tactics and coaching methods in an unprecedented and public mutiny.

Cycling | Team Sky’s dominance at Tour de France set to continue

The Tour de France has a new champion, but the narrative remains the same at cycling’s biggest race: Team Sky’s domination has no limits. By

Baseball | Old ballplayer tweets highlight team fears of social media

As major leaguers Trea Turner, Sean Newcomb and Josh Hader face up to racist and homophobic tweets they sent as teenagers, publicist Lauren Walsh recalls how

Football | Neymar admits exaggerated reactions at World Cup in ad

Neymar used a sponsor’s ad to admit he exaggerated some of his reactions after being fouled during the World Cup in Russia. The video, published yesterday and

Are esports sports? Overwatch players sure act the part

Seung-Tae Choi doesn’t look the part of a traditional athlete, not with his shaggy hair, smallish build and an expression that says ready to nap rather than

Olympics | Tokyo 2020 organizers say venue delays won’t hit test events

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics insist construction delays at two key venues will have no impact on preparations for the games, including test events. The

Doping | Russia could be reinstated in December, says IAAF

Russia could be provisionally reinstated to worldwide track and field competition in December if it meets certain conditions, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said

Briefs | F1: Hamilton wins Hungarian GP

Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position yesterday to extend his championship lead over Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton was untroubled as he secured a second straight win,

F1 | Vettel needs to rebound in Hungary to keep heat on Hamilton

Unless Sebastian Vettel bounces back with a strong performance at the Hungarian Grand Prix this week, he risks heading into Formula One’s summer break lagging behind

Baseball | Chinese team takes over Texas minor league club

The starting lineups are announced in English and Spanish at home games for the independent Texas AirHogs, and then the Chinese national anthem is played. For

Tennis | Serena Williams hits out again at testing ‘discrimination’

Serena Williams has complained on social media that it’s “test Serena” time again as she once more hit out at the frequency with which she is selected

Swimming | Ryan Lochte’s future? Even he isn’t sure what’s next

Ryan Lochte doesn’t know when he’ll be in another race. And that worries him. What’s next for Lochte is a mystery, even to

Football | France’s Deschamps, Zidane head FIFA coaching award nominees

Didier Deschamps and Zinedine Zidane head the 11 candidates in a likely French domination of FIFA’s best men’s coach award. Deschamps led France to win

Cycling | Colombia’s Egan Bernal is the Tour de France’s budding star

The youngest rider at the Tour de France is showing all the signs of becoming cycling’s next big star. Colombia’s Egan Bernal proved his worth —

Cricket | Sri Lanka wins series 2-0 after 199-run victory in 2nd Test

Rangana Herath took six wickets as Sri Lanka completed a 199-run win over South Africa to sweep the two-test series with a day to spare. The

Tokyo’s 1964 Olympics echo through the city’s 2020 games

Mariko Nagai walked outside Yoyogi National Stadium — the late-architect Kenzo Tange’s masterpiece from Tokyo’s 1964 Olympics — and pictured the city in that era. She

New Zealand repeat as Women’s Rugby World Cup champions

The Black Ferns stood shoulder to shoulder Saturday as their national anthem played and day turned to dusk by the San Francisco Bay. About 30 minutes later

F1 | Hamilton wins German GP as rival Vettel crashes late

Lewis Hamilton regained the championship lead in unexpected and dramatic fashion yesterday, winning the German Grand Prix after Sebastian Vettel crashed while leading near the end.

Football | Iniesta makes debut in Japan

Andres Iniesta made his debut in Japan yesterday for Vissel Kobe but his new team went down 3-0 at home to Shonan Bellmare. Keisuke Saka and Mitsuki

Auto Racing | F1 champion Hamilton signs new contract with Mercedes

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton has ended months of stalling and deliberation by finally signing a new contract with Mercedes. The four-time world champion penned

Olympics | IOC adds seven medal events to 2022 Beijing Winter Games program

Planning for its next three Olympic Games, the IOC added seven medal events to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, published a 2020 Tokyo Olympics schedule with no

Baseball | Union hints at work stoppage as MLB mulls rule changes

Major League Baseball wants a broad discussion with players about rule changes to combat decreased offense and longer games, an initiative likely to be met by

Boxing | Anthony Joshua can’t escape talk of Deontay Wilder

Anthony Joshua was welcomed by applause on the stage. He stood front and center, promoting his Sept. 22 bout against Alexander Povetkin. Even there, he

A new King in Turin | At 33, Ronaldo says age isn’t important

At the age of 33, many football players are past their peak. Cristiano Ronaldo vows to show he is not one of them. Juventus signed Ronaldo

Football | The next senior World Cup is in France, not Qatar

The “next” World Cup got plenty of hype in Russia. A massive cube was alight with video images of “Qatar 2022” in Gorky Park, while the

Briefs | Baseball: Harper wins Home Run Derby at Nationals Park

Bryce Harper (pictured) has won the Home Run Derby in his home ballpark, providing another memory to Nationals fans in what could be his final season in Washington.

Cycling – Tour de France | Creamy cheese in ‘Venice of the Alps’

At long last, it’s time to climb. But while the Tour de France’s cyclists face the first of a triple-header of mountain stages in the Alps,

Boxing | Joshua to fight Povetkin in London in September

Anthony Joshua will defend his WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight titles against Alexander Povetkin of Russia in London on Sept. 22. Joshua’s promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed

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