Captain Horan sets the tone for United States at the Women’s World Cup
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — As co-captain of the United States, Lindsey Horan is setting a feisty tone for…
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Austria defender Stefan Lainer diagnosed with cancer and faces months of treatment
MOENCHENGLADBACH, Germany (AP) — Austria defender Stefan Lainer has been diagnosed with lymphoma, a form of cancer. His club Borussia…
Continue Reading Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — Six years into its mission to remedy the sex-abuse crisis in Olympic sports, the U.S. Center for…
Continue Reading Formed to combat Olympic sex abuse, SafeSport center is struggling 6 years after opening
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — The case involves almost everything a victim of sexual harassment would be desperate to avoid.…
Continue Reading Spain and Manchester City great David Silva ends career at 37 because of serious knee injury
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AP) — Spain soccer great David Silva has ended his career at age 37 one week after suffering a serious knee injury. Silva…
Continue Reading Jets set to meet with free agent running back Dalvin Cook this weekend
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press free…
Continue Reading India protests China’s issuing of separate visas to Indians from disputed northeastern state
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has protested China’s practice to continue to issue separate visas that are stapled onto…
Continue Reading Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh are sure to star in the pool at Paris Olympics
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Leon Marchand and Summer McIntosh picked up big victories at World Aquatics Championships…
Continue Reading USWNT great Brandi Chastain says Lionel Messi’s move to MLS will benefit both men’s and women’s soccer in US
CNN By Christiane Amanpour and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — US soccer great Brandi Chastain says Lionel Messi’s move to Inter Miami will benefit…
Continue Reading USWNT great Brandi Chastain says Lionel Messi’s move to MLS will benefit both men’s and women’s soccer in US
By Christiane Amanpour and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — US soccer great Brandi Chastain says Lionel Messi’s move to Inter Miami will benefit both…
Continue Reading Norwegian woman and her Nepali Sherpa guide set new record by scaling 14 highest peaks in 92 days
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani mountaineering official says a Norwegian woman and her Nepali Sherpa guide have set a…
Continue Reading Oshoala seals Nigeria’s upset win over co-host Australia at the Women’s World Cup
By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Asisat Oshoala inspired Nigeria’s 3-2 upset win over co-host Australia with her extra…
Continue Reading In Japan, which bans dual custody, a table tennis star refuses to hand back her son to her ex
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s once beloved table tennis star Ai Fukuhara is at the center of a child custody feud…
Continue Reading Staying at PSG or going somewhere else? Kylian Mbappé’s transfer saga rumbles on
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé finds himself training alone at home while his Paris Saint-Germain teammates are…
Continue Reading Nigeria stuns co-hosts Australia to deliver major shock at Women’s World Cup
By Hilary Whiteman and Ben Morse, CNN Brisbane Stadium, Australia (CNN) — Nigeria stunned co-hosts Australia at the Women’s World Cup on…
Continue Reading Liverpool great Jordan Henderson heads to Saudi Arabia to join Al-Ettifaq
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Saudi Arabian soccer club Al-Ettifaq has signed Jordan Henderson weeks after luring Liverpool great Steven Gerrard to…
Continue Reading Australia makes early inroads with England 131-3 on the first day of the final Ashes test
LONDON (AP) — Australia removed both England openers and also had the important wicket of Joe Root in a profitable first session of the final Ashes…
Continue Reading Denmark, lacking Women’s World Cup experience, carries confidence into England match
By CLAY WITT Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Going into this year’s Women’s World Cup, the entire Denmark national team had played in a World…
Continue Reading Ukraine eases its sports boycott policy to compete against some Russians ahead of Olympics
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine has signaled it will no longer bar its athletes from competing against Russians who are taking part in sporting events…
Continue Reading Banyana Banyana: How South Africa emerged from apartheid to shine on the world stage
By Alasdair Howorth, for CNN (CNN) — One year ago, the South Africa women’s national soccer team was crowned queen of the continent as it…
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