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Trump urges Australia to grant asylum to Iranian women’s soccer team after tournament exit
President Donald Trump said Monday that Australia’s prime minister is helping Iran’s women’s national soccer…
Florida fires women’s basketball coach Kelly Rae Finley after 5 seasons
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida fired women’s basketball coach Kelly Rae Finley on Monday with…
Women’s soccer investor Michele Kang wins Olympic award for promoting gender equality
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Women’s soccer club owner Michele Kang won a gender equality award…
Madrid-Man City, PSG-Chelsea rematches headline Champions League last-16 with newcomer Bodø/Glimt
The Champions League round of 16 starts Tuesday with blockbuster rematches, teams ending long absences…
23 red cards and police intervention as mass brawl mars end of title match in Brazil
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil (AP) — Twenty-three players were shown a red card as a lengthy…
WNBA sends CBA proposal to players as March 10 deadline nears, AP source says
The WNBA sent a collective bargaining agreement proposal to the union a day after the…
China beats North Korea 2-1 to take top spot in Group B at Women’s Asian Cup
SYDNEY (AP) — Defending champion China edged North Korea 2-1 in a physical, high-energy game…
Iraq coach Graham Arnold urges FIFA to postpone his team’s World Cup playoff because of Iran war
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq head coach Graham Arnold has issued an urgent plea to soccer’s…
Mourinho sent off then says he was targeted with ‘traitor’ slur after spiky Benfica-Porto match
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Jose Mourinho claimed a rival coach “called me a traitor 50…
Multi-team owner Michele Kang looks to raise the bar for women’s soccer on multiple fronts
Michele Kang knows the question is coming before it is even asked. No, she never…
Masked fan unplugs VAR monitor at German soccer game to disrupt video review
MUENSTER, Germany (AP) — A masked fan has unplugged the referee’s video review monitor at…
Sergiño Dest appears likely to miss US pre-World Cup friendlies against Belgium and Portugal
Sergiño Dest appears likely to miss the United States’ pre-World Cup friendlies against Belgium and…
Daniel Salloi scores late and Toronto FC holds on to edge FC Cincinnati 1-0
CINCINNATI — Toronto FC’s rebuilt roster, still a work in progress, showed it is headed…
Brilliant India crushes New Zealand by 96 runs to win Twenty20 World Cup for a record 3rd time
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — India won the T20 World Cup for a record third time…
Iran soccer team exits Women’s Asian Cup and faces the prospect of a return home
GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) — Iran’s soccer team lost its last group match at the…
Carmona, Owusu spark CF Montreal to 3-0 win over Red Bulls
HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Wiki Carmona scored two goals against his former team after Prince…
Lens moves 1 point behind PSG in French title race after beating Metz 3-0. Lyon draws with Paris FC
PARIS (AP) — Lens capped a fine week by beating Metz 3-0 on Sunday to…
Shiffrin extends World Cup overall lead in rare start in super-G won by 35-year-old Curtoni
VAL DI FASSA, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin moved closer to a sixth career World…
India wins cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup with 96-run victory over New Zealand
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — India wins cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup with 96-run victory over New…
Rangers and Celtic fans clash on the field after Scottish Cup tie
GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Fans invaded the field and clashed after Celtic beat Rangers in…
Atle Lie McGrath wins first World Cup slalom since his Olympic exit into the forest
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — From Olympic despair in a course-side forest to a joyous…
US defender Sergiño Dest comes off with apparent hamstring injury in PSV win
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands (AP) — United States defender Sergiño Dest limped off with an apparent hamstring…
Taubitz seals a 5th straight World Cup luge title by 0.006 seconds. Loch ties overall wins mark
ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Julia Taubitz spent four months chasing another World Cup title. The…
Whitecaps topple Timbers 4-1 in Cascadia Cup rivalry match
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brian White scored twice and the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the rival…