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Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura says he will play next season at age 58
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese soccer player Kazuyoshi Miura is several generations older than his teammates.…
Besiktas to play Maccabi Tel Aviv in Europa League match at neutral, empty venue in Hungary
LONDON (AP) — The Europa League match between Turkey’s Besiktas and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv,…
Former Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli takes over at French club Rennes
RENNES (AP) — Former Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli is taking over at struggling French league…
Lineker leaving BBC soccer show ‘Match of the Day’
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Former England striker Gary Lineker, the BBC’s highest-paid presenter, will step…
Ecuador, Cincinnati player Marco Angulo, 22, dies from car crash injuries
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador and FC Cincinnati player Marco Angulo has died from his…
Odegaard misses Norway’s Nations League games after recent injury and returns to Arsenal
OSLO (AP) — Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard will not play for Norway in its upcoming…
Former France striker Wissam Ben Yedder gets 2-year suspended jail sentence in sexual assault case
French soccer star Wissam Ben Yedder received a suspended sentence of two years in prison…
Book Review: ‘Believe’ takes a curious, not judgmental, look at success of ‘Ted Lasso’
It’s hard to believe that a TV show based on a series of commercials with…
Former CFL commissioner Mark Cohon joins Northern Super League as board chair
Former CFL commissioner Mark Cohon is joining the new Northern Super League as chair of…
Berlin launches official bid to host NFL games from next year
BERLIN (AP) — Berlin’s city government launched an official bid campaign on Tuesday to host…
Sinner beats Fritz again in rematch of US Open final. Medvedev back in contention at ATP Finals
TURIN, Italy (AP) — The soccer-like “Ole” chants. The vast array of fans dressed in…
English FA starts investigation into referee and offensive remarks about Klopp
LONDON (AP) — The English Football Association has launched its own investigation after a video,…
Pelé’s former club Santos returns to the top tier of Brazilian soccer with an eye on Neymar
SAO PAULO (AP) — Santos secured its return to the top tier of Brazilian soccer…
Roster limits in college small sports put athletes on chopping block while coaches look for answers
Helping athletes find college scholarships has never been easy, but in some ways at least…
After hosting World Cup, Qatar praised by UN rights body for labor law reforms but urged to do more
GENEVA (AP) — Qatar was praised at the United Nations’ top human rights body on…
Key findings from Sonia Regenbogen’s independent review into Olympic drone-spying
Findings from the independent report by Sonia Regenbogen into the drone-spying scandal involving the Canadian…
Review into Canadian women’s soccer Olympic drone-spying scandal: What they said
Some reaction to the independent report into drone-spying by the Canadian women’s soccer team at…
Priestman out in wake of Olympic drone-spying scandal, Herdman yet to give evidence
The independent report into the Olympic drone-spying scandal involving members of the Canadian women’s soccer…
Turner confident he will regain playing time after appearing in one club match in eight months
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Matt Turner has started one club match in eight months, not…
Man City and Bayern stay perfect in Women’s Champions League. Barcelona and Arsenal win big
Manchester City and Bayern Munich stayed perfect in the Women’s Champions League halfway through the…
Frustration lingers for Vancouver Whitecaps following playoff elimination
VANCOUVER — A bitter taste lingers for the Vancouver Whitecaps as another Major League Soccer…
Bev Priestman fired as Canada women’s soccer coach after review of Olympic drone scandal
Canada women’s coach Bev Priestman, suspended following a drone surveillance scandal at the Paris Olympics,…
Vinícius back for Brazil and Martínez for Argentina in South American 2026 World Cup qualifying
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina and Brazil will have two of their leading stars available…
Struggling Australia and Saudi Arabia play a crucial Asian World Cup qualifier
Australia hosts Saudi Arabia in a crucial World Cup qualifier at Melbourne on Thursday while…