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Miles Robinson and Chris Richards both injured, leaving US central defense shorthanded
MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — Miles Robinson will miss the United States’ friendlies against Belgium and…
Morocco picks Fulham’s Diop and Ajax’s Bounida among 7 cleared by FIFA to change nationality
GENEVA (AP) — Morocco got FIFA permission to select Fulham defender Issa Diop and Ajax…
Kohli’s Bengaluru begin IPL title defense in somber mood following victory parade deaths
NEW DELHI (AP) — Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru begin the defense of their…
Ireland’s Szmodics out of hospital and ‘on the mend’ after head injury in World Cup playoff
PRAGUE (AP) — Ireland forward Sammie Szmodics is out of hospital and says he is…
A soccer coach at 78: Roy Hodgson hired by Bristol City to extend 50-year managerial career
Roy Hodgson is back in soccer management — at the age of 78. The former…
England superfan hoping to sell a house to fund his World Cup holiday
LONDON (AP) — One hardcore England fan hopes to sell a house to fund his…
Tonali’s breakfast-table dream pays off for childhood idol Gattuso in Italy’s World Cup playoff win
ROME (AP) — Sandro Tonali scoring the decisive goal for Gennaro Gattuso’s beleaguered Italy in…
Goal-getters Lewandowski and Džeko aim to join stellar group of old geezers at World Cup
With a combined 160 goals in 309 national team games going into the World Cup…
Bolivia beats Suriname and Jamaica edges New Caledonia to reach World Cup playoff finals
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) — Moises Paniagua and Miguel Terceros scored goals within a seven-minute span…
Iran forbids its sports teams from traveling to ‘hostile’ countries
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has banned its sports teams from traveling to countries it…
Kylian Mbappé shakes off knee injury and sparks France’s 2-1 World Cup tuneup win over Brazil
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The traffic on the way to France’s World Cup tuneup against…
Gio Reyna happy lack of club playing time not held against him by US coach Mauricio Pochettino
Gio Reyna is happy his lack of Bundesliga playing time isn’t being held against him…
Ireland player Sammie Szmodics stretchered off after heavy collision in World Cup playoff game
PRAGUE (AP) — Ireland midfielder Sammie Szmodics was stretchered off after being left unconscious following…
Italy beats Northern Ireland 2-0 in World Cup playoff semifinal. Gyökeres gets hat trick for Sweden
Italy finally won a match in the World Cup playoffs. Now the four-time champion needs…
Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, banned from Olympics, speaks at United Nations
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Vladyslav Heraskevych was shunned by the Olympics, then invited to the…
Mexico prepares for Portugal in World Cup warmup at Azteca despite a rash of injuries
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Javier Aguirre prefers not to dwell on absences and instead…
Tuchel says it’s ‘maybe unfair’ that he keeps leaving out Alexander-Arnold from England squads
England coach Thomas Tuchel acknowledged it was “maybe unfair” that Trent Alexander-Arnold continues to be…
Toronto plans to increase transit, close roads to move visitors during FIFA World Cup
Officials in Toronto say the city has put together a comprehensive plan to manage the…
Women’s flag football has basketball players trading sneakers for cleats ahead of 2028 LA Games
A year ago, point guard O’Mariah Gordon was leading Florida State into the second round…
Monaco gets a boost as midfielder Paul Pogba shows signs he is ready to play again
MONACO (AP) — Monaco’s bid for a Champions League spot next season could be boosted…
Senegal vows to fight ‘unfair administrative robbery’ after CAF strips AFCON title
PARIS (AP) — Senegal was the victim of “the most grossly unfair administrative robbery” in…
Lens-PSG showdown in Ligue 1 moved because of PSG’s Champions League clash vs. Liverpool
PARIS (AP) — The French league postponed the Ligue 1 title clash between Lens and…
Expansion Denver Summit downs Gotham FC 2-0 on the road for its first NWSL win
Melissa Kössler and Natasha Flint each scored and the expansion Denver Summit downed Gotham FC…
Caitlin Clark works as a photographer for the Indiana Pacers as they host LeBron and the Lakers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark was taking a different kind of shot…