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First skeleton test race on controversial new Olympic sliding track won by Weston
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The first official test race on the controversial sliding track…
Coach Casey Stoney to miss Canada games in Japan due to family illness
The ninth-ranked Canadian women will be without coach Casey Stoney when they close out their…
FIFA bans Panama soccer leader again in fallout from fat-shaming comment
ZURICH (AP) — Days after Panama qualified for the 2026 World Cup, FIFA banned the…
Stadium project for Birmingham is like ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ supersized
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Think “Welcome to Wrexham” only supersized. Birmingham City — a second-tier…
Olympics in doubt for Swiss ski star Gut-Behrami after knee injury in training
BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Ski star Lara Gut-Behrami has suffered a potentially career-ending left knee…
Former midfield star Paul Pogba in line for Monaco debut
MONACO (AP) — Former midfield star Paul Pogba could make his Monaco debut on Saturday…
Premier League to introduce a spending cap from next season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Premier League teams agreed Friday to introduce spending caps in England’s…
Israel-Premier Tech is rebranding as NSN Cycling Team from 2026 with new base in Spain
BARCELONA (AP) — The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team has found a new name and will…
2026 World Cup: Australia and Uzbekistan to host FIFA-backed warmup mini-tournaments
ZURICH (AP) — World Cup qualifiers Australia and Uzbekistan will prepare for the tournament by…
Milan Cortina Olympic mountains are wintry white after 1st big snowstorm of the season
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The mountains that will host the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter…
Federal budget offers glimmer of hope for Calgary’s beleaguered Olympic Oval
CALGARY — The fastest ice in the world that’s on borrowed time may have a…
Robot lawnmower wrecks club’s soccer field in northwestern Germany
AURICH, Germany (AP) — A robot lawnmower has left an amateur soccer club in northwestern…
2026 World Cup: Coach Arnold feels Iraq’s passion to pass final playoff test after 40-year wait
ZURICH (AP) — Iraq is one game away from soccer’s 2026 World Cup in North…
No 2026 World Cup spot but China is experiencing a grassroots soccer revival
Encouraging signs are emerging for China’s long-suffering soccer fans despite the national team’s failure yet…
Chelsea and Barcelona draw 1-1 in the Women’s Champions League, Bayern beats last-place PSG
LONDON (AP) — Chelsea and Barcelona traded first-half goals in a 1-1 draw Thursday as…
Trinity Rodman’s free agency puts focus on the NWSL’s salary cap
When the Washington Spirit take the field Saturday for the National Women’s Soccer League championship…
Surprise! Argentina proclaims Rosario Central the ‘league champion’ for 2025
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Seemingly out of nowhere, Argentina’s soccer association on Thursday declared…
Major League Soccer’s 2026 schedule to include seven-week break for FIFA World Cup
Major League Soccer has unveiled its 2026 schedule, complete with a seven-week break for the…
Hosting FIFA World Cup makes for complicated 2026 MLS schedule for Toronto FC
TORONTO — Toronto FC will open the 2026 MLS season at FC Dallas on Feb.…
Lindsey Vonn has company. Two more 40-and-over US women are aiming for Olympic medals in Cortina
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn won’t be the only 40-and-over American woman aiming…
Jessie Diggins, Olympic gold medalist in US cross country skiing, to retire after 2025-26 season
American cross country skier Jessie Diggins says she’ll retire at the end of the 2025-26…
Montpellier denies forward Mary Fowler’s racism allegation and threatens legal action
French soccer club Montpellier has denied racism allegations made by Australia forward Mary Fowler, who…
Birmingham City unveils plan for new stadium that Tom Brady says will be ‘a blast’
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Birmingham City unveiled plans Thursday to build a 62,000-seat stadium that…
Travel-weary Canadian men wrap up November tour with rugby test in Portugal
The Canadian men’s rugby team is seeing more of Europe than expected on its November…