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Sabalenka Apologizes for Outburst During Loss to Svitolina

Sports 13 November 2026, US, Indian Wells: Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka in action against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina during their women's singles group stage match of the FAGE WTA Finals tennis tournament at Indian Wells. Photo: Charles Baus/CSM via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Sabalenka Apologizes for Outburst During Loss to Svitolina

Aryna Sabalenka apologized on Saturday for her angry outburst during her defeat by Ukraine's Elina Svitolina at the WTA Finals. Television footage appeared…

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Sports Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring the 1-2 goal during the FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Hungary, in Budapest, Hungary, 09 September 2025. (EPA)

Portugal Changes How No. 7 Is Written to Honor Cristiano Ronaldo

The Portugal football team is making a change to how the No. 7 is written to honor the recently-retired Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo, who wore the number and…

Sports Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho waves during Ravenna FC’s team presentation for the 2026-27 season in Marina di Ravenna, Italy, Aug. 20, 2026. (AFP)

Ronaldinho Poised for Ravenna Start and, Perhaps, One Last Goal

Ronaldinho will roll back the years this weekend when the 46-year-old Brazilian starts his first competitive match in over a decade, and in the unlikely…

Sports Mirra Andreeva plays Diana Shnaider during day six of the FAGE WTA Finals at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on November 13, 2026 in Indian Wells, California. (Getty Images/AFP)

Andreeva Says She Is Learning to Move on Faster from Defeats After WTA Finals Sweep

Mirra Andreeva said she has learned to recover more quickly from setbacks after the Russian teenager completed an unbeaten run through the WTA Finals round…

Sports  Uruguay's players celebrate after Argentina's Leonardo Balerdi scored an own goal during an international friendly soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Nov. 13, 2026. (AP)

Uruguay Beats Argentina 2-1 in the First Match Since Messi’s Retirement

The post-Messi era began with an Argentina defeat on Friday. Argentina fell 2-1 to Uruguay on Friday in an international friendly at La Bombonera in Buenos…


Sports Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates on the podium after winning the Formula One Grand Prix of Italy in Monza, Italy, 07 September 2025.  EPA/Daniel Dal Zennaro

Verstappen Completes Italian Double in Record Time

Red Bull's Max Verstappen won Formula One's fastest ever race on Sunday to complete an Italian double in Ferrari's backyard while McLaren's Oscar Piastri…

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Sports Japan's Sora Nishimura, right, evades Spain's Cara Piquero to score her side's first try of the game, during the Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Pool C match, at York Community Stadium, in York, England, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Japan Secures First Pool Match Win in 31 Years at Women's Rugby World Cup

Japan earned a first pool match win in 31 years at the Women's Rugby World Cup after seeing off Spain 29-21 in York on Sunday. Spain finished its seventh…

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Sports Formula One F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - March 28, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen leads at the start of the race REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

Motor Racing-F1 Unlikely to See Any Return to V8 Engines before 2031

Formula One is unlikely to go back to V8 engines until 2031 at the earliest after stakeholders recognized there was no consensus for a proposed earlier…

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Sports Saudi National Football Team Continues Preparations for Czech Friendly

Saudi National Football Team Continues Preparations for Czech Friendly

The Saudi national football team has continued training in preparation for its friendly match against the Czech Republic on Monday, held as part of its…

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Sports England manager Thomas Tuchel gestures during the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying match between England and Andorra in Birmingham, Britain, 06 September 2025.  EPA/ADAM VAUGHAN

Tuchel Urges England to Rise to Serbian Challenge after Unconvincing Win over Andorra

England manager Thomas Tuchel has called on his team to deliver a statement performance as they prepare to face a physical and direct Serbian side in Tuesday's…

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Sports 06 September 2025, US, New York: Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka celebrates with the trophy after defeating US Amanda Anisimova after their women's singles final match of US Open 2025 tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Photo: Javier Rojas/PI via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Sabalenka Defeats Anisimova to Retain US Open Crown

World number one Aryna Sabalenka overpowered Amanda Anisimova to defend her US Open crown on Saturday, defeating her American rival in straight sets to clinch…

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Sports (FILES) France's midfielder #07 Ousmane Dembele looks on during the UEFA Nations League League A, Group A2 football match between Belgium and France, at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, on October 14, 2024. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

PSG Hit with Double Injury Blow as Dembele and Doue Ruled Out for Weeks

Paris St Germain forward Ousmane Dembele faces about six weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, while winger Desire Doue will be out of action for…

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Sports Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard (R) of Team Visma-Lease a Bike with the peloton during the 14th stage of the Spanish Cycling Vuelta in Aviles, Asturias, Spain, 06 September 2025. (EPA)

Israel Premier Team Take Name off Kit After Pro-Palestinian Protests Disrupt Vuelta

The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team have removed their full name from riders' jerseys for the rest of the Vuelta a Espana after pro-Palestinian protesters…

Sports  President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP)

Trump to Attend US Open Men’s Singles Final as a Client Guest

President Donald Trump is planning to attend the men’s singles final at the US Open on Sunday as a client guest and will watch the match from that client's…

Sports 05 September 2025, US, Flushing Meadows: Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz attends a press conference after winning his match against Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic on Day 13 of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (dpa)

Alcaraz Tames Djokovic Before Sinner Sets up US Open Final Showdown

Carlos Alcaraz took down 24-times major winner Novak Djokovic 6-4 7-6(4) 6-2 with clinical precision on Friday to reach the US Open final, prevailing in a…

Sports Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in action against Jannik Sinner of Italy during the men's singles semifinals during the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 05 September 2025. (EPA)

Auger-Aliassime Finds Positives After US Open Semi-Final Loss to Sinner

Felix Auger-Aliassime left the US Open with pride and perspective after a 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 semi-final defeat to defending champion Jannik Sinner on Friday,…

Sports  France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe celebrates his 0-2 during the 2026 World Cup qualifiers Europe zone group D football match between Ukraine and France, on September 5, 2025 in Wroclaw, Poland. (AFP)

Mbappe Says Tying Henry an Honor but Not Dwelling on All-Time Record

France forward Kylian Mbappe said equaling Thierry Henry's tally of 51 international goals was an honor, but added that surpassing Olivier Giroud's all-time…

Sports Lewis Hamilton has the backing of Ferrari fans who have been left disappointed by his first season with the Scuderia. Philippe Lopez / AFP

Ferrari Fans Downhearted by Hamilton's F1 Troubles

Ferrari fans have been left disillusioned by Lewis Hamilton's dismal first season at Formula One's biggest team which has failed to live up to hype. The…

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Sports Riders of the Israel Premier Tech team compete as people holding Palestinian flags try to disrupt the eleventh stage of the Spanish Vuelta cycling race, from Bilbao to Bilbao, Spain, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)

Spanish Minister Says Israeli Cycling Team Should be Expelled from Vuelta after Protest

Spain’s foreign minister says that he would support the expulsion of Israel Premier Tech from the Spanish Vuelta cycling race after the team was targeted by a…

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Sports Manchester City's John Stones, left, and Ruben Dias walk off the pitch after the Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Tottenham in Manchester, England, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)

John Stones Ruled Out of England Games with Muscle Injury

John Stones has been ruled out of England's World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia with a muscle injury. The Manchester City defender left the…

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Sports FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Euro 2025 - Quarter Final - France v Germany - St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland - July 19, 2025  France's Grace Geyoro celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo/File Photo

PSG's Geyoro Joins London City Lionesses for Reported Women's World Record

Women's Super League newcomers London City Lionesses have completed the signing of Paris Saint-Germain's Grace Geyoro for a world record fee for a female…

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Sports NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 04: Aryna Sabalenka celebrates match point against Jessica Pegula of the United States during their Women's Singles Semifinal match on Day Twelve of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 4, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images/AFP

Sabalenka Will Face Anisimova in US Open Women's Final

On Aryna Sabalenka's first chance to end her US Open semifinal against Jessica Pegula and earn the chance to play for a second consecutive trophy at Flushing…

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Sports Naomi Osaka, of Japan, watches a return to Amanda Anisimova, of the United States, during the women's singles semifinals of the US Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Osaka Eager for More after US Open Run Ends in Semi-finals

Naomi Osaka felt inspired by her US Open run and said she couldn't be "mad or upset" after losing to Amanda Anisimova in the semi-finals on Thursday. The…

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Sports Football - Premier League - Liverpool Victory Parade - Liverpool, Britain - May 26, 2025 Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates with the trophy and Dominik Szoboszlai, Luis Diaz and Darwin Nunez after winning the Premier League on the bus during the Victory parade. (Reuters)

Man Accused of Ramming Car into Liverpool Soccer Parade Pleads Not Guilty to 31 Charges

The man accused of ramming his car into a parade of Liverpool soccer fans in May as the team was celebrating its Premier League triumph pleaded not guilty…

Sports US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are reflected in the FIFA World Cup Trophy, as President Trump makes an announcement on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., US, August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Morocco to Set Up Stadium Courts for 2030 World Cup

Morocco is planning to set up judicial committees in stadiums to swiftly handle potential offences by fans during the 2030 FIFA World Cup it will co-host with…

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Sports Brazilian national team coach Carlo Ancelotti talks to players during a training session at Granja Comary, in Teresopolis, Brazil, 03 September 2025. (EPA)

World Cup Tickets Initially to Cost $60-$6,730 but Could Fluctuate with Dynamic Pricing

Ticket prices for next year’s World Cup will range initially from $60 for group-stage matches to $6,730 for the final, but could change as soccer’s top event…

Sports Jannik Sinner of Italy in action against Lorenzo Musetti of Italy during the quarterfinals of the US Open Tennis Championships at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA, 03 September 2025. EPA/SARAH YENESEL

Jannik Sinner Takes his US Open Title Defense into the Semifinals by Beating Musetti

Jannik Sinner returned to the US Open semifinals by beating No. 10 Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday night in the first all-Italian matchup in a men's…

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Sports 03 September 2025, US, Flushing Meadows: US tennis player Amanda Anisimova celebrates after winning her match against Polish tennis player Iga Swiatek on Day 11 of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Photo: Javier Rojas/PI via ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Anisimova Stuns Second Seed Swiatek to Make US Open Last Four

Amanda Anisimova flipped the script on Wednesday by ousting second seed Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-3 to reach her first US Open semi-final, exacting revenge for one of…

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Sports Tennis fans walk the grounds outside Arthur Ashe Stadium at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the quarterfinal round of the US Open tennis championships, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

USTA Brings Social Media Creators Courtside to Amplify US Open Content

The US Tennis Association has launched a dedicated credential program for social media creators at this year's US Open as part of a drive to court younger…

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