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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 Everton’s Ashley Young celebrates winning goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and Everton, at Selhurst Park Stadium in London,Saturday, Feb 15,2025. AP Photo/Dave Shopland)

Ashley Young to Leave Everton as a Free Agent

Everton defender Ashley Young will leave the club as a free agent in the offseason when his contract expires. The 39-year-old Young, a former Manchester…

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Sports Soccer Football - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth v Aston Villa - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - May 10, 2025 AFC Bournemouth's Dean Huijsen Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge

Real Madrid Sign Huijsen from Bournemouth

Bournemouth defender Dean Huijsen will join LaLiga side Real Madrid from June 1 after signing a deal with the Spanish side until 2030, both clubs said on…

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Sports Mohamed Salah of Liverpool look on during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool FC and Arsenal FC, in Liverpool, Britain, 11 May 2025. EPA/ASH ALLEN

Salah: Alexander-Arnold Doesn't Deserve Liverpool Fans' Boos

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is set to leave after 20 years at the club since age six, does not deserve to be booed by fans…

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Sports Italy's Jannik Sinner returns the ball to Tommy Paul, of the United States, during their semifinal tennis match at the Italian Open, in Rome, Friday, May 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Sinner to Renew Rivalry with Alcaraz in Italian Open Final

Jannik Sinner has gone all the way to the final in his first tournament back from a three-month doping ban. And Carlos Alcaraz is waiting for him in the…

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Sports A general view of Goodison Park stadium ahead of the English Premier League soccer match between Everton and Liverpool, in Liverpool, England, Wednesday, Feb.12, 2025. (AP)

Pele's Pain, Rooney's Rocket and Great Escapes: Everton Bids Farewell to Goodison Park 

The "Grand Old Lady" of English soccer is about to bid farewell to the men's game. Goodison Park, the long-time home of Premier League team Everton, has…

Sports Inter Miami midfielder Lionel Messi (10) moves the ball between San Jose Earthquakes defenders Dave Romney, left, and Max Floriani during the second half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, May 14, 2025, in San Jose, Calif. (AP)

Messi Named in List of Argentina Probables for June Fixtures 

Forward Lionel Messi was named in Argentina's 28-player preliminary squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, after an injury forced him to miss…

Sports Al-Ittihad fans celebrate. Photo: Adnan Mahdaly

Al-Ittihad Seal 10th Saudi Pro League Title

Al-Ittihad, captained by Karim Benzema, clinched the Saudi Pro League title with two matches to spare as they came from a goal down to beat Al-Raed 3-1 on…

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Sports Barcelona fans celebrate in the street after their team won the Spanish La Liga soccer championship in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Barcelona Clinches its 28th La Liga Title

This was Lamine Yamal's season. So it just had to be the teenage phenom who scored the decisive goal to clinch Barcelona's 28th Spanish league title. And…

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Sports (FILES) Brazil's Football Confederation president Ednaldo Rodrigues delivers a speech during a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on May 10, 2024. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

Judge Removes Brazil Soccer President from Office Days after Ancelotti Hired

A Rio de Janeiro judge removed Ednaldo Rodrigues as Brazilian soccer confederation president on Thursday and ordered new elections “as soon as possible.” The…

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Sports Jasmine Paolini of Italy celebrates after winning the semi-final tennis match against Peyton Stearns of the United States at the Italian Open at the Foro Italico, in Rome, Thursday, May 15, 2025, (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Paolini Becomes First Italian in 11 Years to Reach Rome Final

Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman in more than a decade to reach the final of her home Italian Open when she beat American Peyton Stearns 7-5 6-1…

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Sports FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - May 2, 2025 Manchester City's Erling Haaland before the match REUTERS/Scott Heppell

Haaland: Man City Players Not 'Good Enough' in 'Horrific Season'

Reaching a third straight FA Cup final with Champions League qualification within reach is not enough for Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, who said the…

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Sports Soccer Football - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Leicester City - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - May 11, 2025 Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi reacts after sustaining an injury as Jota Silva looks on Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Reports: Forest's Awoniyi Out of Induced Coma after Surgery

Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi is out of an induced coma after undergoing surgery following a serious abdominal injury, British media reports said…

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Sports Saint-Etienne's Norwegian coach Eirik Horneland gestures from the touchlines during the French L1 football match between Stade de Reims and AS Saint-Etienne at Stade Auguste-Delaune in Reims, northern France on May 10, 2025. (Photo by FRANCOIS NASCIMBENI / AFP)

Saint-Etienne Faces Must-win Match to Avoid Relegation

With Paris Saint-Germain already crowned champions and Marseille and Monaco assured of Champions League spots next season, attention turns to the race to avoid…

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Sports Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 14, 2025 China's Qinwen Zheng celebrates after winning her quarter final match against Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS/Yves Herman

Zheng Says Too Much Respect for Sabalenka Hampered her in the Past

Zheng Qinwen finally got her first win over Aryna Sabalenka at the seventh attempt to reach the Italian Open semi-finals on Wednesday and the Olympic champion…

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Sports Jannik Sinner of Italy gestures as he plays against Francisco Cerundolo of Argentina their men’s singles round of 16 match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, 13 May 2025. (EPA)

Peace with Sinner: Tennis Fan Pope Leo XIV Meets with Top-Ranked Player During Italian Open Off-Day 

Pope Leo XIV has apparently made peace with Jannik Sinner. The top-ranked tennis player visited the new pope on Wednesday, gave him a tennis racket and…

Sports (FILES) The pack of riders (peloton) cycles in Montmartre during the men's cycling road race during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Last Cycling Tour Stage to Go Through Butte Montmartre in Paris

The final stage of this year's Tour de France will go up the Butte Montmartre, a year after the road race of the Paris Olympics went on the iconic hill,…

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Sports Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, speaks with US President Donald Trump on the day of the Saudi-US Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 13, 2025. (Reuters)

Crown Prince, Trump Tour Stadium Exhibition of 2034 FIFA World Cup in Saudi Arabia

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister, and US President Donald Trump toured on Tuesday the projects of stadiums that will be used…

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Sports Soccer Football - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Leicester City - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - May 11, 2025 Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi reacts after sustaining an injury. Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Forest's Awoniyi in Induced Coma after Surgery

Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi is in an induced coma after undergoing surgery on a serious abdominal injury, according to British media reports. …

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Sports Jasmine Paolini of Italy celebrates after winning against Diana Shnaider of Russia in their women’s singles quarter final round match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, 13 May 2025. EPA/FABIO FRUSTACI

Paolini Battles Past Shnaider at Italian Open, Alcaraz Sets Up Draper Clash

Jasmine Paolini became the first Italian woman to reach the Italian Open semi-finals since 2014 when she beat Russian world number 11 Diana Shnaider 6-7(1) 6-4…

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Sports FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Madrid Open - Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain - April 26, 2025 Serbia's Novak Djokovic reacts during his round of 64 match against Italy's Matteo Arnaldi REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

Coach Murray and Djokovic Part Ways Ahead of French Open

Andy Murray will no longer coach 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic, with the pair's high-profile partnership coming to an end after only six months,…

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Sports Football - Premier League - Nottingham Forest v Leicester City - The City Ground, Nottingham, Britain - May 11, 2025 Nottingham Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi reacts after sustaining an injury as Jota Silva looks on. (Action Images via Reuters)

Reports: Forest’s Awoniyi Undergoes Surgery After Colliding with Post

Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi underwent surgery for an abdominal injury on Monday after he clattered into a post during their 2-2 Premier League draw…

Sports USA's Coco Gauff reacts during her match against British Emma Raducanu at the WTA Rome Open tennis tournament at Foro Italico in Rome on May 12, 2025. (AFP)

Gauff Building Momentum in Rome with French Open Looming 

Coco Gauff became the youngest player to reach four WTA 1000 quarter-finals on clay with a 6-1 6-2 over Emma Raducanu in Rome on Monday and the American said…

Sports Soccer Football - Copa Libertadores - Group Stage - Central Cordoba v Flamengo - Estadio Madre de Ciudades, Santiago del Estero, Argentina - May 7, 2025 General view as players line up during a minutes silence in memory of former Argentinean professional player Luis Galvan REUTERS/Daniel Gollan

15,000 Argentine Fans to be Banned from Club World Cup

Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich handed the United States Embassy in Buenos Aires on Monday a list of 15,000 violent football fans who will be…

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Sports Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 12, 2025 Italy's Jannik Sinner in action during his round of 32 match against Netherlands' Jesper De Jong REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

Sinner Overcomes 'Big Drop' in Level in 2nd Match Back from Doping Ban at Italian Open

Jannik Sinner is still regaining his focus on the tennis court after his three-month doping ban. The top-ranked player overcame a brief lapse during the…

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