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Zverev Opens ATP Finals with Convincing Win over Jodar

Sports 15 November 2026, Italy, Turin: German tennis player Alexander Zverev in action against Spain's Rafael Jodar during their men's singles match of the 2026 Nitto ATP Finals, an international tennis match in Turin. Photo: Claudio Benedetto/IPA via ZUMA Press/dpa

Zverev Opens ATP Finals with Convincing Win over Jodar

Aiming to punctuate the best year of his career with another big title, top-ranked Alexander Zverev got his ATP Finals campaign off to a strong start with a 6…

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Sports Ravenna's Ronaldinho after the Serie C soccer match between Ravenna and Forli in Ravenna, Italy, Sunday Nov. 15, 2026. (Massimo Paolone/LaPresse via AP)

Ronaldinho Makes his Pro Football Return with Italy's Ravenna

Ronaldinho made his return to professional football on Sunday for Ravenna, an ambitious club in Italy's third tier aiming to reach Serie A. The 46-year-old…

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Saudi U15 Girls' National Team Begins Training Camp in Jeddah

The Saudi U15 girls' national football team begins its training camp today in Jeddah. The camp runs through November 19 as part of the team's preparations for…

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Sports Saudi Sport Ministry Launches Ticketing Platform Accreditation Service Through Riyadhi Platform

Saudi Sport Ministry Launches Ticketing Platform Accreditation Service Through Riyadhi Platform

The Saudi Ministry of Sport announced on Sunday the launch of a service to accredit platforms that sell and resell tickets for sports competitions and events…

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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 United States' Kevin Durant (7), LeBron James (6) and Steph Curry (4) celebrate after beating Serbia during a men's semifinals basketball game at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

US Men's Basketball Team Will Face France for Olympics Gold Medal

Down by 11 in the fourth quarter, against what looked like overwhelming odds, the US Olympic men's basketball team got a spark. Six points in two seconds…

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Sports Harvey Barnes feels settled at Newcastle after a testing first season on and off the pitch. Photograph: Hiroki Watanabe/Getty Images

Harvey Barnes: ‘Eddie Howe is Always There for Players but He Didn’t Furnish the House’

This time last year Harvey Barnes was a slightly anxious father-to-be with his life off the pitch dominated by the need to keep scouring Rightmove for a new…

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Sports Scott Parker – on another promotion mission – takes over a Burnley side with one of the stronger squads in the Championship. Photograph: Visionhaus/Getty Images

Scott Parker Suffers the Yo-yo Curse of British Manager at Next Stop Burnley

The pattern is familiar. The promising young manager gets his chance with a Championship club. He leads them to promotion. He talks a good game of pressing and…

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Sports Morocco's forward #09 Soufiane Rahimi celebrates scoring his team's fourthgoal in the men's bronze medal football match between Egypt and Morocco during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the La Beaujoire Stadium in Nantes on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP)

Morocco Wins 1st Olympic Soccer Medal with 6-0 Rout of Egypt for Men's Bronze

Soufiane Rahimi scored two goals and Morocco won the bronze medal with a 6-0 rout of Egypt on Thursday for the team's first-ever podium finish at the Olympics…

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Sports Taylor Knibb, left, Morgan Pearson, Taylor Spivey and Seth Rider, right, of the United States, jump as they hold their medals at the end of the medal ceremony for the mixed relay triathlon at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Athletes Stick Around Paris Games to Watch Other Sports and Get the Full Olympic Experience

For many athletes at the Paris Olympics, the fun was just beginning after they were done competing. During the second full week of the 2024 Olympics, going…

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Sports Aug 7, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, Canada;   Ons Jabeur (TUN)  serves against Naomi Osaka (JPN, not shown) in second round play at Sobeys Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

Osaka Beats Tunisia’s Jabeur in Return from Maternity Leave

Naomi Osaka of Japan beat another top player in her return from maternity leave, routing ninth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia 6-3, 6-1 on Wednesday in the…

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Sports Russia's Deputy Ambassador to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy addresses a news conference ahead of a meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, New York, US, April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights

Russia, Algeria Throw Diplomatic Punches at UN over Olympic Women's Boxing

Russia and Algeria threw diplomatic punches at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday after Russia brought up an Olympic boxing gender row during a…

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Sports 20 July 2024, Sweden, Bastad: Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Croatia's Duje Ajdukovic in the men's singles semi-finals of the Swedish Open. Photo: Steffen Trumpf/dpa

Tennis-Nadal to Skip US Open, Plans to Return at Laver Cup

Rafael Nadal has decided not to participate in the US Open due to concerns about his fitness, the Spaniard said on Wednesday while adding his next event will…

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Sports Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 07, 2024. Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco celebrates after winning gold. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier Purchase Licensing Rights

Athletics-Morocco's El Bakkali Retains Steeplechase Title after Shocking Girma Fall

Soufiane El Bakkali retained his Olympic men's 3,000 meters steeplechase title to deliver Morocco's first medal of the Games on Wednesday, as Ethiopian world…

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Sports Brazil's Gabi Portilho, center, and Gabi Nunes celebrate their team's 4-2 victory over Spain at the end of a women's semifinal soccer match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Marseille Stadium in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Brazil Sets Up Olympic Final Against US in Women’s Soccer

Brazil will meet the United States in the final of the Olympic women’s soccer tournament after beating world champion Spain 4-2 on Tuesday. Gabi Portilho,…

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Sports  Winfred Yavi, of Bahrain, celebrates with her national flag after winning the gold medal in the women's 3,000 meters steeplechase final at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP)

Bahrain’s Yavi Strikes Late to Win Steeplechase Gold Medal

Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi won the women’s Olympic 3,000 meters steeplechase gold medal on Tuesday, dethroning Uganda’s Peruth Chemutai who had to settle for…

Sports 07 August 2024, France, Paris: Germany's Florian Wellbrock fills a bottle with water during the first training session for Olympic open water swimmers in the Seine after it was cancelled over water quality concerns. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

Open Water Swimmers Train in Seine Ahead of 10-kilometer Marathon Races

Olympic open water swimmers trained in the long-polluted Seine River on Wednesday after Paris organizers determined it was safe to dive in. A two-hour training…

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Sports Imane Khelif beat Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision - The AP

Olympics-Boxing-Algerian Khelif Wins Women's Semi-final

Imane Khelif, the boxer at the center of a gender dispute, beat Thailand's Janjaem Suwannapheng by unanimous decision in a welterweight semi-final fight at the…

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Saudi Olympic, Paralympic Committee Signs MoC with Japanese Counterpart

President of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee (SOPC), Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki bin Faisal, and the Vice President of the Japanese Olympic Committee…

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Sports  Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Uneven Bars Victory Ceremony - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - August 04, 2024. Gold medalist Kaylia Nemour of Algeria celebrates with her medal on the podium. (Reuters)

Gymnast Kaylia Nemour May Be a Dual National, but Her Gold Medal Is All Algeria’s

French-Algerian gymnast Kaylia Nemour may be a dual national who trains in France, but her Olympic gold medal is singularly Algerian. In an interview with…

Sports Climate activists spray-painted Messi's mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza. Handout / Futuro Vegetal/AFP

Climate Activists Target Messi's Mansion in Spain's Ibiza

Climate activists on Tuesday spray-painted a mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza belonging to Argentina football star Lionel Messi to highlight the …

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Sports  05 August 2024, France, Paris: The Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel with the Paris 2024 Olympic Games' Cauldron, an air balloon, in the background. (dpa)

Greek Athlete Tests Positive for Doping in Paris, Leaves Village, Team Says

A Greek athlete has tested positive for banned substances at the Paris Games and has been expelled from the athletes' village, the Greek Olympic Committee said…

Sports Around 40 French museums were hit by a ransomware attack, a police source told AFP. Franck FIFE / AFP

Olympic Venue among 40 Museums Hit by Ransomware Attack

The Grand Palais, which is hosting Olympic events in Paris, and around 40 other museums in France were victims of a ransomware attack at the weekend, police…

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Sports Sweden's Armand Duplantis celebrates winning the men's pole vault final and setting the new world record of 6.25m during the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 5, 2024. (AFP)

Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis Breaks Pole Vault World Record in Gold-Medal Performance at Olympics

The pole vaulter they call “Mondo” really can put on a show. With the rest of the action at the Olympic track wrapped up for the evening and the crowd of 80…

Sports  Paris 2024 Olympics - Football - Men's Semi-final - France vs Egypt - Lyon Stadium, Decines-Charpieu, France - August 05, 2024. Jean-Philippe Mateta of France celebrates with teammates after the match. (Reuters)

France Beats Egypt 3-1, Will Face Spain in the Men’s Soccer Final at Paris Olympics

Thierry Henry stood with his arms outstretched, facing the jubilant crowd and soaking up the atmosphere. The final of the men’s soccer tournament at the…

Sports  Paris 2024 Olympics - Judo - Men -100 kg Repechage contest - Champ de Mars Arena, Paris, France - August 01, 2024. Rapper and record producer Snoop Dogg is seen during the bout between Peter Paltchik of Israel and Michael Korrel of Netherlands. (Reuters)

Snoop Dogg Has Exploded on the Olympics’ Global Stage. He’s Just Being Himself

Snoop Dogg steps out of a sleek black SUV, his entourage in tow, as a Parisian crowd erupts into chants of “Snoop, Snoop, Snoop!” outside the NBC set. Decked…

Sports Paris 2024 Olympics - Archery - Women's Individual 1/32 Elimination Rnd - Invalides, Paris, France - July 30, 2024. Yaylagul Ramazanova of Azerbaijan in action. (Reuters)

Competing for Two: Pregnant Olympians Push the Boundaries of Possibility in Paris 

Many Olympic athletes take to Instagram to share news of their exploits, trials, victories and heartbreaks. After her fencing event ended last week, Egypt’s…

Sports Paris 2024 Olympics - Tennis - Women's Singles Victory Ceremony - Roland-Garros Stadium, Paris, France - August 03, 2024. Gold medalist Qinwen Zheng of China, silver medalist Donna Vekic of Croatia and bronze medalist Iga Swiatek of Poland pose with their medals. (Reuters)

Zheng Qinwen Wins China’s First Olympic Tennis Singles Gold, Inspired by Li Na and Liu Xiang 

Right before Zheng Qinwen delivered the very first serve of a victory that would deliver China's very first Olympic tennis singles gold medal, loud shouts of …

Sports Athletes jump into the water to compete in the swimming race in the Seine, during the mixed relay triathlon, at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in central Paris, on August 5, 2024. (AFP)

Olympic Triathlon Mixed Relay Gets Underway with Swims in the Seine Amid Water Quality Concerns 

Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine River Monday morning as the mixed relay event got underway after days of uncertainty over water quality in the long…