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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 Jul 28, 2024; Paris, France; Christopher Eubanks (USA) hits the ball against Benjamin Hassan (LBN) in the men’s tennis singles first round during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports Purchase Licensing Rights

Lebanon's Hassan Makes History with Win Over Eubanks

Benjamin Hassan secured a landmark victory on Sunday as he became the first Lebanon player to win a match in an Olympic tennis event, stunning American…

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Banned Coach Bev Priestman 'Heartbroken', Apologizes in Canada Drone-spying Scandal at Olympics

Embattled Canada women’s soccer coach Bev Priestman apologized to her players Sunday and pledged to cooperate with an investigation into the drone-spying…

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Sports FILE - Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour competes on the uneven bars to win the silver medal during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The 17-year-old athlete, one of the best in the world on uneven bars, was born in France. She grew up here, and still trains here. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

Algeria's Nemour Outshines Biles, Qui On Uneven Bars at Olympics

Algerian teenager Kaylia Nemour outshone Simone Biles on the uneven bars Sunday to qualify for the apparatus and the women's all-around finals at the Paris…

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Paris Olympics Organizers Say They Meant no Disrespect with 'Last Supper' Tableau

Paris Olympics organizers apologized Sunday to anyone who was offended by a tableau that evoked Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper” during the glamorous…

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Sports FILE - Victor Sterpu of Moldova, background and Tohar Butbul of Israel compete during their men’s -73kg round of 16 judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, FIle)

Algerian Judoka Disqualified From Olympics Before Bout Against Israeli

Algerian judoka Messaoud Redouane Dris was disqualified on Sunday for exceeding the weight limit the day before his Olympic 73 kg bout against Israeli Tohar…

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Sports Spain's Rafael Nadal returns to Hungary's Marton Fucsovics during their men's singles first round tennis match on Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 28, 2024. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)

Nadal Wins in Olympic Singles, Will Play Rival Djokovic Next

Rafael Nadal made a last-minute decision to play singles at the Paris Olympics on Sunday and won his first-round match against Marton Fucsovics 6-1, 4-6, 6-4…

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Sports (From L) Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes' British driver George Russell and McLaren's Australian driver Oscar Piastri pose on the podium after the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix at the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit in Spa on July 28, 2024. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)

Russell Holds Off Hamilton for Mercedes 1-2 at F1 Belgian Grand Prix

George Russell led a Mercedes one-two with Lewis Hamilton at the Belgian Grand Prix after pulling off an audacious one-stop strategy and keeping his teammate…

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Sports Paris 2024 Olympics - Swimming - Men's 100m Backstroke - Heats - Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France - July 28, 2024. Yazan Al Bawwab of Palestine reacts. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne Purchase Licensing Rights

Olympics-Swimming-Palestinian Flies the Flag in Paris Pool

Palestinian swimmer Yazan Al Bawwab's sole Olympic race lasted less than a minute but just being in the water was a statement in itself. The 24-year-old…

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Sports Luis Suárez of Inter Miami dribbles between defenders during the defending Leagues Cup champions' 2-0 victory over Puebla of Mexico - AFP

Messi-less Defending Champ Miami Wins Leagues Cup Opener

Defending champion Inter Miami, playing without injured star Lionel Messi, blanked Mexico's Puebla 2-0 at home on Saturday to begin defending their Leagues Cup…

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Sports Paris 2024 Olympics - Surfing - Women's Round 1 - Teahupo'o, Tahiti, French Polynesia - July 27, 2024. A rainbow is seen near the judging towers. Ben Thouard/Pool via REUTERS

Olympic Surfers Sleep on Cruise Ship in Tahiti, a 1st for the Games

Cardboard beds might be Paris' solution to providing athletes a place to sleep for the 2024 Olympics. But some 10,000 miles away in Tahiti, where the surfing…

Sports The sun sets over the Seine river next to the Louvre museum, at right, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Triathlon-Swimming Training Session Cancelled after Rain Lifts Pollution Levels in Seine

The Olympics' triathlon swimming training session scheduled for Sunday has been cancelled after recent heavy rain in Paris affected pollution levels in the…

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Sports 27 July 2024, France, Paris: Spanish tennis players Rafael Nadal (R) and Carlos Alcaraz celebrate after winning their men's doubles 1st round tennis match against Argentina's Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni at Roland-Garros on the first day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

Nadal Says Not Sure he'll Play Singles after Winning in Doubles with Alcaraz

Rafael Nadal is not sure whether he will compete in singles at the Paris Olympics, saying after he paired with Carlos Alcaraz to win their first-round doubles…

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Sports  Argentina's Ezequiel Fernandez celebrates after scoring during the men's Group B soccer match between Argentina and Iraq at the Lyon stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Decines, France. (AP)

Argentina Shakes off Chaos of Morocco Game by Beating Iraq 3-1

Argentina got its Olympic men's soccer campaign back on track by beating Iraq 3-1 on Saturday in Lyon. Argentina, one of the pre-tournament favorites,…

Sports United States' Coco Gauff and Lebron James travel along the Seine River in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP)

For Olympic Athletes Soaked by Rain at the Opening Ceremony, Getting Sick Isn’t a Concern

The Olympians were wet for hours. For some, it didn't matter. Others had to navigate the unexpected conditions and make the most of it. Athletes from around…

Sports  Paris 2024 Olympics - Paris, France - July 27, 2024. A general view of the balloon and Olympic cauldron in Jardin des Tuileries. (Reuters)

Olympic Cauldron to Rise into Paris Skies Each Night

The Olympic cauldron that made a stunning first flight at the Paris Games opening ceremony will sit on the ground during the day and rise again every evening. …

Sports  China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao pose on the podium after winning the gold of the shooting 10m air rifle mixed team during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 27, 2024. (AFP)

China’s Huang and Sheng Win First Gold of Paris Games at Air Rifle Mixed Team Event

China's Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao won the first gold medal of the Paris Games on Saturday in the 10 meters air rifle mixed team event. Keum Ji-hyeon and…

Sports Saudi athletes wave their country’s flag during the opening parade. (Saudi Olympic Committee)

Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony: Saudi Team Highlights Cultural Heritage

Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Saudi Olympic and Paralympic Committee, and his deputy, Prince Fahd bin Jalawi bin Abdulaziz, attended…

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Sports  Athletes of South Korea travel by boat along the Seine river during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP)

South Korea Expresses Regret after Its Athletes Introduced as North Korea at Opening Ceremony

South Korea expressed regret that its delegation of athletes at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony on Friday was introduced as from rival North Korea and has…

Sports  Members of delegations are seen during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on July 26, 2024. (AFP)

Flotilla on Seine, Rain and Celine Dion Mark Start of Paris Olympics

French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Olympic Games open on Friday after a soaking wet ceremony in which athletes were cheered by the crowd along the…

Sports Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Spectators are seen behind the Eiffel Tower ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics. (Reuters)

‘Flooding Rains’ Threaten to Dampen Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony

The Paris Olympics look likely to get off to a soggy start. Meteo-France, the French weather service, is predicting “flooding rains” Friday evening when the…

Sports The efforts of the sports system have combined to achieve the strategic goal assigned by Vision 2030 to the Quality of Life Program. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s Participation in Paris Olympics Part of Quality of Life Program, Al-Bakr Says

CEO of Saudi Arabia’s Quality of Life Program Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Bakr said on Friday the Kingdom’s participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is part of…

Sports Paris 2024 Olympics - Olympic Village Torch Relay - Olympic Village, Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Matthieu Garel, Emma Terho, Chair of the IOC Athletes' Commission, Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization and Filippo Grandi, Commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees pose before the Olympic Village Torch Relay. (Reuters)

Can Paris 2024 Be the Greenest Olympic Games Yet? 

With medals made of iron salvaged from Eiffel Tower refurbishments and stadium seating of recycled plastic, Paris 2024 aims to be the greenest Olympics yet. …

Sports Ukrainian canoeist Anastasiia Rybachok attends a training session ahead of traveling to Paris 2024 Olympic Games, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, at the Olympic training camp in Kyiv, Ukraine July 24, 2024. (Reuters)

For Ukrainian Athletes, Joy Mixes with Sorrow at the Paris Olympics 

For Ukrainian competitors in Paris for the Olympics, joy goes hand in hand with sorrow. Athletes are striving to enjoy the dream of competing at one of the…

Sports Spain's Rafael Nadal (L) and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz pose for pictures during a press conference at the Olympic Village, in Paris, on July 24, 2024, prior to take part in the men's singles tennis competition of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (AFP)

Nadal Trains Ahead of Doubles Opener Despite Injury Worries 

Rafa Nadal practiced alongside doubles partner Carlos Alcaraz at Roland Garros on Friday as doubts continued about the Spaniard's fitness ahead of the Olympic…