WORLD CUP

Less is more.

Spain’s women’s team has received the support of a record crowd in its first home match since winning the World Cup title.

Spain’s new women’s coach Montse Tomé is set to hold a news conference in Gothenburg on Thursday, a day before her soccer team tries to put off-field distractions aside to play Sweden in the Nations League.

Most of Spain’s World Cup-winning players have ended their boycott of the women’s national team after the government intervened to help shape an agreement to make immediate structural changes at the country’s soccer federation.

The World Cup is over.

Germany has removed Hansi Flick as coach of the men’s national soccer team.

The U.S. played the bronze-medal game short-handed, and Canada sent the Americans home from the World Cup empty-handed.

There will be no gold medal for the U.S. at this World Cup.

The coach of Spain’s World Cup-winning women’s soccer team has been fired.

If there was a silver lining to the U.S. World Cup team losing to Lithuania, it’s that the Americans now know how painful it is to watch another national team celebrate in its face.

Luka Doncic and Slovenia are headed to the World Cup quarterfinals.

The Dominican Republic, Australia and Italy have advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup.

Roberto Mancini has been appointed coach of the Saudi Arabia national team.

Nicolas Batum has been part of France’s national team for about 15 years now.

Spain’s acting prime minister has greeted the country's Women’s World Cup champions at the presidential palace in Madrid and slammed the head of the Spanish soccer federation for kissing a team member on the lips without her consent.

Basketball’s World Cup starts on Friday, spread out over three nations.

That is the gamut of emotions Spain soccer player Olga Carmona had to go through on Sunday.

As part of their preparations for big tournaments in recent years such as this summer's World Cup, USA Basketball has been taking a few extra players to help in practices and workouts.

Anthony Edwards scored 21 points, Cam Johnson added 13 and USA Basketball never trailed Friday in a 108-86 win over Greece in a World Cup tune-up game for both teams.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday that the Women’s World Cup has “broken even” after generating more than $570 million in revenue but again dismissed suggestions for equal prize money with the men’s World Cup.

Giannis Antetokounmpo will not play for Greece at the Basketball World Cup that starts later this month.

One of those causes of concern is something that the U.S. has control of rectifying. The other it has no control of at all, and simply needs to monitor and stay ahead of.

Anthony Edwards and Cam Johnson each scored 15 points, and USA Basketball used a 20-0 run in the second half on the way to rolling past Puerto Rico 117-74 on Monday night in the first World Cup tune-up game for the Americans.

Three powerhouse teams play on the second day of the Women’s World Cup knockout stage and at least one of the best will be eliminated.

Forget about orange slices, players like Alex Morgan, Australia’s Katrina Gorry and Jamaica’s Cheyna Matthews are redefining what it means to be a “soccer mom.”.

Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has announced his retirement at age 45 after a career that included a World Cup title with Italy and a long list of trophies with Juventus.

The local Haitian-American community will be up early on Friday to root on 'Les Grenadiers' in the 2023 Women's World Cup.

Rose Lavelle says she hopes she’s a smarter player in the years since she was a breakout star for the U.S. in the 2019 Women’s World Cup final against the Netherlands.

The United States Women’s National Team is ready to bring home another World Cup trophy.

Lionel Messi, the 2022 World Cup winner and seven-time Ballon d’Or recipient as the world’s best player took part in a training session with Inter Miami CF for the first time on Tuesday morning.

Lionel Messi jogged a lap with his new teammates, took part in a warm-up drill of players making short passes in a tight circle, and before long tapped his left foot at a ball that wound up in the back of an open net.

Santiago Giménez scored after an electrifying sprint in the 88th minute, and Mexico won the CONCACAF Gold Cup championship for the record ninth time with a 1-0 victory over Panama.

The game is not going to be against the rival Mexico expected, but seven and a half months after the country’s worst performance in a World Cup in 44 years, Mexico will seek to restore a bit of its tarnished image when it plays the surprising Panama in the Gold Cup final.

The Women’s World Cup is right around the corner, and the United States Women’s National Team is ready to bring home their fifth title, and third trophy in a row.

The anti-discrimination “One Love” captain’s armband denied to teams at the men’s World Cup in Qatar will be worn at the Women’s World Cup next month in an amended version now approved by soccer authorities.

The Women's World Cup has an official song.

Sacramento assistant Jordi Fernandez is taking over for Nick Nurse as coach of the Canadian men’s basketball team that will compete at this summer’s World Cup, a person with knowledge of the decision said Tuesday.

Victor Wembanyama says he won’t play with France's national basketball team at this year's World Cup in order to protect his still developing body.

Missing out on Lionel Messi hasn’t slowed Saudi Arabia’s ambitious recruitment drive as the oil-rich kingdom tries to establish itself as a viable destination for the world’s top players.

Lionel Messi was supposed to be training alongside his Paris Saint-Germain teammates at the start of the week with his club embroiled in a tight French league title race.

A Brazilian dictionary has added “Pelé” as an adjective to use when describing someone who is “exceptional, incomparable, unique.”.

Dani Alves has testified in court and told the judge investigating a sexual assault accusation against him that he had consensual sex with the alleged victim.

When Lionel Messi was jeered by Paris Saint-Germain fans during last Sunday’s home defeat to Lyon, their relationship looked like it had reached breaking point.

A group of former players — including Aly Wagner and Brandi Chastain — has joined with global investment firm Sixth Street to bring a National Women’s Soccer League team to the San Francisco Bay Area.

While the women’s national team fought for and won its landmark equal pay contract with U.S. Soccer last spring, new players’ association officer Tierna Davidson believes there is so much more to be done.

Indonesia has been stripped of hosting rights for the Under-20 World Cup amid political turmoil regarding Israel’s participation.

New faces have dominated European Championship qualifying as Spain coach Luis de la Fuente swept aside Norway in his first game in charge and a Wales forward rescued a dramatic draw in his first international game.

Gio Reyna started in his first match with the U.S. after his parents disparaged then-coach Gregg Berhalter for his lack of playing time at the World Cup, a 7-1 rout of 173rd-ranked Grenada in the CONCACAF Nationals League at St. George’s.

Qatar says it has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year’s World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria.

Mikaela Shiffrin won her 21st career giant slalom at the World Cup Finals as the American standout ended the season with yet another record.

Gio Reyna has been elected by interim coach Anthony Hudson for the United States' CONCACAF Nations League matches against Grenada and El Salvador.

The expanded World Cup in North America has gotten even more supersized.

The U.S. Soccer Federation says Gregg Berhalter remains a candidate to stay on as men’s national team coach after a report by a law firm concluded he did not improperly withhold information about a 1992 domestic violence allegation involving the woman who later became his wife.

Mikaela Shiffrin has marked her 28th birthday with the appointment of a new personal head coach, just two days after she became the most successful World Cup skier in history.

A Swiss newspaper says a spying operation on behalf of World Cup host Qatar bugged a 2017 hotel meeting between FIFA president Gianni Infantino and Switzerland’s then-attorney general.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has surpassed Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark with a record 87th World Cup win.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has set the outright World Cup record for most career victories with 87 by winning a slalom.

Ingemar Stenmark says all this fuss over Mikaela Shiffrin as she approached his record of 86 World Cup skiing victories was beside the point.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has won her record-tying 86th World Cup race with victory in a giant slalom.

Research by players' union FIFPRO claims most players from last year's World Cup do not want the tournament to be held again in November and December.

Less than three months after Argentina won its third soccer World Cup trophy in Qatar, there is growing excitement about the possibility that the country could take home another major prize – an Academy Award.

Mikaela Shiffrin was in third place after the top 20 starters at a World Cup super-G and the American skier missed out on a record-tying 86th career victory.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin was in third place after her run in a World Cup super-G and missed out on a record-tying 86th career victory.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin dominated downhill training ahead of what could become another record-breaking weekend.

World Cup winner Lionel Messi has won FIFA’s Best Men’s Player award for 2022.

Former Germany great Jurgen Klinsmann has been hired to coach South Korea’s national soccer team.

Georgia lost, and then celebrated.

Sofia Goggia has raced toward another World Cup downhill title with a fifth win in her dominating season.

USA Basketball put together different rosters for all six World Cup qualifying windows, and coach Jim Boylen noticed the same two things with each of those groups.

Major League Soccer hopes to pick a 30th team by the end of the year.

A Spanish court has denied Dani Alves’ appeal to be freed on bail while the investigation of a sexual assault accusation against the Brazilian soccer player continues.

Major League Soccer is embarking on its 28th season with a new team in St. Louis City and a new media deal with Apple TV.

One gold.

Qatar plans to send 10,000 cabins and caravans from last year’s World Cup to provide shelter for survivors of the Turkish earthquakes.

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt won gold in the men’s downhill for his first career medal at a world championships.

Mother Nature and global warming are having just as much to say about when and where to hold ski races these days as the International Ski and Snowboard Federation.

World Cup winner Lionel Messi says in a radio interview aired on Monday that he regrets his testy exchanges with the Netherlands coach and players during their controversial quarterfinal in Qatar.

Mikaela Shiffrin will have to wait for at least five more weeks before tying the World Cup record for most career wins with 86.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has dominated a slalom for her 85th career victory to move within one of the World Cup record set by Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark in the 1980s.

Brandon Vazquez scored to lead a U.S. lineup with seven starters making their international debuts, but the Americans lost 2-1 to Serbia in their first match since the World Cup.

Mikaela Shiffrin has done quite a lot in only 12 years.

Mikaela Shiffrin's record 83rd World Cup victory is only the latest exploit by an American team that has been producing success after success on the circuit since Daron Rahlves and Bode Miller started it all off more than 20 years ago.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has won a record 83rd World Cup race.

Cristiano Ronaldo has failed to score in his Saudi Pro League debut for Al Nassr.

The El País newspaper says the woman who accused Dani Alves of sexual assault at a nightclub last year will not seek financial compensation from the Brazil soccer player.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of a record-breaking 83rd World Cup victory is still on hold.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of a record-breaking 83rd World Cup victory will go on for at least another day.

Former United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann says the fallout from the public dispute between coach Gregg Berhalter and the family of young star Gio Reyna is “obviously not looking good” for U.S. soccer.

Mikaela Shiffrin is set to continue her quest for a record-setting 83rd women’s Alpine skiing World Cup win next week.

American skier Mikaela Shiffrin has finished second to Olympic champion Petra Vlhova in a night slalom race, meaning she will have to wait for another chance to break the record for most wins on the women’s World Cup circuit.

Mikaela Shiffrin has matched Lindsey Vonn’s women’s World Cup skiing record with her 82nd win.

Marco Odermatt has carried his remarkable streak in giant slalom to another World Cup win at Adelboden.

Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Nassr has announced the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo, ending speculation about the five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s future.

Without question, 2022 will forever go down as a memorable one in the sports world with all that was achieved by athletes and teams around the world.

The world population is projected to be 7.9 billion people on New Year’s Day 2023, with nearly 74 million people added since New Year’s Day 2022.

Mikaela Shiffrin led Paula Moltzan for an American 1-2 finish in a night slalom to become the first ski racer with 50 World Cup wins in a single discipline.

A parade in Buenos Aires to celebrate the return of Argentina’s World Cup champion team was abruptly cut short as millions of people poured onto streets, highways and overpasses in a chaotic attempt to catch a glimpse of team members.

Alex Ovechkin is one of the happiest athletes around about Lionel Messi winning the World Cup with Argentina.

Thousands of people pack the streets of Miami Beach to celebrate Argentina's World Cup win.

On FIFA World Cup final day in Qatar, there is a wedding with a conflict in South Florida. The bride is from Argentina and the groom is from France.