USA Basketball learns its groupings for the Paris Olympics. Tough draws await the men and women
USA Basketballโs menโs team is assured of seeing Serbia and South Sudan in the group stage of the Paris Olympics, while the U.S. women are guaranteed of a gold-medal-game rematch against Japan in France this summer.
Saudi Arabia launches formal bid to host 2034 World Cup in FIFA contest effectively already won
Saudi Arabia has launched its formal bid campaign to host the 2034 World Cup, in a race that basically became a formality last October when the oil-rich kingdom was the only candidate to enter the contest.
Spain women's coach set to speak on eve of Sweden game amid month-long crisis at Spanish federation
Spainโs new womenโs coach Montse Tomรฉ 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 women's players end boycott of national soccer team after government intervenes
Most of Spainโs World Cup-winning players have ended their boycott of the womenโs national team after the government intervened to help shape an agreement to make immediate structural changes at the countryโs soccer federation.
Spain's acting prime minister criticizes federation head for kissing player from World Cup champs
Spainโs acting prime minister has greeted the country's Womenโs 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.
FIFA head Infantino says Women's World Cup breaks even but plays down calls for equal prize money
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday that the Womenโs World Cup has โbroken evenโ after generating more than $570 million in revenue but again dismissed suggestions for equal prize money with the menโs World Cup.
Lionel Messi takes to the practice field for 1st time since signing with Inter Miami
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.
Mexico seeks a Gold Cup championship against Panama in redemption tour after disappointing World Cup
The game is not going to be against the rival Mexico expected, but seven and a half months after the countryโs 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.
FIFA allows anti-discrimination captain's armbands at Women's World Cup after standoff in Qatar
The anti-discrimination โOne Loveโ captainโs armband denied to teams at the menโs World Cup in Qatar will be worn at the Womenโs World Cup next month in an amended version now approved by soccer authorities.
Reyna starts 1st match for US since Berhalter flap, 7-1 rout
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. Georgeโs.