Marta became the leading scorer in the history of the men's and women's World Cups Tuesday after firing home the penalty that downed Italy and secured Brazil's place in the last 16 of this year's tournament in France.
The banned ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini was held for questioning Tuesday in connection with a criminal probe into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.
A year later, Argentina are again facing the prospect of an early elimination.
Chile's experienced Copa America team proved too good for Japan's young squad.
Kosovare Asllani and Madelen Janogy scored late on as fancied Sweden labored to a 2-0 victory over women’s World Cup debutants Chile in their Group F...
Paulo Fonseca was named the new Roma coach Tuesday, as the Serie A club look to bounce back from a traumatic season that saw them go through two managers and...
Lionel Messi was the world’s highest paid athlete over the past year, Forbes reported Tuesday in its annual sporting rich list.
Argentina held former champions Japan to a 0-0 draw Monday to earn its first ever point in the Women’s World Cup.
Roger Federer began his run-up to Wimbledon with a win as he beat Australian John Millman in straight sets to reach the second round of the ATP tournament in...
It has been more than 15 years since Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic began their collection of Grand Slam titles and the bad news for anyone...
The saga is over.
British heavyweight Tyson Fury made quick work of German Tom Schwarz Saturday as he danced and jabbed his way to a dominant second-round TKO before finishing...
Olympic 800-meter champion Caster Semenya has accused the global athletics governing body of using her as a human guinea pig, as it emerged that the IAAF had...
Few Stanley Cup trophies have ever been as heavy as the one earned Wednesday by the St. Louis Blues, who lifted the weight of a championship-starved city that...
MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez won his home Grand Prix of Catalunya Sunday after Honda teammate Jorge Lorenzo took out the Spaniard’s main rivals in a...
Double Formula One champion Fernando Alonso struck lucky and won the Le Mans 24 Hours sports car race for the second year in a row Sunday with Toyota...
Former UEFA president Michel Platini always opposed the introduction of technology in football because he felt that, once it gained a foothold, it would...
Portugal’s victory in the inaugural Nations League sparked celebrations long into the night in Porto Sunday, but the hosts were far from the only ones happy...
Turkey lodged a formal protest Monday against authorities in Iceland over the way its national football team was treated on its arrival for a European...
A Nikita Parris penalty set England on their way to a 2-1 win over Scotland in Nice to open their women’s World Cup campaign after Italy and Brazil both...
England’s keeper Jordan Pickford scored and saved in a shootout as they beat Switzerland 6-5 on penalties to finish third in the Nations League Sunday after...
Portugal added the inaugural Nations League title to their Euro 2016 triumph as Goncalo Guedes’s strike on the hour won an underwhelming final 1-0 against the...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was in the wedding party as Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil tied the knot Friday.
Hosts France laid down a marker in the opening game of the women's World Cup as towering defender Wendie Renard scored twice in a rampant 4-0 win over South...
Nike Inc. is “very concerned” about a rape accusation against Brazilian football star Neymar, the world’s largest sportswear maker said Thursday
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is on the verge of making his first signing as Manchester United manager after the club reached an agreement Friday to bring in speedy...
Ronald Koeman’s Netherlands team continued their impressive renaissance Thursday by earning a place in the inaugural Nations League final with a 3-1 triumph...
Before England’s Nations League semifinal against the Netherlands, manager Gareth Southgate made it clear that his team were taking the new tournament very...
Real Madrid have agreed a deal to sign Eden Hazard from Chelsea on a five-year contract, the La Liga club said in a statement Friday.
Soccer star Neymar testified for almost two hours in Rio de Janeiro's police headquarters Thursday in a cybercrimes investigation linked to a woman's rape...
Netherlands capitalised on two defensive mix-ups by England in extra-time to win their Nations League semi-final 3-1 on Thursday and reach the showpiece...
Premier League champions Manchester City have appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over an investigation by European soccer body UEFA into...
Chelsea forward Eden Hazard is set to join Real Madrid after a deal worth 100 million euros ($112.
Mastercard has canceled an advertising campaign featuring Brazilian soccer star Neymar, after a woman accused him of raping her in a Paris hotel, newspaper O...
The United States may be favourites to retain their Women's World Cup title but the rapid development of the game globally means they will face a tougher...
Brazil star Neymar has been ruled out of the Copa America after tearing ankle ligaments during his country's 2-0 win over Qatar in a pre-tournament friendly,...
Gianni Infantino was re-elected FIFA president unopposed at the congress of world football's governing body in Paris Wednesday as he claimed to have turned...