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The ASEAN Championship 2026 semifinals bring together the only four nations ever to win the tournament. Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia now enter two-leg ties shaped...
Arsenal begin the 2026-27 Premier League season as defending champions, but Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea all enter with reasons to believe. We rank...
Algeria made history by qualifying for the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time, while Morocco secured a second consecutive appearance after both North African...
FIFA has escalated its defense of Gianni Infantino, warning of a concerted effort to undermine its president as the fallout from the failed World Cup investment...
Jorge Messi, the father and longtime adviser of Lionel Messi, has died at 68 in Rosario after a long illness. Barcelona, Newell’s Old Boys, Real Madrid...
Pavithran Gunalan’s decisive header earned Malaysia a tense 1-0 victory over the Philippines, secured second place in Group B and set up a semifinal against Vietnam.
Worachit Kanitsribumphen and Jehhanafee Mamah converted penalties as Thailand beat Myanmar 2-0, won Group B with a perfect record and secured a semifinal against Singapore.
Burnley and Barnsley survived tense penalty shootouts while Blackburn Rovers, Lincoln City, Bradford City, Crewe Alexandra and Fleetwood Town also advanced from the Carabao Cup Round...
Liverpool have moved for Barcelona captain Ronald Araújo on a surprise season-long loan, giving Andoni Iraola an experienced center back after Ibrahima Konaté’s departure.
Gerónimo Rulli is set to return to Manchester City a decade after his first spell, with James Trafford’s £40 million move to Leeds opening the door...
FIFA has handed Argentina major disciplinary sanctions after the 2026 World Cup final brawl, including a 10-game suspension for Leandro...
Gianni Infantino is facing the most serious political challenge of his FIFA presidency as UEFA, the AFC and CONCACAF discuss...
AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa has hit back at Qatar after its football federation challenged the confederation’s stance...
The Lakers are entering another major transition, with a reported $12.5 billion ownership deal arriving as LeBron James departs and...
The NBA has released its full 2026-27 schedule, with LeBron James opening his 76ers career against the defending champion Knicks,...
LeBron James will begin his Philadelphia 76ers era against the defending champion New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden before...
Tim Seifert powered Manchester Super Giants toward the title before Mohammad Amir’s late burst created panic and Liam Dawson settled...
Paul Walter and Heinrich Klaasen powered Manchester Super Giants to 186 before Josh Tongue’s four wickets and Zak Crawley’s costly...
MI London survived a remarkable Birmingham Phoenix comeback to win by two runs at Edgbaston, but the victory was nowhere...
Guyana Amazon Warriors recovered from 29 for eight, defended a total of 85, and defeated San Francisco Unicorns by six...
Tim Robinson struck an unbeaten 68 as San Francisco Unicorns defeated Desert Vipers by eight wickets in the Global Super...
Brody Couch rescued Perth Scorchers XI with 43 before five spin options dismantled Guyana Amazon Warriors for 121 in a...
Galle Gallants are the 2026 Lanka Premier League champions after defeating Jaffna Kings by five wickets, chasing 124 in 15.5...
Galle Gallants and Jaffna Kings meet in the Lanka Premier League 2026 final after three dramatic clashes this season, with...
Sam Harper’s commanding 77 and Charith Asalanka’s composed 59 carried Galle Gallants past Colombo Kaps and into the LPL 2026...
Wimbledon attracted a record 550,151 spectators and generated 4.8 billion social media impressions in 2026. Dry weather, Arthur Fery’s semifinal...
From Spencer Gore and William Renshaw to Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Jannik Sinner, discover how every Wimbledon...
Guo Hanyu and Kristina Mladenovic turned a new partnership into Wimbledon glory, defeating Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani in a...