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World Cup ticket buyers discovering seats aren't together

Fans planning to attend the Women's World Cup in France are finding out that the seats they bought might not be together.

Pro women hockey players form union in step toward league

More than 200 of the world's top women's hockey players have formed a union, saying they must "stand together" if there is ...

Mona Barthel progresses as rain disrupts Nuremberg Cup

Rain disrupted play at the Nuremberg Cup on Monday, with Mona Barthel the only player to progress on the second day.

Fendrich on Tennis: 'Bienvenue a Paris,' Serena Williams

Welcome back to Paris, Serena Williams. The tennis world can't wait to find out exactly how that bothersome left knee is ...

Back on top: Nadal beats Djokovic for 9th Italian Open title

Rafael Nadal is right back where he wants to be. After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, ...

Pogacar, van der Breggen hold on to win Tour of California

Tadej Pogacar did the work necessary to win the Tour of California on the steep climb of Mt. Baldy. His team did the work it ...

Nadal gets his revenge over Tsitsipas; Djokovic up next

After losing in the semifinals of three straight clay-court tournaments, Rafael Nadal looked more like his old, dominant self ...

Lyon beats Barcelona 4-1 to win Women's Champions League

All Ada Hegerberg asks of her teammates is to put the ball in front of the goal. She'll do the rest. "We know each other's ...

Pogacar wins Stage 6 of Tour of California to take lead

UAE Team Emirates began its week at the Tour of California by sending home one of its riders upon learning that his name had ...

Nadal, Djokovic advance; Federer and Osaka withdraw injured

Rafael Nadal put away Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-0 at the Italian Open on Friday to reach the semifinals after conceding only ...

Penn State fencing assistant fired over groping allegation

A woman says she told Penn State University's head fencing coach that one of his assistants had groped her on a plane, but ...

Italian court convicts 4 for deadly Turin soccer stampede

Four young men have been convicted of the deaths of two women in a soccer stampede in the northern Italian city of Turin and ...

UEFA launch women's soccer strategy plan ahead of World Cup

With the World Cup looming and women's soccer gaining ground around Europe, UEFA launched a new five-year plan for the sport ...

Carli Lloyd helps US to 5-0 win over New Zealand

Carli Lloyd left no doubt. She hates her role as a super sub for the U.S. women's national team. "If I liked coming off the ...

Cortina, van der Breggen win Tour of California stages

Team Bahrain-Merida spent most of the fifth stage at the Tour of California at the front of the peloton, setting a hard pace ...

Umar Kremlev

Russian boxing powerbroker says govt not backing $16M offer

The Russian boxing powerbroker behind a $16 million offer aimed at keeping the sport in the Olympics has denied the ...

Maria Sharapova

Maria Sharapova out of French Open, citing right shoulder

Two-time French Open champion Maria Sharapova pulled out of the year's second Grand Slam tournament on Tuesday because of her ...

Bareman: FIFA takes positive steps in women's game strategy

When FIFA released its global strategy for women's soccer last year, it was met with some skepticism. But the sport's ...

Italy's men are starting to matter in tennis like its women

After four decades of dormancy, male tennis players in Italy are finally showing signs of becoming as good as the women have ...

Skier Lindsey Vonn wins prestigious Spanish prize

Retired American Alpine skier Lindsey Vonn has won Spain's Princess of Asturias award for sports. The judges said on ...