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Los Angeles, United States: Veteran defender Tim Ream will captain the United States at the World Cup, as the co-hosts seek to make a deep run at the tournament which kicks off in less than two...

Toluca, Mexico: Deportivo Toluca defeated fellow Mexican side Tigres UANL on penalties to lift the CONCACAF Champions Cup for a third time on Saturday. Toluca goalkeeper Luis Garcia was the hero,...

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool sacked manager Arne Slot on Saturday, saying the club were seeking a "change of direction", after a disastrous defence of their Premier League title. The Reds finished fifth in...

SYDNEY: Italian under-21 international Cristian Volpato is switching allegiance to Australia in an 11th-hour bid to make the World Cup starting in a fortnight, the Socceroos said on Friday. The...

BUDAPEST: Paris Saint-Germain stars Ousmane Dembele and Marquinhos insisted their team are ravenous for European glory ahead of Saturday's Champions League final clash with Arsenal after tasting...

BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi will captain Argentina at the World Cup, national coach Lionel Scaloni announced on Thursday as he unveiled his 26-man squad. Messi, 38, had not previously confirmed he...

LOS ANGELES: Victor Wembanyama scored 28 points as the San Antonio Spurs forced a decisive game seven in their thrilling NBA Western Conference finals series against Oklahoma City, leading throughout...

NEW DELHI: The most expensive player of the Indian Premier League, Rishabh Pant, has quit as captain of Lucknow Super Giants after it finished last in the T20 tournament, the team said on Friday. The...

Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Thousands of Muslims began to leave the holy city of Mecca on Friday after having completed the hajj pilgrimage in scorching heat and despite the shadow of war across the Middle...

NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's latest extraordinary innings was hailed by cricket greats on Thursday, as calls grow for the 15-year-old phenomenon to be propelled straight into the senior...

PARIS: Jannik Sinner said he ran out of energy and "hit the wall" as his 30-match winning run came to an abrupt halt in the second round of the French Open on Thursday. World number one Sinner, the...

Geneva:  Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned Thursday. The 11 hottest individual...

PARIS: Four-time champion Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina both eased into the French Open third round with straight-set wins as World No 2 Elena Rybakina crashed out on Wednesday. Swiatek, looking to...

THE HAGUE: Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has included Corinthians forward Memphis Depay in his World Cup squad announced on Wednesday, but Liverpool wing-back Jeremie Frimpong misses out. Depay, who...

DHARAMSHALA, India: Rajat Patidar led from the front with an unbeaten 93 to help defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru storm into the IPL final with a 92-run thrashing of Gujarat Titans on...

The goal scored by Teboho Mokoena for South African club Mamelodi Sundowns not only won the CAF Champions League final, it could ultimately be worth up to 20 million dollars. His unstoppable shot from...

MONTREAL: Kimi Antonelli said he regretted the power unit failure that took team-mate and title rival George Russell out of Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. Antonelli described it as "a shame" to...

 Around 20 people were injured at a luxury shopping complex in central Tokyo on Monday after a man sprayed a substance inside, police and fire department officials said. Tokyo police spokesman Yusuke...

 Israel's military on Monday warned residents of 10 villages, most of them in southern Lebanon, to evacuate their homes ahead of expected strikes against alleged Hezbollah targets. "In light of...

Paris, France: Neil FULTON Novak Djokovic will headline the opening day of Roland Garros on Sunday as the 24-time Grand Slam champion begins his latest tilt at history. Lifting the Coupe des...