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Japan leaves injured Kaoru Mitoma off World Cup roster
Japan left injured midfielder Kaoru Mitoma off the 26-man World Cup roster announced by coach Hajime Moriyasu on Friday.,Mitoma suffered a hamstring injury during Brighton's Premier League match against Leeds on Saturday, leaving his World Cup status in serious doubt. That was confirmed with Friday'...
Romelu Lukaku makes Belgium's World Cup roster
Romelu Lukaku was named to Belgium's 26-man World Cup roster on Friday despite the team's all-time leading scorer being limited to only five appearances for Napoli this season due to injuries.,Lukaku, 33, has 89 goals in 124 appearances for Belgium, but has not featured for the Red Devils since June...
Padres vie for Vedder Cup in road series vs. Mariners
The San Diego Padres won't have to worry about Cal Raleigh this weekend in Seattle.,The Mariners' slugger, who set multiple records with 60 home runs last season, was placed on the 10-day injured list for the first time in his career Thursday with a strained right oblique.,That means he'll miss the ...
MLB roundup: White Sox move above .500 for first time since 2023
Randal Grichuk drove in four runs to lift the White Sox to a 6-2 win over the visiting Kansas City Royals on Thursday, moving Chicago above .500 for the first time since winning its 2023 opener.,Grichuk hit a two-run home run in the first inning and then drove in two more with a single in third as C...
Chris Wood set to captain New Zealand's World Cup squad
New Zealand announced the 26-man squad for its third World Cup appearance in history on Thursday.,Notably, Nottingham Forest forward Chris Wood and Braintree Town's Tommy Smith will become the first players in New Zealand history to make multiple World Cup squads. Both were also on the 2010 squad, w...
Boston, Philly to welcome World Cup tailgating -- for ticket holders only
The cities of Boston and Philadelphia will be hosting World Cup matches in a few short weeks, but when they do, they'll insist that a certain essential gameday activity, namely tailgating, has a different look.,Officials for both venues revealed on Wednesday that tailgating will be restricted to tic...
Japan's Kaoru Mitoma (hamstring) uncertain for World Cup
Kaoru Mitoma's availability to play for Japan in the World Cup is uncertain after the Brighton midfielder suffered a hamstring injury last weekend.,Mitoma will miss Brighton's final two matches of the Premier League season, beginning with Saturday's game at Leeds. ,"Regarding the World Cup, I'm not ...
Mbappe leads France's World Cup roster; Camavinga, Chevalier left off
France's World Cup roster reveal on Thursday included a star-studded assortment of talent, with Real Madrid infielder Eduardo Camavinga arguably the most notable omission.,Currently No. 1 in the FIFA Men's World Ranking, France are one of the clear pre-tournament favorites with manager Didier Descha...
DHS secretary says ICE will be at World Cup to 'do our job'
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be at the FIFA World Cup to their job but not to "round up mass individuals," Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said in an interview with CBS News.,Mullin, in the interview on Tuesday, was asked if ICE's role at the world soccer showcase --...
World Cup halftime show features Madonna, Shakira, BTS
Madonna, Shakira and K-pop group BTS will headline the first halftime show in the 96-year history of the FIFA World Cup.,They will star in a Super Bowl-style halftime show curated by Coldplay singer Chris Martin during the break in the tournament final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherfor...
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani lowers ERA to 0.82 as Dodgers blank Giants
Shohei Ohtani pitched seven scoreless innings, Santiago Espinal and Mookie Betts hit back-to-back home runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-0 victory over the visiting San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.,Teoscar Hernandez and Alex Call also drove in runs in a new-...
United States temporarily halts visa bonds for specific World Cup ticket-holders
Ticket-holders from specific countries will not be required to pay a bond to attend World Cup matches this summer in the United States, a Trump Administration representative announced Wednesday.,Citizens of 50 countries -- including World Cup competitors Algeria, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Senegal and...
NFLPA taking notice of grass surfaces for World Cup
NFL players have their eyes on how soccer players are being treated for the World Cup. And they see grass fields being rolled in.,NFL Players Association executive director JC Tretter is well aware that seven stadiums which house NFL teams are removing artificial turf and installing the softer grass...
New York, New Jersey reduce bus, train fares for World Cup
It's going to cost less than previously announced to get from New York City to New Jersey for the World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium this summer.,The bus service run by the host committee, originally announced as an $80 round-trip ticket, will now cost $20, according to an announcement from New Yo...
Chucky Lozano not included on Mexico's provisional World Cup roster
Mexican veteran Hirving "Chucky" Lozano was not included on the 55-man provisional roster for this summer's World Cup released on Wednesday by national team manager Javier Aguirre.,Lozano, 30, has 18 goals in 75 appearances since his debut with the senior Mexican national team in February 2016. He's...
England's Ben White avoids surgery, but World Cup status in doubt
England defender Ben White will not require surgery for a knee injury suffered on Sunday, but his season for Arsenal is over and his status for next month's World Cup is in significant doubt.,Arsenal confirmed Tuesday that White had suffered a "significant medial knee ligament injury" during the tea...
Alexander Isak, Viktor Gyokeres make Sweden's World Cup roster
Sweden coach Graham Potter announced that Liverpool forward Alexander Isak and Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres have made the team's World Cup roster, while Tottenham forward Dejan Kulusevski was left off the 26-player squad.,Isak has endured an injury-plagued season at Liverpool, having starting onl...
White House: No visa issues for Iraq's World Cup team
The White House refuted reports that the United States denied visas for five members of Iraq's national team ahead of next month's World Cup.,The State Department sent a statement Wednesday to Front Office Sports in response to online reports involving five players, including Luton Town forward Ali ...
New captain Jim Furyk wants U.S. to 'evolve' its Ryder Cup machine
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Jim Furyk spoke at length about his goals for the United States Ryder Cup team in his first large-scale press conference since being named the captain for 2027.,Put simply, they can be grouped into two buckets. Short term: Win on foreign soil at Adare Manor. Long term: Build o...
MLB roundup: Pirates' Paul Skenes takes no-hitter into 7th vs. Rockies
Paul Skenes flirted with a no-hitter for the second consecutive start, striking out 10 and allowing two hits over eight scoreless innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 3-1 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies on Tuesday., ,Skenes (6-2), the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, hel...