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Iran omits Sardar Azmoun from World Cup roster
Striker Sardar Azmoun was omitted from Iran's 26-man World Cup roster announced on Monday.,Azmoun has scored 57 goals in 91 national team appearances, but the 31-year-old was dropped from the squad in March. That reportedly stemmed from a social media post that Iranian officials took issue with duri...
Guillermo Ochoa makes Mexico's roster for record sixth World Cup
Goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa will represent Mexico in a record sixth World Cup appearance after being named to the country's 26-man roster on Monday by manager Javier Aguirre.,Ochoa, who turns 41 on July 13, will have a chance to establish the record along with Argentina's Lionel Messi and Portugal's...
Report: France's William Saliba could miss World Cup
Arsenal defender William Saliba is "very doubtful" for France's World Cup opener due to a back injury, ESPN reported Monday.,The 25-year-old center-back will undergo scans Monday to determine the extent of his injury, but the fear is he could miss the entire tournament in North America, per the repo...
Italy's Cristian Volpato switches eligibility, named to Australia's World Cup roster
Four years after declining an invitation to play for Australia, midfielder Cristian Volpato was named to the country's roster Sunday night for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.,Volpato, 22, was born in Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, but is a dual citizen of Australia and Italy. Having played for Ita...
MLB roundup: Yankees erupt for 13-run third to best Athletics
Ben Rice drove in four runs, and Trent Grisham and Max Schuemann each had two RBIs as the New York Yankees rode a 13-run third inning to a 13-8 victory over the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif., on Sunday., ,The Yankees sent 18 hitters to the plate and took a 13-3 lead in the third on 11 hits an...
Canada’s Marcelo Flores out of World Cup: ‘My ACL is gone’
Canadian midfielder Marcelo Flores will miss the World Cup after suffering an ACL tear over the weekend.,Flores plays for Mexican titans UANL Tigres and was on the pitch for the club's CONCACAF Champions Cup final Saturday against Toluca when he went down with a noncontact right leg injury. He appea...
Christian Pulisic breaks through, USMNT beat Senegal 3-2 in tune-up
The first of two friendlies for the U.S. men's national team before opening the 2026 FIFA World Cup on June 12 vs. Paraguay wasn't meant to be a definitive statement on the Americans' chances to advance to the knockout round.,But the 3-2 win against Senegal in Charlotte, N.C., on Sunday provided a h...
Visa issues delay South African team's departure for World Cup
The charter flight due to transport South Africa's World Cup team to Mexico on Sunday was grounded because of visa troubles.,The South Africans were expecting to travel to the Mexican city of Pachuca, where they will train, but not all players and officials had received their visas. The South Africa...
MLB roundup: Mariners slug 4 HRs, top D-backs for fifth straight win
Seattle slugged four solo home runs and Bryan Woo pitched seven scoreless innings as the host Mariners downed the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1 on Saturday for their fifth consecutive victory.,Julio Rodriguez, Luke Raley, Dominic Canzone and Colt Emerson went deep as the Mariners moved above .500 (30-29)...
CONCACAF Champions Cup: Toluca edge Tigres in penalty shootout for title
Luis Garcia stopped Juan Purata's shot in the seventh round of penalty kicks for a 6-5 edge, lifting host Toluca FC past Tigres UANL on Saturday night in the CONCACAF Champions Cup final after the Mexican teams played to a 1-1 draw through regulation and extra time.,Jorge Diaz's goal for Toluca at t...
Carolina Hurricanes or Vegas Golden Knights? Key Factors That Will Decide Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup Final is set. Explore three reasons why the Carolina Hurricanes can win and three reasons why the Vegas Golden Knights could lift the Cup....
Veteran D Tim Ream to captain U.S. at World Cup
Tim Ream will captain the U.S. men's national team at the upcoming World Cup.,Manager Mauricio Pochettino awarded the armband to the 38-year-old Charlotte FC defender on Saturday.,"I am so grateful he is with us -- he is a great captain not only (on the) field but more importantly off the field. He ...
MLB roundup: Pirates, White Sox, Mets, Rockies hit walk-off HRs
Bryan Reynolds' two-run walk-off home run lifted the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night.,The shot with one out in the ninth inning off Taylor Rogers (1-2) was Reynolds' second career walk-off blast.,Oneil Cruz also went deep for Pittsburgh, and Gregory Soto...
Promise David recovers from injury to make Canada's World Cup roster
Less than four months after undergoing surgery to repair a ruptured hip tendon, striker Promise David was named to Canada's roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday night.,David, 24, suffered the injury Feb. 21 while playing with Union SG of the Belgian Pro League. He was told recovery time woul...
For USMNT's Gio Reyna, four years have made difference
Plenty has changed in the four years since the last World Cup.,FIFA's global championship has added 16 teams to its field, which means 48 countries will compete in the United States, Mexico and Canada from June 11 to July 19. The schedule has returned to the traditional summer months as opposed to t...
Laetitia Beck fires career-best 63 for early lead at ShopRite LPGA
Laetitia Beck birdied five of her first nine holes and added three on the home stretch to set the pace at the first round of the ShopRite LPGA on Friday in Galloway, N.J.,Beck's bogey-free, 8-under-par 63 earned her a one-shot lead over Denmark's Nicole Broch Estrup. Briana Chacon, Germany's Polly M...
Reports: Nationwide buying 37% stake in Crew at $900M valuation
Nationwide Mutual Insurance has agreed to a deal to purchase a 37% stake in ownership of the Columbus Crew, according to multiple media reports.,The deal was reportedly made at a valuation of $900 million. It still needs to be approved by MLS' board of governors and is set to be finalized in the nex...
Kyle Larson among drivers seeking Music City breakthrough
Thirteen races.,That is how deep we are in a wild 2026 with a new format, and the baker's dozen also represents the halfway point of this wacky regular season.,How crazy is it?,For starters, defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson has unimaginably gone 37 consecutive regular-season points r...
SoFi Stadium workers set to vote on strike ahead of World Cup
With tensions between the union that represents 2,000-plus workers at SoFi Stadium and the stadium operators at their boiling point, Unite Here Local 11 has halted negotiations and authorized a strike vote, The Athletic reported Friday.,The vote is set to take place at the end of next week -- just o...
MLB roundup: Bases-loaded walk carries Jays past O's
Pinch hitter Yohendrick Pinango drew a tiebreaking bases-loaded walk in the eighth inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the host Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Thursday in the first matchup of the season between the American League East teams.,George Springer opened the Toronto eighth with a double, and a...