World Jul 08

Trump took credit Monday for FIFA’s decision — unprecedented in modern World Cup history — to let United States forward Folarin Balogun play Monday against Belgium despite getting a red card in the team’s previous game.

World Jul 06

"Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not," UEFA said, adding "the integrity of the game is at stake and the credibility of a competition is undermined."…

World Mar 12

Iranian leaders said earlier this week that it’s “not possible” for the country to participate in the World Cup.

World Mar 04

How the Iran war will affect the world's most watched sporting event is the latest issue facing organizers already grappling with cartel violence in one of Mexico's host cities, scaled-back plans for fan festivals in the U.S. and criticism from…

World Mar 02

Iran’s place at the men’s World Cup in three months’ time was put in doubt Monday amid an escalating Middle East conflict sparked by the soccer tournament's co-host the United States.

World Feb 10

The United States is “still a very welcoming place,” Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Olympics, which have been a focus of global concern about the country’s political direction.

World Jan 30

Vonn lost control when landing a jump in a World Cup race and ended up tangled in the safety nets.

World Sep 25

European soccer body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, people familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press.

World Jul 16

Tournament soccer in June and July is a tradition going back to the first World Cup in 1930.

World Jul 10

The court's 17-judge highest chamber says Semenya had her rights to a fair hearing violated at Switzerland's Supreme Court where she had appealed against a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in favor of track and field's World…