Football

Eugenie Le Sommer netted a brace to lead France to a 4-0 victory over debutants Morocco in their last-16 match at the Women’s World Cup, and into the quarter-finals ...

Chelsea’s new signing Christopher Nkunku is set to be sidelined for an “extended period” after the French forward underwent surgery for a knee injury, the Premier League club said ...

A second-half goal by Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Tuesday and carried the South Americans to their first Women’s World Cup quarter-final. The ...

AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho has denied a breakdown in his relationship with the Italian club’s hierarchy over their failure to sign a striker as cover for the injured ...

Co-hosts Australia welcomed captain Sam Kerr to the fray for the first time in the tournament as they beat Denmark 2-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Women’s World ...

England dumped Nigeria out of the Women’s World Cup in a last-16 penalty shootout on Monday with Chloe Kelly scoring the decisive spot-kick, following a 0-0 draw over 120 nerve-jangling ...

The United States came to the Women’s World Cup bullish about their chances of winning an unprecedented third consecutive title but their round-of-16 exit at the hands of Sweden ...

Arsenal beat Manchester City 4-1 in a penalty shootout to win the Community Shield on Sunday and strike the first blow in this season’s rivalry between the two clubs. ...

Arsenal are determined to fight for all trophies in the new season as the Premier League runners-up begin their 2023-24 campaign against treble winners Manchester City in the Community Shield, ...

Manchester United have signed Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund from Serie A side Atalanta on a five-year contract until 2028, the Premier League club said on Saturday. Financial details were not disclosed ...

Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol has joined Premier League champions Manchester City from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig on a five-year deal, the treble winners announced on Saturday. British media said Gvardiol ...

Hinata Miyazawa scored her fifth goal of the tournament as Japan beat Norway 3-1 in a clash of former champions on Saturday to reach the quarter-finals of the Women’s ...

Aitana Bonmati netted two well-crafted goals as Spain thrashed Switzerland 5-1 at the Women’s World Cup on Saturday to clinch a quarter-final berth for the first time in their ...

After Jamaica clinched a spot in the last 16 of the Women’s World Cup at the expense of soccer giants Brazil on Wednesday, one reporter suggested it made the Reggae ...

FIFA said on Friday it is investigating allegations of misconduct involving the Zambia team at the Women’s World Cup, after the Guardian reported coach Bruce Mwape had allegedly rubbed ...

Erick Callejas may be just 10 years old – and a lot shorter than the other participants on the football pitch – but he has no qualms enforcing the rules as one of ...

Following are 10 of the top Premier League signings ahead of the 2023-24 season: 1) DECLAN RICE (WEST HAM UNITED TO ARSENAL – 105 MILLION POUNDS) Arsenal signed England international Rice on a long-term ...

Twice former winners Germany crashed out in the opening phase of the Women’s World Cup for the first time after being held to a 1-1 draw with South Korea ...

Lionel Messi scored two more goals, giving him five in three matches for Inter Miami, as he led the Herons to a 3-1 win over Orlando City on Wednesday in ...

Arsenal’s Brazil striker Gabriel Jesus will be out of action for the next few weeks after undergoing a procedure on his knee that was related to his injury at ...

Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has retired from football, the 45-year-old announced on Wednesday, after 28 years in which he reached exceptional milestones for club and country. Buffon, who in 2006 lifted the ...

Thembi Kgatlana scored a last-gasp winner to give South Africa their first ever Women’s World Cup win with a 3-2 victory over Italy that sent them through to the ...

Lauren James shone again with two fine goals as England put in their best performance of the Women’s World Cup so far to sweep aside China 6-1 on Tuesday ...

The U.S. women’s national team struggled to a startling 0-0 tie with Portugal in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday to advance to the knockout round of the Women’...