Soccer

The network paid $200 million for the TV rights to next summer's tournament.

The goal against Costa Rica shouldn't have counted.

Bruce Arena's team has to beat Panama on Friday or will watch next year's World Cup from the couch.

Ronaldo has guarded his private life closely.

Megan Rapinoe kneeled during the anthem to speak out "for people that are oppressed." U.S. Soccer responded by creating a bylaw requiring players to stand.

Women were initially able to buy seats for Tuesday's qualifying match against Syria.

Eight U.S. senators are calling on FIFA to investigate alleged use of forced labor and potentially strip Russia of the right to host next year's tournament.

Lionel Messi's wedding is attracting huge interest and a heavy police presence in his Argentine hometown.

A new study of plays during the 2014 World Cup games finds protocols for head injury assessment weren't followed at least 60 percent of the time.

Soccer (or do you say football?) players move about the field like churned-up particles.

Koepka won the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills in Wisconsin.

The contest proposed by Israel would be largely symbolic, but the idea keeps resurfacing.

Cheick Tiote was a fan favorite during seven years at English Premier League side Newcastle United.

Real Madrid becomes the first team to successfully defend the European title in the Champions League era.

Bibiana Steinhaus will become the first female referee in the top tier of German men's soccer.

Schweinsteiger was frozen out by José Mourinho.

Seoul's Unification Ministry said Tuesday that North Korea must agree to protect South Korean players ahead of next month's AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifier in Pyongyang.

The coach said the team were denied permission to go to the U.S. for a tournament in Texas.

Bees are smart—don't underestimate them.

A Lyon supporter held a banner depicting a woman above the word "cuisine."

"The Muslim ban is just the latest example of someone who couldn't be more out of touch with our country."

Elite colleges including Harvard and Columbia are suspending athletes due to lewd private messages.

Craig McAllister, reportedly kidnapped by an Islamist group, appeared in an earlier hostage video in October.

The plane crashed on a wooded hillside near Medellin because the pilot failed to refuel.

Princeton, Columbia, Harvard, Amherst and Washington University in St. Louis have suspended men's teams or players from competing because of lewd messages that athletes allegedly exchanged.

An airport official raised concerns after checking the flight plan, report says.

Investigation launched into why plane carrying the Chapecoense team didn't meet international regulations for fuel contingencies.

Ronaldo scored three times in 3-0 win over Atletico on Saturday.

In the U.S. market, kick-off time is everything.

Documents showed women were ranked by sex appeal and attractiveness.