Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep needed strong French Open showings to hold onto their top rankings. They did just that, becoming the first pair of ATP and WTA No. 1s to both win the title at Roland...

Spain’s reputation as the great underachiever in world football was a characteristic it desperately wanted to ditch. Adopting quick-passing tiki-taka tactics, Spain won the 2008 European...

FIFA is preparing to choose between Morocco and a joint North American bid to host the 2026 World Cup. More than 200 national football federations are to set to vote at around midday local time...

  Birkirkara and Gzira United had a relatively good draw on Tuesday in the Preliminary round of the Europa League.  Birkirkara were drawn to face KI Klaksvik of the Faroe Islands,...

The European border agency says it will deploy 20 border control officers from across Europe to Poland to assist in the smooth and safe passage of thousands of fans going to World Cup matches in...

Manchester United has been rated by Forbes as the world's most valuable soccer team for the second straight year. The team's worth increased to $4.12 billion from $3.69 billion a year...

Atletico Madrid says it has reached a deal to sign France international Thomas Lemar from Monaco. Atletico announced Tuesday it has a "preliminary agreement" with Monaco and "both clubs will...

Mohamed Salah joined the rest of Egypt's World Cup squad for warmup drills Tuesday and dribbled for the first time since injuring his left shoulder in last month's Champions League...

A capsule look at 10 top contenders for the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills on June 14-17 (listed in predicted order of finish): RORY MCILROY Age: 29. Country: Northern...

Triple Crown winner Justify will get a well-deserved break and then race again this year, although no date or location has been targeted yet after the colt came out of his Belmont Stakes victory in...