Switzerland’s World Cup prospects are one of the hardest to predict, and also the most intriguing. Currently ranked No. 6, the Swiss have enough talented players in the peak years of their...

Swansea has hired former Ostersund coach Graham Potter as its manager, hoping he can take the club back to the Premier League. Swansea says the 43-year-old Englishman has signed a three-year deal...

Mercedes arrived at the Canadian Grand Prix without the correct tires or an expected engine upgrade and left Montreal trailing in the Formula One championship standings. Ferrari returned to the...

A quarterfinalist at the World Cup four years ago, Costa Rica has high standards to match in Russia. The Central American nation, with a population of just under 5 million people, won a group in...

Dustin Johnson emphatically reclaimed the No. 1 ranking Sunday, holing out for eagle from 170 yards on the final hole for a six-stroke victory in the St. Jude Classic. Johnson shot a 4-under 66...

Rafael Nadal's 11th French Open title raised his Grand Slam trophy count to 17, three away from the men's record held by Roger Federer. That doesn't necessarily mean Nadal is fixated on catching...

Brazil is shaking off the embarrassment of losing 7-1 to Germany in its home World Cup. Since Tite took over as coach in 2016, the five-time world champions have become a winning machine again...

Leaders of North American and Moroccan bids to host the 2026 World Cup are pitching their plans to FIFA voters. Both candidates in Wednesday's vote are spending Monday on a busy tour of meetings...

Barcelona says it has agreed to sell forward Gerard Deulofeu to Premier League club Watford, where he played on loan the second half of last season. Barcelona says it will receive 13 million...

The path to glory can be a painful one. Ronaldo, one of Brazil’s greatest strikers, can attest to that. The big question at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan centered on Ronaldo...