Host nation Russia will kick off next week's World Cup as the lowest-ranked of the 32 teams in the tournament. FIFA's monthly rankings has Russia dropping four places to No. 70, below Saudi...

Mexico became the first country to stage the FIFA World Cup™ finals for a second time when football's greatest show returned to the site of Brazil's 1970 triumph, but this time it was Argentina...

Jordie, Beauden and Scott Barrett will become the first trio of brothers to start a test for the All Blacks when they line up Saturday in the first of three matches against France at Auckland's Eden...

Belgium showed flashes of its attacking prowess Wednesday, beating Egypt 3-0 in a World Cup warmup with the help of goals from Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard in a dominant first half. Substitute...

Manchester United completed the signing of Porto defender Diogo Dalot on Wednesday. The Portugal under-21 international is the second acquisition in 24 hours for United manager Jose Mourinho,...

The two remaining men's quarterfinals suspended by rain will resume on Thursday at 12 p.m. local time....

At their peak, Russian hooligans felt like gods. “We’re on Mount Olympus right now and it had to be done,” is how one veteran hooligan from Moscow recounts his part in brawls...

Three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo will move from Ducati to Honda next season. Lorenzo will replace Dani Pedrosa, who is leaving the team after 13 seasons. The 31-year-old Lorenzo won...

Saudi Arabia will host three of the next five Italian Super Cups. The Italian league announced on Wednesday that the first match of the series will be held between Jan. 12 and 16 featuring Serie...

Nigeria will go into the World Cup on a five-match winless streak after losing its final warmup game to Czech Republic 1-0 on Wednesday. Czech defender Tomas Kalas scored after 25 minutes,...