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Organizers of 2026 FIFA World Cup start search for some 65,000 tournament volunteers

Organizers are looking for volunteers to help staff the 2026 FIFA World Cup. With 48 teams and 104 games across 16 venues in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. at the expanded soccer showcase, plenty of hand...

Aug 11, 2025

Spain replaces women's team coach Montse Tomé with Sonia Bermúdez

MADRID (AP) - Spain's women's national team is making a coaching change two weeks after reaching the final of the European Championship. Montse Tom will not have her contract renewed and will be repla...

Aug 11, 2025

Ski jumping's suit-cheating saga rolls on as 5 Norwegians are charged over 'manipulation'

OBERHOFEN, Switzerland (AP) - Two Olympic gold medalist ski jumpers and three staffers on the powerful Norway men's team were charged with ethics violations Monday after an investigation into alleged ...

Aug 11, 2025

Paramount will become the new home to all UFC events in the US under 7-year deal with TKO Group

NEW YORK (AP) - Paramount will become the new home to all Ultimate Fighting Championship events in the U.S. under a seven-year agreement with TKO Group announced on Monday. Under the deal, Paramount w...

Aug 11, 2025

Crystal Palace loses appeal against demotion by UEFA to third-tier Conference League

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) - Crystal Palace lost its appeal at sport's highest court on Monday against demotion to the third-tier Conference League because of breaching UEFA rules on club ownership wi...

Aug 11, 2025

Justin Rose rallies late and beats J.J. Spaun in Memphis playoff

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Justin Rose made up a three-shot deficit over the last five holes against hard-luck Tommy Fleetwood, and then made two birdies in a playoff against U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun ...

Aug 10, 2025

Clement hits ninth-inning homer as Blue Jays hold on to beat Dodgers 5-4

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani led off the game with his 41st homer, but Ernie Clement hit the tiebreaking homer leading off the ninth inning, and the American League-leading Toronto Blue Jays hung ...

Aug 10, 2025

Canada's Shapovalov falls to Italy's Nardi in second-round match at Cincinnati Open

CINCINNATI - Canada's Denis Shapovalov dropped a 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-4 decision to Italy's Luca Nardi on Sunday in second-round play at the Cincinnati Open. Shapovalov, from Richmond Hill, Ont., was seede...

Aug 10, 2025

Pawol breaks gender barrier, earns good reviews for her work behind the plate on historic weekend

ATLANTA (AP) - Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday's Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job. Considering Pawol became the first female umpire to work behind t...

Aug 10, 2025

Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team defeats El Salvador at IWBF Americas Cup

BOGOT - Arinn Young scored a game-high 41 points to lead the Canadian women's wheelchair basketball team to a 93-10 rout of El Salvador at the IWBF Americas Cup on Sunday. Elise Froese chipped in with...

Aug 10, 2025