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FIFA president Gianni Infantino in the stands before the World Cup quarterfinal between England and Norway in Miami on July 11
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 31, 2026
UEFA to boycott World Cup and FIFA tournaments over stake sale plans
In a statement that pulled no punches, Europe presented a united front to FIFA boss Gianni Infantino, whose proposal this week blindsided regional confederations and caused uproar.
McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates with the trophy after the Hungarian Grand Prix at in Mogyorod near Budapest on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 27, 2026
Lando Norris picks up first win of season at Hungarian Grand Prix
In the constructors¡¯ standings, Mercedes¡¯ lead over Ferrari was trimmed to 72 points from 73 after 11 of a potential 23 rounds.
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Jul 26, 2026
Lando Norris criticizes Formula One for placing business interests over sport
With drivers chafing at new regulations that have cramped their speed, the Briton told reporters ahead of Sunday¡¯s Hungarian round ?that Formula ?One could do better.
Fans pay their respects to former player and manager Kevin Keegan in Newcastle, England, on Monday .
SOCCER
Jul 21, 2026
Charismatic Keegan wore his heart on his sleeve, on and off the pitch
The former England forward, who has died of cancer at 75, combined charisma and impulsive passion with an ability to score the goals that mattered.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton celebrates with a trophy after winning the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on Sunday.
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Jun 15, 2026
Hamilton ends Antonelli¡¯s run with first win for Ferrari
Antonelli retired five laps from the end with an electrical shutdown while in second place and saw his lead over ?Hamilton slashed ?to 41 points.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc arrives ahead of practice at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on May 22.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jun 3, 2026
Leclerc confirms multi-year extension with Ferrari
Charles Leclerc has ?raced more times for Ferrari than any other driver in the team¡¯s history other than now-retired seven-time??world champion Michael Schumacher.
Southampton players celebrate scoring their second goal against Middlesbrough at St Mary's Stadium in Southampton, England, on Tuesday.
SOCCER
May 13, 2026
Southampton to play Hull at Wembley for Premier League place
Emotions were already running high after Middlesbrough accused Southampton ?of ?illegally spying on its training before the first leg at the ?Riverside Stadium.
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli (12) during the Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome on Saturday.
SOCCER
May 5, 2026
From paddock to pitch, Miami stadium races to prepare for World Cup after F1
The 65,000-capacity stadium in Miami Gardens, home of the Dolphins NFL team, will host seven of the 104 World Cup matches starting June 15.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli (front) races during the Formula One Miami Grand Prix in Miami on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
May 4, 2026
Antonelli takes third win in a row for Mercedes to stretch F1 lead in Miami
The youngest driver ever to lead the standings, Antonelli made more history as the first to take his first three career F1 wins in successive races.
Anthony Joshua is seen ringside ahead of the heavyweight fight between Tyson Fury and Arslanbek Makhmudov at Tottenham Hotspur stadium in London on April 11.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Apr 28, 2026
Joshua to make comeback fight in Riyadh in July before facing Fury
Former world heavyweight boxing champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have signed up for a long-awaited clash later ?this year, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Monday.
FIA President Mohammed ben Sulayem after qualifying at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Dec. 6
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Apr 20, 2026
FIA hails ¡®invaluable input¡¯ from drivers ahead of F1 rules meeting
Drivers have complained about the impact on racing and ?raised safety concerns from having to ease off the throttle early and coast into high-speed corners.
Aston Martin team principal Adrian Newey during a news conference in Melbourne on March 6
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 20, 2026
Aston Martin says Newey to stay as team principal amid media speculation
Motorsport.com reported the acclaimed designer would stand aside ?to focus on technical matters, with Wheatley returning to Britain from Audi¡¯s factory ?in Switzerland.
McLaren's British driver Lando Norris drives during the qualifying session ahead of the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai on Saturday.
SPORTS
Mar 15, 2026
F1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
The announcement had been widely expected and the races will not be replaced on the calendar next month.
Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in action during the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 12, 2026
Hamilton returns to scene of his first and only Ferrari win
Ferrari, which?last won a grand prix in 2024, was Mercedes¡¯ closest rival?in the Australian season-opener last weekend.
Max Verstappen prepares for the first practice session of the Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 10, 2026
Max Verstappen to race in Nurburgring 24 Hours in May
Verstappen has been critical of Formula One¡¯s new cars and engines and said in preseason testing he would be seeking fun in other series and forms of racing.?
Mechanics work on the car of Aston Martin's Lance Stroll in the pits during the Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 9, 2026
Optimistic to think Aston Martin could complete Chinese GP, says Alonso?
Fernando Alonso and teammate Lance Stroll both retired from the Melbourne race after problems with the power unit limited the amount of laps the drivers could complete.
Formula One preseason testing takes place at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, on Feb. 20.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 3, 2026
Formula One enters new era with excitement and uncertainty
For the first time in decades the chassis and power unit regulations have changed at the same time, a massive challenge even for the biggest teams.
Toyota Gazoo Racing's Henk Lategan and co-driver Brett Cummings compete in Stage 2 of the 48th edition of the Dakar Rally, between Yanbu and Al Ula in Saudi Arabia, on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jan 6, 2026
High five for Toyota but Al-Attiyah leads after Dakar second stage
Al-Attiyah ended the ?day seven seconds clear of Toyota¡¯s Seth Quintero.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen speaks with team consultant Helmut Marko ahead of the Italian Grand Prix last year.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 10, 2025
Red Bull consultant and Verstappen ally Helmut Marko to leave F1 team
The 82-year-old Austrian, an F1 driver in the 1970s and close confidant to the team¡¯s founder Dietrich Mateschitz, who died in 2022, also headed the Red Bull junior program.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen (center) stands between McLaren drivers Lando Norris (left) and Oscar Piastri after qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix in September.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 4, 2025
Formula One revs up for three-way title showdown
Norris is the favorite, as he sits 12 points clear of Verstappen and needs only to finish on the podium to secure his first title.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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