3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (666+ words) PHILADELPHIA — Discussions about major leaguers playing in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics baseball tournament remain in the early stages, with players used to top hotels wanting to be assured of their accommodations. Major League Baseball has envisioned an extended 11-day All-Star…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (83+ words) China Daily Olympic diving champion to christen cruise ship - Mainland Olympic athletess showcase skill sets in Hong Kong - Memory lane: Visits of mainland's Olympic delegations to HK - Athletes missing gold still shine for history books - WHO and CISS team up…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (706+ words) Twenty-five years ago, Beijing won the right to host the Olympic Games. It marked the beginning of an extraordinary Olympic journey for China. For me, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games became one of the defining moments of my life as an…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (912+ words) When Vietnamese athlete Nguyen Thanh Hien Linh stepped into her first virtual taekwondo competition in Singapore in 2024, she had little idea what she was doing. "I was just kicking into the air," recalled the 21-year-old. Despite her background as an…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago  (207+ words) MIAMI, United States - England booked its place in the World Cup semifinals on Saturday, coming from behind to edge Norway 2-1 thanks to a brace from Jude Bellingham. The Real Madrid star scored a first half stoppage-time equalizer before pouncing again…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (147+ words) KANSAS CITY, United States - Julian Alvarez and Lautaro Martinez scored in extra time as Argentina advanced to the World Cup semifinals on Saturday with a 3-1 win over 10-man Switzerland. Alexis Mac Allister put the defending champion ahead by meeting Lionel…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (332+ words) The United States' World Cup campaign took an extraordinary turn on Sunday, when FIFA made the unprecedented decision to suspend Folarin Balogun's automatic red-card ban, clearing the striker to face Belgium in Monday's last-16 clash after US President Donald Trump…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (346+ words) There's not usually a clock ticking down in tennis. Yet, for Coco Gauff at Wimbledon on Sunday, the All England Club's 11 pm curfew made it seem like there was. And Gauff hit the winning shot at the buzzer. Two minutes…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (637+ words) MIAMI, United States -- Lionel Messi scored his 20th World Cup goal as Argentina reached the World Cup round of 16 with a dramatic 3-2 win over Cabo Verde after extra time on Friday. The reigning champion took the lead through Messi's early strike…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (781+ words) TORONTO — Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first World Cup knockout-stage goal of his career, Goncalo Ramos netted a stoppage-time header and Portugal got a lucky last-second break on a VAR offside call to beat Croatia 2-1 on Thursday and set up a…...