The Dallas City Council is expected to approve an agreement with the Dallas Sports Commission this week to help coordinate ...

The Dallas City Council on Wednesday approved an agreement with a nonprofit group overseeing planning efforts ahead of the ...

DALLAS — Dallas City Council Wednesday approved an agreement that will help the nonprofit group that’s planning for the 2026 ...

Pierluigi Collina, chairman of FIFA's Referees Committee, proposed a significant change to penalty kicks: a "single-attempt" rule. This would eliminate rebounds, similar to penalty shootouts, aiming ...

What are Covers’ free World Cup picks and predictions? Covers’ expert soccer betting analysts have more than 25 years of experience making smart soccer picks, and the 2022 World Cup is no ...

The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup has taken a dramatic turn, as three national soccer federations have been banned from ...

President Trump’s moves to pause refugee resettlement, freeze foreign aid and suspend funds to promote democracy have added more chaos to one of the world’s most urgent humanitarian crises.

With less than 500 days until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Miami is ramping up preparations to welcome an estimated 600,000 fans to South Florida next summer. The new CEO of the Miami Host Committee spoke ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world. Lena Schilling, the youngest lawmaker in ...

The FA Cup has been around for more than 150 years, and the sport has evolved quite a bit between the Wanderers’ 1871-72 triumph over the Royal Engineers and the Manchester derbies staged over the ...

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