
The Guardian - 1 hour 50 min ago
DFB rejects vice-president G ttlich's plea to make stand Our goal is to strengthen this force not to prevent it' Germany's football federation, the DFB, has ruled out a boycott of the World Cup despite calls from within to send a message to the US president Donald Trump. "We believe in the unifying power of sport and the global impact that a Fifa World Cup can have," the DFB said in a statement. "Our goal is to strengthen this positive force not to prevent it." Continue...

Los Angeles Times - 4 hours 37 min ago
While public outcry grows over federal immigration enforcement, LAPD officials have touted their close collaboration with the FBI and Department of Homeland Security ahead of the World Cup and Olympics.

BBC - 4 hours 39 min ago
Australia's Pat Cummins is ruled out of the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka because of a troubling back injury as Australia name their final selection.

Screen Rant - 5 hours 6 min ago
Ted Lasso has timed its fourth season release window to perfection, using its fish-out-of-water premise to serve the ultimate sporting irony.

The Guardian - 5 hours 29 min ago
American still preparing for Milano Cortina Games Thank you for the love and support I have received' Lindsey Vonn sat out a World Cup super-G race Saturday after crashing and injuring her left knee a day earlier, but remains on track for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, her coach revealed. "No, she is not racing today but preparing for Cortina as usual," Chris Knight, Vonn's personal head coach, said in a text message. Vonn then posted on Instagram: "Unfortunately, I won't...

The Guardian - 7 hours 51 min ago
Fast bowler to miss tournament due to ongoing back injury Renshaw handed late call-up despite Smith's blazing BBL cameo Star quick Pat Cummins will miss Australia's T20 World Cup campaign as he continues to recover from a niggling back injury that has haunted him for more than six months . Sydney Sixers stalwart Ben Dwarshuis has received a late call-up to Australia's squad, with selectors opting to give up on having Cummins available for the tournament in Sri Lanka and India. Continue...

Forbes - 15 hours 49 min ago
If you think the 2026 edition of the World Cup is the first world championship with controversies and issues, well, think again.

The Guardian - 17 hours 6 min ago
Club will continue to pay wages and manage his recovery Grealish loan from Manchester City has 50m buy option Everton will continue to pay Jack Grealish's wages and manage his recovery from a fractured foot despite being resigned to losing the on-loan forward for the rest of the season. Grealish's season and outside hopes of making England's World Cup squad are effectively over with the 30-year-old expected to undergo surgery on the injury. A final decision will be taken in conjunction...

Yard Barker - 17 hours 23 min ago
American World Cup roster hopeful Alex Freeman finalized his transfer from Orlando City to Villarreal, one of the top clubs in Spain's LaLiga. Villarreal confirmed the addition of Freeman, a 21-year-old right back who is the reigning MLS Young Player of the Year, through the 2032 season.

Variety - 19 hours 56 min ago
Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn’s highly anticipated comeback may be over before it begins. The 41-year-old ski legend crashed during her final World Cup downhill race Friday in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, just one week before the Feb. 6 start of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Vonn lost control landing a jump and became entangled in safety nets, […]...

Powder - 20 hours 35 min ago
The sports network debuts the five part series 'On the Edge: World Cup Ski Racing' on January 30.

Boston Herald - 20 hours 35 min ago
ESPN's five-episode series called "On the Edge: World Cup Ski Racing" starts Friday.

The Guardian - 21 hours 16 min ago
1st T20: England, 125-4, bt Sri Lanka, 133, by 11 runs (DLS) Opener hits 46 as tourists win after rain delay It was an England victory set up by the wily, age-old brilliance of Adil Rashid, the key man in their hopes of a World Cup triumph in the coming weeks. The masterful leg-spinner took three for 19 as Sri Lanka's batting lineup collapsed in the first of three Twenty20s, losing five wickets for 22 runs. Sam Curran celebrated a late hat-trick, too, as the visitors were set a target of 134...

The Guardian - 22 hours 3 min ago
Vonn crashes into nets and clutches left knee Race in Crans-Montana abandoned after early falls My Olympic dream is not over,' insists US star Lindsey Vonn crashed out of the final World Cup downhill before the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, leaving the American skiing great limping and clutching her left knee as organizers abandoned the race amid worsening conditions. The 41-year-old lost control after landing a jump on the upper section of the course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland...

The Nation - 22 hours 40 min ago
Elie Mystal In this week s Elie v. U.S ., The Nation 's Justice correspondent urges soccer lovers to stay away from the US this summer, takes on the attacks on Alex Pretti, and warns of a dangerous new anti-voting bill. The post Want to Support the Fight Against Fascism? Boycott Trump's World Cup appeared first on The Nation .

Forbes - 22 hours 40 min ago
Vonn, widely considered one of the greatest skiers ever, crashed when landing a jump in a World Cup race in Switzerland.

BBC - 22 hours 44 min ago
Fan group Football Supporters Europe (FSE) says it is "extremely concerned by the ongoing militarisation of police forces in the US" before this summer's World Cup in North America.

BBC - 23 hours 44 min ago
Seamer Manny Lumsden takes five wickets as England book their spot in the semi-finals of the men's Under-19 World Cup with a 65-run over New Zealand.

Extra - 23 hours 45 min ago
Lindsey Vonn, 41,had to be airlifted to a hospital after suffering a crash during the World Cup Race in Crans-Montana, Switzerland on Friday, ahead of her return to the Olympics. CBS News reports she lost control landing a jump and got tangled in the course safety nets. She was treated on the course and then put her skis back on and made her way down the hill while stopping to tend to her left knee. Once at the finish line, Vonn headed to the medical tent and was airlifted out by helicopter. The...

E! Online - 23 hours 57 min ago
Lindsey Vonn's final race before the Olympics took a shocking turn. Just one week before the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, the ski star was airlifted to a hospital after...