This is the third in a series on The Athletic looking back at the winners of each World Cup, from Uruguay in 1930 through to ...

Retiring a jersey number is like putting a player’s legacy in a glass case, literally. Once a jersey number is retired, it ...

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) takes a free kick against the Chicago Fire during the second half of an MLS soccer game ...

Nuggets first-round playoff series features the hottest team in the NBA squaring off against a three-time MVP who is coming off his best season. The series opens in Denver ...

The Gabonese soccer federation has announced that Aaron Boupendza, a striker for its men’s national team, has died after falling from the 11th floor of a building in China.

They’ll be watching in Canada, not just because of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, though the NBA’s scoring champion and MVP ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Malaysia today as part of his ongoing tour of South-East Asia. The visit ...

Scottish rugby great Kenny Logan has pledged to “keep going” until a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) is found, as he ...

Scottish rugby great Kenny Logan has pledged to "keep going" until a cure for motor neurone disease (MND) is found, as he ...

Seeing the architect of so many of Myanmar’s ills welcomed in Bangkok beggars belief, writes Benedict Rogers. Senior General Min Aung Hlaing is not a world leader befitting such ceremony but a wanted ...

Only six teams each in the men’s and women’s categories will play. It’s still unclear if the USA will qualify automatically as hosts, or how teams will be picked -- rankings, continental spots, or ...