MADRID, June 4 (Reuters) - Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid as a free agent in the close season after 14 trophy-laden years, the LaLiga club said on Sunday, with t

Red Bull's Max Verstappen continued his 2023 dominance, putting it on pole with the fastest time during Saturday's qualifying at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya ahead of Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. I

Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg has "severe nerve damage," leading to doubts he will ever pitch again, The Washington Post reported Saturday. Strasburg, 34, was shut down more tha

Mike Babcock is expected to become the next head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets, an NHL source confirmed to ESPN on Saturday. TSN first reported the news. Babcock, 60, last coached the Toronto M

Tour de France organizers have set up an anti-COVID protocol for this year's race, with riders and team staff banned from signing autographs and eating out of their hotels, a source with direct knowle

Illkay Gundogan scored a stunning volley after just 13 seconds in the FA Cup final between Manchester City and Manchester United on Saturday. Gundogan scored after 13 seconds Fastest ever FA Cup fin

Churchill Downs announced Friday it will suspend all racing operations after an "unusual" number of horse injuries and 12 deaths occurred at the Louisville, Kentucky track since April 27. The suspensi

The first and only city making its debut on the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup circuit in 2023 is Prague, Czech Republic, where the men’s and women’s Boulder qualification

Lionel Messi is bidding farewell to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after two seasons that have left a sense of unfinished business. The Argentine superstar joined PSG with the hopes of leading the club to

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic makes no secret of the way he loves to feed off negativity during a tennis match. Doesn't really matter whether he's ahead or behind on the scoreboard. The guy simply finds

A 7-on-7 squad for Wrexham AFC, made up of former, current and guest players, demolished a team of former U.S. women's players at The Soccer Tournament on Thursday, 12-0. Lee Trundles, a former Wrexha

Churchill Downs will move the remainder of its spring meet to Ellis Park, in Henderson, Kentucky, beginning June 10. Churchill Downs acquired Ellis Park last year. The move will last until July 3. Pa

Olympic and world 1,500 metres champion, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon on Friday shattered the world record, setting a new time of three minutes and 49.11 seconds during the Florence Diamond League in Italy.

PARIS -- Aryna Sabalenka skipped an open news conference after her third-round win at the French Open on Friday, saying she made the decision for her own "mental health and well-being." Sabalenka ins

NEW YORK -- A 6-year-old horse died after being injured in a race at Belmont Park ahead of next week's Triple Crown finale in New York. Chaysenbryn injured his right front leg nearing the quarter pol

The England men’s cricket team’s Test summer got off to a difficult start after the team bus was briefly held up on its way to Lord’s by Just Stop Oil protesters. Jonny Bairstow, one of the 11 player

CARY, N.C. -- West Ham United F.C. walked off the field during a match in The Soccer Tournament on Thursday, alleging a Dallas United player used a racial slur. After an investigation into the incide

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets were facing some questions going into their first NBA Finals, and their answers came in resounding fashion. No, a week and a half off didn’t hurt the

With a playing style that fuses athleticism, finesse, and a touch of magic, Novak Djokovic is an artist painting his masterpiece with every stroke of the racket. Yet while his playing style is as cap

DENVER (AP) — The latest sanctions, if any, that the NBA plans to levy against Memphis guard Ja Morant for his second instance of displaying a gun on social media will be announced shortly after the f

Last week, the Los Angeles Dodgers announced plans to host and honor The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an LGBTQ group that uses drag and Catholic imagery to address social and gender issues. And no

PARIS -- Novak Djokovic stood by his comment that Kosovo was "the heart of Serbia" following his second-round win over Marton Fucsovics at Roland Garros on Wednesday. Djokovic's comment, which he wro

Gab Marcotti can't make any sense of reports that Lionel Messi will join Inter Miami, only to be loaned straight to Barcelona. (1:02) Marcotti can't see a Miami to Barca loan as Messi's next move (1:

Sevilla beat AS Roma 4-1 on penalties Wednesday to win the Europa League for a record-extending seventh time, handing Jose Mourinho his first defeat in six European finals. Five months after scoring

San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch likes what he's seen from Brock Purdy as the quarterback rehabs from elbow surgery. "He's had one (throwing) session thus far, and we're incredibly enco

Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris happened to be in the right place at the right time this past weekend, as he helped save a child who was drowning in a Las Vegas pool. Morris was

Chase Briscoe and his No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing team received one of the largest penalties in NASCAR history Wednesday afternoon after NASCAR officials discovered what they said was a counterfeit par

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR issued its second massive penalty in as many days by levying huge fines Wednesday against Stewart-Haas Racing for an alleged "counterfeit part" found on Chase Briscoe's car i

The owner of the Chevrolet that was damaged during the Indianapolis 500 by the flying tire that came off Kyle Kirkwood's car is set to get a new vehicle, according to an Indianapolis Motor Speedway sp

PARIS (AP) — French Sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera said Wednesday that Novak Djokovic's political message about Kosovo was “not appropriate” and warned the former top-ranked Serb player that he

The 52nd UEFA Europa League (formerly known as Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, then UEFA Cup) is taking place at a packed Puskás Arena tonight, on Wednesday, 31 May in Budapest, Hungary. The tickets to all 63

Israel’s national Under-20 soccer team continued its improbable World Cup run late Tuesday with an outlandish 97th-minute goal to upend Uzbekistan 1-0 in dramatic fashion. After 96 minutes without a

Garbine Muguruza met Arthur Borges in New York two years ago. Former French Open and Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza got engaged to a man who asked for a selfie as a fan in New York City during t

CNN — Between 1990 and 1998, the Chicago Bulls won six NBA championships, in arguably the greatest run in North American sports history. In fact, the only two years the Bulls didn’t win the title was

The LA Galaxy have fired president Chris Klein amid a turbulent season that has seen fan protests and the team languishing at the bottom of the Western Conference. Klein was in his 11th season with t

PARIS -- Back on her "favorite court in the world," Sloane Stephens looked sharp Monday in her opening match at the French Open with a 6-0, 6-4 win over two-time major finalist Karolina Pliskova. Whi