ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi arrived back in Argentina on Tuesday, July 21, for a few days of rest following the World Cup final loss to Spain. Messi 's private jet landed near his hometown of Rosario from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 6:27 a.m. Although many fans were waiting with...
Spanish soccer has reached a level of its own. Spain’s World Cup victory on Sunday, July 19, added to the nation’s long list of recent triumphs across men’s, women’s and youth competitions, highlighting the dominance of a system that has stuck to a tactical identity and the development of...
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) — Kylian Mbappé kept the Golden Boot award and Spain wouldn 't let Lionel Messi get anything else. Shortly after winning the World Cup title Sunday, July 19, the Spaniards claimed all three individual player awards, keeping Messi from leaving with any more...
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) — Lionel Messi could conjure no more magic. Twenty years after his World Cup debut and a career that lifted him above Pelé and Diego Maradona as soccer’s greatest player, at 39 he could not will Argentina to become the first repeat champion in more than a...
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP) — Ferran Torres’ first goal of this year 's World Cup was the goal of his life, and it put Spain back atop the soccer world. Denying Lionel Messi a second straight title in what he has indicated would be his final World Cup match, Torres came off the bench...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Lionel Messi rarely loses. Spain never loses. That 's been how things have worked in recent years, anyway. Soccer 's best player and soccer 's dominant team are set to collide Sunday, July 19, in a World Cup final worthy of the sport...
Natus Vincere Philippines fell short of its title bid, settling for a second place finish after dropping a 4-2 defeat at the hands of defending champion Team Vitality in the Grand Finals of the MLBB Women’s International in the 2026 Esports World Cup in Paris, France on Saturday, July 18. The...
The Philippine Blu Girls clobbered host Peru anew with a 13-0 four-inning victory to finish fifth in the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage in Lima, Peru on Sunday, July 19 (Philippine time). Charlotte Sales homered for the second straight game and went 3-for-3 with four RBIs for the...
K-pop supergroup BTS drew a record-setting crowd of 92,000 people to the first night of their "Arirang" concert at Stade de France in Paris on July 17, underscoring the group 's continued global influence and drawing the attendance of French President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte...
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — England and France delivered a thriller in a World Cup match that was supposed to be an afterthought. A day before Lionel Messi and Argentina were set to try and defend their title in a highly anticipated final, Bukayo Saka scored three goals to lead England past...
NEW YORK (AP) — The lineup of sports legends simultaneously on the stage at Fanatics Fest on Friday night, July 17, was almost absurd. There was Tom Brady, the greatest Super Bowl champion of all time. There was Novak Djokovic, the winner of more men 's Grand Slam tennis tournaments than...
Natus Vincere Philippines exacted revenge over group stage tormentor Galaxy Phoenix, sending the Cambodian squad packing with swift 3-0 victory to reach the Grand Finals of the MLBB Women’s International in 2026 Esports World Cup in Paris, France on Friday, July 17 (Philippine time). Motivated...
