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By Divya Rajagopal and Kyaw Soe Oo TORONTO, June 12 (Reuters) - Tickets remained unsold, an opening night fan festival was rained out and the top-ranking teams are playing in the U.S. and Mexico but v...

By Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's run of high-profile sporting events begins this week in Washington, with the U.S. leader eager to project an image of strength ...

By Joe Brock LOS ANGELES, June 12 (Reuters) - When Iran kick off their World Cup campaign next week in Los Angeles, Iranian-American businessman Ehsan Shafi will be in the stands cheering on Team Mell...

By Natalia Siniawski and Miguel Lo Bianco GUADALAJARA, Mexico, June 12 (Reuters) - FIFA reported an attendance of 44,985 for Thursday's World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic in Gu...

Juan Soto went 2-for-4 and hit the go-ahead home run in the seventh inning as the New York Mets avoided a sweep against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals with a 5-4 win on Thursday. Bo Bichette and Jar...

With the Big 12 weighing how to handle the court-mandated eligibility of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby, the office of Texas attorney general Ken Paxton warned the conference against sanctionin...

Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee has been indicted on a charge of first-degree murder in the case of his girlfriend's death earlier this year. A grand jury returned the indictment on Tuesday, USA Toda...

Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani is day-to-day after exiting Los Angeles' Thursday game at Pittsburgh in the top of the seventh inning because of left knee inflammation. Ohtani went 2-for-2 with his...

Defenseman Darnell Nurse is asking the Edmonton Oilers to trade him, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. Nurse, 31, has four years left on his eight-year, $74 million deal that carries a $9.2...

By Mohammed Benmansour and Pearl Josephine Nazare VANCOUVER, June 11 (Reuters) - Fans arriving in Vancouver for the World Cup are braving steep ticket prices, but some are shrugging off the cost, draw...