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By Frank Pingue TORONTO, June 11 (Reuters) - Jesse Marsch has a simple message for anyone wondering whether his Canada side are ready for the weight of a home World Cup: they are not just ready for it...

By Janina Nuno Rios MEXICO CITY, June 11 (Reuters) - Mexico midfielder Erik Lira said the "sky is the limit" for the hosts after they overcame the emotion of opening the World Cup with a 2-0 win over ...

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 (Reuters) - Haiti midfielder Leverton Pierre has been ruled out of the World Cup with an adductor muscle injury, the country's football federation said on Thursday. "Lev...

The Kansas City Royals placed center fielder Kyle Isbel on the 10-day injured list on Wednesday with left plantar fasciitis. On Thursday, Isbel was diagnosed with a Grade 3 tear of his left plantar fa...

Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania saved 8 of 9 break points and knocked off No. 3 seed Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-3 Thursday to advance to the quarterfinals at the Libema Open in 's-Hertogenbosch, N...

By Emily Green and Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY, June 11 (Reuters) - Mexicans celebrated their win against South Africa on Thursday, with an 80,000-full Azteca stadium erupting in a deafening roar a...

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired veteran outfielder Derek Hill from the Chicago White Sox on Thursday for two minor leaguers, outfielder Dylan Campbell and infielder Jose Colmenares. The Phillies, w...

Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was denied parole on Thursday for his role in a fiery drunken-driving crash that killed a woman in Las Vegas in 2021. Ruggs, 27, was sentenced to three to ...

By Toby Davis MEXICO CITY, June 11 (Reuters) - Mexico got the World Cup party started as the co-hosts swept away South Africa 2-0 on Thursday in an encounter with three red cards as the pyrotechnic sm...

MEXICO CITY, June 11 (Reuters) - Mexico's Julian Quinones unleashed a spectacular strike and Raul Jimenez scored a header as the co-hosts beat nine-man South Africa 2-0 in their World Cup Group A open...