Sports

Continental clash: where world football stands on Fifa and Infantino

With Oceania praising Fifa on Friday, all six confederations have finally had their say on the fallout from the World Cup sell-off plan

Photos of the Week: Mudflat Trot, Waterfall Jump, Pole Vault

A pig-squealing championship in France, the annual City2Surf fun run in Australia, a total solar eclipse over Spain, and much more

How will the three promoted teams fare in the Premier League?

Sunderland and Leeds defied the odds and stayed up last season. Will Coventry, Hull and Ipswich continue the trend?

NFL preseason storylines: are the Rams inevitable and will the Pats survive scandal?

With the Hall of Fame game done, and the second round of preseason games underway, let’s look at the storylines that could dominate the coming weeks

Superb Summer McIntosh Bounces Back with 400m Medley Gold at Pan Pacs

Summer McIntosh of Canada led all the way in winning the 400m individual medley at the Pan Pacific Championships on Thursday night, bouncing back after a runner-up finish in the 200 freestyle.

Major League Baseball comes to rural Iowa for Field of Dreams game

The Twins and Phillies played before 8,000 fans on Thursday at a ballpark carved into the cornfields of tiny Dyersville, Iowa (population: 4,477), where the 1989 Kevin Costner film was shot

No. 1 Pick Fernando Mendoza Throws for Touchdown in Las Vegas Raiders Preseason Debut

No. 1 draft pick Fernando Mendoza threw a touchdown pass in his preseason debut for the Las Vegas Raiders in a 27-14 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night.

Ben Shelton Prevails in All-American Final to Retain Canadian Open Title

Ben Shelton broke onto the scene by winning his first-ever ATP Masters 1000 championship a year ago in Toronto.

Are the Patriot Games Great? No. Are They Fun to Watch?

How to describe President Trump’s Freedom 250 Patriot Games? The contest, which took place earlier this week, brought students ages 14 to 17 together from across America to answer the question: What if your high-school gym teacher walked headfirst into a pole and was then asked to throw an Olympics with a budget of exactly $6 and three weeks’ notice?

Ingebrigtsen claims Kerr ‘ruining’ athletics by missing Europeans after breaking mile record

Josh Kerr broke longstanding world mile record in July

‘Show the necessary respect’: German athlete Kolbe slams racist abuse of teammates

800m runner uses interview to condemn online racism

Hunger Games, MAGA Style

A gym-class-style competition might be the oddest 250th celebration yet.