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Top Ugandan footballer killed by robbers armed with paving stones

David Owori, who played for the national team, died in hospital after he tried to stop robbers taking his phone

One potential breakout star for each Premier League club this season

A crop of young players emerges every season in the Premier League. Who will make the grade this year?

Coming up: six promoted teams to look out for in Europe this season

Former European heavyweights, investment projects and teams from tiny towns will liven up the top tiers

Virginia teens at golf tryouts rescue family from drowning and then make squad

Gavin Cain, Andrew Tuggle and Jackson Castro were at golf team tryouts when they heard screams from nearby lake

‘It just means more’: Black college gymnasts competing in a divided south

Nyla Aquino’s rise at the University of Georgia reveals the tensions facing Black athletes as the SEC thrives while DEI programs and voting rights come under attack

How to fix Fifa: what can be done to salvage football’s beleaguered governing body?

Gianni Infantino followed World Cup controversies with a widely scorned plan to let private investors in. Here’s how the game’s leaders can find a path forward

Fifa insists Gianni Infantino will remain president after Rabat crisis meeting

Statement reveals Infantino wrote apologies to members

NWSL sets plans for early start, summer break next season to account for 2027 World Cup

Opening day is 11 February, in line with LA Super Bowl

‘Fifa Super League’: Infantino discussed having governing body’s name on European breakaway

Gianni Infantino held talks about rebranding the ill-fated European breakaway competition the “Fifa Super League”, with negotiations going as far as the term sheet for an agreement that would have changed the face of European football.

Washington Commanders to sign four-time Pro Bowl receiver Stefon Diggs

The Washington Commanders are set to sign four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs, multiple ⁠outlets reported on Wednesday.

LIV Golf secures ‘lead investor’ until 2030 but future of star names still uncertain

LIV chief refuses to disclose new funders’ identities

Photos: Paws on Boards

Recent images of canine competitors riding the waves in surfing competitions for dogs, many them fundraising events for animal and environmental nonprofit groups