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The betting platform Kalshi emerged as a dominant sports betting option during the World Cup, but the company avoids billions of dollars in taxes by insisting it is not a sports gambling operation.
A star-studded halftime performance at the 2026 World Cup final marks a departure from football tradition, raising questions about player welfare and the integrity of the world's most popular sport
A Formula Two headset ruling and a World Cup red-card review show how modern sport is increasingly decided by regulators, not just results.
France say they are still planning to take part in next month’s Under-20 Women’s World Cup, despite a threat from Uefa to boycott Fifa competitions. The position, reported by BBC Sport, sets up a fresh point of tension…
FIFA says football brings the world together, but unhoused people in Atlanta say they felt targeted and completely excluded from the World Cup, describing being pushed out of their community as the city prepared.
Australia's young footballers are on the move, giving the Socceroos a post-World Cup lift before the next Asian Cup cycle. The story is useful for sports readers because it connects a current headline with the bigger…
Telemundo, the Spanish-language broadcaster, has won over millions of US viewers with its energetic commentary during the 2026 World Cup, even among fans who don't speak Spanish.
Pakistan's hockey World Cup opener against England has brought the national team's return to the global showpiece under immediate pressure.
Luke Littler continued his World Matchplay title defence with a dominant 16-7 quarter-final victory over Josh Rock in Blackpool, averaging 109.57 in the win.
The FIH Hockey World Cup 2026 format gives South Asian hockey fans a new tournament map and a benchmark for Pakistan hockey revival.
Great Britain's Josh Kerr broke the world record for the mile, previously held by Moroccan Hicham El Guerrouj since 1999, beating it by half a second at the London Diamond League event.
World Cup in NYC offered a chance for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to display progressive messaging on the world
A fan’s account in The Guardian Football offers an upbeat view of the World Cup atmosphere across the United States, Mexico and Canada, describing the tournament as a surprisingly joyful summer for host cities. The…
Afghanistan beat Ireland by three wickets in Belfast, with Rahmanullah Gurbaz making 71 as the visitors secured qualification for the 2027 World Cup.
Wayne Rooney rows on New York's Hudson River with Joe Hart and Micah Richards after Norway's World Cup run activates his on-air wager.
Lionel Messi, Lamine Yamal and a photograph taken in a Barcelona dressing room years ago have become part of a wider World Cup conversation that stretches beyond ordinary football nostalgia. The image, which shows Messi…
Spain’s newly crowned World Cup champions returned to Madrid on Monday to a jubilant homecoming ahead of a victory parade expected to draw about one million people, according to a monitored public feed citing Dawn…
FIFA has imposed major suspensions after the Argentina-Spain World Cup final, including a 10-game ban for Leandro Paredes and seven games for Nahuel Molina.
Spain's World Cup-winning players and coaching staff met with the country's royals and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, as an estimated crowd of almost 2 million turned out to greet the champions through the streets.
The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project
Elliot Anderson’s rapid ascent has placed him firmly in the spotlight, with BBC Sport reporting that he has become an important part of England’s World Cup side and is now Manchester City’s record signing. The story…
Luke Littler defended his World Matchplay title with a clinical victory over Gerwyn Price, shattering multiple tournament records and setting his sights on an unprecedented sweep of PDC ranking titles
The World Cup final's halftime show, beginning around 3:45 PM ET and airing on Fox, Fox One and Telemundo, is expected to run for an extended set, positioning it to rival the scale of a Super Bowl halftime show.
As the World Cup winds down, questions linger over whether FIFA's orchestration of incompatible corporate sponsorships and soft power interests has tipped the balance too far away from the game's actual magic.