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Gotham F.C. Achieves Its Captain’s Dream of Victory

Ali Krieger played her last soccer game on Saturday. That was also the day when her team won the championship.

Stretches, Poker and Jars of Honey: How the U.F.C.’s Announcer Revs Up

As two bare-chested mixed martial arts fighters stared at each other across a bloodstained canvas at Madison Square Garden on…

FIFA Bans Former Spanish Soccer Chief for 3 Years

Luis Rubiales, the former president of the country’s soccer federation, was ousted in disgrace after he forcibly kissed a player…

Colombia Mobilizes Troops to Search for Kidnapped Father of Liverpool Player

The parents of Luis Díaz, a Colombian star of the English club, were both kidnapped on Saturday. His mother was…

Tug-of-War Over N.B.A. Rights Provides Glimpse of Media’s Future

The league’s longtime television partners, including ESPN and Turner, are undergoing major changes, which could alter how games are watched.

Coco Gauff Has Grabbed Our Attention

She won the U.S. Open and seized the spotlight as a symbol of her generation.

With Fans Ever More Fickle, Sports Leagues Warm to Rule Changes

Baseball’s pitch clock is just one example of how professional sports are competing for public attention in an ever-evolving entertainment…

Where, Oh Where, Are the WTA Finals?

Mexico landed the event this year at the last second, the third year in a row the tournament has been…

Elena Rybakina, a Wimbledon Winner, Makes Her Debut at the Finals

She’s seeded fourth and is bringing her staggering serve to the event in Cancun, Mexico.

At Barcelona, Timing Is Everything

The Barcelona team that faces Real Madrid in Saturday’s Clásico will be marked by youth, mostly because the club’s dire…

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