SPIELBERG, Austria, June 27 (Reuters) - George Russell secured pole position for Mercedes in qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix at Spielberg on Saturday, clocking a lap 0.236 seconds faster than Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc as the session ended in chaos. Lewis Hamilton, Leclerc’s teammate at Ferrari and winner of the...
SEATTLE, Washington — Egypt advanced to the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for the first time in the country’s history after a 1-1 draw against Iran in Seattle, Washington, on Friday night. The group-stage match at Seattle Stadium ended level, but the result was sufficient to guarantee...
Argentina has launched a coordinated campaign to restrict World Cup access for parents who have failed to pay court-ordered child support. Authorities compiled a database of about 13,000 delinquent payers, mostly fathers, from Buenos Aires and several provinces, using the Public Registry of Child Support Debtors. This list has been...
BUFFALO, New York — The Toronto Maple Leafs selected forward Gavin McKenna with the first overall pick in the 2026 Upper Deck NHL Draft on Friday night, June 26, 2026, at KeyBank Center. The selection marked a key step in the franchise’s offseason rebuilding efforts and followed the team’s Draft...
Jorge Martin secured his first pole position of the 2025 MotoGP season for Aprilia at the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen on Saturday, edging teammate Ai Ogura by 0.011 seconds in a tight qualifying session. Championship leader Marco Bezzecchi, who dominated Friday’s practice but was hampered by yellow flags on...
Serena Williams will face Australia’s Maya Joint in the first round of Wimbledon after receiving a wildcard for her return to the tournament, organisers confirmed on Friday in London. The 44-year-old American, a seven-time Wimbledon singles champion with 23 Grand Slam titles overall, is contesting her first competitive singles match...
Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark left Wednesday night’s home game against the Phoenix Mercury in the third quarter with a back injury following two hard, uncalled plays, and did not return as the Fever lost 111–109. In the second quarter, Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas fell on Clark during a loose-ball...
Major League Baseball on Thursday, June 25, 2026, presented the MLB Players Association with a sweeping collective bargaining proposal that would overhaul the sport’s economic system starting in 2027. The plan introduces a hard team salary cap of $245.3 million and a mandatory payroll floor of $171.2 million, while capping...
INGLEWOOD, California – The United States men’s national soccer team ended its FIFA World Cup Group D schedule with a dramatic 3-2 loss to Turkey at SoFi Stadium on Thursday night, in front of a sold-out crowd near Los Angeles. The match marked the highly anticipated return of Christian Pulisic,...
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves have acquired All-Star guard LaMelo Ball and forward Josh Green from the Charlotte Hornets in a blockbuster trade finalized on Thursday, June 25, 2026, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The move immediately pairs Ball with franchise cornerstone Anthony Edwards in a high-profile backcourt that reshapes...
