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Christmas Day won the Epsom Derby by 3 lengths on June 7 at Epsom Downs as the race favorite, Benvenuto Cellini, was ruled a non-starter after stewards found his hind leg was caught in the starting gate. The victory was trainer Aidan…
3 MIN READGolden Tempo, winner of the Kentucky Derby, captured the 158th running of the Belmont Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga Race Course in New York, giving trainer Cherie DeVaux her second Triple Crown victory with the same horse in the same year.
3 MIN READTestimony unfolded this week in the murder trial of a 19-year-old accused of fatally stabbing a fellow high school student during a track meet in Frisco, Texas, in April 2025. The case has drawn national attention amid debate over racial…
4 MIN READFootball's governing body has prohibited reusable water bottles and containers from stadiums just a week before the tournament's opening match, citing safety concerns over thrown projectiles. Heat and health experts have criticized the…
3 MIN READThe 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off this week across 16 host cities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, marking the first time the tournament has been co-hosted by three nations. The unprecedented arrangement comes after months of…
3 MIN READThe Pan American Health Organization warned this week that a resurgent measles outbreak across the Americas, which has produced more than 20,000 confirmed cases and 25 deaths this year, poses a growing public health threat as millions…
3 MIN READABC announced Wednesday that Marcello Hernandez, the 28-year-old *Saturday Night Live* cast member and comedian, will host the 2026 ESPY Awards on July 15 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City.
3 MIN READNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has emerged as the Knicks' cheerleader-in-chief as the team marches toward the NBA Finals, finding one of the few sources of universal approval during a tenure that has drawn sharp criticism from the…
4 MIN READAs the 2026 World Cup approaches, fans across the 16 host cities in the United States, Mexico and Canada express a mix of excitement and deep reservations over ticket prices, political tensions and logistics concerns, according to a series…
4 MIN READUSMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino used a mandatory mid-half water break during Sunday's 3-2 friendly win over Senegal to huddle players around a laptop for an impromptu video session, creating a viral moment that highlighted the…
3 MIN READThe New York Giants signed free agent wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on Monday, reuniting the former first-round pick with the franchise that selected him 12th overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. Beckham, 33, did not play in 2025 and returns…
3 MIN READSergiño Dest scored the United States men’s national team’s opening goal in a 3-2 friendly victory over Senegal, marking the first start together for Dest and Antonee Robinson under head coach Mauricio Pochettino.
3 MIN READThe U.S. men’s national soccer team has begun training at its newly completed $250 million National Training Center in Fayetteville, Georgia, a 200-acre, 19-field complex that marks a dramatic upgrade from the makeshift facilities of past…
3 MIN READVictor Wembanyama led the San Antonio Spurs to the NBA finals on June 1, 2026, after the team defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. The victory secured a championship-series berth for San Antonio…
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The fourth round of the 2026 French Open begins June 1 at Roland-Garros, headlined by Madison Keys, Flavio Cobolli and Félix Auger-Aliassime as the tournament advances into its second week.
3 MIN READChristian Pulisic scored a goal and assisted another in the United States men's national team's 3-2 friendly win over Senegal on Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina, ending a nearly six-month goal-scoring drought for club and country.
3 MIN READThe 2026 FIFA World Cup, the largest edition of the tournament in its history, will be played across 16 stadiums in the United States, Mexico and Canada when it opens June 11. The venues range from the recently renovated Estadio Azteca in…
3 MIN READThe United States men's national soccer team defeated Senegal 3-2 in a pre-World Cup friendly on May 31, overcoming a second-half rally by the West African side to secure the tournament tuneup victory.
3 MIN READThe Scripps National Spelling Bee begins Tuesday and runs through Thursday night in Washington, where the nation’s top young spellers compete in preliminaries, quarterfinals and semifinals before the finals. This year’s 98th bee is set to…
3 MIN READNew York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday that 1,000 World Cup tickets costing $50 will be made available to New York City residents for seven matches at MetLife Stadium, with distribution through a lottery starting May 25. Mamdani said…
3 MIN READMayor Zohran Mamdani announced Thursday that New York City will distribute 1,000 World Cup tickets priced at $50 each through a lottery opening May 25, with free roundtrip bus transportation to MetLife Stadium for ticket holders. The…
3 MIN READNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that 1,000 $50 World Cup tickets will be made available to city residents for seven matches at MetLife Stadium, with distribution through a lottery that starts May 25. The tickets will include…
3 MIN READDallas has replaced a longtime downtown mural of swimming whales with World Cup-themed art, triggering an outcry from residents and the mural’s artist. The mural, created by Wyland and dedicated in 1999, had covered two walls of a parking…
3 MIN READJoey “Jaws” Chestnut will defend his Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating title at the July 4 contest while on probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge in Indiana, his attorney said. A judge granted Chestnut permission to…
3 MIN READDallas began repainting a downtown whale mural ahead of World Cup 2026, prompting an outcry from residents and the mural’s creator who said the work was erased without dialogue. The mural, installed in 1999 by artist Wyland, had covered…
3 MIN READCompetitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut will defend his hot dog eating title on July 4 after pleading guilty to misdemeanor battery and receiving 180 days of probation in Indiana, the Associated Press reported. A judge granted permission…
3 MIN READA mural depicting swimming whales that covered two walls of a downtown Dallas parking garage for nearly 30 years has been painted over to make way for World Cup-themed public art, drawing criticism from residents and the artist who created…
3 MIN READAssociated Press photographer Alessandra Tarantino has shared a behind-the-scenes look at how she captured a widely circulated portrait of Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner during the Italian Open in Rome. Tarantino detailed the specific…
4 MIN READNAIROBI, Kenya — Sabastian Sawe became the first human to run an official marathon in under two hours, winning the London Marathon on April 26 with a time of 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds. The 31-year-old Kenyan runner had attended…
4 MIN READNorth Korea’s Naegohyang Women’s FC arrived in South Korea on Sunday to play in the Asian Football Confederation Women’s Champions League, the first visit by North Korean athletes in eight years amid persistent political tensions. The team…
3 MIN READSabastian Sawe, 31, became the first runner to complete a marathon in under two hours when he won the London Marathon in a record 1 hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds, according to Religion News Service and the Associated Press. The report…
3 MIN READBulgaria won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in Vienna, as singer Dara captured the grand final with her party anthem “Bangaranga.” The Israeli entry by Noam Bettan finished second after Eurovision’s Israel participation…
3 MIN READPolice in London deployed thousands of officers and other resources on Saturday to manage two rival marches through central areas of the U.K. capital and keep them separate from the FA Cup final, which took place at Wembley. By 7:30 p.m.,…
3 MIN READNEW YORK — Global Citizen on Thursday announced the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, a $100 million initiative to support education for underserved children, anchored by the first-ever halftime show at the men’s World Cup on July 19.…
4 MIN READGlobal Citizen is preparing the first-ever FIFA World Cup halftime show, planned for July 19, and says the performances will help raise money for education through its FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund. The antipoverty group said it aims…
3 MIN READThe Trump administration is suspending a requirement that some foreign visitors pay immigration bonds to enter the United States, the State Department said Wednesday. Ticket holders from five World Cup-qualified countries—Algeria, Cape…
3 MIN READU.S. hotel operators say the surge in World Cup bookings they anticipated has not materialized, with room demand in most of the 11 host cities running flat or below typical spring levels, according to an April survey by the American Hotel…
3 MIN READThe promised economic boost from the World Cup has not yet matched expectations for U.S. hotels, according to an April survey by the American Hotel & Lodging Association. Room bookings have been lighter than expected in many of the 11 U.S.…
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