The women of the World Cup displayed nothing but merit. Extraordinary feats of skill. Flawless sportsmanship. Good behaviour on and off the pitch. They generated millions of new eyeballs for the beautiful game. And yet, they were overshadowed again and again by second-rate blokes, writes Annabel Crabb. 

FIFA has provisionally suspended Luis Rubiales, the president of the Spanish football federation, from all football-related activities for 90 days.

Venus Williams will be playing in her 24th US Open when the tournament gets underway later this month after receiving a wild card from the United States Tennis Association on Wednesday.

All 105 soccer fans suspected of being involved in extensive clashes in the Greek capital that ended in the death of a 29-year-old AEK Athens supporter have been ordered to be detained pending their trial, authorities said Sunday.

Longtime Bruins center David Krejci has announced his retirement from the National Hockey League after 16 seasons in Boston.

Germany, Brazil and Canada are all going home after a remarkable group stage but England reaped rewards of pragmatism

The Atlanta Braves achieved a piece of history on Tuesday night, turning an 8-3-5 triple play for only the second time ever in the major leagues

The Angels have had two brilliant players at their disposal over the last few years. And they haven’t reached the postseason in almost a decade

Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard wins second consecutive Tour de France with Jordi Meeus winning the final stage.

1967 changed Wimbledon forever, after the Centre Court finally opened up to the pros. Richard Jones' new book recalls the last amateur-only Championships

Men will compete in artistic swimming at next year's Paris Olympics. Men have competed at the lower levels in a sport formerly known as synchronized swimming.

A spectator taking a selfie causes an early crash in the peloton with about 20 riders coming off their bikes on stage 15 of the Tour de France.

With less gifted players around him than at Barcelona, Inter’s defence-shy superstar could struggle with the physicality of MLS

The UCI has ruled transgender women will be unable to participate in female international cycling events.

Wearing all-white underwear was anxiety-provoking for women on their period. A rule change for 2023 has been welcomed in the locker room

The NFL suspended four players -- three for at least the 2023 season -- for violations of the league's gambling policy.

Lance Armstrong wants to have his say on the transgender sports debate -- and he's partnering with Caitlyn Jenner to do it ... but people online are telling him to shut it. The former champion cyclist -- whose accolades were, by and far, rescinded after he was found to have been doping through a decent amount of his career -- teased a new project he appears to have in the works ... one in which he's getting into the polarizing topic.

Henrik Lundqvist, Tom Barrasso, Caroline Ouellette, Pierre Turgeon and Mike Vernon were named as inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame's class of 2023 on Wednesday.

The NFL said Tuesday it plans to redouble its efforts to reinforce its gambling policy to players in the wake of a rash of recent violations.

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf filed a motion on Friday to dismiss all legal claims against each other in a federal antitrust lawsuit.