Sports
July 19, 2026
French tennis player ban increased to three years
LONDON (AP):
French tennis player Samuel Bensoussan had his ban from the sport for match-fixing increased to three years on appeal, the International Tennis Integrity Agency said on…
July 19, 2026
Thunderstorms will clear wildfire smoke ahead of World Cup final, meteorologists say
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP):
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires that has engulfed the Northeast in haze is expected to mostly clear from the New Jersey area just in time for the World Cup final…
July 19, 2026
‘Sir Garfield was more than the greatest’ - Dehring says CWI mourns, celebrates Sobers along with Barbados
Cricket West Indies joins the people of Barbados, the wider Caribbean, and the global cricket community in mourning the passing of The Right Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers, a towering figure whose…
July 20, 2026
Messi rarely loses, Spain never lose - Clash of the world’s best captures all attention today
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP):
Lionel Messi rarely loses. Spain never loses.
That’s been how things have worked in recent years, anyway. Football’s best player and its most dominant team are set…
July 20, 2026
by Ainsley Walters
Desert of Malibu highlights Suckoo hat trick
Lightweight claiming rider Tajay Suckoo completed a hat trick of wins yesterday by booting home Houston Stables’ American, DESERT OF MALIBU, in the Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame Stakes,…
July 19, 2026
Trump celebrates World Cup as US victory as he prepares to present trophy to winning team
President Donald Trump is set to present the World Cup trophy to the winner of Sunday’s final between Argentina and Spain.
July 19, 2026
World Cup winner will earn US$51 million under expanded purse
The winner of the World Cup will hoist a trophy, receive championship rings for the first time and gain a lifetime of glory in what will be a defining moment in the country’s sports history. It’ll…
July 19, 2026
Mbappé wins another Golden Boot, and Spain’s Rodri gets Golden Ball with World Cup title
Kylian Mbappé kept the Golden Boot award and Spain wouldn’t let Lionel Messi get anything else.
July 18, 2026
by Raymond Graham
Seville eyes revenge against Nigeria’s Ajayi
Jamaica’s Oblique Seville, the Tokyo World champion and current world leader in the men’s 100 metres with a season’s best 9.82 seconds, will resume his rivalry with Nigeria’s Ajayi Kayinsola when both…