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All Spanish league clubs can begin group training sessions this week despite stricter lockdown restrictions remaining in place in parts of Spain because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Erling Haaland scored the Bundesliga’s first goal in more than two months and then celebrated. Alone. The 19-year-old’s Borussia Dortmund teammates stayed away, mindful of the strict hygiene measures amid the coronavirus pandemic, as Germany’s soccer season resumed in unprecedented conditions on Saturday. Dortmund beat Schalke 4-0 in the first Ruhr derby to be played in an empty stadium. Calls and...

The newly installed president and chief executive officer of the U.S. Soccer Federation used their first news conference to state that settling a lawsuit filed by women’s national team players is a top priority.

The increasingly bitter dispute between American women’s national soccer team and the U.S. Soccer Federation spilled onto the field when players wore their warm-up jerseys inside out in a protest before their 3-1 victory over Japan.

The U.S. Soccer Federation says it has offered the women’s national team equal pay to male counterparts for matches under USSF control but maintains the women want bonuses for tournaments such as the World Cup to match those of the men. “Since extending this offer, we have made multiple attempts to meet with the WNT to discuss these new...

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Harry Gregg has died at the age of 87.

The U.S. men’s national team urged the U.S. Soccer Federation to sharply increase pay of the American women and accused the governing body of making low-ball offers in negotiations with the men

The top five ‘feel-good’ sports stories of the year had one thing in common — karma. Whether they happened on a manicured lawn at the Masters, or turning for home on a dirt strip at the Kentucky Derby, the moments that made you smile hinted somebody up there had a hand in the script.

One of the world’s most-watched soccer matches was played Wednesday night amid heavy security as authorities sought to keep Catalonia’s separatist movement from disrupting the game between Barcelona and Real Madrid.

After becoming the first six-time winner of the Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi said he’s far from finished. “I hope to continue for a long time,” Messi said on Monday in Paris from behind a row of the trophies which honor the world’s best soccer player. “I realize that I am very lucky, even if, one day, retirement will come....

Soccer star Alex Morgan has a lot to celebrate—and we’re not talking about the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s win from earlier this year (aka the Women’s World Cup). On Wednesday, she and her husband, Servando Carrasco, announced the sweet and special news that they’re expecting their first child together.

Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad on Monday on a five-day visit, which authorities say will help further improve relations between the two countries. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were accorded a red-carpet reception on their arrival at the airport, then were escorted to a hotel amid tight security. The British royal family...

Like father, like son. Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge brought their two eldest kids, Prince George, 6, and Princess Charlotte, 4, to a soccer game to cheer on the Duke of Cambridge’s favorite team, the Birmingham club Aston Villa, as they beat Norwich City 5-1. This marks the first time the kids have been seen at such a...

Only moments after Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce zoomed past the finish line Sunday night, she scooped up something more precious than gold. Her 2-year-old son Zyon came down to the track to join her for the victory lap. What a fitting way to celebrate the Jamaican speedster’s fourth and hardest-earned 100-meter title at world championships. “A victory for motherhood!” Fraser-Pryce said. Sure...

For decades, the message to women in track and field was crystal clear: get pregnant, lose sponsorship money. A rebellion led by some of the sport’s top runners, Allyson Felix, Kara Goucher and Alysia Montano, is helping to change that. Two months after the U.S. women’s soccer players stated their case for equal pay, women in track and field come...

The mayor of a town in northeastern Japan that will host Olympic soccer games says his city has received no funding from the central government that has promised to use the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to help in the reconstruction of the region. The Japanese government and Tokyo 2020 organizers are hoping to use the Olympics to showcase Japan’s recovery from...

Mikayla Hirsch knows more than most people about challenges. She suffers from Crohn’s disease. But the 9-year-old is bringing her strength and resilience to the University of Maryland Women’s Soccer Team as part of Team IMPACT, a group that connects children facing serious illnesses with college athletic teams. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has lost a bid for dismissal or complete secrecy in a federal lawsuit by a Nevada woman who accuses him of raping her at a Las Vegas resort in 2009. Attorney Larissa Drohobyczer, representing Ronaldo’s accuser, Kathryn Mayorga, said Friday she was satisfied with U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey’s ruling in Las Vegas. Ronaldo’s attorney, Peter...

National team coach Jill Ellis is stepping down after leading the United States to back-to-back Women’s World Cup titles. Ellis has been coach of the team since 2014 and has led it to eight overall tournament titles, including victories at the World Cup in 2015 in Canada and earlier this month in France. “The opportunity to coach this team and...

Russia will become a force in the medals table at next year’s Tokyo Olympics despite its current doping problems, the country’s sports minister said Wednesday. Russia won just 19 gold medals at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, its lowest count since Soviet days. It was fourth in the medals table behind the United States, Britain and China.