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Oliver Glasner has been hired as Nottingham Forest's fifth manager in 10 months, shortly after leaving fellow Premier League club Crystal Palace.

The Chicago Cubs have been a tough team to figure out this season. By May 9 they'd already had two separate 10-game winning streaks and were 15 games over .500.

European soccer body UEFA criticized FIFA for an "incomprehensible and unjustifiable decision" to let United States forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup against Belgium on Monday despite a red card in his previous game.

A throng of fans packed into York Lions Stadium on the outskirts of Toronto shortly after the start of the World Cup. As drums beat, a girls soccer team cheered.

Asian football is grappling with a disappointing World Cup performance. On Monday, Chung Mong-gyu resigned as president of the Korea Football Association, extending a tumultuous time since South Korea's group-stage exit.

Ranger Suarez was unable to pitch in the 2024 All-Star Game because of back stiffness, and there is a chance the Boston Red Sox left-hander will miss the July 14 event in Philadelphia because of a groin injury.

Jarren Duran and Willson Contreras homered, and five Boston pitchers combined to give up two runs over 6 1/3 innings in relief of injured starter Ranger Suarez to lead the Red Sox to a 7-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Mexico had an enormous home-field advantage and an opportunity to make its deepest run in the World Cup, but El Tri let it slip away against heavyweight England.

The San Diego Padres snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Pietra Tordin had a goal and two assists and the Portland Thorns beat Racing Louisville 4-0. In other National Women's Soccer League matches on Sunday, the Boston Legacy and Bay FC played to a 2-2 draw; and the Chicago Stars topped the Utah Royals 3 ...