Sérgio Conceição capped off an incredible first week at AC Milan by lift the Italian Super Cup on Mondaycapping a period that included two comeback victories, battling a fever, getting injured and smoking a cigar in the locker room. Conceição replaced the sacked Paulo Fonseca as coach last Monday and, despite illness and a high … Read more
LAS VEGAS — When Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked on Friday about the second edition of the NBA Cup and if he wanted to change anything about the event, he smiled. “I don’t think there’s anything that needs to change,” said Antetokounmpo, whose Bucks lost in last season’s semifinals in Las Vegas. “My … Read more
Saudi Arabia prepares to organize a winter World Cup in 2034, after a FIFA evaluation report for the tournament’s sole candidate highlighted the likelihood of the competition taking place “between October and April” due to “local climatic conditions” and cited it as “high risk”. FIFA will announce the hosts for the 2030 and 2034 World … Read more
A report commissioned by FIFA concluded that football’s governing body “has a responsibility” to compensate workers who suffered while hosting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The long-awaited report from FIFA’s Human Rights and Social Responsibility Subcommittee – finally released at midnight on Friday Central European Time – says the governing body “has taken a … Read more
MALAGA, Spain — Sara Errani stands at the baseline and exhales deeply. She is about to land a second serve, with Italy ahead on match point against Poland. A place in the Billie Jean King The stake is the Cup final. So Errani does what she has done many, many times before: she hits a … Read more
MALAGA, Spain — Rafael NadalProfessional tennis career is over, his last match is Defeat 6-4, 6-4 against Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands at the Davis Cup. This defeat, coupled with Carlos Alcaraz and Marcel Granollers’ 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3) doubles loss to Wesley Koolhof and Van de Zandschulp, saw Spain eliminated from the … Read more