Japanese champions Vissel Kobe romped into the knockout stages of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday, a 4-0 victory over Shanghai Port guaranteeing their place in the last 16 with a match to spare. Two second-half goals in a minute from Yuya Kuwasaki and Koya Yuruki added to Yoshinori Muto's… Read
Shohei Ohtani, who led the Los Angeles Dodgers to last year's World Series title, appears set to make his return as a pitcher as well as a slugger. The 30-year-old Japanese right-hander, who served as a two-way hitting and pitching threat during most of his first six Major League Baseball… Read
Sam Kerr, one of the world’s top female soccer players, was found not guilty Tuesday of racially aggravated harassment of a police officer. Kerr, a striker for Australia and for English club Chelsea, accepted she called Police Constable Stephen Lovell “stupid and white” during a heated exchange at a police… Read
Philadelphia officials are expecting a huge turnout of fans in the city Friday for a parade honoring the Philadelphia Eagles after their Super Bowl win. The team plans to descend the Rocky steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art at around 2 p.m. for a 75-minute ceremony, city leaders said… Read
Jude Bellingham scored the winner in stoppage time as Real Madrid twice came from behind to inflict more misery on Manchester City with a 3-2 Champions League play-off, first leg win at the Etihad on Tuesday. Erling Haaland twice put City in front with his first goals in five games… Read
The U.S. Open is moving its mixed doubles championship to the week before singles play begins, hoping a revamped format and $1 million prize will persuade top players to chase a Grand Slam doubles title. This year's event will feature 16 teams competing over two days in shorter matches. Tournament… Read
The Super Rugby Pacific opener Friday will raise the curtain on a Southern Hemisphere season in which the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia looms large and the future of the tournament itself remains a matter of vigorous debate. The collapse of the Melbourne Rebels means only 11 teams… Read
Warren Gatland left his role as Wales coach on Tuesday midway through the Six Nations, with his team on the worst run of results in the country's proud rugby history. Gatland's departure was announced by the Welsh Rugby Union three days after a 22-15 loss to Italy that sealed the… Read
New Zealand Rugby has launched legal action against the Ineos corporation of British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe after the global chemical giant dropped a sponsorship agreement with three months remaining. Ineos branding appears on jerseys and other clothing worn by the All Blacks, the New Zealand women’s team, the New Zealand… Read
Hong Kong's Sports Association and Olympic Committee demanded disciplinary action on Monday for what it called the "deliberate attack and injury" of Hong Kong athletes by Turkmenistan contestants after an ice hockey match at the Asian Winter Games. Two injured players taken to hospital were in stable condition, the Association… Read