National Sports

A veteran of four World Cups as a player, Diana Matheson knows the platform that the women's soccer showcase presents.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ryan Reynolds has already taken Hollywood to Wrexham . Now the Welsh soccer team is on its way to Tinseltown.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic knows a thing or two about the talents and intangibles required to win big matches against the best players. He’s been in 35 Grand Slam finals. He’s won 23 of them.

Almost a year after trading Juan Soto, the Washington Nationals are struggling as expected — and it will still be a while before that deal can be fully evaluated.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — James Anderson is back in England's team for the fourth Ashes test against Australia starting Wednesday in Manchester.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Spain captain Ivana Andres has apologized to the Maori people of New Zealand for a video showing four members of her country's Women’s World Cup squad mocking the traditional haka which was shared a week ago on social m

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Eight months and two coaches after Mexico crashed out of an embarrassing World Cup, most of the same players triumphantly raised the CONCACAF Gold Cup amid confetti and raucous cheers Sunday night.

CALGARY — Canadian cowboys held their own at the Calgary Stampede rodeo by winning four of six events on Showdown Sunday.

ATLANTA (AP) — Dylan Cease won for the first time in nearly two months, Luis Robert Jr. had four hits that included a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox beat Atlanta 8-1 on Sunday to stop the Braves’ streak of 11 consecutive series wins.

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s Matildas have called for equal prize money for soccer's global showpiece tournaments just days out from kicking off the Women’s World Cup in Sydney.