Soccer

FIFA Is Warned That Banning Top Games in U.S. May Breach Antitrust Laws

For more than five years, the United States Department of Justice has pursued a corruption case against the highest levels of international soccer, charging dozens of the sport’s senior officials with crimes like money laundering and fraud. Now its antitrust division has joined the fight. The antitrust division is focused on

Soccer

2020 Sep, 01

The Padres Bulk Up and Set Their Sights on Catching the Dodgers

As he canvassed the major leagues before Monday’s trading deadline, A.J. Preller even spoke with Andrew Friedman, his chief rival in the National League West. Friedman runs baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the team that has it all. Preller is the general manager of the San Diego Padres,

Soccer

2020 Aug, 31

The N.F.L.’s Quarterback Soap Opera in Eight Story Lines

The problem with a quarterback competition between Mitch Trubisky and Nick Foles is that the winner will be either Mitch Trubisky or Nick Foles. Trubisky is a flailing prospect with spotty accuracy and jittery pocket presence whom the Chicago Bears famously selected instead of Patrick Mahomes and DeShaun Watson in the

Soccer

2020 Aug, 31

Amid Tennis’s Swirling Storms, a Stubborn Djokovic Claims a Title

After a six-month break from the tour, you might have expected tennis stars to look fresher than ever as they returned to playing in earnest. But the legs and the mood often seemed heavy as the Western & Southern Open limped to a finish at the Billie Jean King National Tennis

Soccer

2020 Aug, 30

After a Long Lull, Protesting Is Taking Hold Across Baseball

Carlos Delgado, the former Toronto Blue Jays and Mets slugger, was playing basketball with his 13-year-old son at their home in Puerto Rico on Wednesday evening when he noticed a news alert on his phone: The Milwaukee Bucks players were sitting out of their N.B.A. playoff game to protest systemic

Soccer

2020 Aug, 28

A Rising Women’s Team Looks Past the Pandemic

PARIS — Khadija Shaw sensed opportunity. Shaw, a Jamaican striker with seemingly unlimited potential, had her pick of top European teams on the eve of last year’s Women’s World Cup. Manchester City had called her agent. So had Paris St.-Germain in France and Juventus in Italy. But Shaw, who is known

Soccer

2020 Aug, 27