• Yahoo Sports

    The tao of USWNT coach Emma Hayes, who ‘picks winning over everything else’

    Hayes climbed the sport’s ladder, all the way to the top of England’s WSL, and now to the USWNT. She inspired a movement at Chelsea; she built a semi-pro team into a trophy-winning machine. Now, she’s tasked with restoring a fallen superpower.

  • The Canadian Press

    World track body creates biennial championships with bigger cash prizes as potential Olympics rival

    GENEVA (AP) — Track and field announced a new global championships on Monday and promised $150,000 prizes — three times its recent cash pledge to champions at the Paris Olympics — for gold medalists. World Athletics said the first Ultimate Championships will be hosted in Budapest from Sept. 11-13, 2026 showcasing Olympic, world and Diamond League champions over three evening sessions. Eight or 16 athletes in each event will compete for a total prize fund of $10 million that is the sport’s riches

  • The Canadian Press

    Kylian Mbappé not in France squad for Paris Olympics

    Kylian Mbappé will not play for France at the Paris Olympics after he was left out of Thierry Henry's provisional squad for the Games on Monday. The World Cup winner, who is widely expected to join Real Madrid after leaving Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent, had stated his desire to play at the Games in his home nation. Henry and even French president Emmanuel Macron wanted Mbappé to be part of the men's Olympic team, but he was not part of the 25-man squad. PSG's Warren Zaire-Emery and Bradle

  • The Canadian Press

    Resetting the division races: Acuña's injury, Phillies' fast start puts Braves' streak in jeopardy

    The Atlanta Braves were already in a bit of a hole in the NL East before they got the type of news every team dreads — a season-ending injury to their top player. The torn anterior cruciate ligament in Ronald Acuña Jr.'s knee left the Braves reeling at the beginning of the week, and perhaps it was no surprise that they lost three of four to Washington before rebounding a bit against lowly Oakland. Atlanta now trails first-place Philadelphia by 6 1/2 games, and the Braves have their work cut out