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Soccer fans looking to take in the 2026 World Cup will be able to apply for FIFA’s first ticket draw starting Sept. 10, soccer’s world governing body announced Tuesday in a release.

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has been criticized and could face an investigation for reportedly hiring people with dwarfism as entertainers during his lavish 18th birthday party this weekend.

San Antonio Spurs sensation Victor Wembanyama says he has been cleared to return to the court after recovering from a blood clot in his right shoulder.

Toronto Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will start at first base and bat fifth for the American League in tonight’s Major League Baseball all-star game.

A first-time All-Star at age 28, Cal Raleigh became the first switch-hitter and first catcher to win the Home Run Derby.

MLB has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike system in the minor leagues since 2019 and will use it in an All-Star Game for the first time this summer.

Tickets to the 2026 World Cup are now available for Canadians, although only for those willing to pay a premium.

Jim Clancy, who made his Major League debut during the Toronto Blue Jays’ 1977 expansion season and spent 12 seasons with the club as a key member of its starting rotation, has died at 69.

Sportsnet failed to clearly communicate with fans ahead of a significant price hike to its premium streaming service, a professor says.

Charles Davalan, who was born in Waterloo, Ont. but grew up in Montreal, Que., was selected Sunday in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft.

NFL Hall of Famer John Elway won’t be charged after his business partner Jeffrey Sperbeck was fatally injured falling out of his golf cart at a Southern California golf resort community last April, authorities said.

Cole Palmer scored twice and fed João Pedro for a goal as Chelsea overwhelmed Paris Saint-Germain in the first half and beat the European champions 3-0 on Sunday in the final of the first expanded Club World Cup.

Lionel Messi scored two goals in Inter Miami’s 2-1 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday, extending his record-breaking streak of scoring multiple goals in a Major League Soccer game to five.

Jannik Sinner insisted early on at Wimbledon that he put an excruciating loss to Carlos Alcaraz in their epic French Open final behind him. Sinner was sure that one defeat wouldn’t haunt him, wouldn’t prevent a quick recalibration and certainly wouldn’t mean a thing at the All England Club.

Kate, the Princess of Wales, handed out the trophy to Iga Swiatek and some consoling words to Amanda Anisimova after the women’s Wimbledon final on Saturday.