CONFEDERATIONS CUP NEWS

Brits, Kiwis advance to next round in America's Cup prelims

Emirates Team New Zealand, determined to atone for its soul-crushing loss in the 2013 America's Cup, took a big step forward Thursday when it clinched a spot in the challenger sem...

JUNE 1, 2017

Russia ranked 63 by FIFA for Confederations Cup; Brazil top

ZURICH (AP) Confederations Cup host Russia dropped two places to No. 63 team in the new FIFA rankings on Thursday.

JUNE 1, 2017

Russia ranked 63 by FIFA for Confederations Cup; Brazil top

ZURICH (AP) Confederations Cup host Russia has dropped two places to No. 63 team in the new FIFA rankings.

JUNE 1, 2017

FIFA World Rankings List for June

ZURICH (AP) FIFA rankings published Thursday (last month's rankings in parentheses):

JUNE 1, 2017

Watch Chicharito become Mexico's all-time leading goal scorer

No player has ever scored more goals for Mexico than Javier Hernandez.

MAY 28, 2017

Athletes encounter visa issues for Prefontaine meet

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Some 10 athletes, including 2015 world champion hurdler Sergey Shubenkov, encountered issues with obtaining visas to compete in the Prefontaine Classic track me...

MAY 27, 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo headlines Portugal's Confederations Cup roster, but Euro 2016 star left off

Here's Portugal's 24-man roster for the Confederations Cup.

MAY 25, 2017

Van Garderen wins 18th stage, Dumoulin keeps Giro lead

ORTISEI, Italy (AP) Tejay van Garderen claimed his first grand tour victory on the tough 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia as Tom Dumoulin kept the pink jersey on Thursday.

MAY 25, 2017

LAFC gives a virtual walk through of Banc of California Stadium

LA's newest soccer team is giving fans a virtual look at their new stadium.

MAY 20, 2017

C-USA will play basketball tournaments at NFL Cowboys' home

FRISCO, Texas (AP) Conference USA will play its men's and women's postseason basketball tournaments at the Dallas Cowboys' headquarters th...

MAY 18, 2017

Germany's Confederations Cup roster is filled with young players as they gear up for World Cup defense

Jogi Low has brought in a slew of younger players as he prepares for the 2018 World Cup.

MAY 17, 2017

ESPN gives a Sunday home to its top magazine show

NEW YORK (AP) ESPN says it is putting a sharper focus on its long-form journalism with Sunday's launch of the revamped magazine show ''E:60,'' with Bob Ley and Jeremy Schaap as h...

MAY 11, 2017

Bahrain bars Human Rights Watch staffer from FIFA event

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) A Human Rights Watch activist said Wednesday that Bahrain has barred him from entering the tiny island nation for the annual FIFA congress as the...

MAY 10, 2017

Ousted FIFA ethics judge and investigator say FIFA's reform efforts are over, future of soccer jeopardized

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) Ousted FIFA ethics judge and investigator say FIFA's reform efforts are over, future of soccer jeopardized.

MAY 9, 2017

USA Diving hires Lee Johnson as new CEO

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) USA Diving has hired Lee Johnson as the governing body's chief executive officer.

MAY 4, 2017

Papalii gets NRL ban on top of Kangaroos demotion

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) Josh Papalii has been banned for one National Rugby League match by his Canberra club on top of being dropped from Australia's squad for this week's test...

MAY 1, 2017

Asian Olympic chief Sheikh Ahmad resigns from soccer roles, won't seek re-election to FIFA Council after bribery claim

ZURICH (AP) Asian Olympic chief Sheikh Ahmad resigns from soccer roles, won't seek re-election to FIFA Council after bribery claim.

APRIL 30, 2017

North Korea loses world judo event because of security risk

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) North Korea will no longer host the judo world junior championships because of security risks amid rising political tension with South Korea and the United...

APRIL 26, 2017

Manuel Neuer is out for Bayern Munich season with foot fracture

Bayern Munich must finish the Bundesliga season and the German Cup without their starting goalkeeper.

APRIL 19, 2017