As part of a special World Cup series, The Athletic is speaking to fans of all 48 competing nations to capture their unique ...

Why do Americans call football soccer? As the FIFA World Cup heads to North America, explore the British origins of the word soccer and the history behind one of sport’s biggest naming debates.

From this summer’s tournament to the LA Olympics, rugby union and cricket, the US is luring biggest events as money reshapes ...

John Kear, the rugby league broadcaster and former Challenge Cup-winning coach, has died at the age of 71. The Rugby Football League announced that Kear died suddenly on Sunday on his return from ...

A quick look at the 16 venues across 16 cities in three countries, which will host the biggest-ever FIFA World Cup.

Nations are nothing if not shared ideas, America perhaps most of all ...

The Eagles, like a lot of NFL teams, were wowed by Bernard’s athletic testing numbers. Bernard is 6-foot-4, 306 pounds with a ...

INTERVIEW: Kian Orchard, who was named Cumbria's coach of the year, talks about how he helped revive his beloved home-town ...

Striker Ieuan Owen says it is a "dream come true" to join Kilmarnock from top-flight Welsh side Barry Town United. Kilmarnock have paid an undisclosed fee for the 20-year-old, who has signed a ...

By James Lockett THE London Olympians delivered another commanding performance in their home opener against Essex Tridents last weekend.  Having ...

Glasgow Warriors have learned the officiating team for their United Rugby Championship semi-final clash with the Bulls.

About 200 people turned out on a sunny Saturday afternoon of May 22 at Pyunik Yerevan’s home soccer ground (where poles had ...