France coach Didier Deschamps labeled Spain the favorite to win the FIFA World Cup on Monday, a day before the two European powers meet in the semifinals.
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has taken his side to the verge of its second-ever World Cup final and, on the eve of Tuesday's semifinal showdown with France, he admitted that the disappointing start to the tournament seemed like a lifetime ago.
Jose Mourinho returned to Real Madrid's Valdebebas training center on Monday to begin preseason training after taking charge of the club's first team for a second spell.
Tens of thousands of fans gathered outside Norway's Royal Palace on Monday to welcome the national team players who returned home from their historic run to the World Cup quarterfinals.
For many Chinese football fans, this summer has been a season of double delight: cheering for their favorite stars battling under the World Cup lights, then walking into local stadiums to roar for their hometown teams in grassroots leagues.
Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan is in talks with the Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) about taking charge of the national team on an interim basis, local media reported.
China's Guo Hanyu and her French partner Kristina Mladenovic defeated Gabriela Dabrowski and Luisa Stefani 6-3, 7-5 to claim the women's doubles title at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships on Sunday.
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner retained his Wimbledon men's singles title on Sunday, defeating Germany's Alexander Zverev 6-7 (7), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-4 to claim his fifth Grand Slam title.
League leader Chengdu Rongcheng was held to a 1-1 draw by second-placed Chongqing Tonglianglong, while Shenzhen Peng City ended a nine-game winless run with a 3-0 victory over Qingdao West Coast in the 18th round of the Chinese Super League.
World No. 13 Dominican Republic upset world No. 7 China 3-1 on Saturday to record its third win in the women's Volleyball Nations League (VNL) preliminaries.
Host China drew 1-1 with Nigeria in the final round of the 2026 CFA Team China International Youth Football Tournament in Yinchuan on Saturday, finishing the U17 four-nation friendly tournament with one win, one draw and one loss.
Czech youngster Linda Noskova captured her maiden Grand Slam singles title on Saturday after surviving a dramatic comeback from compatriot Karolina Muchova to win the Wimbledon women's singles final 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
Jurgen Klopp and German Football Association (DFB) officials have reached an understanding on key elements of a possible contract for him to become Germany coach after opening direct negotiations in New York, the DFB confirmed on Saturday.
Indonesia completed a sweep of the speed climbing titles at the World Climbing Series stop in Chamonix on Saturday, with Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi winning the women's event and Veddriq Leonardo capturing the men's crown for his first victory since the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni dismissed concerns over Lionel Messi's workload on Friday, saying the 39-year-old remained in peak physical condition ahead of his team's World Cup quarterfinal against Switzerland.
England head coach Thomas Tuchel and captain Harry Kane said on Friday that they are prepared for a difficult challenge against Norway in their World Cup quarterfinal.