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FIFA Reinstates Afghanistan Women’s Team Under New Rule Allowing Direct Sanctioning

The change creates a path for exiled athletes to compete without approval from hostile national bodies.

Nashville Bids $3.5 Million Plus Tax Breaks to Host WrestleMania 44 in 2028

FIFA’s Variable Pricing Drives Up 2026 World Cup Ticket Costs

FIFA Changes Rules to Let Afghan Women’s Refugee Team Play as National Side

World Boxing Clears Russians and Belarusians to Compete Under Neutral Status

NBA, FIBA and EuroLeague Call Talks ‘Constructive’ in Switzerland

Fans Storm Ring and Attack Russian Boxer After UBO Title Bout in Turkey

UEFA Bans Benfica’s Prestianni Six Matches for Homophobic Slur at Vinícius Júnior

LA28 Sells Over 4 Million Tickets, Opens Registration for Second Olympic Ticket Drop

FIBA Awards 2031 Men’s World Cup to France and 2030 Women’s to Tokyo

Newcastle to Host Japan–Ireland Nations Championship Test on July 11

LIV Golf Rebrands Smash GC as OKGC, Its First U.S.-Market Team

PCB Opens Talks to Build Jeddah Stadium for Future PSL Games

Brazilian Basketball Great Oscar Schmidt Dies at 68

Saudi Arabia Weighs Bigger Cricket Push as LIV Golf Struggles to Pay Off

World Athletics Blocks Turkey’s 11 Allegiance Switches Over State-Led Recruitment

Ja Morant Reported to Take Minority Stake in Paris’ Metropolitans 92

U.S. Soccer Sporting Director Matt Crocker Quits Weeks Before World Cup

F1 Rules Out India Return in 2027 After Minister’s Pledge

NFL Names Brian Flinn SVP for Global Flag Football