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CORRECTION F1 Women in Motorsport
Maya Weug poses for a photo at an F1 Academy race in Zandvoort, Netherlands, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post) CORRECTED: location "at an F1 Academy race in Zandvoort" instead of during the World Rowing Championships in Znadvoort", and the City field: Zandvoort instead of Amsterdam.

Sports

Exclusive reporting reveals limited racing opportunities for women after F1 Academy

OCT. 9, 2026

Poland Women’s U20 WCup Soccer
FIFA President Gianni Infantino attends the Women's U20 World Cup final soccer match between Spain and North Korea in Lodz, Poland, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Beata Zawrzel)

Soccer

Infantino’s World Cup investment plan fallout reshapes the March FIFA vote

OCT. 6, 2026

Asian Games Mixed Martial Arts
Firdavs Atamuratov of Uzbekistan, left, competes with Mirzobek Umarov of Tajikistan during their men's modern 60kg mixed martial arts final at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Japan

Mixed martial arts — without the wire cage and the blood — bids to make the Olympics

SEPT. 22, 2026

Asian Games Opening Ceremony
Singapore athletes march into the stadium during the opening ceremony for the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Asian Games

Photos show the opening ceremony of the Asian Games held in Japan

SEPT. 19, 2026

Ultimate Championship Athletics
FILE - Gabby Thomas competes in the women's 200-meter semifinals during the U.S. Championships athletics meet in Eugene, Ore., Aug. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Sports

Track stars racing for $150K at Ultimate Championship is sign of progress and work yet to be done

SEPT. 9, 2026

Big Ten Big O’s Football
FILE - Ohio State wide receiver Jeremiah Smith runs the ball against Miami during the second half of the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal game, Dec. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson, File)

College Football

Texas puts 4 players on preseason AP All-America team; 14 of the 27 first-team picks are from SEC

AUG. 18, 2026

Big Ten Big O’s Football
FILE - Oregon quarterback Dante Moore (5) works against Indiana during the second half of the Peach Bowl NCAA college football playoff semifinal, Jan. 9, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

College Football

Ohio State and Oregon are 1-2 in the AP preseason Top 25, SEC leads conferences with 9 ranked teams

AUG. 17, 2026

Germany Flag Football Worlds
Loryn Goodwin, Ashlea Klam, Laneah Bryan and Isabella Geraci of the USA women's team jump with a United States flag during the media day ahead of the Flag Football World Championships, the sports first Olympic qualifier for LA28, in Duesseldorf, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Football

How flag football is key to the NFL’s plans to further global reach

AUG. 13, 2026

Soccer FIFA Infantino Critics
FILE - FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a news conference at the stadium in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, a day before the opening FIFA World Cup match between Mexico and South Africa. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Soccer

Senior FIFA official turns to AP to speak out against Infantino’s World Cup plan

AUG. 7, 2026

WPBL Making History Baseball
FILE - Mo'ne Davis watches her hit during a Women's Pro Baseball League exhibition game, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Baseball

A new league marks another major moment in a scattered history for women’s pro baseball

JULY 29, 2026

APTOPIX Argentina Spain WCup Soccer
Spain's Ferran Torres celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Live coverage

AP’s World Cup team delivers unmatched all-formats coverage of the world’s biggest sporting event

JULY 24, 2026

LeBron’s Decision What to Know Basketball
FILE - Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James throws chalk in the air before an NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Basketball

LeBron James picks his final NBA challenge, and Philadelphia was his ultimate answer

JULY 24, 2026

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