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Sudan Women Soccer
Sudan's U-17 women's national team, in red, plays a soccer match against Comoros, during qualifiers for the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, in Casablanca, Morocco, Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo)

Sports

Far from the World Cup, a girls team tries to revive soccer dreams for war-ravaged Sudan

JUNE 17, 2026

APTOPIX New Zealand Iran WCup Soccer
New Zealand goalkeeper Max Crocombe (1) is beaten by a header from Iran's Mohammad Mohebbi (8) to scores their second goal during the World Cup Group G soccer match between Iran and New Zealand in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Sports

Cape Verde and Spain play scoreless draw and Iran ties New Zealand on day 5 of World Cup, in photos

JUNE 15, 2026

APTOPIX NBA Finals Knicks Spurs Basketball
The New York Knicks celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

Sports

New York Knicks win first NBA championship since 1973, in photos

JUNE 14, 2026

APTOPIX Bosnia Canada WCup Soccer
Chase Speed, center, celebrates at watch party, Friday, June 12, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia, after Canada scored a goal in the World Cup Group B soccer match between Canada and Bosnia. (AP Photo/Kaleb Tatum)

Sports

Soccer fans around the world watch the World Cup, in photos

JUNE 14, 2026

WCup Iran Soccer
FILE - Nigeria's Akor Adams, right, fights for the ball with Iran's Mohammad Ghorbani during a friendly soccer match between Iran and Nigeria in Antalya, southern Turkey, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Riza Ozel, File)

Sports

AP lands exclusive interviews with Iranian players at World Cup training camp

JUNE 12, 2026

APTOPIX WCup Ref Denied Entry Soccer
Referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States, is welcomed by supporters upon his arrival in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Sports

Somali soccer referee denied entry to US for World Cup is welcomed home as a hero

JUNE 10, 2026

APTOPIX Netherlands WCup Soccer
Marktweg Street in The Hague, Netherlands, is decorated ahead of the start of the soccer World Cup, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

Sports

A street in The Hague is drenched in orange as Netherlands soccer fans celebrate the World Cup

JUNE 10, 2026

APTOPIX NBA Finals Spurs Knicks Watch Party Basketball
New York Knicks fans cheer at a watch party during Game 3 of the NBA Finals basketball series between the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, Monday, June 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

Sports

Knicks fever sweeps New York for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Spurs

JUNE 9, 2026

Trump World Cup Visas
FILE - President Donald Trump shakes hands with FIFA President Gianni Infantino as he presented with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize during the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, Dec. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Politics

FIFA and Infantino draw bipartisan skepticism ahead of the World Cup

JUNE 8, 2026

Argentina Soccer Religion
River Plate fans cheer during an Argentine league match against Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Sports

Why soccer fandom in Latin America feels almost sacred

JUNE 2, 2026

APTOPIX French Open Tennis
Fans watch the fourth-round tennis match between pcasp and Brazil's Joao Fonseca at the French Open in Paris, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Sports

Pope Leo plays tennis religiously as part of an Augustinian devotion to sports and spirituality

JUNE 2, 2026

APTOPIX Italy Giro d’Italia Cycling
The pack rides past the ancient Colosseum during the 21th and last stage of the Giro d'Italia cycling race in Rome, Sunday May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Sports

Jonas Vingegaard wins Giro d’Italia to become the eighth male rider to win all 3 Grand Tours

MAY 31, 2026

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