European tour says anyone signing with LIV Golf need not apply to play both circuits

The European tour has delivered an ultimatum to players contemplating the new version of LIV Golf, saying anyone who joins will not be allowed to be a European tour member. "Players need to make a choice," Guy Kinnings, CEO of the European tour, said in a statement Monday first reported by the BBC. The DP World Tour, as it is commercially known, previously let LIV players keep their European membership as long as they paid fines for playing LIV events that conflicted with the tour. It extended a

2026-10-13 09:34:10:00

US Open champ Zverev to become tennis world No. 1

SHANGHAI (AFP) -- Men's tennis will have a new world No. 1 after Germany's Alexander Zverev secured the year-end top ranking Monday following Carlos Alcaraz's third-round loss in Shanghai. The career milestone will cap a stellar season for the 29-year-old, the current world No. 2, after he won the French Open in June and the US Open in September. The French Open was his first Grand Slam title. "It's been a fantastic season for me winning in Paris and New York and knowing that I will finish the y

2026-10-13 09:06:37:00

Arteta extends Arsenal contract through 2030

Mikel Arteta, who led Arsenal to its first Premier League title in 22 years last season, has signed a new contract with the club. Arsenal announced Tuesday that the 44-year-old Spaniard had extended his contract through June 2030. Arteta took charge in December 2019 and will have spent more than a decade in charge of Arsenal if he completes the new deal. According to The Associated Press, Arteta is already the longest-serving current manager at a single Premier League club. Arteta has enjoyed re

2026-10-08 14:33:53:00

Vega announces FIFA presidency bid against Infantino

A challenger has emerged to Gianni Infantino as the FIFA president seeks a fourth term. Former Switzerland defender Ramon Vega, 55, announced his candidacy for the FIFA presidency, becoming the first person to publicly declare an intention to challenge Infantino, the BBC and Reuters reported Wednesday. "My purpose is straightforward: to serve football and the people who give the game its life," Vega said in his campaign manifesto. "I am running to reunite the global football family, deliver genu

2026-10-08 14:25:52:00

LPGA announces a 2027 schedule with higher purses and a better flow

The LPGA Tour released its 2027 schedule Wednesday featuring 33 tournaments, a record $147 million in prize money and an itinerary that doesn't have players bouncing across the country. LPGA Commissioner Craig Kessler has emphasized routing, quality of courses and prize money, and ticked several of those boxes. The three-week Asia swing beginning in February -- which ends with a new tournament in Hong Kong -- leads to a two-week stretch in Hawaii on the Big Island and Maui. The first stop is the

2026-10-08 09:49:59:00

European soccer leaders meet aiming to shape strategy for ousting Infantino as FIFA president

BERLIN (AP) -- European soccer leaders were gathering Wednesday with time pressing to find a candidate and shape their strategy for trying to oust Gianni Infantino as president of FIFA. UEFA has called its 55 member federations to a previously scheduled summit Thursday in Berlin that arrives in the midst of European efforts to get a new leader for soccer's world body. Infantino's divisive World Cup private investment plan -- which failed within days of being revealed in July -- pushed UEFA to ac

2026-10-08 09:21:11:00

Kane scores twice in 125th cap as England beats Czech Republic 3-0

Harry Kane of Bayern Munich scored twice in his record-tying 125th international appearance as England routed the Czech Republic for its third straight victory in the 2026-27 UEFA Nations League. England beat the Czech Republic 3-0 in its fourth League A Group 3 match at Wembley Stadium in London on Tuesday. England, with nine points, has won three straight since opening the campaign with a 3-2 loss to Spain. It remained second in the group behind Spain, which improved to 12 points with a 2-1 vi

2026-10-07 17:00:11:00

Furyk vows US will do more to end Ryder Cup losing streak

LONDON (AFP) -- United States Ryder Cup captain Jim Furyk said Tuesday he will ask his players to "do more than any other United States team has in the past" to end a woeful run on European soil. The US heads to Adare Manor in Limerick, Ireland, next year aiming to end a wait since 1993 to win the biennial team event away from home. Furyk was in charge for one of those defeats in Paris in 2018. The 56-year-old has been given a chance to make amends, with Furyk saying he has learned valuable less

2026-10-07 14:19:27:00

Dodgers move within one win of NLCS

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves behind a strong outing from starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, moving within one victory of advancing to the National League Championship Series. The Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 in Game 3 of the best-of-five National League Division Series (NLDS) at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday. Leading the series 2-1, the Dodgers need just one more victory in the remaining two games to advance to the NLCS. The Dodgers secured the victory behind Yamamot

2026-10-07 13:59:08:00

Former Dodgers GM Fred Claire Dies at 91

Fred Claire, the former Los Angeles Dodgers general manager who helped pave the way for Asian players in Major League Baseball by signing South Korean pitcher Park Chan-ho and Japan's Hideo Nomo, has died. He was 91. The Dodgers announced Tuesday that Claire died Monday in Pasadena, California, after battling cancer for more than a decade. Claire was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the lip in 2015 and had reportedly been receiving hospice care. Claire signed Park, then a sophomore at H

2026-10-07 13:44:32:00