Germany and France advance to the Under-17 World Cup final. Argentina will play Mali for third place

[ad_1] JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Germany and France will meet in the Under-17 World Cup final on Saturday. The Germans beat Argentina 4-3 in a penalty shootout following a 3-3…

RYDER CUP ’23: A rarity in the golf world. A woman is the course superintendent

[ad_1] GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — When Lara Arias started her job as course superintendent at the Marco Simone golf club outside Rome that will host the Ryder Cup next…

Report: PSG forward Neymar agrees a 2-year deal with Saudi club Al-Hilal

[ad_1] PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain soccer superstar Neymar has reportedly agreed a two-year deal to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal. France’s leading sports daily L’Equipe said on its website…

Swiss investigation of meetings between attorney general, FIFA’s Infantino set to be closed down

[ad_1] GENEVA (AP) — Special prosecutors in Switzerland are closing a years-long probe of the former attorney general who had undisclosed meetings with FIFA president Gianni Infantino during a sweeping…

Ilestedt scores twice as Sweden beats Italy 5-0 to reach knockout rounds at Women’s World Cup

[ad_1] WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — After leaving it to the last minute against South Africa, Sweden left nothing to chance Saturday in a 5-0 win over Italy which sealed…

Barcelona reaches deal with defender Samuel Umtiti to end contract 2 years early

[ad_1] BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has reached a deal with defender Samuel Umtiti to end his contract two years in advance, the club said Friday. The French defender was…

World Cup winner N’Golo Kanté buys small club in Belgium

[ad_1] BRUSSELS (AP) — N’Golo Kanté is making a surprising investment. The World Cup winner has bought Royal Excelsior Virton, a third-division team in Belgium. The move was announced by…

Andrea Pirlo returns to Italy to coach Sampdoria in Serie B after a season in Turkey

[ad_1] GENOA, Italy (AP) — Andrea Pirlo is returning to Italy as coach of Serie B club Sampdoria. Pirlo, who coached Turkish club Fatih Karagümrük last season, signed a two-year…

Soccer club Stuttgart agrees on deal that’s potentially worth $110 million with Porsche Group

[ad_1] STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Bundesliga club Stuttgart has mainly agreed on a sponsorship deal with local car manufacturer Porsche and consultancy firm MHP that it says could yield more…

Column: Le Mans effort brought pride and joy to NASCAR industry

[ad_1] LE MANS, France (AP) — So many viewed NASCAR’s trip to the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a bit of a joke, nothing more than an expensive “…