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Study raises fresh dementia concerns from playing pro soccer

LONDON – A study of former professional soccer players in Scotland finds that they were less likely to die of common causes such as heart disease and cancer compared with the general populat...

DATE: Oct 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Nike to close Oregon Project after Salazar ban

Company will assist athletes to find new set up

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Rapinoe fuses politics, pay and tech with World Cup win

Outspoken American backs up talk with MVP, top-scorer honors

DATE: Jul 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

FIFA looks to expand Women’s World Cup from 24 to 32 teams

LYON, France – FIFA will seek to expand the Women’s World Cup from 24 to 32 teams and double the prize money while maintaining a significant financial gulf with funding for the men’s tournam...

DATE: Jul 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Oranje parade: Netherlands advance to World Cup Final with win over Sweden

Dutch reach first Final four years after making tournament debut

DATE: Jul 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Phil Neville irritated with Americans over World Cup hotel visit

Americans would move into Lyon’s Fourviere Hotel if they beat England

DATE: Jun 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Dutch delight: Oranje top Italy to reach 1st World Cup semifinal

Both goals come from set pieces

DATE: Jun 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Bronze helps England beat Norway to reach Women’s World Cup semifinals

LE HAVRE, France – As England practiced a set-piece routine hours before facing Norway, defender Lucy Bronze was determined to apply the finishing touch. “I’ll hit it tonight,” Br...

DATE: Jun 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Dutch cap Europe’s World Cup dominance by ousting Japan

Penalty shot in 90th minute wins it for Netherlands

DATE: Jun 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

England takes out Cameroon to advance to World Cup quarters

Lionesses take care of business, will face Norway

DATE: Jun 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

FIFA says wrong to stop Iran activists in World Cup stadiums

NICE, France – FIFA says it was wrong for people campaigning for women to be allowed into Iranian soccer stadiums to be removed from a Women’s World Cup game in France. Stadium se...

DATE: Jun 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Taylor puts England in World Cup last 16 with game to spare

LE HAVRE, France – Jodie Taylor scored her first international goal in 14 months to send England into the second round of the Women’s World Cup on Friday in a 1-0 victory over Argentina. ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports