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Chelsea could now get new LA-based opponents in Club World Cup with potential new fixture
Chelsea could now reportedly get a new LA-based opponent in the Club World Cup with a potential new fixture being considered.The summer is already going to be ridiculously busy for Chelsea with all ...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
FIFA Club World Cup 2025: African stars to play at least 50 times for City
City will face African opposition in the shape of Moroccan side Wydad AC at this summer’s FIFA Club World Cup.We’ll go up against the Casablanca-based club in Philadelphia on 18 June as we get our...Yahoo Sports - 3d -
FIFA plans playoff game for final Club World Cup spot after Mexican club León was expelled
The final entry for this summer's Club World Cup in the United States could be decided in a playoff game between Los Angeles FC and Mexican team América, depending on the outcome of a legal case ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
World Food Programme's Cindy McCain says they need "full, unfettered access" into Gaza
As the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues amid the war between Israel and Hamas, World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain tells "Face the Nation" that the organization needs "full, ...CBS News - 2d -
Victoire place Ann-Renee Desbiens on long-term injured reserve, status for worlds uncertain
The Montreal Victoire are confident Ann-Renee Desbiens will return to action in the near future. Whether that’s soon enough to suit up between the pipes for Canada at the women’s world hockey ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
IIHF deems Miller ineligible to represent Canada at world championships due to recent stint in China
The International Ice Hockey Federation on Monday deemed forward Hannah Miller ineligible to represent Canada at the upcoming women’s world hockey championships because of her recent playing tenure ...Yahoo Sports - 2d -
A Minecraft Movie Star Jack Black Says World Needs The Movie Right Now
Director Jared Hess' A Minecraft Movie is what the world needs right now, according to stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa. Speaking at the movie's premiere, Black quoted Burt Bacharach's 1965 song ...GameSpot - 2d -
World Series champ, 2-time All-Star pitcher Lance Lynn says he's retiring
World Series champion and two-time All-Star pitcher Lance Lynn is retiring from Major League Baseball. Lynn announced his decision Tuesday on the “Dymin in the Rough” podcast. The right-hander ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Convicted Chelsea, Man City fans to give police their passports during FIFA Club World Cup in US
About 150 fans of Chelsea and Manchester City must give police their passports to prevent travel to the United States for the Club World Cup tournament, the British government said Wednesday. ...Yahoo Sports - 1d -
Pick Up Two Official Joy-Con Wheels For Mario Kart World For Just $20
Mario Kart World is launching on June 5 alongside the Nintendo Switch 2, and it's looking like another great installment in the beloved franchise. And if you're going to be picking it up later this ...GameSpot - 21h -
Photos: 2025 PFL World Tournament 1 ceremonial weigh-ins and final faceoffs
Check out these photos from 2025 PFL World Tournament 1 ceremonial weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs ahead of Thursday's event in Orlando, Fla. (Photos courtesy of PFL)Yahoo Sports - 13h -
FIFA's Infantino points to US hosting 2031 Women's World Cup and UK getting 2035 edition
The United States and the United Kingdom look set on Thursday to be picked by FIFA next year as hosts of Women's World Cups expanded to 48 teams from 32. The first formal bid documents must be ...Yahoo Sports - 5h -
FIFA confirms U.S.-Mexico, UK as sole bidders for 2031, 2035 Women’s World Cups
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that the United States-Mexico and the United Kingdom are the sole respective bidders for the 2031 and 2035 Women’s World Cups. Infantino made the ...Yahoo Sports - 4h -
USA sole bidder for 2031 Women's World Cup, UK set to host in 2035 - Infantino
The United States is the sole bidder for the 2031 Women's World Cup, and the United Kingdom is set to host the 2035 tournament, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday.Infantino also ...Yahoo Sports - 3h -
USA sole bidder for 2031 Women's World Cup, UK set to host in 2035
The United States is the sole bidder for the 2031 Women's World Cup, and the United Kingdom is set to host the 2035 tournament, FIFA president Gianni Infantino announced on Thursday."We are ...Yahoo Sports - 1h -
UK poised to host 2035 Women’s World Cup and US lands 2031 tournament
Fifa president Infantino says UK is the ‘one valid bid’ US may host in 2031 alongside other Concacaf nations The United Kingdom appears certain to host the 2035 Women’s World Cup after Gianni ...The Guardian - 1h -
World Bank announces multimillion-dollar redress fund after killings and abuse claims at Tanzanian project
Communities in Ruaha national park reject response to alleged assault and evictions of herders during tourism scheme funded by the bank. The World Bank is embarking on a multimillion-dollar ...The Guardian - 1h -
UEFA's Čeferin calls 64-team men's World Cup plan 'a bad idea'
A push to expand the men's 2030 World Cup to 64 teams is “a bad idea,” UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin said on Thursday. Čeferin is a FIFA vice president who was part of a March 6 online meeting ...Yahoo Sports - 30m -
WATCH: World's oldest llama comforts sick children
Whitetop, 27, spends his days patiently playing with children with chronic and serious medical conditions at the Victory Junction camp in North Carolina.ABC News - 3d -
Aaron Rodgers: Boom or Bust in the Collecting World in 2025?
Collectors are speculating on the Aaron Rodgers trading card market ahead of his next moveYahoo Sports - 2d -
The 10 best right-wingers in the world right now
Football’s ever-evolving state has impacted wingers more than most since the turn of the century.The classic ‘head to the byline and cross’ wingers are a rarity, with the trend now for inverted ...Yahoo Sports - 22h -
The Papers: 'World faces economic war' and 'TikTok talks'
Most of Thursday's front pages lead on Trump announcing universal 10% tariffs on all imports into the US.BBC News - 9h -
World leaders blast Trump tariffs as markets slump
Foreign stock markets tumbled after opening on Thursday morning following President Donald Trump's announcement of a raft of tariffs on America's trade partners.ABC News - 1h -
US tariff shock underscores the instability of a shifting world
The global economy is on a bumpy journey to an unknown destinationFinancial Times - 1h -
Mario Kart World: Switch 2 Launch Title, Trailer, 24-Player Races, Free Roam Mode, And Everything Else We Know
Following a tantalizing teaser that provided a first look at the next Mario Kart game back in January, Nintendo has now fully unveiled Mario Kart 9 as Mario Kart World . Revealed during the April ...GameSpot - 18h -
Appreciation: Joe Goode beautifully blurred the lines of the art world
Painter Joe Goode was instrumental in establishing the 1960s L.A. art scene — and challenged conventions along the way.Los Angeles Times - 6d -
The Sandbox unveils Alpha Season 5 featuring Jurassic World, Teletubbies and more
The Sandbox, the Web3 social gaming platform and a subsidiary of Animoca Brands, is launching Alpha Season 5 on March 31.VentureBeat - 5d -
As world leaders grapple with instability, Trump's attacks are making moderates popular again
Donald Trump has been giving leaders such as Mark Carney, Mexican Claudia Sheinbaum, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer a popularity boost, experts say.NBC News - 4d -
World Athletics to require DNA testing of athletes in women's track and field
The athletic body will not do the same with men's track and field.Yahoo Sports - 3d -
World braces itself as US tariff ‘liberation day’ draws near
No one knows what Trump will do — and at this moment that includes the president himselfFinancial Times - 3d -
WATCH: This World War II love story should be a movie
Bill Coyle and Helen Richardson wrote over 200 letters back and forth after they went on a blind date. Now, their grandson is reading each one on TikTok, and it will melt your heart.ABC News - 2d -
Torpedo bats: a destroyer of worlds or baseball’s long-awaited savior?
The quandary over the Yankees’ new technology is solvable, but first MLB must take it on the chin and usher in a temporary ban. In its brief moment of fame, the torpedo bat has made quite the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows
Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’. Economic models have systematically underestimated how global ...The Guardian - 2d -
California wildfire threatening forest home of world’s oldest tree
Silver fire leading to fears about Methuselah, a nearly 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine in eastern part of state. Firefighters have managed to make “strong progress” containing a fire burning ...The Guardian - 1d -
Art World Celebrates the Frick Collection’s Long-Awaited Opening Gala
A joyous reunion for art lovers at the Frick Collection’s gala offered a private viewing of iconic works from the 14th through the 19th centuries.The New York Times - 1d -
Meet British world number one amateur chasing repeat win at Augusta
Lottie Woad will try to become the first player to defend the Augusta National Women's Amateur title when she tees it up at the home of the Masters this week.Yahoo Sports - 1d -
The world-leading British amateur chasing repeat win at Augusta
Lottie Woad will try to become the first player to defend the Augusta National Women's Amateur title when she tees it up at the home of the Masters this week.BBC News - 1d -
Analysis: Trump poised to reshape global economy and how world does business
The BBC’s economics editor Faisal Islam explains why a US tariff on goods imported into America is such a big deal for both consumers and countries.BBC News - 1d -
More than beautiful: the beloved monarch butterfly is one of the world’s great migrators
The hardy travellers can fly for 3,000 miles from the north-east US and Canada to roost in their millions in Mexico. Voting is open! Choose your favourite here Imagine your body was the ...The Guardian - 1d
