Soccer

WOLFSBURG, Germany (AP) — Xavi Simons scored twice as Leipzig weathered a late comeback to beat W...

Japan defeated Bahrain 2-0 in the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup at Saitama Stadiu...

Japan became the first non-host country to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, after it defeated Bahr...

Japan beat Bahrain 2-0 in Saitama on Thursday to become the first team to qualify for the 2026 Wo...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese forward Kazuyoshi Miura turned 58 on Wednesday. Happy Birthday to the playe...

HOUSTON (AP) — Mina Tanaka scored a pair of first-half goals and assisted on a second-half goal a...

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Celtic signed striker Jota on Monday in time for the Champions League kn...

GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi had a first-half hat trick of disallowed ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The players were chosen from among the thousands of Ukrainians wounded in th...

GENEVA (AP) — Netflix has secured the U.S. broadcasting rights to the Women’s World Cup in 2027 a...

TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Retiring Spanish football legend Andres Iniesta bid farewell to his playing ca...

ZURICH (AP) — Saudi Arabia scored a major win in its campaign to attract major sports events to t...

YOKOHAMA — Striker Yoshinori Muto, who helped lead Vissel Kobe to a domestic double with a second...

Vissel Kobe completed the successful defence of their J-League title on Sunday by beating Shonan ...

OKAYAMA — Fagiano Okayama got a goal in each half and defeated Vegalta Sendai 2-0 in the J1 promo...