FIFA president Gianni Infantino's late arrival from the Middle East, where he joined President Donald Trump, delayed the opening of FIFA's annual meeting.
San Jose Earthquakes head coach Bruce Arena helped save Lionel Messi from receiving a red card following the final whistle of Wednesday night's game against Inter Miami.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino appeared on Thursday to give some support to South American confederation CONMEBOL's idea of having 64 teams in the 2030 World Cup.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was praised for getting his celebrating players off the pitch as tensions threatened to spill over after they secured the LaLiga title on Thursday with a 2-0 win at Espanyol.
A Rio de Janeiro court ordered the removal of the Brazilian Football Confederation's board, including president Ednaldo Rodrigues, and appointed Fernando Sarney as interim president to promptly organize new elections.
On his bobblehead night, Shohei Ohtani hit his 14th and 15th homers to tie for the MLB lead, and the Dodgers rolled past the Athletics 19-2 on Thursday night.
Mets star Juan Soto knows Yankees fans won't be welcoming him with open arms when he returns to the Bronx on Friday night, saying, "Whatever they do, they have a right to do it."
Andrei Svechnikov scored the go-ahead goal with just under two minutes left as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 3-1 in Game 5 on Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for a second time in three years.
Jhonattan Vegas made five birdies on his last six holes to shoot 7-under 64 -- his best score in 45 rounds at the majors -- and leads the PGA Championship by two shots.
Quarterback Caleb Williams looked to find a way around the NFL's collective bargaining agreement in an effort to avoid being drafted by the Chicago Bears, details from a forthcoming book reveal.
The San Francisco 49ers are working to complete the sale of a 6.2% ownership stake in the team to three Bay Area families, a source told ESPN on Thursday.
Barcelona, Liverpool and Real Madrid are keeping close tabs on England international Adam Wharton. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.