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Olympic Rings are pictured in front of The Olympic Houseat the opening of the executive board meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 28, 2023. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh

October 30, 2025 at 7:19 a.m.

The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host the video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh in a rare setback for a sports project backed by the...

PAOK fans display a banner that reads, "Stop genocide," during a Europa League match against Maccabi Tel Aviv on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Thessaloniki, Greece. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)

European soccer’s governing body moves toward a vote to suspend Israel over the war in Gaza

September 25, 2025 at 12:12 p.m.

A majority of UEFA’s 20-member executive committee is expected to support any vote in favor of suspending Israeli teams from international play, including next year’s World Cup.

Al Ain’s Park Yong-woo splashes his face to cool off during the Club World Cup match on June 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

How climate change could force FIFA to rethink the World Cup calendar

July 16, 2025 at 8:56 a.m.

Scientists warn that staging the World Cup and other soccer tournaments in the Northern Hemisphere summer is getting increasingly dangerous for both players and spectators.

President Donald Trump gestures past Vice President JD Vance during a FIFA task force meeting on the 2026 World Cup in the East Room of the White House on May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

What the Trump travel ban means for the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Olympics in the US

June 5, 2025 at 4:47 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban on citizens from 12 countries added new questions about the impact on the World Cup and Olympics.

Norway's Marius Lindvik soars through the air during his first round jump of the ski jumping men's team large hill competition at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Cheating scandal shocks ski jumping — toppling Olympic champions and shaking Norway’s lofty reputation

March 12, 2025 at 11:16 a.m.

Two Norwegian ski jumpers are now suspended and under formal suspicion in a cheating scandal, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said in widening its investigation of altered ski suits.

ARCHIVO – La argelina Imane Khelif (derecha) mira a la italiana Angela Carini tras su combate en el boxeo de los Juegos Olímpicos de París, el jueves 1 de agosto de 2024. (AP Foto/John Locher)

Federación de boxeo interpone denuncia contra el COI por norma de Trump sobre atletas trans

February 10, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

La Asociación Internacional de Boxeo anunció el lunes que presentará denuncias penales contra el Comité Olímpico Internacional en Estados Unidos, Francia y Suiza.

Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino, stand for the anthem prior to opening soccer match of the 2018 World Cup on June 14, 2018. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

FIFA names Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host; Spain, Portugal and Morocco to co-host 2030 edition

December 11, 2024 at 10:08 a.m.

Saudi Arabia has been officially confirmed by FIFA as host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer.

Los jugadores de River Plate celebran tras derrotar 1-0 a Boca Juniors en la liga argentina, el 21 de septiembre de 2024, en Buenos Aires. (AP Foto/Gustavo Garello)

FIFA establece nueva ventana de fichajes por Mundial de Clubes

October 3, 2024 at 11:45 a.m.

La FIFA estableció una ventana provisional de fichajes con el fin de facilitar los traspasos de jugadores para el Mundial de Clubes que se jugará en Estados Unidos entre junio...

Canada coach Bev Priestman gestures during the a World Cup match against Australia on July 31, 2023, in in Melbourne, FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics and banned three coaches, including Priestman, for one year each on July 27, 2204, in a drone spying scandal. (Hamish Blair/AP)

Drone-spying scandal: FIFA strips Canada of 6 points in Olympic women’s soccer, bans coaches for 1 year

July 27, 2024 at 4:07 p.m.

FIFA docked six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches for one year each on Saturday in a drone-spying scandal.

Spectators react as the IOC awards the 2034 Winter Olympics to Salt Lake City on July 24, 2024. (C. Morgan Engel/Getty Images)

IOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah and pushes state officials to help end FBI investigation

July 24, 2024 at 8:19 a.m.

What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter Olympic host turned into complicated Olympic politics Wednesday.

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