It takes speed to win some of these medals at world championships.

Speed to hand all of them out, too. A little bit of jumping ability doesn't hurt, either.

Kevin De Bruyne's double strike was enough to help Manchester City see off Club America 2-1 in Houston on Wednesday as Pep Guardiola made Erling Haaland wait for his debut.

A new Paris police chief took office on Thursday, tasked with proving to the world that the French capital can handle mass events despite the disastrous handling of a recent Champions League match.

Lebanese citizens were ecstatic on Wednesday evening after the national basketball team beat China 72-69 in the quarter finals of the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup that is being played in Indonesia.

Lebanon will now play against Jordan in the semi-finals on Saturday.

The weekly social media posts published by Cristiano Ronaldo this offseason typically have shown the soccer superstar half-dressed, muscles bulging, either working out or promoting one of his many brands.

Remaining relevant and highly visible is clearly so important to the player who, along with Lionel Messi, is the greatest of his generation. That also extends to the final years of his career on the field, too.

Borussia Dortmund striker Sébastien Haller has a testicular tumor and has left his new club's preseason training camp, Dortmund said on Monday.

Bayern Munich announced the signing of Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt on a five-year deal on Tusaday.

Belgium reached the quarterfinals of the Women's European Championship for the first time after a 1-0 upset win over Italy also eliminated Iceland on Monday.

Midfielder Tine de Caigny scored in the 49th minute and Belgium clung on to win. After the final whistle, Belgium had to wait for confirmation as Iceland drew with already-qualified France 1-1 after 12 minutes of added time.

Zlatan Ibrahimović will still be playing for AC Milan when he's 41 after renewing his contract for another year, giving the forward another tilt at the Champions League.

Ibrahimović missed large portions of Milan's Serie A-winning campaign with injury and won't even be able to return to the field until the end of the year — two months after his 41st birthday — after undergoing knee surgery in May.

Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe drew gasps from a crowd of thousands in Tokyo on Monday as Paris Saint-Germain held the first training session of their Japanese tour