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Verstappen takes pole position for F1 title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP ahead of Norris and Piastri
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Max Verstappen took a brilliant pole position for the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Formula 1 title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on Saturday.The thrilling three-way battle will be decided on Sunday at the Yas Marina Circuit. The McLaren driver Norris is 12 points ahead of Red Bull’s Verstappen and 16 ahead of McLaren teammate Piastri.
Verstappen is aiming for his fifth straight F1 title — Norris and Piastri are chasing their first. All three drivers have won seven races.
The Dutchman is... Read More
Arsenal stunned by late Emiliano Buendia winner for Aston Villa
Arsenal's Premier League title challenge was hit on Saturday after Emiliano Buendia struck in stoppage-time to seal a 2-1 win for Aston Villa.Villa cut the gap to first-place Arsenal to three points and gave Manchester City the chance to close in on Mikel Arteta's team.
Buendia fired into the roof of the net in the fifth minute of added time at Villa Park to leave the visitors stunned.
“In the manner that happened at the end, obviously, (it is) really difficult to take,” Arteta told TNT Sports.
It was the third time in succession that Arsenal... Read More
Nearly half the tickets for Milan Cortina Olympics still unsold with 2 months to go
ROME (AP) — Construction on the main hockey arena is still not finished. Spectator and media areas at the controversial sliding venue also need to be completed.And with exactly two months to go to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, there is another major area that local organizers are concentrating on: only slightly more than half of the 1.5 million tickets for the games have been sold.
As the torch relay began in Rome on Saturday, just over 850,000 tickets had been sold.
While sales abroad are meeting expectations, interest among Italians remains low.
Tyler Adams sets bold goal of farthest US World Cup advancement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tyler Adams has set a bold goal for the U.S. soccer team, aiming to reach the World Cup semifinals for the first time since the inaugural tournament in 1930.“Everyone’s going to want us to say winning it is obviously the goal,” the American midfielder said Friday after the World Cup draw, "but I think setting the benchmark of the furthest the U.S. team has gone is also realistic.”
The 14th-ranked U.S. will start Group D against No. 39 Paraguay on June 12 in Inglewood, California, and then play 26th-ranked Australia six days later at Seattle... Read More
Summer Olympians begin torch relay for Milan Cortina Winter Games on 2-month countdown
ROME (AP) — Olympic swimming champion Gregorio Paltrinieri and fellow Summer athletes started off the torch relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Saturday — which marked exactly two months before the Feb. 6 opening ceremony.Paltrinieri carried the sleek torch around the track of the statue-lined Stadio dei Marmi at the Foro Italico to begin a trek covering 12,000 kilometers (nearly 7,500 miles) that will wind its way through all 110 Italian provinces before reaching Milan’s San Siro Stadium for the opening ceremony.
“It’s a pleasure to be part of the... Read More
Top Stories in Sports
- Verstappen takes pole position for F1 title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP ahead of Norris and Piastri
- Arsenal stunned by late Emiliano Buendia winner for Aston Villa
- Nearly half the tickets for Milan Cortina Olympics still unsold with 2 months to go
- Tyler Adams sets bold goal of farthest US World Cup advancement
- Summer Olympians begin torch relay for Milan Cortina Winter Games on 2-month countdown
- Starc torments England with the bat in 2nd Ashes test
- Banana peel moment! A slippery slope for McIlroy during his 3rd round at the Australian Open
- LSU coach Lane Kiffin announces that defensive coordinator Blake Baker will remain with the Tigers
- Tulane tops North Texas 34-21 in American Conference title game for a likely CFP bid
- Argentina and Messi will open their World Cup defense against Algeria. The US starts vs. Paraguay
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Football
More- LSU coach Lane Kiffin announces that defensive coordinator Blake Baker will remain with the Tigers
- Tulane tops North Texas 34-21 in American Conference title game for a likely CFP bid
- No. 19 James Madison makes case for playoff with 31-14 win over Troy in Sun Belt title game
- Iowa State hires Jimmy Rogers as coach after Matt Campbell leaves for Penn State
- Matt Campbell hired as Penn State's coach, ending search for James Franklin's successor
Baseball
More- Closer or setting up Edwin DÃaz? Williams ready for either role with Mets
- MLB players union gathers to prepare for potentially contentious labor negotiations in 2026
- Former Angels, Rangers manager Ron Washington joining Giants as infield coach
- Colorado Rockies hire Josh Byrnes as general manager to turn around franchise, AP source says
- Mets agree to contract with free agent reliever Devin Williams, AP source says
Basketball
More- Bucks coach Doc Rivers says he anticipates Giannis Antetokounmpo missing about 4 weeks
- Knicks jump out to a 23-0 lead over the Jazz, largest in the NBA since detailed play-by-play began
- âNo heartâ: DeMarcus Cousins slams No. 18 Kentucky Wildcats after a brutal loss
- Brown scores 30 points, Celtics cruise to 126-105 win over Lakers team missing James, Doncic
- Another must-watch moment for Michael Jordan as NBA great testifies at NASCAR trial
College
More- LSU coach Lane Kiffin announces that defensive coordinator Blake Baker will remain with the Tigers
- Tulane tops North Texas 34-21 in American Conference title game for a likely CFP bid
- No. 19 James Madison makes case for playoff with 31-14 win over Troy in Sun Belt title game
- Iowa State hires Jimmy Rogers as coach after Matt Campbell leaves for Penn State
- Matt Campbell hired as Penn State's coach, ending search for James Franklin's successor
Auto Racing
More- Verstappen takes pole position for F1 title-deciding Abu Dhabi GP ahead of Norris and Piastri
- Summer Olympians begin torch relay for Milan Cortina Winter Games on 2-month countdown
- Another must-watch moment for Michael Jordan as NBA great testifies at NASCAR trial
- Michael Jordan testifies in NASCAR antitrust trial, says he had no choice but to sue 'the entity'
- NASCAR chairman Jim France accused of stonewalling teams in antitrust case
Soccer
More- Arsenal stunned by late Emiliano Buendia winner for Aston Villa
- Tyler Adams sets bold goal of farthest US World Cup advancement
- Argentina and Messi will open their World Cup defense against Algeria. The US starts vs. Paraguay
- Mexico optimistic about World Cup chances after group-stage draw
- Iran to play at least one World Cup game on U.S. soil
Tennis
- Banana peel moment! A slippery slope for McIlroy during his 3rd round at the Australian Open
- Rory McIlroy's late birdie burst means he'll be playing on the weekend at the Australian Open
- Rory McIlroy has a 'rollercoaster' 1st round at the Australian Open, shoots 1-over 72
- Serena Williams says she is not coming back to tennis
Golf
- Banana peel moment! A slippery slope for McIlroy during his 3rd round at the Australian Open
- Cameron Young and J.J. Spaun part of another 5-way tie for the lead in the Bahamas
- Rory McIlroy's late birdie burst means he'll be playing on the weekend at the Australian Open
- Scheffler returns from 2 months away and shares lead at the Hero World Challenge
- Rory McIlroy has a 'rollercoaster' 1st round at the Australian Open, shoots 1-over 72
Hockey
More- Nearly half the tickets for Milan Cortina Olympics still unsold with 2 months to go
- Lightning sign Ryan McDonagh to a 3-year, $12.3M contract extension
- Ovechkin scores twice as Capitals crush Sharks 7-1 for sixth straight win
- Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin expected to miss rest of NHL season with a torn ACL
- Carter Hart returns to NHL after nearly 2 years and receives warm welcome from Golden Knights fans


