Sports

Ever since Gareth Bale helped ensure that Wales would play in the World Cup for the first time since 1958, there has been only one question on the minds of his countrymen:...

Megan Rapinoe, the outspoken star of the U.S. women’s soccer team, was among several professional athletes on Friday to criticize the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. She had not...

But Friday hummed with sadness. By taking an ax to Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that 50 years ago guaranteed women the right to abortion, the Supreme Court demolished a signal...

The International Olympic Committee decided Friday not to add a women’s Nordic combined event to the 2026 Winter Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, a devastating setback for dozens of women...

More curious still is the apparent apathy from outside Italy. Dybala, a player who has previously captured the imaginations of Manchester United, Tottenham, Barcelona and Real Madrid, has received only one serious...

Should the primary aim of elite sports be competitive fairness? Or does maintaining integrity mean that inclusiveness is just as important as a level playing field?The issue, which has roiled the water...

The Orlando Magic selected Paolo Banchero, a forward from Duke University, with the No. 1 overall pick in the N.B.A. draft.Banchero is a 6-foot-10, 250-pound power forward, whose mother, Rhonda Smith-Banchero, played...

TAMPA, Fla. — When Erriyon Knighton, a few months past his 18th birthday, became the fourth-fastest 200-meter runner in history on April 30, his fellow sprinter Michael Cherry tweeted in amazement, “That...

As the American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez sank slowly to the bottom of the pool at the world championships in Budapest on Wednesday, her coach Andrea Fuentes quickly scanned the pool deck...

SPLIT, Croatia — It was in their moment of triumph, when they had beaten their opponents and come together to collect their medals, when some of the boys were overcome with sadness,...