Marco Odermatt of Switzerland has won the downhill season-opener, beating American Ryan Cochran-Siegle in a World Cup race on a tricky but shorter Birds of Prey course.

The Trump administration has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates around the world to prioritize visa applications from foreigners wishing to visit the United States to either invest in America or attend the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics and other major sporting events.

American standout Mikaela Shiffrin has dominated a World Cup slalom on home Colorado snow to remain perfect in the discipline during the Olympic season.

The last time the United States hosted the World Cup, U.S. Soccer built on the the financial infusion and the public’s excitement to help launch Major League Soccer.

Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt has started the World Cup super-G season with a Thanksgiving win at Copper Mountain and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde reduced fiancée Mikaela Shiffrin to tears by making his comeback after nearly two years out.

Cristiano Ronaldo will likely avoid missing any Portugal games at the World Cup despite his red card in a qualifying game last week for elbowing an Ireland opponent.

The first official test race on the controversial sliding track being rebuilt for the Milan Cortina Olympics was won by skeleton world champion Matt Weston of Britain.

Ski star Lara Gut-Behrami has damaged her left knee during training in the United States.

Iraq is one game away from soccer’s 2026 World Cup in North America and its veteran coach Graham Arnold senses a little pressure and a huge achievement ahead.

There won’t be any spectators for the opening races at the controversial sliding venue for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

The final six places for the 2026 World Cup will be determined by two playoff tournaments in March.

Curaçao has made history by becoming the smallest nation by population to qualify for a World Cup.

Soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was at the White House on Tuesday as President Donald Trump hosted a glitzy dinner to honor Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Cristiano Ronaldo is heading to another World Cup.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen has won a men’s World Cup slalom to give Brazil its first-ever victory in a top-level ski race less than three months before the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Mikaela Shiffrin has opened the Olympic slalom season in convincing style by dominating a World Cup race in Finnish Lapland for her record-extending 102nd career win.

Cristiano Ronaldo is at serious risk of being banned for the first game of the 2026 World Cup if Portugal qualifies as expected.

Soccer players from France and Ukraine joined supporters in a minute’s silence before their match to end a poignant day of commemorations across the city for victims of the Paris terror attacks 10 years ago.

Two goals from star striker Kylian Mbappé helped send two-time champion France to the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 home win against Ukraine.

FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.

Northern Italy is gearing up for the Milan-Cortina Olympics, set to be the most widespread Winter Games ever.

Paula Moltzan has opened the Alpine skiing World Cup season with her career-best result in giant slalom.

Olympic champion Marco Odermatt held off a challenge by home crowd favorite Marco Schwarz to win the season-opening men’s World Cup giant slalom in the Austrian Alps.

Mikaela Shiffrin is very much used to winning World Cup races but could hardly be more pleased with finishing fourth in the season opener.

U.S. international Cameron Carter-Vickers will be sidelined for at least several months after the Celtic center back sustained an Achilles injury.

The all-time winningest World Cup ski racer and two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin is launching a podcast next week.

Ukraine's top Olympic sliding contender is frustrated with the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation's potential decision to allow Russian athletes to compete in the Milan-Cortina Games.

Graham Potter has been hired as the coach of Sweden’s national soccer team.

Spain still topped the FIFA men’s world rankings published Friday that show Germany back on track to be a top-seeded team in the World Cup finals tournament draw.

President Donald Trump is threatening to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston.

USA Basketball has announced Erik Spoelstra as the new coach for the men's team for the 2027 World Cup in Qatar and the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

Cape Verde has secured its first World Cup berth after beating Eswatini 3-0.

France has missed a chance to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup after being held to 2-2 at Iceland.

Tiny Faroe Islands took a big step toward its first World Cup with a stunning 2-1 win against the Czech Republic.

After two major crashes the last two seasons and a battle with PTSD, American skiing standout Mikaela Shiffrin is entering the upcoming Olympic season on a more positive note.

Sharing a Glasgow hotel with pop star Katy Perry hasn’t been much of a distraction for Scotland coach Steve Clarke as he prepares his team for two crucial World Cup qualifiers this week.

A soccer match between Argentina and Puerto Rico, initially set for next week in Chicago, has been moved to Florida.

Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino agreed to hold the World Cup draw in Washington, D.C. This decision was forged during a conversation at a Club World Cup match.

The State Department will increase staffing at certain U.S. embassies and consulates to accommodate an expected major jump in visa applications from soccer fans wanting to attend World Cup matches in the United States next year.

It’s usually not until December or January and after several crashes that the debate over safety in World Cup skiing becomes an annual topic.

Spain and Lamine Yamal have taken top spot from Argentina and Lionel Messi in the new FIFA men’s rankings.

Lamine Yamal will not play in Barcelona’s Champions League opener at Newcastle on Thursday because of an injury.

Russian bobsled and skeleton athletes will not compete at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

Spain still looks the best team in Europe.

Kylian Mbappé got France out of trouble, Cristiano Ronaldo helped Portugal do the same, and England finally got its Thomas Tuchel era into gear.

The coach of Israel’s national soccer team says he is “standing behind my country” amid calls for the squad to be suspended from international competition because of the war in Gaza.

Memphis Depay has become the Netherlands’ outright all-time top scorer with two goals in a 3-2 win at Lithuania in World Cup qualifying.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s quest to play in a record sixth World Cup finals began in typical fashion with two goals as Portugal made a winning start to its qualifying campaign by routing Armenia 5-0.

Lionel Messi made sure he had good memories of playing a home qualifier with Argentina’s national team for the last time in his illustrious career.

Ticket prices for next year’s World Cup will range initially from $60 for group-stage matches to $6,730 for the final, but could change as soccer’s top event adopts dynamic pricing for the first time.

Lionel Messi has not yet announced when he plans to retire, but he knows that next week’s match against Venezuela could be his last one playing at home in a World Cup qualifier with Argentina’s national team.

Christian Pulisic is returning to the U.S. national team for friendlies against South Korea and Japan after taking time off.

President Donald Trump visited a gift shop near the White House and stopped by the Kennedy Center on Friday, all while his federal takeover of Washington is keeping residents on edge.

President Donald Trump says that the draw for the 2026 World Cup will happen on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington.

Son Heung-min has announced he will be leaving Tottenham.

England and Spain are set to face off in the Women's European Championship final, echoing their World Cup clash two years ago.

Clint Dempsey says the U.S. needs positive results in upcoming friendlies to energize pro-American crowds for the World Cup next year.

Soccer fans have mixed feelings about the United States hosting the World Cup next year.

The competition is about to stiffen for the U.S. in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Tyler Adams says the U.S. soccer team has tuned out criticism from former players.

The U.S. conceded four goals in the first half, failed to get a shot on target and were embarrassed in a 4-0 blowout loss to Switzerland in a friendly.

England left the field to boos after a 3-1 loss to Senegal in a friendly which marked the first defeat of Thomas Tuchel’s tenure as coach.

A year from the largest World Cup ever, there has been no announcement on general ticket sales, prices for most seats, location of a draw and security arrangements as FIFA mostly avoids disclosing details of an event set for 16 stadiums across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The new travel ban on citizens of 12 countries that restricted access to people from seven others includes some exceptions.

One year from hosting the World Cup for the first time since 1994, the U.S. team is struggling to right itself on the field and regain the confidence of a distressed fan base.

A group of international lawyers has filed a formal complaint to FIFA claiming the soccer body is failing to uphold its human rights policy with 2034 World Cup host Saudi Arabia.

Two rights organizations have accused Saudi Arabia of turning a blind eye to labor abuses of migrant workers and preventable deaths.

The Women’s World Cup will increase to 48 teams in 2031 when the United States is expected to host the tournament, FIFA confirmed Friday.

Brazil is hoping to have a new national team coach in place this month ahead of its next two World Cup qualifiers but fans are growing impatient as negotiations with Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti drag on.

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon has asked top Trump administration officials to reconsider policies that are impacting travelers arriving in the United States, citing upcoming sporting events like the 2026 World Cup.

The United States is getting ready to host the Club World Cup.

Overall World Cup skiing champion Federica Brignone has been discharged from the hospital.

Brazil’s soccer confederation has fired coach Dorival Júnior after 14 months amid poor results and disappointing performances from the national team.

Mikaela Shiffrin smoothly navigated a bumpy course to easily win the women’s slalom at the World Cup finals.

Defending champion Argentina qualified for the 2026 World Cup on Tuesday even before kickoff against Brazil.

Lindsey Vonn concluded her comeback season at age 40 with a second-place finish in a World Cup super-G race Sunday that was won by Swiss racer Lara Gut-Behrami.

Italian ski star Federica Brignone has closed the gap to leader Lara Gut-Behrami in the World Cup super-G standings to 45 points.

Two Norwegian ski jumpers are now suspended and under formal suspicion in an unfolding cheating scandal.

Mikaela Shiffrin let a slalom win slip away Sunday yet set an all-time World Cup record with her 156th finish on a race podium.

President Donald Trump created a task force Friday to prepare for the 2026 World Cup, which will bring the globe’s premier soccer tournament to North America at a time when Trump’s on-again-off-again tariffs have ratcheted up tensions across the continent.

The final race of the headfirst-sliding sport known as skeleton awaits Ukrainian athletes Vladyslav Heraskevych and Yaroslav Lavreniuk.

The Matildas have joined in the heavy criticism of a commercial radio host’s misogynistic and crass comments about Australia’s national women’s soccer team.

Ski star Mikaela Shiffrin has added yet another chapter to her book of World Cup records by becoming the first to reach the milestone of 100 career wins.

Mikaela Shiffrin has created more history in her storied ski career by winning a World Cup slalom on Sunday.

Mikaela Shiffrin is not yet competitive in her tentative return to racing in giant slaloms.

Italian skier Federica Brignone won the first World Cup giant slalom after taking gold at the world championships.

Mikaela Shiffrin is chasing a record-breaking 16th medal at the world championships in the slalom on Saturday.

A fan fest at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, will be open for all 104 games of the 2026 World Cup.

Swiss ski star Lara Gut-Behrami has won the last women’s World Cup super-G before the world championships for her first victory of the season.

Federica Brignone has edged out teammate Sofia Goggia by the smallest possible margin for an Italian 1-2 finish in a women’s World Cup downhill.

Atle Lie McGrath has protected his first-run lead and completed a Norwegian sweep of the podium in a World Cup slalom at Wengen.

Sofia Goggia solidified her status as the favorite for another downhill gold by winning for the fourth time in Cortina on the course for next year’s Olympics.

The party at St. Anton’s Krazy Kanguruh après-ski bar lasted into the early hours of Monday morning when the U.S. Ski Team’s newest standout celebrated her first World Cup victory last weekend.

Lindsey Vonn took it easier in downhill training a day after crashing for the first time of her World Cup comeback at age 40.

Mikaela Shiffrin is back on snow and skiing regularly again at home in Colorado.

Lindsey Vonn is just getting started on her comeback to ski racing at age 40 with her new titanium knee.

Lindsey Vonn says she is “good” and has only a few bruises after falling toward the end of a World Cup downhill training run in Italy.

On a stellar day for the United States ski team, Lauren Macuga got her first World Cup win in a super-G and Lindsey Vonn impressed again in fourth place at St. Anton, Austria.

Lindsey Vonn has skied into an impressive sixth place in her first World Cup downhill race for six years.

Lindsey Vonn has finished 14th in a super-G to mark her return to World Cup skiing at age 40.