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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Russian teams have been suspended from international soccer after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The decision came Monday from FIFA and UEFA, saying Russia’s national teams and clubs were suspended “until further notice.” UEFA also ended its sponsorship with Russian energy giant Gazprom. The International Olympic
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN FIFA and UEFA have suspended all Russian international and club teams from their competitions “until further notice,” the governing bodies announced in a joint statement on Monday. World football’s governing body, FIFA, and European football’s governing body, UEFA, said that both organizations’ presidents — Gianni Infantino and Aleksander Čeferin — “hope
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, CNN Derek Jeter has stepped down as the CEO of the Miami Marlins, citing philosophical differences with the Major League Baseball (MLB) club. Jeter, along with the Marlins, announced the news Monday. “Today I am announcing that the Miami Marlins and I are officially ending our relationship and I will no longer
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — One of the perks of Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray’s three years as the team’s quarterback is an absence of off-the-field distractions or drama. That’s changing in a hurry. Murray and the Cardinals have been engaged in a passive-aggressive public squabble after the team’s late-season
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Derek Jeter announced a surprise departure from the Miami Marlins after 4 1/2 mostly unsuccessful years that didn’t come remotely close to matching his success as a player for the New York Yankees. Jeter became CEO of the Marlins in September 2017 when Bruce Sherman bought
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The top six and seven of the top 10 teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same day last week, both records. The single day of chaos led to some big changes in this week’s poll — everywhere but at the top. Gonzaga and Arizona remained the
Continue Reading OSLO, Norway (AP) — Five-time Olympic medalist Kjetil Jansrud will end his ski racing career at home in Norway on Saturday. The 36-year-old Jansrud says he will finish at the course where he got the first of his 23 World Cup wins. Jansrud says he’s “very glad I get to choose to retire in Kvitfjell.”
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has made a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The IOC has urged others to exclude Russian athletes and officials from international events. The IOC says the move is needed to “protect the integrity of
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Derek Jeter announced a surprise departure from the Miami Marlins after 4 1/2 mostly unsuccessful years that didn’t come close to matching his success as a player for the New York Yankees. Jeter became CEO of the Marlins in September 2017 when Bruce Sherman bought the team from Jeffrey Loria. A five-time
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Zach Johnson has been formally introduced as the 30th captain for the U.S. Ryder Cup team. He doesn’t plan big changes to a formula that worked the last time. The Americans are coming off a record romp over Europe at Whistling Straits last
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play in the NFL’s first regular-season game in Germany this year and the Green Bay Packers are traveling abroad for the first time. The league says the Bucs will host the inaugural game in Munich next season but their opponents and the date for the game have
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Daniil Medvedev officially has moved up to No. 1 in the ATP rankings. He overtakes Novak Djokovic to become the 27th man to hold the top spot since computerized rankings began in 1973. Medvedev is a 26-year-old from Russia who won last year’s U.S. Open and was the runner-up
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN Benfica’s Ukrainian forward Roman Yaremchuk was moved to tears on Sunday after receiving a standing ovation and the captain’s armband when he came on as a substitute against Vitoria in a Portuguese league game. Football fans around the world have been showing their support for Ukrainian players following Russia’s invasion of
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — The International Olympic Committee has made a sweeping move to isolate and condemn Russia because of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The Olympic body has urged others to exclude the country’s athletes and officials from international events. The IOC says it’s needed to “protect the integrity
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN An open letter from Ukrainian athletes is calling for Russia and Belarus to be banned from international sport, including the upcoming Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing. The letter, addressed to International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) |President Andrew Parsons, says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is
Continue Reading CARDIFF, Wales (AP) — British boxing authorities are investigating the scoring of a world title fight that saw Scottish fighter Josh Taylor retain his light-welterweight belts in a split-decision victory. English challenger Jack Catterall outboxed Taylor and landed more successful punches than his rival in Saturday’s bout. Two of the three judges still scored in
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN The Golden State Warriors blew a 19-point fourth quarter lead to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday in a thrilling game at Chase Center. Steph Curry had hit a three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining to give the Warriors hope, but Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic made two free throws with 7.9 seconds left
Continue Reading GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Sporting sanctions against Russia have led to a run on soccer jerseys in the city of Gelsenkirchen. Demand for shirts of German club Schalke have gone up on the same day the second-division team dropped Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom as its main sponsor. Fans have been scrambling to buy a
Continue Reading PARMA, Italy (AP) — Former Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon has renewed his contract with second-division club Parma through the 2023-24 season. It means he plans to play until he’s at least 46. Buffon held up a Parma shirt with “2024” on it together with the club’s American owner Kyle Krause at a news conference held
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Sports bodies across Europe have moved to further isolate and condemn Russia following its invasion of Ukraine by refusing to host or play against teams from the country. Finland wants the Russian hockey team to be banned from the men’s world championships it will host in
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