LONDON (AFP) -- James Maddison made an impressive return to Tottenham's starting lineup Monday as Roberto De Zerbi's team beat Coventry 3-1 to claim its first Premier League win of the season. Maddison marked his first start in 536 days with an early goal, while Dejan Kulusevski returned to the matchday squad after missing all of last season. Jack Rudoni equalized early in the second half, but the home side was back in front just before the hour mark when Omar Marmoush scored his first goal for

LISBON (AFP) -- Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a 30-day suspension for leaving the Portuguese national team camp, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced Monday The 41-year-old abruptly left the Portugal camp Sept. 30 during the UEFA Nations League before accusing coach Jorge Jesus of breaking his word about giving him playing time. Ronaldo apologized to supporters earlier in October, adding that he would accept any punishment imposed. The former Manchester United and Real Madrid s

Stars from the top US and domestic women's golf tours will converge for an LPGA Tour event in South Korea this week, with a hometown favorite looking to defend her title. The LPGA Tour will bring its annual Asian swing to Haenam, some 330 kilometers south of Seoul in Jeonnam-Gwangju, for the BMW Ladies Championship at Pine Beach Golf Links. The 72-hole stroke-play tournament goes from Thursday to Sunday, with a total purse of $2.35 million. This will be the second straight edition of the tournam

Dejan Kulusevski is nearing a return to action after a lengthy injury absence. The Athletic reported Saturday that Kulusevski is expected to be included in Tottenham Hotspur's matchday squad for its game against Coventry City, which would mark his first appearance in 526 days. Kulusevski suffered a serious right kneecap injury during a match against Crystal Palace in May last year. The injury proved more serious than initially expected. He was originally expected to return around December and po

The Los Angeles Dodgers' bid for a third straight World Series title ended abruptly with a four-game sweep by the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Championship Series, putting manager Dave Roberts back under scrutiny despite one of the most successful managerial runs in baseball. Milwaukee advanced to the World Series for the first time since 1982 after winning all four games of the NLCS. Los Angeles, widely viewed as a championship favorite entering the season, struggled to turn early l

NBA teams that added star players in the offseason will challenge for the championship in the 2026-27 season. The NBA season opens Oct. 20 in the United States and begins a long 82-game regular-season schedule for each team. Several players capable of changing the championship picture joined new teams in the offseason, leading to expectations of greater parity across the league. LeBron James, born in 1984 and still playing at a high level as the NBA's oldest active player, left the Los Angeles L

Manchester United's struggles continued as the Premier League club extended its winless run to six matches. United drew 1-1 with Leeds United at Elland Road in Leeds on Sunday in the seventh round of the 2026-27 Premier League season. Bryan Mbeumo gave United the lead in the 35th minute, but Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalized six minutes into the second half, leaving United with only a point. The result left United with one win, four draws and two losses for seven points, dropping the club to 13th

The Tampa Bay Rays moved within one win of reaching the World Series for the first time in six years. Tampa Bay beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Sunday, behind a strong outing from starter Drew Rasmussen. The Rays took a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series and need one more victory in Games 6 or 7 to advance to the World Series. Tampa Bay, which joined the majors as an expansion team in 1998, reached the W

One foreign pitcher will look to send his team to the next round in the South Korean baseball postseason this week, while another foreign-born hurler will try to keep his club alive. The Kia Tigers will take a 2-0 lead over the LG Twins in their best-of-five series in the Korea Baseball Organization postseason when the battle resumes at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul. The Tigers, having won the first two games at home in the southwestern city of Gwangju over the weekend, w

With her latest victory in Denmark over the weekend, South Korean badminton star An Se-young set the record for the most international titles in the women's singles, the sport's international governing body said Monday. The Badminton World Federation announced on its social media that An's title at the Denmark Open on Sunday was her 47th international championship, one more than the former Indonesian star Susi Susanti. The BWF noted that titles in regional games are excluded and these records ha

The offense exploded for five runs in the opening frame and starter Adam Oller worked six solid innings, as the Kia Tigers defeated the LG Twins 6-3 for their second straight postseason victory. After emerging victorious in a game played amid intermittent showers at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in the southwestern city of Gwangju, the Tigers are now a win away from taking this best-of-five series in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason. The series will move to the Twins' home in Seoul