France will next face Morocco in the semifinals on Wednesday. DOHA, Qatar — Kylian Mbappe and France made it back to the semifinals of the World Cup on Saturday by beating England 2-1. Olivier Giroud scored in the 78th minute at Al Bayt Stadium to keep France on course to become the first team since Brazil … Read more

The Stars won late in overtime for the second time in less than 48 hours. DALLAS — (AP) — Nils Lundkvist scored with 31 seconds left in overtime and the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Saturday. David Perron scored a goal for Detroit in his 1,000th career NHL game. The Stars … Read more

The hefty fine stems from an incident in the fourth quarter when defensive end Cam Jordan went down to a knee and gestured toward the sideline. NEW ORLEANS — The Saints have been fined $550,000 dollars from the NFL for allegedly faking an injury in Monday night’s loss against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to … Read more

The Spurs will be looking for their second-consecutive win today versus Miami. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (7-18) will visit the Miami Heat (12-14) as the team will meet for the first time this season. Their second matchup this season will be in Mexico City. GAME REWIND The Spurs are coming off a … Read more

Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0. DOHA, Qatar — Morocco became the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals by beating Portugal 1-0 on Saturday, likely ending Cristiano Ronaldo’s chances of ever winning soccer’s biggest prize. Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal in … Read more

The 37-year-old Ronaldo walked off the field in tears after what was likely his last appearance at soccer’s biggest tournament. DOHA, Qatar — There will be no World Cup title for Cristiano Ronaldo in what was likely his last appearance at soccer’s biggest tournament. After being on the bench at the start for the second … Read more