​Powerful-hitting 18-year-old outfield prospect Martin Shelar slipped to the Red Sox in the ninth round of the 2026 MLB Draft on Sunday. Baseball America had the 6-foot-2, 205-pounder ranked as the 125th-best prospect in his draft class and 49th among high school players, while Baseball

   ​Aston Villa is reportedly positioned to derail Newcastle United’s bid for Johan Manzambi, a young Swiss talent currently plying his trade with Freiburg in Germany. Villa, who defeated Freiburg to lift the Europa League trophy in May, are prepared to lodge a €70 million offer

   ​It has been a surprisingly good summer for a world No 114, a run shaped as much by fairytale as by stubborn persistence. Maja Chwalinska fired the latest example, reaching the French Open final as a qualifier after winning nine consecutive matches to get there.

   ​DETROIT — Detroit Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle is eager to head home to Philadelphia for the All-Star Game. “I’m super pumped,” McGonigle said before he faced his hometown Phillies. Even at 21, he’s logged more travel miles than most players, a reminder of how quickly

   ​This question is tougher to answer than it might seem at first glance. How do you compare one thing to another when you haven’t experienced or engaged with the others? And yet we do it all the time. Obviously these rankings are subjective and, in

   ​For the first time in World Cup history, the four teams ranked at the top of the FIFA standings—France, Spain, Argentina, and England—have all reached the semifinals, avoiding the upsets that scattered the early rounds of the tournament. Each of these programs navigated different paths

   ​Lamar Jackson has spent years dazzling Baltimore Ravens fans and a broad audience beyond. The nickname “Action Jackson” didn’t spring up by accident. Over eight remarkable seasons, two of which culminated in MVP trophies and another that perhaps should have, his story has been full

   ​London City Lionesses have entered discussions with the Mayor of London’s office about the possibility of staging matches at the National Sports Centre stadium in Crystal Palace Park. At this stage, no agreement has been reached to bring football back to the park, and sources

   ​We asked for your views on which players you’re most excited to see in action during pre-season. Here are some of your comments. Warren: I want to see more of Nehemiah Oriola in the first-team squad—this could be the season he graduates from the under-23s.

   ​As preseason camp kicks off this week, Land-Grant Holy Land is continuing its dive into a fresh weekly theme throughout the off-season. This week’s focus centers on making predictions that may or may not be reasonable—and some might even call them bold. You can catch