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England, Bruised but Unbowed, Reaches World Cup Semifinals

England entered the World Cup knockout stages still waiting to look like the dominant team it had hoped it could be. Sure, England...

Australia Outlasts France on Penalties, and a Host Nation Exhales

By the time it was over, the overriding feeling at the Brisbane Stadium was not so much euphoria or ecstasy or relief but...

A Hotbed of Distance Running Talent Emerges in Uganda

It is here that Ugandan running is now thriving, though the region’s talent took time to develop. While Kenya enjoyed relative stability in...

A ‘Perfect Marriage’ Between Team and Player

The harmonic convergence between the resurrected Jason Heyward and the rampaging Los Angeles Dodgers crystallized beautifully one evening in Baltimore last month.It was...

Dwyane Wade Was Destined for the Hall of Fame — and Politics?

When the Miami Heat selected Dwyane Wade with the fifth pick of the 2003 N.B.A. draft, the league was in dire need of...

Sweden Ousts Japan, Ensuring World Cup Will Have First-Time Champion

A Women’s World Cup of change, of unexpected early departures and tantalizing arrivals, has completed its upending of certainty and tradition.No former champion...

A Premier League Love Story Has Heartbreak Ahead

Within a few days of Luton Town’s promotion to the Premier League in May, the construction crews were moving in and the scaffolding...

Spain Goes the Distance to Reach Its First Women’s World Cup Semifinal

Salma Paralluelo might not have chosen soccer. It was not her only option, certainly. A 19-year-old Spain striker, Paralluelo was a bright prospect...

The N.F.L.’s Betting Crackdown Has Followed Players to Training Camp

Cameron Heyward, the veteran Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman, remembers that when he was selected in the first round of the 2011 N.F.L. draft,...

Even as Golf Evolves, Trump Remains on the Outs

Walking toward a tee box in Virginia in May, former President Donald J. Trump offered an awfully accurate assessment of the way many...

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