US women's national team knocked off top spot by Spain in FIFA's latest rankings

Lionesses' triumph: England to celebrate back-to-back European titles with open-top parade

Euro 2025: Spain leads England 1-0 at halftime in the final on Mariona Caldentey’s header

Spain's women battled sexism and indifference. Now the world champions are eyeing European title

Barcelona will play a preseason game in Japan after contractual dispute with promoter is resolved

More competitions, longer seasons and other demands put focus on workload in elite women's soccer

Outdoor workers demand protection as cruel heat bakes southern Europe

Jannik Sinner rehires the fitness coach he fired for playing a role in his doping case

Emma Meesseman will join the Liberty in her return to the WNBA, AP source says

Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell says a local Florida sheriff’s office isn’t doing enough to protect his multimillion dollar beachfront property from trespassers and is asking a judge for an order commanding deputies to do so.

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal is facing criticism and a potential investigation over his 18th birthday party.

Josep Lluís Iriberri is a Jesuit priest who designed a pilgrim path for St. Ignatius in northern Spain more than a decade ago.

Play was stopped twice during the Wimbledon semifinal match between Carlos Alcaraz and Taylor Fritz because two fans felt unwell in the heat.

Spanish police say they believe Liverpool player Diogo Jota was driving over the speed limit when he and his brother died in a car crash last week.

World Cup champion Spain has booked a spot in the quarterfinals of the Women’s European Championship after another statement victory.

Thousands of daredevils have run, skidded and tumbled out of the way of a stampeding group of bulls at the opening run of the San Fermín festival.

When it comes to weight-resistance exercise, you can choose free weights such as dumbbells or barbells.

Players from Liverpool and Portugal’s national team joined family and friends for the funeral of their teammate Diogo Jota and his brother.

Carlos Alcaraz kept his Wimbledon three-peat campaign chugging along by beating Jan-Lennard Struff 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court to reach the fourth round.

Spanish authorities say two people have died in northeastern Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters brought it under control.

Europe sizzled in its first major heat wave of the summer on Tuesday.

The Spanish Football Federation says midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has rejoined the Spain squad in Switzerland ahead of the team's opener in the Women’s European Championship on Thursday.

A heat wave covered much of Europe on Monday, with record-hot first day of play at Wimbledon and forest fires in Turkey and France.

Many of the world’s nations, but not the United States, gathered on Monday in Spain to tackle the growing gap between rich and poor nations.

The Spanish soccer federation says midfielder Aitana Bonmatí has left the hospital and is expected to rejoin the Spain squad in the next few days to try to play in the Women’s European Championship.

Major heat waves have pushed temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit in southern European countries including Italy, Spain and Greece.

Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmatí, the two-time Ballon d’Or holder, has been hospitalized with viral meningitis less than a week before the Women’s European Championship begins.

The 2025 edition of Wimbledon brings several milestone anniversaries with it.

The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill does not adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week.

NATO leaders have agreed on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if attacked.

U.S. President Donald Trump has wrapped his participation in the annual NATO summit, a gathering far chummier than the tense meetings of his first term.

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media says it is finally set to complete a deal to take control of motorcycle racing series MotoGP after receiving approval from the European Commission.

NATO leaders are expected to agree by Wednesday that member countries should spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defense.

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says that Spain reached a deal with NATO to be excluded from a 5% of GDP defense spending target.

Carlos Alcaraz showed he will be the man to beat at Wimbledon again after defeating Jiri Lehecka in the final at Queen’s Club.

Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s expected to be announced next week.

Imagine Carlos Alcaraz and Emma Raducanu competing together for a Grand Slam trophy.

Carlota Ciganda birdied the final two holes to win the Meijer LPGA Classic on Sunday for her first LPGA Tour victory in more than 8 1/2 years, while Lexi Thompson had two late bogeys to dash her bid to end a long drought of her own.

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles has apologized to former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines following a heated online exchange.

A soccer fan has died during the Nations League final after falling from an overhead level onto the media area below.

Rúben Neves has scored the winning penalty kick as Portugal defeated Spain 5-3 in a shootout to win the Nations League.

Lamine Yamal has won the battle of Ballon d’Or contenders by scoring twice as Spain eclipsed France 5-4 in their Nations League semifinal.

Israel says it signed defense contracts worth nearly $15 billion last year, surpassing its all-time record.

U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester has joined LIV Golf and will make his professional debut this week at the Saudi-funded league’s Virginia event.

Scientists say 4 billion people, about half the world’s population, experienced at least one extra month of extreme heat because of human-caused climate change from May 2024 to May 2025.

Carlos Alcaraz has been wearing nasal strips in some matches since last season.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has lost in the French Open’s first round to 10th-seeded Paula Badosa 6-7 (1), 6-1, 6-4.

Alex Palou has become the first driver from Spain to win the Indianapolis 500 by holding off former Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Marcus Ericsson over the closing laps at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth.

The financial consequences of Manchester United losing in the Europa League final should be painful and affect the club for years.

Spanish authorities say an adviser to former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was killed outside the American School of Madrid.

Tottenham beat Manchester United 1-0 to win the Europa League final and lift its first European trophy in more than four decades.

Spain’s government says it has ordered Airbnb to block more than 65,000 holiday listings on its platform for having violated rules.

Sergio Garcia has appeared in 10 Ryder Cups and amassed more points than any other European player.

Jon Rahm is back in contention at a major championship.

It was three familiar faces at the top of the Indianapolis 500 qualifying board after the first round of time trials.

German news agency dpa has reported that a Lufthansa flight to Spain last year went without a pilot for 10 minutes after the co-pilot fainted while he was alone in the cockpit.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte says the organization’s procurement agency is cooperating with police investigating corruption and fraud allegations involving the purchase of military equipment.

Spain’s airport authority will begin limiting access to Madrid’s airport during some parts of the day as a preventive measure to stop more homeless people from sleeping in terminals.

The Miami Dolphins’ 2025-26 regular season schedule was leaked on Wednesday, with five prime time games and an international matchup in Spain highlighting the slate.

The Miami Dolphins will host the Washington Commanders in unfamiliar territory this season, marking the first time an NFL regular-season game will be played in Spain.

DeVonta Smith enjoyed his first international game experience last September when the Philadelphia Eagles opened what became a Super Bowl championship season by beating the Green Bay Packers in Brazil in the NFL’s first game in South America.

England will send a record six teams into the Champions League next season.

Workers in Spain may soon have 2.5 more hours of weekly rest after the government approved a bill that would reduce the workweek from 40 hours to 37.5 hours.

Scoring three away goals should make Inter Milan feel confident heading into the return leg of its Champions League semifinal against Barcelona.

Spanish authorities say that thousands of rail passengers in Spain have been hit with delays after copper cables used in the signaling system of a high-speed line traveling south from Madrid to Seville were stolen at five locations.

Casper Ruud has become the first Norwegian to win a Masters 1000 title after beating Jack Draper 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the Madrid Open final.

Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka has claimed her first WTA title since triumphing at the 2021 Australian Open and on her seemingly worst surface.

Aryna Sabalenka has beaten Coco Gauff in straight sets to win her record-tying third Madrid Open.

The rescue act is on for Manchester United and Tottenham.

Iga Swiatek has recovered from losing the first six games of the match to defeat Madison Keys 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 and stay on track to defend her title at the Madrid Open.

The sweeping power outage that hit Spain and Portugal this week has raised questions about the electricity grid in a region not normally known for blackouts.

A widespread blackout across Spain and Portugal upended the lives of millions of people across the Iberian Peninsula.

Electricity has returned to Spain and Portugal, but the cause of Monday's widespread blackout remains a mystery.

Play at the Madrid Open has been suspended Monday due to a major power outage reported in Spain and Portugal.

A blackout has brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill, affecting millions of people.

Simone Biles is unsure whether she will compete at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

The World Health Organization's member countries have agreed on a draft pandemic treaty that sets guidelines for how the international community might face the next global health crisis.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is visiting China, the top target of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

U.S. Amateur champion Jose Luis Ballester took a different kind of relief at the Masters.

Carla Bernat Escuder has won the Augusta National Women's Amateur by coming from two shots behind with a 68 at the home of the Masters.

Cyprus says it will make money available to subsidize construction of private desalination plants at hotels on the tourism-reliant island nation as dwindling fresh water reserves in 108 dams are reaching alarmingly low levels.

The winner of FIFA’s first 32-team Club World Cup in the United States could earn $125 million as details of a $1 billion prize money fund were finally published.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz says he was unaware there would be a class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. federal court against some of the groups that run tennis and made clear that he does not back the effort by the players’ association co-founded by Novak Djokovic.

Emergency services in southern Spain are searching for a married couple after flash floods swept away their vehicle as rising waters prompted the evacuation of hundreds of homes.

Scientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old.

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in a Champions League penalty shootout — again — to keep its title defense alive Wednesday and advance to the quarterfinals.

European Union leaders on Friday downplayed skepticism from U.S. President Donald Trump about solidarity among NATO members.

Manchester United settled for a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16.

A referee says Real Sociedad fans chanted “Die” at Real Madrid defender Raúl Asencio during the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals.

The European Union is getting good at adapting to unprecedented circumstances.

A Madrid derby.

Former Spanish soccer boss Luis Rubiales has been found guilty of sexually assaulting player Jenni Hermoso for kissing her after the 2023 Women’s World Cup final.

Jorge Vilda, the former coach of Spain women’s soccer team, has told a judge that ex-soccer federation president Luis Rubiales did not ask him to put pressure on Jenni Hermoso following the outcry that erupted after Rubiales kissed the player.

Former Spanish soccer federation president Luis Rubiales has reiterated before a judge that forward Jenni Hermoso gave him consent for a kiss at the 2023 Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony.

Spain women’s coach Montse Tomé has told a judge she was not trying to punish Jenni Hermoso by omitting her from the national team in the fallout of the kiss by former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales.

The legal team for the family of Ana Maria Henao filed new legal documents with incriminating details.

The brother of Jenni Hermoso and one of her teammates have told a judge there were attempts to pressure the player into downplaying the unsolicited kiss by former Spanish federation president Luis Rubiales in the awards presentation ceremony following the 2023 Women’s World Cup.

Spain men’s coach Luis de la Fuente has told a judge in the Luis Rubiales trial in Madrid that he did not get involved in discussions related to Jenni Hermoso following her World Cup kiss from the former Spanish soccer boss.

Spain forward Jenni Hermoso has testified at Luis Rubiales’ trial in Madrid that she did not consent to being kissed by the country’s former top soccer official after winning the 2023 Women’s World Cup.