The 2026 World Cup draw next week will reward the four highest-ranked teams who are Spain, Argentina, France and England with being placed in separate sections of a new tennis-style seeded tournament bracket.
A super-sized World Cup has paved the way for tiny Curaçao and Cape Verde to book their places at sport’s biggest global event next year.
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, one of Tesla’s biggest investors says it will vote against a proposed compensation package that could pay CEO Elon Musk as much as $1 trillion over a decade.
FIFA has faced growing global calls to suspend Israeli teams from soccer but its president Gianni Infantino says it must promote peace and unity.
The U.S. Open’s largest court was packed for the final three matches of the reimagined mixed doubles tournament Wednesday night, which was made up of mainly top singles players for the first time.
The new U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament drew plenty of criticism for everything from its format to its field.
Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday.
Lindsey Vonn has added former ski champion Aksel Lund Svindal to her coaching team as she prepares for next year's Winter Olympics.
In one of the top Arctic birding destinations in the world, environmental and health challenges are threatening some of the seabirds that are part of Norway’s unique coastal ecosystem.
All seven trophy-winning teams at the Women's European Championship since 1997 were led to glory by a female coach.
Norway winger Caroline Graham Hansen showed why she was second in the Ballon d’Or vote last year to her superstar Barcelona teammate Aitana Bonmatí.
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.
The United States downed defending champion Canada 2-1 at the women’s hockey world championship in a matchup of the game’s global powers.
A rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later.
A private European aerospace company has scrubbed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle.
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen has set a world record in the indoor mile, beating Yared Nuguse’s mark set just five days earlier at the Millrose Games.
A 23-year-old man from Norway living in California will stand trial in Michigan after reportedly sexually assaulting two children.
The United States and South Korea have tentatively agreed to a new deal covering the costs of maintaining the American military presence there.
A new initiative is underway by European, Arab and Islamic nations to strengthen support for a Palestinian state and its institutions and prepare for a future after the war in Gaza and escalating conflict in Lebanon.
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund managed by Norges Bank Investment Management said Saturday it will vote against Elon Musk’s hefty CEO compensation package during Tesla’s annual meeting on Thursday.
Slovenia’s government has endorsed a motion to recognize a Palestinian state and sent it to parliament for approval.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries in Madrid a day after Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized a Palestinian state.
International donors meeting in Brussels say they will commit 7.5 billion euros, about $8.1 billion, in both grants and loans to support Syrians battered by war, poverty, and hunger for the rest of this year and beyond.
Relations between the European Union and Israel are in a nosedive on the eve of the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state by EU members Ireland and Spain.
Jerry Seinfeld’s upcoming Netflix comedy will be featured during this weekend's IndyCar race at Long Beach as rookie Linus Lundqvist will drive a car painted to look like a Pop-Tart in recognition of the movie “Unfrosted.”.
The estate of Donna Summer is suing rappers Ye and Ty Dolla $ign alleging they illegally used her 1977 song “I Feel Love” in their most recent collaboration.
The manager of the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is pledging to push major oil and gas companies to speed up preparations for the “inescapable” transition away from fossil fuels.
Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is having a second operation five days after his shocking crash and airlifted exit from Switzerland’s signature World Cup event.
A conglomerate of unions in Norway says it will take action against Tesla in solidarity with its Swedish colleagues.
The head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee urged Iran to release imprisoned peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi and let her accept the award at the annual prize ceremony in December.
A Norwegian man using a metal detector has found nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls someone might have worn as showy jewelry 1,500 years ago.
A scientific study published Monday projects that over half of Europe’s ski resorts will face a severe lack of snow if temperatures rise 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, while nearly all would be by an increase of 4 degrees — presenting challenges for the tourism industry and policymakers, and threatening a cold reality for ski lovers.
The Women's World Cup suddenly seems wide open with the elimination of many of the top teams in the world.
The Biden administration is retaliating for Russia’s suspension of the New START nuclear treaty.
New faces have dominated European Championship qualifying as Spain coach Luis de la Fuente swept aside Norway in his first game in charge and a Wales forward rescued a dramatic draw in his first international game.
The far-right-led Italian government’s weekslong standoff with aid groups running rescue ships partially eased on Tuesday, as officials allowed all remaining migrants on two boats to access port.
Queen Sonja of Norway has praised a Minneapolis congregation for maintaining Sunday worship services in Norwegian for all 100 years that the Lutheran church has existed.
Belarussian Ales Bialiatski, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with human rights groups in Russia and Ukraine, is the fourth person to receive the award while in prison or detention.
With all 109 medal events decided, competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing is officially complete. And after three weeks of dominance, Norway once again claimed the top spot on the final medal table.
The Netherlands earned the most speed skating medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, and American Erin Jackson made history as the first Black gold medalist.
Johannes Lamparter of Austria is the second youngest individual at 19 years old to win a World Cup in the history of Nordic combined. He was the first person to down Norway's Jarl Magnus Riiber and is still in search of his first medal in his Olympic debut.
All the U.S. men's curling needs to do is defeat Denmark on Wednesday night and the defending Olympic gold medalists will advance to the medal round for the second straight Olympics.
The Slovenian team has found their way onto the steps of the ski jumping podium more times than favorites Germany and Norway. They looked for their fourth Olympic medal in the men’s team event and concluded the ski jumping program at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Marte Olsbu Roeiseland of Norway continued her winning streak at the 2022 Winter Olympics and transferred her sprint success into pursuit gold to earn her fourth Olympic medal at these Games. Roeiseland is the first woman to win four biathlon medals at a single Olympic Games.
Marius Lindvik took the top spot on the podium in the men’s large hill individual competition for Norway's first gold medal in the discipline since 1964.
The ROC gets a big win over Denmark, and other scores from the fourth session of men's curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Team Norway clinched their sixth gold medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics in the women’s 7.5km individual sprint on Friday. Marte Olsbu Roeiseland was a double threat on the biathlon course with great shooting skills and unwavering confidence on her skis. She rose to the occasion to put down a gold medal performance.
The thrilling sprint finish to the ski race in Wednesday's Nordic combined competition almost brought Norway's Joergen Graabak more than a silver medal when his pregnant partner back home thought she might go into labor due to the excitement.
Canada, Great Britain, and the ROC all came away with wins in the second session of men's curling at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Norway's double Olympic cross-county ski champion Simen Krueger tested negative for COVID-19 which gave him a chance to make it to the Beijing Games in time to take part in the later races in the competition.
For the first time in Olympic history, a curling team from Australia won a game. The duo of Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt defeated Switzerland Sunday morning.
The first gold medal of the 2022 Winter Olympics was awarded to Therese Johaug of Norway. The most decorated nation in the history of the Winter Games claimed another gold medal with Johaug’s final time of 44:13.7 as she surged to the finish line in the women’s skiathlon event.
Norway toped the men’s individual normal hill qualification round with Marius Lindvik and Robert Johansson. Ranking first place in the World Cup 2021/2022 season, fan favorite Germany's Karl Greiger just made it inside the top ten finishers in the event.
Italy looked to stay unbeaten against Australia, Sweden faced off against Canada, and Great Britain took on the Czech Republic around the ice in mixed doubles curling Saturday.