GameMax

North Korea warned it was prepared to risk “all-out war” as leader Kim Jong-un put his frontline troops on combat readiness to back up an ultimatum for South Korea to halt propaganda broadcasts across the border by Saturday afternoon. The warning came as military tensions on the divided Korean peninsula soared following a rare exchange …

LONDON (AP) — More than just a blip in form, Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea Premier League title defense is in trouble after only four games. There’s a long way to go but a 2-1 home loss to Crystal Palace on Saturday left the champions trailing irresistible leader Manchester City by eight points and added the gloom …

Michael Cheika has unveiled his 31-man squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup, with Matt Giteau completing his resurgence in the green and gold with a place on the plane to London, while Stephen Moore has been named captain. Adam Ashley-Cooper and Michael Hooper will serve as Moore’s deputies, while Cheika favourites, Israel Folau, Quade …

Anybody would forgive Lucy Bronze a touch of jetlag-induced fuzziness but, straight after alighting from England’s flight home at Heathrow, the Manchester City right-back cut a convincing enough figure of somebody who would happily pore over the previous month’s achievements for hours. Confidence has not been in short supply in Mark Sampson-era England and it …

We remember the moments, not the trophies. What will resonate next year, or at the next Women’s World Cup, or even come the next decade, will not be the United States Women’s National Team hoisting a third Women’s World Cup trophy after Sunday’s 5-2 defeat of Japan. What will linger is Abby Wambach’s post-match kiss …

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie I have long been meaning to read the classic novel set in Ghana, Search Sweet Country, by Kojo Laing (McSweeney’s) and will finally do so in the next weeks. I am looking forward to Elizabeth Alexander’s The Light of the World (Grand Central Publishing), a beautiful memoir by a gifted poet, and …

I’m no journalist. People who have read my articles may have seen me say that line over and over again, but it’s true; I’m not a journalist who’s been trained classically in the art. I’m no Milo Yiannopoulos, nor am I David Streitfield. However, I have done my best in my own opinion to try …

Joan Laporta is standing on a box. “If I become the president of Barcelona again,” he promises, “I’ll make sure that we keep on winning, I’ll revive La Masía and I’ll lay the foundations for another decade of success. With me as president, Messi will always be happy and Unicef will return to the shirt.” …

Abby Wambach #20 and Christie Rampone #3 of the United States of America hold the World Cup Trophy after their 5-2 win over Japan in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Final at BC Place Stadium on July 5, 2015 in Vancouver, Canada. Photo: Ronald Martinez/2015 Getty Images In a wild show of dominance, …

From the start, it felt like the fate of the United States women’s national team hinged not on talent or tactics or even luck, but on the answers to a series of open questions. Can Alex Morgan get healthy in time to contribute? What do we do with Christen Press and Sydney Leroux? What happens …