GENEVA, June 24 (Reuters) - The International ​Olympic Committee ‌on Wednesday accepted changes to ‌the ​Olympic ⁠charter concerning the ⁠games' sports programme in a vote ​by members. The ⁠change ⁠means that ​individual disciplines, ​rather than entir...

By Sam Tobin SEATTLE, June 24 (Reuters) - Seattle's LGBTQ community members say they hope that this Friday's World Cup "Pride Match" between Egypt and Iran, two countries where homosexuality is criminalised, can be an opportunity to change minds. Seatt...

LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Play was suspended briefly on all courts ​at the ‌Wimbledon qualifying tournament on Wednesday because of a problem with the automated line ‌calling ​system. Britain's Dan ⁠Evans had ⁠just lost the first set of his match aga...

By Jose Luis Gonzalez and Sarah Morland CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico, June 24 (Reuters) - Norma Laguna's daughter Idaly Juache was a striker for a soccer team in Mexico's Ciudad Juarez, a stone's throw from the Texas border. Two days after playing in her Sun...

By Lori Ewing June 24 (Reuters) - A recent Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling in favour of Swedish defender Maja Gothberg has been hailed by player advocates and legal experts as a landmark decision for women's football and pregnancy-related c...

PARIS, June 23 (Reuters) - Pop singer-songwriter and Louis Vuitton designer Pharrell Williams made a giant artificial waterfall the backdrop of his 2027 spring-summer collection on ​Tuesday, kicking off Paris fashion week just as ‌a record-breaking hea...

By Nicholas P. Brown NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - World Cup attendances are on track for record highs despite daunting ticket prices and Trump administration travel restrictions. Experts say it is less a reflection of America's fondness for soccer, an...

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 23 (Reuters) - Germany's Jamie Leweling promised on Tuesday he would cut his hair into the triangle fringe made popular in 2002 by Brazil's Ronaldo, after the midfielder changed his profile ​picture on social media w...

By Hanna Rantala LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham's new TV series "Ride or Die" blends big action, comedy and a "unique" buddy pairing, the two actors, who also executive produced the show, say. The series ​centres on l...

By Bill Trott June 22 (Reuters) - Clive Davis, a former corporate lawyer who became one of the most influential figures in American rock and pop music as he fostered the careers of Bob Dylan, Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen and other stars, has died...