No team has been banned by a host country in a World Cup, but there have been several squads that were forbidden to compete in the quadrennial event, due to political conflicts, wars, governmental ...

Five players have defected from the Iran women’s soccer team and are being cared for in a safe house operated by the Australian Federal Police. Sources with direct knowledge of the event, speaking ...

Sources with knowledge of discussions stated that there are currently no flights for the team booked back to Iran.

Florida fired women’s basketball coach Kelly Rae Finley with the Gators poised to miss the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year.