Sport News for English Learners

Conor Benn is a boxer from Britain. On Saturday, he fights Ryan Garcia in Las Vegas. Garcia is from the USA. He is the world champion. Benn wants to win the title. Benn's father was a champion too.

Lionel Messi will not play for Argentina anymore. He is 39. He wrote a note on Instagram on Monday. He played for Argentina for 21 years. He scored 125 goals. That is a record. He won the World Cup in 2022.

The NFL is a big American football league. Doctors studied players from the NFL who died. At least one in four had a brain illness. The illness is called CTE. CTE comes from many hits to the head.

Venus Williams is a famous tennis player. She is 46 years old. She gets a wildcard for the US Open. A wildcard is a special place in a tournament. Venus won the US Open two times. That was in 2000 and 2001.

Jorge Messi died on Saturday. He was 68 years old. He was the father of Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi is a famous football player. Jorge was ill for many months. Jorge worked in a factory.

Irish boxer Lee Reeves is in hospital. He is very ill. On Saturday he fought Gary Cully in Dublin. Cully knocked him down in the last round. Medical staff helped him in the ring. The two men fought for a boxing prize.

LeBron James is a very famous basketball player. He is 41 years old. He will play for a new team. The team is the Philadelphia 76ers. He signed for two years. He called this his last decision.

Argentina beat England 2-1 on Wednesday. It was a big World Cup game. England scored the first goal. Then Argentina scored two goals at the end. Lionel Messi helped with both goals. Argentina go to the final now.

Switzerland reached the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday. It is their first time in 72 years. They beat Colombia in a penalty shootout. The game ended 0-0. Ruben Vargas scored the winning penalty.

Paraguay beat Germany on Monday. It was a big football game. The score was 1–1. Then Paraguay won on penalties. Germany are a very good team. This was a big surprise. Paraguay are not a top team.

Cape Verde drew 2-2 with Uruguay on Sunday. Uruguay is a very strong team. Cape Verde were losing. But they did not give up. They scored two goals. It was a great result. Cape Verde is a small country.

Brazil played Morocco at the 2026 World Cup. The game ended 1-1. Morocco scored first. Then Vinícius Júnior scored for Brazil. It was a draw. Morocco played very well. They had many shots. Brazil did not play well.

Kimi Antonelli won a big car race on Sunday. The race was in Monaco. Antonelli is only 19 years old. He is the youngest winner of this race. He drives for the Mercedes team. This is his fifth win in a row.

PSG (the Paris team) won the Champions League on Saturday. They beat Arsenal in extra penalty kicks. Arsenal scored first. Then PSG also scored. The game ended 1-1. Gabriel kicked the last penalty too high. PSG won.

Arsenal is an English football team. They won a big game on Sunday. They beat another team called Crystal Palace. The score was 2-1. This was their first big win in 22 years. The team's captain is Martin Ødegaard.

Conor McGregor is from Ireland. He will fight again. He will fight Max Holloway on 11 July. The fight is in Las Vegas. McGregor has not fought for five years. McGregor is 37 years old. He was a big star.

Two British boxers will fight on Saturday. The fight is in Manchester. Fabio Wardley is the world champion. Daniel Dubois will try to beat him. Many fans will watch. The two men have different stories.

Lindsey Vonn is a skier from America. She fell at the Olympics in 2026. She broke her leg very badly. Doctors did eight operations on her leg. She needs more operations before she can ski again. Vonn was a top skier.

Two runners helped a man at a big race. The race was the Boston Marathon. The man fell down four times. He had bad pain in his legs. Two other runners stopped to help. They helped him finish the race.