The 41-year-old Brazilian, who became the first player from his homeland to win an NBA title with San Antonio in 2014, retired as a player in 2018 due to a hip injury.

Iran will take center stage at the World Cup on Monday after arriving in the United States following a build-up shrouded by uncertainty due to war in the Middle East.

Bafana Bafana are set to travel to Atlanta for their second World Cup match in Group A.

Sweden crushed Tunisia 5-1 on Sunday to leave the North African nation's defensive reputation in tatters and seize control of World Cup Group F.

When Iran takes to the field on Monday for the first game of its World Cup, Sara Barahman will be among the thousands of protesters outside the stadium waving a very specific flag: the one used by the country before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.