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An MLB Player's Painful Injury, Explained](https://time.com/article/2026/07/22/what-happens-when-you-rupture-a-testicle-joshua-kuroda-grauer/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Angela Haupt *  Jul 21, 2026 ## [How Extreme Heat Has Impacted the Tour de France](https://time.com/article/2026/07/21/europe-extreme-heat-tour-de-france/) [CLIMATE](/section/climate/) by George Timms *  Jul 20, 2026 ## [Spain Finish Off a World Cup to Remember](https://time.com/article/2026/07/20/spain-world-cup-2026-final-argentina-tournament-recap/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 19, 2026 ## [A Frustratingly Bland World Cup Halftime Show](https://time.com/article/2026/07/19/world-cup-halftime-show-review/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) by Judy Berman *  Jul 18, 2026 ## [‘Superteams’ to Collide at World Cup Final](https://time.com/article/2026/07/18/-superteams-to-collide-at-world-cup-final/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 17, 2026 ## [TIME100 Sports Honorees Toast to the Power of Sport and Support](https://time.com/article/2026/07/16/time100-sports-gala-toast-roundup/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Chantelle Lee and Rebecca Schneid *  Jul 17, 2026 ## [TIME100 Sports Honorees Celebrate Rise of Women’s Sports](https://time.com/article/2026/07/17/time100-sports-gala-red-carpet-women-eileen-gu-hilary-knight-trinity-rodman/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Chantelle Lee *  Jul 15, 2026 ## [England’s Soul Is Crushed, Again, This Time by More Messi Magic](https://time.com/article/2026/07/15/england-argentina-world-cup/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 15, 2026 ## [Why Singing Is One of Sports' Most Enduring Rituals](https://time.com/article/2026/07/15/why-sports-fans-break-out-into-song-world-cup/) [HEALTH](/section/health/) by Veronique Greenwood *  Jul 12, 2026 ## [Erling Haaland’s World Cup Ends In a Shocking Place](https://time.com/article/2026/07/12/erling-haaland-world-cup-end-norway-england-defeat/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 10, 2026 ## [This Should Have Been the Grant Wahl World Cup](https://time.com/article/2026/07/10/grant-wahl-death-world-cup-soccer/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 7, 2026 ## [A Messi Miracle Takes Over the World Cup](https://time.com/article/2026/07/07/lionel-messi-world-cup-argentina-egypt-goal/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory *  Jul 7, 2026 ## [Belgium Silences U.S. Amid World Cup Noise](https://time.com/article/2026/07/07/us-world-cup-exit-belgium/) [SPORTS](/section/sports/) by Sean Gregory ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://time.com/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/"},"name":"TIME","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}}]}] ```