Photo Tobin Heath of the United States (17) and Ashley Lawrence of Canada (10) battling for the ball during the Concacaf Olympic qualifying championship on Sunday. Credit David J. Phillip/Associated Press Lindsey Horan and Tobin Heath scored in the second half as the United States defeated Canada, 2-0, on Sunday in Houston in the final…

Photo Chris Brunt of West Bromwich Albion was struck below the left eye by a coin thrown by a West Brom supporter after the team’s 3-1 F.A. Cup loss at second-tier Reading F.C. Credit Peter Cziborra/Reuters LONDON — It is the oldest competition in soccer, and the essence of the F.A. Cup still thrives after…

Photo Lindsey Vonn of the United States during the downhill race in La Thuile, Italy, on Saturday. Credit Alain Grosclaude/Agence Zoom/Getty Images Apologizing for a gaffe on social media, the American skier Lindsey Vonn had little to celebrate on Saturday after clinching a record 20th World Cup crystal-globe title in La Thuile, Italy, surpassing the…