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New York's Jalen Brunson hit a go-ahead free throw with 9.5 seconds left after a turnover by San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama moments earlier, then Wembanyama missed a jumper at the end of the Knicks' 105-104 win over the Spurs on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the NBA Finals.
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Backroom staff denied entry visas for US, claims post on XTeam have moved training base from Arizona to MexicoIran has slammed World Cup co-hosts the United States over what it called "discriminatory treatment” by not granting visas for some members of the Iranian national team's delegation to attend the tournament."Why do you not say that visas...
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World Cup friendly football news from 8am UK timeYour essential guide to every player at the World CupYou can email us here | Sign up for Football DailyThomas Tuchel has claimed that Harry Kane is ready to lead England to glory at the World Cup. The Bayern Munich striker has been short of fitness at previous major tournaments but looks in peak...
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2026 tournament will be the biggest, longest and most expensive – and the most intricately refereed – ever seenThe 2026 World Cup will be the biggest, longest and most expensive. It will also feature a hefty number of rule changes. New responsibilities for video assistant referees, new red card offences and a number of initiatives to speed up...
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Teenager in squad for T20s against Ireland and EnglandSet to be youngest India debutant since TendulkarTeenage phenomenon Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been handed his maiden India call-up for their upcoming T20 series against Ireland and England.An array of outrageous knocks in the Indian Premier League led to the 15-year-old opener collecting the most...
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Fans will now be allowed one sealed bottle at matchesKeir Starmer among critics of previous U-turn on policyFifa has again amended its water bottle policy for the World Cup in North America, allowing fans to bring in one sealed, disposable 20-ounce (590ml) bottle into stadiums.Ticket holders had previously been permitted an empty, transparent and...
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England were outclassed in Mallorca and would have been better served by trying to contain the world championsAs the game ticked into second-half stoppage time, Spain were almost showboating, Aitana Bonmatí flicking the ball around the pitch with grace, style and a swagger that sent out an emphatic message: Spain are significantly better than...
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Uruguayans hope Marcelo Bielsa will have less of a rollercoaster of results so Federico Valverde can inspire them to reach the latter stagesThis article is part of the Guardian's 2026 World Cup Experts' Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from...
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Brazil's 1994 World Cup winner on being good without training, his political legacy and why he loves social mediaFew people's interview list over the past year features Neymar, Robert Lewandowski, Xavi Hernández and Iker Casillas. But then not many interviewers have the pulling power of Romário. Thirty-two years after the former Brazil striker...
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Ten years in the making, the greatest show on earth is set for a six-week sprint through Trump's AmericaThis is the end, of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end. It seems fitting that football's latest stopping point on its voyage upriver into the blank parts of the map, a mission so choice that when it's over you may...
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Arjun Tendulkar might not have received many opportunities to play for the Lucknow Super Giants, but from the perspective of Vaibhav Daga, who heads the Sports Science & Rehabilitation department at Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai, the sheer work he put in outshone everyone.
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The San Antonio Spurs lost the second match of the NBA finals to the New York Knicks on Saturday, with French star Victor Wembanyama missing a potential game-winner just before the final whistle. The defeat leaves Spurs in need of an unprecedented comeback when the best-of-seven series shifts to New York for games three and four.
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England likely to face World Cup qualification playoffsManager calls for a reaction in final group matchSarina Wiegman said she wants to see a reaction from her Lionesses after England suffered their heaviest defeat in 17 years against Spain.It was a humbling evening for Wiegman and her team, who needed a win or a draw to qualify for the World Cup....
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Ranked only behind France and having a teenage prodigy in Lamine Yamal alongside an in-form Nico Williams, we can expect much from La RojaThis article is part of the Guardian's 2026 World Cup Experts' Network, a cooperation between some of the best media organisations from the 48 countries who qualified. theguardian.com is running previews from...
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Opener scores 57; New Zealand in trouble in chaseGay: 'I'm trying to lap it all in and enjoy it'Emilio Gay described his Test debut as "a bit of a whirlwind” and "like a dream” after his half-century on the second day against New Zealand at Lord's made him the game's top scorer and helped to put England in the driving seat. By stumps the...
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Head coach says Bayern Munich striker is in 'top shape'England face New Zealand in warm-up on SaturdayThomas Tuchel has said that Harry Kane is in top shape and ready to lead England to glory at the World Cup. The Bayern Munich striker has been short of fitness at previous major tournaments but he has enjoyed a brilliant season in Germany and has...
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Spain 4-0 EnglandGuijarro 19, Putellas 37 55, Pina 78Only a minor miracle will save European champions England from having to come through World Cup qualifying playoffs after they suffered an utterly humiliating 4-0 defeat to the World Cup holders Spain in Mallorca.A loss by only a one-goal deficit would have been enough to keep their hopes of...
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Members of Iran’s World Cup soccer team have been granted visas to the United States, two U.S. officials said Friday, clearing them to enter the United States from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico, ahead of their first two matches near Los Angeles this month.
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For football fans in Canada, the initial prospect of the World Cup coming to town was thrilling – but hundreds of tickets remain unsoldAs far back as he can remember, football has long been a part of Lawrence Yee's life. Growing up in a Canadian town where hockey was the dominant sport, he found community and passion in the game. The sport –...
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Driver died four years after founding McLaren but his legacy lives through his inspirational tenacity and team's roll call of championsAs the streets of Monaco echo to the roar of engines, history too will resonate long and loud in Monte Carlo this weekend. Allegiance be damned, it would take a heart of stone not to recognise McLaren's achievement...
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