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World Cup co-hosts USA aim to keep the party going as they take on Australia in Seattle on Friday after kicking off the tournament with a crushing defeat of Paraguay. But they will be wary of an Australia side that also got their campaign started with a famous victory. Follow our live, minute-by-minute coverage.
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The Toronto Blue Jays will look to extend a three-game road win streak as they head to Wrigley Field on Friday to face the Chicago Cubs. Watch the game live on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+, and follow on our live MLB tracker, starting at 2:20 p.m. ET / 11:20 a.m. PT.
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Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!An old footballing adage tells us that no World Cup is quite complete without a gutsy run of results from the host nation(s), who dutifully go deep in the tournament to stir up local fervour. See South Korea in 2002 for a prime example: a plucky and at times controversial slalom to the semi-finals...
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With their 1-0 win over South Korea, Mexico have become the first country to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup. Canada powered six goals past Qatar to take home their first three points in a World Cup for the first time in their history. Switzerland vs Bosnia and Herzegovina was not a very interesting game until the 74th minute, at...
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League referred to EEOC for religious discriminationSan Francisco Giants pitchers wrote Bible verses on hatsMLB had warned players over violation of league rulesThe US justice department has launched a civil rights investigation into Major League Baseball after the league criticized three San Francisco Giants players who wrote Bible verses on their...
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Achraf Hakimi will stand trial for rape a Paris appeals court has ruled. The captain of the Moroccan team was first accused of rape in 2023, by a then 24 year old woman. In February this year, an investigative judge ruled that Hakimi would face trial followed recommendations from public prosecutors. The PSG right back appealed the decision, but...
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Former England goalkeeper discusses why it was time to leave Paris, the lure of her new club and when she will know it is time to stopWhen Mary Earps signed for Wolfsburg eight years ago, shortly after they had played in the Women's Champions League final, there was no club photographer available for her unveiling, meaning her agent popped out to...
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Some supporters are breaking the bank to follow Thomas Tuchel's team and early indications are that it's worth itThey came, they saw and they went to the rodeo. For those England fans who made it to Dallas, watching Thomas Tuchel's side see off Croatia in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup was the experience of a lifetime."I've never been to...
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Back-row's colossal performance in Prem semi-final proves he is ready to come of age for Northampton against ExeterAs Henry Pollock idly plays with the straggly end of his blond rat's tail on a sunny day in Northampton, he looks wholly at ease. There are more microphones in front of him than anyone else but that's fine. Exeter are preparing to hit...
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Games in Miami and Monterrey were at heat level a players' union had warned in the past should trigger delaysTwo of the first round of matches at the World Cup were played at a level of severe heat that a football players' union has previously said should trigger the delay or postponement of games, a Guardian analysis has found.A further four games...
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International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah will arrive here on Friday on a whistle-stop tour and meet Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, with the SLC interim committee issue expected to be high on the agenda, government sources said.
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England v Croatia got year's highest UK TV figuresBBC opted for more first-pick games in knockout stagesITV is winning the UK television ratings battle after the first week of the World Cup. Viewing figures obtained by the Guardian from Barb, which measures audience numbers, show the commercial channel had four of the five highest TV audiences,...
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Latest updates from Friday's race cardGreg Wood's day four tips | Email NiallBack to the straight course for the finale, and a chance for the American trainer Wesley Ward, a regular winner at this meeting over the last 15 years, to get another on the board via Bacio, who has been handed the plum draw in stall 31. He arrives with three wins from...
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All the latest from around the groundsMail Tanya or comment below with your thoughtsAnd now from the Finchale end, Ben Stokes… the first ball is a dot, the second flies down to fine leg off the thigh pad of Vasconcelos for four. Ball three: nothing. Ball four – ooops, a drop by Ben McKinney at leg slip. In and out, midnight sweats. Ball five:...
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Updates from the third day's play at the Oval Day two report | Sign up for the Spin 61st over: England 227-6 (Cox 27, Archer 0) Shot! Cox flicks his wrists on a half volley from Matt Henry and the ball traces away for four across the baking square. Lovely timing on that.60th over: England 223-6 (Cox 23, Archer 0) It will be intriguing to see how...
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Manchester United travel to Hull on first weekendManchester City without Guardiola host Bournemouth Coventry will begin their first Premier League campaign in 25 years with a Friday night trip to the champions, Arsenal, on 21 August. Their fellow promoted club Hull begin at home to Manchester United on the Saturday and Ipswich entertain Sunderland...
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