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“Alexis Mac Allister, who scored Argentina's opening goal with a header from Lionel Messi's corner”
“Kavanaugh went on to represent the United States at the 1983 Pan American Games and the 1984 Summer Olympics”
“Despite making more than 200 appearances and scoring 125 goals for Argentina, Messi has never faced the Three Lions.”
“Kentucky pitcher Jaxon Jelkin was selected in the 2026 MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies in the fourth round with the No. 135 overall pick, the final selection of day one of the 20-round event,” the University of Kentucky reported.”
“The victory sent Argentina into the semifinals for the sixth time in their last six major tournaments”
“FIFA’s contract structure, which routes an estimated $8.9 billion to FIFA while leaving U.S. host cities facing a collective shortfall of upwards of $250 million”
“Argentina eventually ran out 3-1 winners in extra time.”
“The USMNT exited the World Cup at the same stage as each of their previous four appearances.”
“England continued their dominance in Bristol, chasing India's 158/7 in only 13.5 overs to seal a one-sided nine-wicket win”
“Nelson estimates half a million visitors will come through Kansas City over the tournament’s roughly two months”
“Messi leads the Golden Boot race alongside France's Kylian Mbappe having scored eight times, and is the World Cup's all-time leading goalscorer.”
“Belgium was the only side the U.S. faced during the entire tournament that was ranked higher by FIFA than any of its five 2022 World Cup opponents (using pre-tournament rankings in both cases).”
“Bellingham scored a brace against BFF Haaland’s Norway.”
“That’s what the region has invested in soccer infrastructure over the past 15 years, before the World Cup host title was awarded”
“Lionel Messi scored 11 goals in 12 matches against Bolivia.”
“Sinner takes home approximately $4.8 million with the title”
“England have scored 12 of 13 goals so far.”
“13 of the 16 World Cup stadiums in North America were designed at least in part by Populous, the Kansas City-based sports architecture firm”
“He has struck seven times against Venezuela and Ecuador from 13 and 11 matches respectively.”
“Zverev claims $2.4 million”
“Erling Haaland failed to score after 14 consecutive games.”
“He has also netted six and five goals against South American heavyweights Uruguay and Brazil respectively.”
“Sinner served for the match at 5-4 in the fourth set”
“Julian Alvarez thunderbolt in the 112 minute”
“He has three goals apiece against Croatia, Switzerland and France.”
“with two of those the Champions League quarterfinal matches against Atletico Madrid which resulted in an aggregate KO for Barça.”
“Lionel Messi added another milestone to his remarkable FIFA World Cup career on Saturday, becoming the first player in history to register 10 assists at the tournament since records began in 1966.”
“Only one has managed to prevent him from scoring – that being Qatar, who he has played twice.”
“On July 7, the International Olympic Committee Executive Board provisionally lifted its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee”
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“overcoming Croatia 4-2 in their first group game”
“In 2024, the IOC and IPC announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes would be allowed to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics, although as neutral athletes”
“Pierre LittbarskiGermany7”
“get past Panama 2-0”
“suffered a bone bruise and microfracture in his right lower leg”
“Grzegorz LatoPoland7”
“see off Mexico 3-2 with 10 men”
“mustered only one assist in four games played”
“combined for a breathtaking 233-run partnership for the second wicket ... The stand is now the highest second-wicket partnership in T20I history, surpassing the unbeaten 210-run stand between Sanju Samson and Tilak Varma against South Afri…”
“after his double took his tally to six”
“Puslic is expected to return to the picth sometime in August”
“It is also the second-highest partnership for any wicket in men's T20Is, behind only Afghanistan's 236-run opening stand by Hazratullah Zazai and Usman Ghani against Ireland in 2019”
“averaging a goal a game at this World Cup”
“You rest when your playing career is over, Period”
“Prasidh Krishna claimed the other wicket by dismissing Salt in his first over”
“Wayne Rooney, who scored 53 goals in 120 England appearances”
“People are fed up with the way things are handled around him”
“Gill became only the fourth Indian cricket captain to be hosted in the prestigious enclosure”
“Upson, who won 21 caps for England between 2003-2010”
“started the World Cup not right with a left calf strain”
“He remained unbeaten on 84 in the opening match before producing a commanding 154 in the second game.”
“"2-1 victory over Norway"”
“Pulisic’s leg seemed to go from right to wrong in the 52nd minute of the game against Belgium”
“India sealed a comfortable nine-wicket victory.”
“"Jude [Bellingham] scores twice"”
“forced his early exit from the Round of 16 match”
“Earlier this week, Gill experienced his first Formula 1 race after attending the British Grand Prix at Silverstone as a VIP guest.”
“When she led 6-2 5-2 with five championship points against Karolina Muchova”
“In 24 Premier League appearances last season, Garnacho registered just one goal and four assists.”
“he has managed to attend two of Britain's biggest sporting events during the tour.”
“Noskova's mother, Ivana, died of cancer on the eve of Wimbledon 2024”
“the league’s fourth-longest losing streak”
“Noskova, who was then 19, played on the Monday, and won her first match at SW19”
“Hargrave, a third round draft choice by Pittsburgh in 2016”
“Noskova only double-faulted twice in the second set”
“they lost to Belgium, 4-1.”
“saved three break points in her first service game, broke Muchova in the next”
“Balogun, who plays as a striker for the U.S. men’s national team, was sent off during the World Cup match against Bosnia and Herzegovina for serious foul play. FIFA later suspended the automatic one‑match ban, which allowed Balogun to face…”
“Saturday's outcome made Noskova the youngest Wimbledon champion since a then 21-year-old Kvitova lifted the first of her two titles in 2011”
“(As it turns out, after I first published my story, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee announced that Balogun would be fined $40,000.”
“Noskova is also the third Czech player in four years to take the title after Marketa Vondrousova and Barbora Krejcikova in 2023 and 2024”
“That’s the check amount that Bobby Bonilla collects every year from the New York Mets. He has done so every July 1 since 2011 and will continue to do so through 2035.”
“world record attendance for a single day at a women's Test match - the crowd figure of 15,243 beating the previous best of 11,918 at Melbourne for the Women's Ashes in 2025”
“Lionel Messi joint-leads the 2026 World Cup scoring race with eight goals through five matches.”
“the pair are a force to be reckoned with in the format as they became the first partnership in the women's game to bring up 900 Test match runs as a pair, averaging 75.08 together in 13 innings”
“Kylian Mbappé is level on eight, having played one game more, still nominally a Nike athlete but only because Nike secured a one-month contract extension to stop him switching boots mid-tournament, a deal due to expire twelve days after th…”
“South Africa and Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Jayden Adams has died at the age of 25”
“Erling Haaland, with seven goals, is a long-term Nike face.”
“Adams featured in all three of South Africa's group games at the tournament”
“Harry Kane, on six, represents Skechers, a brand that launched its football boots with him.”
“South Africa's group games at the tournament, where they reached the knockout stages before losing to co-hosts Canada in the round of 32.”
“The expansion from 32 to 48 teams increased the total number of matches from 64 to 104.”
“where the team made history in reaching the knockout stages of the competition for the first time.”
“The group stage average at this World Cup has been 2.99 goals per game, compared to 2.5 in 2022.”
“Licensing hours had already been extended for the World Cup, from 23:00 to 01:00 for games with kick-offs from 17:00 up to 21:00, and until 02:00 for kick-offs between 21:00 and 22:00.”
“In 2010, Germany’s Thomas Müller won with only five, just as his compatriot Miroslav Klose won with five in 2006.”
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“Messi's eight goals already exceed what was needed to win the award in four of those seven editions.”
“Either Noskova or Muchova will become the third Czech in four years to win the Wimbledon women's title”
“Messi’s hat-trick came against Algeria.”
“Bellingham scored on his debut for Dortmund, bagging the second goal in a 5-0 win over Duisburg in the German Cup.”
“Within a year, Bellingham was on the move - not to the Premier League, but to Borussia Dortmund in a deal worth £20.7m.”
“Bellingham, having played just 11 matches for Dortmund and still only 17, was fast-tracked into the senior national side, making his debut as a late substitute in a 3-0 win over Republic of Ireland in November 2020.”
“Bellingham's headed opener in the 6-2 win over Iran was his first at senior international level.”
“At Euro 2024, Bellingham had been a Real Madrid player for almost a year - a Galactico who had scored 19 goals for his La Liga and Champions League-winning club.”
“At that time, Bellingham had only appeared in half of the 14 matches since the German took over in January 2025: four starts and three appearances off the bench.”
“Four goals plus an excellent assist for Harry Kane's goal in the 2-0 win over Panama has had England's supporters serenading the 23-year-old here in the USA.”
“In the first World Cup game against Croatia, Bellingham scored a fantastic solo goal to put England 3-2 ahead.”
“Indeed, in June Tuchel said the midfielder had a fight on his hands to feature in England's starting line-up at the World Cup because he had '14 or 15 potential starters' in his squad.”
“the Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue said it had received 38 heat-related calls at the stadium, with five requiring hospital treatment.”
