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“Belgian forward Charles De Ketelaere scored both his team's first-half goals.”
“a "shelter-in-place order has been issued at the Azteca Stadium" because of "severe weather".”
“Japan's Osaka produced a stunning performance to knock world number one Aryna Sabalenka out of Wimbledon and reach the quarter-finals.”
“Australia continued their dominance in women's T20 cricket, defeating England by seven wickets at Lord's in London on Sunday to win a record seventh ICC Women's T20 World Cup title.”
“In the women’s game, where 12 per cent of players are openly LGBTQ+ (as of the 2023 World Cup), only those with independently famous partners garner any media coverage...”
“Acquired from the White Sox on June 11, the newcomer hit a go-ahead two-run homer with the Phillies down to their last out in Wednesday's 5-4 victory over the (Washington) Nationals.”
“After halftime, came an embarrassing nail in the coffin that silenced the Seattle sellout crowd for good — a 57th minute roll-in by Hans Vanaken after a slip-up by goalkeeper Matt Freese outside of the penalty area left the goal unguarded.”
“If strikes move within 8 miles of the stadium, FIFA safety protocols could see England's Round of 16 match halted for a minimum of 30 minutes.”
“Naomi Osaka hit 21 winners in a free-flowing performance as she defeated Aryna Sabalenka... She played with freedom, hitting 21 winners and winning 87% of points behind her first serve.”
“Chasing 151, the highest target ever set in a Women's T20 World Cup final, Australia reached 153/3 in 17.1 overs, finishing the job with 17 balls to spare.”
“He added another two-run homer in the ninth inning one night later as the Phillies continued their historic streak of late-game heroics.”
“Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku added a stoppage-time goal to seal the final score at 4-1.”
“The Manchester City star bagged an 86th-minute winner against Ivory Coast in the round of 32 and remains the Vikings' biggest attacking threat, scoring exactly half of their 10 goals at the tournament.”
“By the time she was 23, Osaka had won two Australian Open and two US Open titles and had been at the top of the world rankings.”
“Mooney and Litchfield supercharged the chase from the second over to the 13th in a 100-run partnership off 67 balls. Litchfield fell 34 runs from victory and Mooney was out 11 runs from the inevitable end after her third match-winning fift…”
“Hill left his teammates in awe when he reached high above the right-center-field wall to rob (Juan) Soto of a first-inning homer in Friday night's 2-1 victory over the Mets at Citi Field.”
“The U.S. had entered Monday's game under a cloud of controversy around their striker Folarin Balogun, who was shown a red card in last week's Round of 32 match against Bosnia-Herzegovina. An automatic one-game suspension was set to sidelin…”
“Interestingly, Norway have never lost to A Selecao in men's international football and secured a famous 2-1 victory at the 1998 World Cup.”
“After briefly stepping away from tennis in 2021 to prioritise her mental health, Osaka took 15 months of maternity leave with daughter Shai.”
“Phoebe Litchfield, who scored 48 off 35 deliveries, hitting six fours and two sixes.”
“Yeah, the next day, I can’t remember what I did, but I made it to first (base) or something and (Soto) just came by and said, ‘Hey, don’t let that happen again,’ Hill recalled during a recent appearance on MLB Network. ‘I was like, ‘Hey, y…”
“Then, the day before the game, a FIFA disciplinary panel took the highly unusual step of delaying Balogun's suspension by a year to allow him to participate.”
“Brazil manager Carlo Ancelotti will once again look to Vinicius Jr, who scored four goals across his side's three group-stage matches.”
“It was a display that two-time Grand Slam champion Tracy Austin described as 'the best we've seen Naomi Osaka since she came back'.”
“Mooney and Litchfield supercharged the chase from the second over to the 13th in a 100-run partnership off 67 balls.”
“The 34-year-old right-hander has made three appearances in the big leagues this season, posting a 9.90 ERA, 2.50 WHIP and a 3/6 K/BB ratio over 10 innings between the Twins and Blue Jays.”
“Belgium will advance to the quarterfinals for the third time in the past four World Cups, where it will face Spain on Friday in Los Angeles.”
“There remains plenty of uncertainty surrounding Neymar, who continues to struggle with fitness issues. The Santos forward has played just 15 minutes at the tournament so far...”
“She credited coach Tomasz Wiktorowski, who she joined up with in mid-2025, with her change in grass-court game... 'I've done a lot of drills with Tomasz. Most of them weren't necessarily even on the grass court. It was more like pattern re…”
“Earlier, England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt scored an unbeaten 58 off 53 balls, while Freya Kemp added an unbeaten 44 off 28 balls to help England post 150/4 after being asked to bat first.”
“Voth was brought up to the (Blue Jays’) big-league roster … and gave up five runs on five hits and four walks over 3.1 innings in bulk relief”
“I would have preferred for this to happen in '21. That was more important. It's good that the regulations have been followed.”
“The pair rescued England with an 80-run partnership for the fifth wicket after the Australian bowlers kept the scoring under control for most of the innings.”
“Leclerc had been 20 seconds in front when the safety car came out for a high-speed crash by Verstappen's Red Bull.”
“Overseeing the winning runs in the middle with 17 balls to spare was another stalwart, Ellyse Perry, winning her seventh world T20 trophy.”
“If you actually look at the number of races that have finished under the safety car over the past 20 years, it's not actually a lot.”
“Sooryavanshi became India's youngest international cricketer when he made his debut in the second T20I against England in Manchester on Saturday at the age of 15 years and 99 days.”
“Kimi Antonelli pitted twice in quick succession when his Mercedes developed steering problems... Two pit stops followed in quick succession, plummeting the Italian down the field... He continued, in ninth place, from where he was demoted o…”
“Sivaramakrishnan, who himself made his Test debut at 17 against the West Indies in 1983, said India should continue backing the teenager after giving him his first opportunity.”
“In line with article 27 of the Fifa disciplinary code, the implementation of the match suspension is suspended for a probationary period of one year, "If Folarin Balogun commits another infringement of a similar nature and gravity during t…”
“Sooryavanshi scored 14 off 10 balls, including two sixes, on his debut.”
“Folarin Balogun has scored three goals for co-hosts United States at this World Cup... Balogun has been a key figure for the US at the World Cup, scoring twice for Mauricio Pochettino's side as they began their campaign with a 4-1 win agai…”
“Masood took over from Babar in late 2023 but Pakistan won only four of their 16 Test matches under his leadership, losing 12.”
“But after sitting out a game against Armenia, Fifa suspended the remainder of the ban for a year on 25 November, allowing Ronaldo to feature in Portugal's opening two World Cup matches.”
“Babar's first spell as Test captain produced 10 wins in 20 matches.”
“Mexico's fast starts are another key strength England will be looking to nullify. In the first 15 minutes of both halves, they appear most dangerous in terms of possession, intensity and goal threat.”
“As captain, Babar averaged more than 50 runs per innings in Test cricket.”
“Haaland boasts a good record against Gabriel, scoring six goals in the 11 games in which they have faced each other at club level.”
“They also lost series against South Africa and the West Indies and finished at the bottom of the previous World Test Championship table.”
“I did it because he threw the ball at my head, to provoke him the way he provoked me. The moment we scored, he was right next to me, so I went straight to shouting in his ear.”
“Youngest India T20I debutantAt 15 years, 3 months and 7 days, Sooryavanshi broke Shafali Verma's record to become India's youngest international debutant.”
“Gabriel was fortunate to escape a red card for aiming a headbutt in Haaland's direction during Manchester City's 2-1 win against Arsenal in April”
“The Bihar youngster earned his India call-up after a sensational IPL season with Rajasthan Royals, where he scored 776 runs in 16 matches, including a century and five fifties. He also broke Chris Gayle's record for the most sixes in a sin…”
“Turn the clock back to Sunday 22 September, 2024. Manchester City's John Stones has scored a 98th-minute equaliser... In the chaotic aftermath, Haaland ran into the net to retrieve the ball before throwing it with great force at the back o…”
“While Sooryavanshi's debut grabbed plenty of attention, it was Bethell who stole the show with an unbeaten 76 that guided England to a four-wicket victory while chasing 191. The hosts reached the target with an over to spare to take a 1-0 …”
“The Azteca is the only stadium to have hosted matches in three different editions of the World Cup - 1970, 1986 and 2026.”
“The decisive moment came in the 17th over when Ravi Bishnoi conceded 29 runs, including two no-balls that gave England two free-hits.”
“Brazil won 4-1, and their final goal - rocketed into the far corner by full-back Carlos Alberto - was a beautiful passing move in which all but three players touched the ball, and is considered one of the best team goals ever scored.”
“Sooryavanshi, the 15-year-old batter from Samastipur in Bihar, became India's youngest international cricketer on Saturday, breaking the record held by Sachin Tendulkar for nearly 37 years.”
“Pele scored four goals and made six assists in the 1970 tournament, and remains the only player to have won the World Cup three times”
“Opening the innings with Abhishek Sharma, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi scored just 14 off 10 balls, hitting two sixes before being dismissed.”
“Aged 25 and having moved to Napoli from Barcelona the year prior, Maradona delivered possibly the most dominant tournament performance in football history, scoring five goals and making five assists, to win his country's second trophy.”
“India posted 190 for seven, but England chased down the target with four wickets in hand and an over to spare, to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series after the opening game was washed out.”
“The American YouTuber, whose real name is Stephen Deleonardis, says he spent $1m (£747,000) on Rolex watches for every Mexico player and member of staff.”
“Jacob Bethell starred with an unbeaten 76 off 46 balls, hitting five fours and five sixes.”
“Fifa's Code of Ethics, external has restrictions on offering and accepting gifts, with article 21 stating that such gifts can only be offered or accepted if they "have symbolic or trivial value".”
“The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reinstated Babar Azam as the national team's Test captain ahead of two crucial ICC World Test Championship assignments against the West Indies and England.”
“The bull was very frightened, it was spooked. He was OK but I mean the beast probably weighed about 800kg. It was a juvenile bull, incredibly fit, athletic, quite frankly, it was quite dangerous. Two farmers tried to stop the bull and it a…”
“Pakistan head into the two overseas assignments looking to improve their position in the World Test Championship standings, where they currently occupy ninth place.”
“Burnopfield Cricket Club had scored 226 runs against Hetton Lyons when the match was interrupted.”
“The PCB has also named four uncapped players in the squads, giving them an opportunity to earn their maiden Test caps. Left-arm spinner Ali Usman, batter Muhammad Awais Zafar, fast bowler Ubaid Shah and wicketkeeper-batter Muhammad Ghazi G…”
“Five days later, Osaka beat Serena Williams to become the first player from Japan to win a major title.”
“Pakistan's tour of the West Indies begins with the opening Test at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba from July 25 to 29, followed by the second Test at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain from August 2 to 6.”
“In the 28 months that followed, Osaka won three more Grand Slam titles. Sabalenka claimed none.”
“The England leg of the tour starts in Leeds from August 19 to 23, before the teams meet at Lord's from August 27 to 31.”
“the fourth-round match, which Japan's Osaka won 6-3 2-6 6-4”
“temperatures rising to 43.3 degrees Celsius against a Paraguay team that had no desire to score a goal at all.”
“At Indian Wells in March, she claimed a 6-2 6-4 win in 80 minutes thanks to a clinical serving performance. Sabalenka hit eight aces, and no double faults, and saved the two break points she faced”
“The most remarkable statistic from that match, even more than it being the hottest game ever, was that Paraguay only managed to get one yellow card, and that too at the very end of the match.”
“And at last month's French Open, Sabalenka was once again superior on serve. Osaka landed just 53% of her first serves and was broken on four occasions, while Sabalenka won 83% of points on her first serve - helped by 12 aces.”
“Morocco ended Canada’s party with a 3-0 win that saw Azzedine Ounahi score twice before Soufiane Rahimi added some salt to Canada’s wounds.”
“One key improvement in Osaka's game has been a noticeable increase in her average first-serve speed, climbing from 105mph at Wimbledon last year to 109mph this year.”
“Norway is one of the few teams that has never lost to Brazil. The Samba gods have never beaten Norway, drawing twice and losing twice, including the famous 1-2 loss in the 1998 World Cup against a Norway team that included Ole Gunnar Solsk…”
“Both have won four Grand Slam titles, been top of the world rankings and built their legacies on hard courts. The pair have a combined 31 WTA Tour titles between them”
“The imposing stadium is also 7,220 feet above sea level”
“That has been reflected in record crowds, with more than 548,000 people attending the Championships last year - the highest in Wimbledon's history.”
“Samson was named Player of the Tournament after playing a decisive role in India's title-winning run”
“He has camped out there for the entire two weeks of the tournament for the past 20 years.”
“Samson managed just one run from seven deliveries”
“He remembers standing on Henman Hill in 2012 "in the pouring rain with a bin bag over my head" watching Murray lose to tennis legend and winner of 20 Grand Slams Roger Federer in the men's final.”
“Sooryavanshi's debut innings lasted only 10 balls, but the 15-year-old still offered glimpses of his immense talent. He scored 14 runs, striking two sixes before being stumped”
“Since 1997, the 59-year-old has spent the first week of the Championships camping in the queue, with his campervan parked nearby full of supplies.”
“England chased down 191 with four wickets to spare to move 1-0 ahead in the five-match T20I series. With the opening match having ended in a washout”
“Lucy Nixon, from Wymondham in Norfolk, says she first started camping in the queue in 2002 and gradually worked up to spending the entire two weeks at Wimbledon.”
“Jacqueline, from Loughton in Essex, says her "love affair" with SW19 began in 1977 through listening to matches on the radio before her first visit with family in 1984.”
“Mbappe scored his seventh goal of the tournament to go level with Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot.”
“Incredibly, since 2018, Mbappe has scored more goals in the knockout stages of the World Cup (11) than Brazil (10), England (10), Portugal (9) and Spain (4).”
“The temperature at kick-off was recorded on the official page for the National Weather Service at 38.3C.”
“Deschamps, who is now the first coach to secure 10 World Cup knockout victories...”
“Astonishingly, while Les Bleus players Manu Kone, Bradley Barcola and Michael Olise were all cautioned, not one Paraguay player was booked.”
