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“And he has now scored in eight consecutive World Cup appearances - which no-one else has done.”
“We are going for 3-1”
“FIFA ordered moments of silence across all matches on June 26 and 27 in honour of those killed.”
“Cape Verde, the smallest nation in terms of land area to make the World Cup, with a population about 1% the size of Argentina's, will get $11 million from FIFA for making it this far in the tournament.”
“Kelce was No. 8 on Forbes’ list of the highest-paid NFL players in 2025, the only other non-quarterback alongside Parsons to make the list with an estimated $47.3 million before taxes and agent fees.”
“His goal tally is now at seven, which would have made him the top scorer in five of the past six world cups. Since 1978, there have been 13 world cups and his tally would have been enough to be top scorer in all but two.”
“Prepare your ears, it'll be very loud”
“On Friday, the Lakers agreed to send center Deandre Ayton to the Washington Wizards in exchange for guard Jaden Hardy and two future second-round draft picks.”
“There were no fewer than four elite saves by Vozinha against Messi alone in the final 60 minutes: — A point-blank stop in the 63rd minute after Messi tried to power a right-footed shot past the keeper... — A free kick from Messi in the 73r…”
“Dixon won 58 of his 59 IndyCar Series races with Chip Ganassi’s team, including the 2008 Indianapolis 500. His 59 wins are second in IndyCar history to AJ Foyt’s 67. Dixon also won all six of his NTT IndyCar Series Championships with Ganas…”
“And he is the first player to score seven or more goals at two separate World Cups after also reaching that mark in 2022.”
“We've got 11 AFL and AFL women aboriginal footballers on our list currently”
“Ayton arrived in Los Angeles after negotiating a buyout with the Portland Trail Blazers before the 2025-26 season. He appeared in all 72 regular-season games, averaging 12.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and shooting an efficient 67.1 percent from …”
“There was a scoreless draw against Spain to open the tournament, with Vozinha leading the way, which led to the captivating tale surrounding the global collaborative effort it took to get his mother to the U.S. to watch matches in the grou…”
“By not signing Rosenqvist to a contract extension before the 110th Indianapolis 500 last month, Rosenqvist’s value rose tremendously in a short period of time and will presumably lure him back to Arrow McLaren. [...] it was exactly one mon…”
“They came into the tournament ranked 67th in the world, but three group-stage draws - holding European champions Spain 0-0 in their opening game - set up the monumental task of trying to cause one of the biggest upsets the World Cup has ev…”
“The 23-year-old guard had interesting offensive growth after joining Washington during the 2025-26 season. Across 23 games with the Wizards, Hardy averaged 12.6 points while shooting 44.3 percent from the field and an impressive 42 percent…”
“Christian Lundgaard is the only driver on the team that has won races and ended on the podium. Lundgaard won the most recent race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for his second win this season and third of his career.”
“Vozinha made seven saves against Spain and eight in the loss to Argentina... With eight saves in Miami, Vozinha finished with 18 saves at this year's World Cup, third most behind only Curacao's Eloy Room (20) and Paraguay's Orlando Gill (1…”
“Washington can absorb Ayton using its $13.4 million Kelly Olynyk trade exception, a mechanism that allows the Wizards to complete the deal without significant salary complications.”
“Andretti Global is in positive talks to retain Marcus Ericsson, while Dennis Hauger, previously linked to Andretti, is now exploring other options, intensifying the 2027 grid's dynamic changes.”
“Against Argentina, they went behind to a Messi goal, but came back to level at 1-1 and take the game to extra time. Then they went behind again - before a stunning strike from Cabral levelled again.”
“Hardy arrives in Los Angeles with an affordable contract that carries two years and approximately $12 million remaining, along with a team option for the 2027-28 season.”
“While the former Cy Young Award winner has shown flashes of his old form, he's off to a relatively poor beginning as he works his way back, posting a 6.00 ERA across nine innings in his first two starts so far.”
“One of the best things to come from this World Cup is nobody asks where Cape Verde is on the map any more - this is history in itself for us.”
“Earlier this week, Los Angeles completed a sign-and-trade for Walker Kessler, effectively making him the franchise's long-term starting center.”
“However, he managed to settle in and hold the Rangers without another run until the sixth inning.”
“England manager Thomas Tuchel has called on schools to afford flexibility for those wanting to stay up late, saying 'let them watch,'”
“However, that search hit an obstacle within hours after Drummond agreed to a one-year, $3.9 million contract with the defending champion New York Knicks.”
“It's certainly a step in the right direction for Bieber, who gave up four runs on nine hits (including three homers) in just 3.2 innings in his first start of the season against the Astros after he spent the first three months of the year …”
“Serena and Venus Williams have won the Wimbledon women's doubles title six times”
“Lionel Messi added yet another extraordinary chapter to his legendary career after becoming the first player in FIFA World Cup history to score in eight consecutive matches... During that incredible streak, Messi has scored 12 goals, a fea…”
“which included his 1,000th career strikeout as well as a first-pitch home run”
“Williams, 44, picked up a knee injury in her singles comeback on Tuesday, when she lost to Australia's Maya Joint.”
“It was his 20th career FIFA World Cup goal, extending his own competition record”
“Serena Williams’s tenure at this year’s Wimbledon is over. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion announced she is withdrawing from the women’s doubles with her sister Venus due to a swollen knee. Williams, the 44-year-old mother of two d…”
“Their match against Colombia's Camila Osorio and Argentina's Solana Sierra has not been allocated a court, but organisers say it will not be played before 16:30 BST. It suggests Serena Williams is being given as long as possible to declare…”
“The Argentine skipper now has seven goals in the tournament, one more than France's Kylian Mbappé”
“She then skipped her post-match media availability but avoided the $50,000 fine for doing so.”
“"Serena tweaked her right knee at the end of the first set and was therefore excused from her media obligations by the Wimbledon and WTA medical teams," said Williams' agent Jill Smoller.”
“While Jason Robertson is reportedly demanding a long term contract worth $14 million to $15 million annualy, the Dallas Stars refuse to go higher than a $12 million annual cap hit.”
“Over the past five seasons (2021-25), all of which were hampered by injuries to various extents, Harper has averaged 4.0 bWAR per season, not to mention a .914 OPS and 149 OPS+.”
“Serena Williams has not been seen on the Wimbledon practice courts in the past three days.”
“For the Chicago Blackhawks, trading for Jason Robertson remains affordable with their $30 milion cap room.”
“I was messing with him about that,” Harper said, per Nesbitt and Meisel. “I’m like, ‘Dude, you’re going to be the best manager. If I ever own a team, you’re going to manage my team.’”
“Roman Safiullin saved two match points to defeat 12th seed Andrey Rublev in his opening match”
“For the Carolina Hurricanes, trading for Jason Robertson is a bit too expensive since the team has $11.1 million in cap space.”
“There are plausible performance reasons why the Norwegian football team shipped around 1,276 pounds or 580 kilograms of food from its country to its temporary headquarters at Greensboro, North Carolina, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.”
“Russian Safiullin was in tears after a stunning 6-3 6-3 6-3 over talented Brazilian 24th seed Joao Fonseca”
“Meanwhile, the Chicago Blackhawks could also be a landing spot. [...] Finally, what about the Carolina Hurricanes? [...] have emerged as aggressive landing spots”
“That’s included 660 pounds or 300 kilograms of Norwegian salmon and trout”
“The 28-year-old is a former Wimbledon quarter-finalist but is now at 132 in the world rankings and had not won an ATP Tour-level match this year before entering qualifying.”
“Meanwhile, the Chicago Blackhawks could also be a landing spot. Robertson would join Connor Bedard and Bowen Byram while earning a long-term contract extension.”
“and 220 pounds or 100 kilograms of halibut, according to Melissa Goldin reporting for the Associated Press.”
“He ended his 2025 season after the US Open in August and did not return to action until February.”
“Finally, what about the Carolina Hurricanes? There would have to be players with salary on the move in the deal, giving Carolina the space needed to give Robertson an extension. Joining Carolina could make the Stanley Cup champions the fav…”
“Some of it has been quite cheesy as in 176 pounds or 80 kilograms of Norwegian brown cheese and 220 pounds or 100 kilograms of Jarlsberg cheese.”
“Safiullin is now on a six-match winning streak in SW19 - including three qualifying matches - as he goes into a fourth-round meeting with seven-time champion Djokovic on Sunday.”
“Sooryavanshi finished IPL 2026 as the tournament's highest run-scorer, scoring 776 runs at a strike rate of over 230.”
“In the group stage, Norway finished second in Group I behind only pre-tournament favorite France and then defeated Ivory Coast 2-1 to advance to the Round of 16 in the knock-out stage where they will face perennial football powerhouse Braz…”
“The world number 151 won just one of the first eight games against 23rd seed Jodar but ultimately triumphed 1-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 6-4.”
“The addition of Skinner to the Winnipeg Jets roster provides the organization with more flexibility if they receive a big offer for Connor Hellebuyck.”
“When Team Italy boarded their flight to Brazil, they knew that they would have more than a charcuterie board of parmesan cheese, olive oil and prosciutto shipped to them.”
“Like Safiullin, Mochizuki had failed to claim a single tour-level win this season - losing all six matches - but the 23-year-old will head into his fourth-round meeting with reigning champion Sinner seeking an unlikely seventh straight vic…”
“NHL Trade Rumor: Buffalo Sabres and Carolina Hurricanes emerge as top landing spots for $68M Winnipeg Jets star”
“Team Mexico brought along some spice, namely the ingredients for pozole, chile peppers, chipotle chiles and nopales.”
“Shintaro Mochizuki is just the fourth Japanese man to reach the men's singles fourth round at Wimbledon”
“Connor Hellebuyck is still one of the league’s top netminders”
“Meanwhile, Team U.S.A. had a stake in the game too, bringing A1 Steak Sauce along with oatmeal, Cheerios and peanut butter.”
“Safiullin is now on a six-match winning streak in SW19 - including three qualifying matches”
“India had posted a competitive 189/7 in 20 overs before heavy rain arrived at the end of the innings.”
“For the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Argentina and Uruguay tried to meet their needs by shipping around 4,000 pounds of, well, meat there.”
“Like Safiullin, Mochizuki had failed to claim a single tour-level win this season - losing all six matches”
“Abhishek smashed 59 off just 24 balls, becoming the fastest Indian to score a T20I fifty in England.”
“Novak Djokovic claimed his latest piece of history as he battled past Arthur Rinderknech to reach the Wimbledon fourth round and equal Roger Federer's men's record of most singles match wins at SW19.”
“During his knock, he also became the fastest batter to hit 100 sixes in T20Is, reaching the milestone in 785 deliveries, bettering the previous record held by West Indies opener Evin Lewis (789 deliveries).”
“Victory also meant Djokovic matched eight-time men's singles champion Federer's record of Wimbledon fourth-round appearances by reaching that stage for the 18th time.”
“Iyer anchored the innings with 68 off 47 balls, registering his first half-century as India's T20I captain.”
“Nine-time women's champion Martina Navratilova is now the only player to have won more singles matches (120) than Djokovic (105) at Wimbledon.”
“Shivam Dube then provided the late fireworks, smashing an unbeaten 42 off 21 balls as India added 54 runs in the final five overs to finish on 189/7.”
“He won 87% of points behind his first serve and hit 13 aces to two double faults.”
“For England, Saqib Mahmood impressed with three wickets, while Sam Curran picked up one wicket and also effected Axar Patel's run-out off the final ball of the innings.”
“Sinner has won all 20 of his third-round Grand Slam matches - a men's Open era record.”
“If you talk about talent, yes, he is as good as Sachin (Tendulkar) and Virat Kohli. This much talent is visible in him, but only in T20 cricket. In the rest of the formats, he will have to prove himself.”
“Hamilton, a record nine-time winner of his home race, took top spot from the championship leader by just 0.011 seconds.”
“Sooryavanshi scored 776 runs at a remarkable strike rate of 237.30, almost single-handedly taking Rajasthan Royals into the playoffs.”
“The packed grandstands of about 150,000 fans cheered Hamilton raucously as he crossed the line and moved ahead of Antonelli.”
“Despite being selected, Sooryavanshi did not feature in either of the two T20Is against Ireland... All eyes on Manchester... Whether India finally hand Sooryavanshi his much-awaited debut remains one of the biggest talking points ahead of …”
“We brought some tiny bits here, I am really pleased to get pole. It was only 10 milliseconds or something like that and the team really deserve it.”
“He is young at the moment and doesn't have the age to understand everything.”
“Leclerc was 0.327secs behind Hamilton and said he was still trying to understand why he was not finding himself as comfortable in the new car as his team-mate.”
“Russell, who needs a good run of races to narrow the gap to Antonelli, was a similar margin adrift - 0.346secs behind the Italian.”
“Lewis Hamilton, who is third in the standings, trails championship leader Kimi Antonelli (right) by 46 points”
“Mercedes' George Russell, 40 points adrift of Antonelli in the championship, was a disappointing fifth behind Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.”
“Curran played the last of his 24 Tests in 2021, featuring for England only in white-ball formats since then.”
“Without Stokes, they chose an extra specialist batter, omitted spinner Shoaib Bashir and fielded four frontline seamers.”
“Curran is part of the England XI to take on India in the second T20 at Old Trafford on Saturday.”
“Another spin-bowling all-rounder, James Coles, was on Friday called up to the England one-day squad for the first time.”
“England squad for one-day international series v India: Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, James Coles, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid…”
“On Thursday the government said pubs would be able to stay open until 05:00 on Monday.”
