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“The IBF said that, "in accordance with IBF championship rules", it wants Sanchez, who is number one in their heavyweight rankings, to fight number three contender Itauma. It said they have until 29 July to reach an agreement.”
““I’m still not even sure,” Williams had admitted of her ability to compete in singles, two days before her first-round match.”
“Ghebreyesus said on Monday that the WHO had also partnered with FIFA to help protect players, staff and fans at the 2026 World Cup from the scorching temperatures facing the US. The agency is 'supporting the development of action plans, ra…”
“With the Dodgers’ 9-3 win over the Athletics on Tuesday night, Dave Roberts becomes the 69th manager in MLB history to win 1,000 career games, and reached the mark faster than anyone else to previously enter the club.”
“Djokovic holds an impressive 12-2 record against his next opponent, including victories in the final of the French Open in 2021 and Australian Open in 2023.”
“Itauma, 21, is scheduled to fight Croatia's Filip Hrgovic at London's O2 Arena on 29 August in what he has called his "toughest fight".”
“But did she really expect to turn up to one of the biggest tournaments in the world after four years out of the game, play a grand total of zero competitive singles matches and give a good account of herself?”
“France secured their spot in the World Cup round of 16 with a commanding 3–0 win over Sweden on Tuesday... Mbappé netted in the 45th and 74th minutes, and Bradley Barcola added a second-half strike to earn France a meeting with Paraguay on…”
“None of them, of course, matched Roberts’ MLB-record .622 winning percentage.”
“There's two ways to look at it, ... the stats say 98 per cent of the players, have been vaccinated.”
“Coaches and players were informed, so it should come as no surprise that referees will punish these fouls.”
“This comeback has been months in the making, Williams having rejoined the anti-doping pool late last year and said to have been for months in preparation for a grass-court return.”
“Mbappé scored his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals in this match, moving one back of Messi’s record of 19.”
“During his tenure with the club, the 54-year-old Roberts has overseen nine division titles, five National League pennants and three World Series titles.”
“Both the Treasury and Department for Transport (DfT) have questions to answer about the project’s £45bn funding cap. Given the fact that this project has not been fully scoped or designed, it is hard to see how the government was able to a…”
“The last-32 match ended 1-1 and Paraguay then won 4-3 on penalties, with defender Tah firing his spot-kick over the bar to give Jose Canale the chance to score the decisive kick.”
“Her opponent Maya Joint, ranked 87th in the world, was the perfect draw...”
“Mexico advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup after defeating Ecuador 2-0 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Goals from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez secured victory for Mexico...”
“In his 11th season helming the Dodgers, and only his 1,606th at the top step of the dugout, Roberts watched his team record career win No. 1,000 in relative easy fashion Tuesday.”
“United have already agreed a deal to sign Atalanta midfielder Ederson, who is expected to complete his move to Old Trafford after the World Cup.”
“Fifa changed the VAR protocol so a goal could be disallowed if the blocking happened, for example, prior to a corner being taken. This does not quite fall into that category, as Germany had already taken the corner when Anton came into con…”
“the Australian had lost 13 of her last 14 matches.”
“France secured their spot in the World Cup round of 16 with a commanding 3–0 win over Sweden on Tuesday.”
“With the Dodgers’ 9-3 win over the Athletics on Tuesday night, Dave Roberts became the 69th manager in MLB history to win 1,000 career games, and reached the mark faster than anyone else to previously enter the club.”
“Mateus Fernandes has reportedly agreed an £85m move to Tottenham, who have successfully beaten United to his signature. Spurs submitted the highest offer in negotiations with West Ham, whereas the Red Devils were unwilling to match their v…”
“In my opinion, this foul was not a real foul; it was actually a joke that his goal was disallowed.”
“Her last completed tour-level victory was against Sofia Kenin in early January.”
“With six in the tournament, Mbappé tied the Argentina star in the race for the Golden Boot.”
“That track record is nearly unmatched in Dodgers history. Only Walter Alston won more World Series with four.”
“United aren't currently planning to make a move for Bournemouth midfielder Scott, who is reportedly valued at around £80million. According to The Sun, those in power at Old Trafford aren't actively pursuing the 22-year-old, who is attracti…”
“Their competitive record at this stadium is 70 wins from 89 games, with 17 draws and only two defeats. They are also unbeaten in 10 World Cup games there.”
“The £80,000 prize money, even if she had lost, would have meant a lot more to her than Williams’s first tennis cheque since 2022.”
“Mexico advanced to the last 16 of the World Cup after defeating Ecuador 2-0 at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.”
“Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez scored within a nine-minute span in the first half and Mexico defeated Ecuador 2-0 on Tuesday night to break a four-decade drought in the knockout stage and progress to the round of 16.”
“United aren't currently planning to make a move for Bournemouth midfielder Scott, who is reportedly valued at around £80million.”
“four games, four wins, eight goals scored and no goals conceded.”
“Williams’s first tennis cheque since 2022.”
“Belgium are scheduled to face Senegal on Wednesday night in a knockout round of 32 fixture at Seattle Stadium as Rudi Garcia’s Belgian side enter the match on a 16-game unbeaten streak.”
“Mexico had not won a knockout-stage match since defeating Bulgaria in the round of 16 when they hosted the tournament in 1986. Mexico lost seven consecutive times at that same stage from 1994 to 2018 and didn’t advance past the group stage…”
“Tottenham Hotspur officially said goodbye to 12 players today. [...] A whopping 12 players will depart today, given that June 30 marked the final day of the 2025/26 campaign.”
“tally at this World Cup to three goals in four games.”
“But having played more than 20 singles matches already this year, and won eight of them, Wawrinka was a worthy wildcard.”
“After its three group stage matches ended in draws, Iran's World Cup future depended on either Algeria or Austria winning their match on Saturday.”
“Jiménez scored his second goal of the tournament and has 47 with the national team to break a tie with Jared Borgetti. He is five away from tying "Chicharito" Hernández as the all-time leading scorer for Mexico.”
“That’s despite the Mali international making 111 appearances during his time at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.”
“at 17 years and 259 days, became the second-youngest player to start a World Cup knockout match, behind only Pele in 1958 (17 yrs, 239 days).”
“at 41 years old.”
“For Quiñones, it was a third goal in the tournament and he is now El Tri’s second-highest scorer in World Cup history behind Luis "Matador" Hernández and Javier "Chicharito" Hernández, who scored four each.”
“Bissouma joined Spurs from Brighton in the summer of 2022 for a fee of £30million.”
“Mexico hosted the World Cup in 1970 and 1986 and reached the quarter-finals in both, but in every tournament after that up to 2018 they have been beaten in their fourth game. In 2022 they failed to get out of their group. Now they have sec…”
“But her matches leading up to Wimbledon were all in doubles, a format she will play later this week with her sister Venus.”
“Mexico also became the first CONCACAF side to eliminate a team from CONMEBOL in a World Cup knockout match. Teams from South America won the previous five meetings.”
“Elsewhere, on June 26, Brazilian side Bahia announced the signing of Alejo Veliz on a permanent deal from Tottenham, with the move officially taking effect on July 1. The Argentine completed a £7.7m transfer following his season-long loan …”
“with the weather delaying kick-off by an hour.”
“Her opponent Maya Joint, ranked 87th in the world, was the perfect draw, given she has barely won all year: the Australian had lost 13 of her last 14 matches. Her last completed tour-level victory was against Sofia Kenin in early January.”
“Throughout the course of this run, I got help with the messaging from different people,” Brown said to Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart during a new episode of the “Roommates Show” released on Tuesday. “I’m gonna tell you guys, you may know th…”
“The £52m signing of Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton was also announced last month.”
“their impressive displays at this tournament - four games, four wins, eight goals scored and no goals conceded”
“As a rookie, the 26th overall pick spent the 2024-25 campaign with the Thunder, who defeated the Pacers in seven games to win the NBA Finals. The Weber State product appeared in 54 regular season games and saw some sporadic action in the …”
“Bissouma went on to feature just 11 times for Tottenham across the rest of the season”
“they are also unbeaten in 10 World Cup games there”
“That was [Jones’] idea,” Brown said. “He wanted to show still shots of you because [OKC] did something similar to that because they had lost the year before. We took it to another level, we put together a video just to remind everybody tha…”
“However, Spurs have also made use of free agency, bringing in Marcos Senesi of Bournemouth, Andrew Robertson of Liverpool and Martin Dubravka of Burnley. The £52m signing of Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton was also announced last month.”
“the 29-year-old striker, who plays for Al-Qadsiah in Saudia Arabia, scored the opener against Ecuador with a blistering strike that gave the goalkeeper no chance to take his tally at this World Cup to three goals in four games”
“In his first season as Knicks head coach, Brown preached collaboration and communication, a philosophy that led to 13 straight postseason wins and the organization’s first title in 53 years.”
“Mexico also have one of the most exciting teenagers at this tournament in Gilberto Mora, who, at 17 years and 259 days, became the second-youngest player to start a World Cup knockout match, behind only Pele in 1958 (17 yrs, 239 days)”
“As a rookie, the 26th overall pick spent the 2024-25 campaign with the Thunder, who defeated the Pacers in seven games to win the NBA Finals.”
“no-one has managed to break down a defence that has faced only six shots on target in four games”
“This match, which represents the USMNT’s best shot to win a knockout game at a World Cup since 2002 and which will serve as a referendum on an entire generation of players, is not just another game.”
“Now they have secured that long-elusive fifth game at a World Cup”
“And the USMNT hasn’t beaten any UEFA team since December 2021, though that win was, coincidentally, against Bosnia.”
“Mbappe added his second to move level on six goals with Argentina's Lionel Messi in the race for the Golden Boot.”
“Never in the Yankees’ century-plus of baseball had they been held to three or fewer hits in four straight games before their four games from Friday through Monday.”
“the Real Madrid forward now has 18 World Cup goals, one behind Messi who has scored more than anyone else in the history of the competition.”
“A team that does not have Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Trent Grisham and Ryan McMahon has fallen into a funk whose depth, at least when measured in hits, had never been seen before in franchise history. [...] No one has stepped up at an…”
“France's captain has scored two or more goals in seven different World Cup matches, three more than any other player.”
“who upstaged Schlittler (four innings, six runs on four homers) in a matchup that was far more appealing on paper than on the field. [...] Schlittler, whose ERA rose from 1.62 to 2.08.”
“France became the first team to score three or more goals in five straight World Cup matches.”
“‘Everyone’s pissed,’ said Anthony Volpe, 2-for-21 (.095) in his past seven games.”
“Paul Goldschmidt is 0-for-16 in his past five games.”
“Cody Bellinger took a seat against Skubal amid a 2-for-27 (.074) stretch.”
“José Caballero, who also botched a potential double-play ball that immediately preceded a three-run homer in the sixth, is 1-for-17 (.059) in his past five games.”
“what would become a 9-3 smacking by the Tigers in front of 37,211 frustrated, booing fans in The Bronx on Tuesday.”
“The ball landed in the glove, and Yankee Stadium cheered — before realizing that as Jones hit the wall, the ball had bounced out of his glove and into the home bullpen for a home run.”
“Anthony Volpe, 2-for-21 (.095) in his past seven games.”
“manager Aaron Boone, whose Yankees (48-37) have dropped a season-high six straight games”
“But Wolf weighed in at 260 pounds, up almost 10 pounds from a year ago, and he’s banking on strength and experience helping his subpar finishing at the rim.”
“For sure. I played one through five this year,” said Wolf. “There were games where Jordi, I went in the game being point guard. And there would be games where I went in as a five.”
“James joined the Lakers as a free agent in 2018”
“made the All-Star team in each of his eight seasons in Los Angeles”
“averaged 26.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game”
“leading the franchise to its first championship in a decade during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season”
“James exercised his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season”
“they are currently projected to have only a mid-level exception worth roughly $15 million available unless additional roster moves are made”
“the 41-year-old”
“During that span, he averaged 26.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game while leading the franchise to its first championship in a decade during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.”
“James exercised his $52.6 million player option for the 2025-26 season, but reports indicated he and agent Rich Paul were expected to seek another maximum contract from the Lakers before the two sides went their separate ways.”
“The Golden State Warriors have emerged as the betting favorites to land James, although they are currently projected to have only a mid-level exception worth roughly $15 million available unless additional roster moves are made.”
“I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it now: he wore a Laker uniform, but he wasn’t a Laker. I always felt that way,” Roggin said.”
“If the best offer out there was $15 million, you’d give them $16 million. Well, you have to take care of them, right?” Roggin said. “I think it simply came down to money, quite frankly.”
