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“It seemed excessive to play him 86 minutes against Turkey in a meaningless match”
“Canada beat South Africa 1-0 in a nail-biting FIFA World Cup knockout stage match in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon.”
“The 'Disgrace of Gijon' - an infamous match at the 1982 World Cup in Spain - has followed Austria and Algeria for 44 years.”
“Lucas joined the Venezuelan soccer team Maritimo de La Guaira in 2026 as a defender.”
“The Scot first turned professional in 2013, earning his spot on tour when he came through Q School as a 17-year-old.”
“That does give him something of a leadership role in the squad, albeit in unorthodox fashion. When the program wanted to wine and dine Balogun during its push to get him to commit in 2023, for example, McKennie was one of the players at th…”
“Ireland claimed a first win in the Women's T20 World Cup when they defeated the West Indies by six wickets.”
“In his own words he has ‘definitely not shown anything at all’ since then, with last 16 runs his best in ranking events.”
“Given McKennie’s versatility — at various points this season, he lined up at practically every spot on the field for Juventus”
“Manchester United's English midfielder Mason Mount, 27, has been offered to AC Milan for a potential reunion with former United manager Ruben Amorim.”
“He didn’t pick up his cue for six months and the issue eased...”
“Along with Pulisic and Adams, he’s also one of the faces of the program’s post-2017 resurgence”
“Arsenal are looking to add five more players during the summer transfer window with Leicester City's 16-year-old English winger Jeremy Monga among players targeted by the Premier League champions.”
“Muir returned to tour in 2023 by winning the European Amateur Championship...”
“I hope, like Malik, he can continue this not just here, but carry it into the following seasons.”
“Monaco's French midfielder Maghnes Akliouche, 25, has told Liverpool and Manchester United that his priority is to join Paris St-Germain this summer.”
“The world number 109 needs to show those improvements on the table this season if he is to hold onto his tour card...”
“But the decision to accept what was the tournament’s last singles wild card, according to the Associated Press, was more difficult... Williams... added that she made her decision one day before the deadline on Monday”
“Aston Villa are behind Leeds United in the race to sign Japan's 23-year-old goalkeeper Zion Suzuki from Serie A side Parma.”
“A deal to sign striker Goncalo Ramos from PSG for a club record £64million has been agreed”
“Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam winner in singles, added that she made her decision...”
“Sunderland midfielder Granit Xhaka's personal terms with Chelsea are guaranteed and the Switzerland international, 33, is driving the transfer as he wants to live in London and reunite with Xabi Alonso having worked with the manager at Bay…”
“Manuel Ugarte was of interest to Amorim, but any move for the midfielder is on hold after he suffered a painful knee injury during Uruguay’s calamitous World Cup campaign.”
“The Williams sisters last won a Wimbledon title in 2016, and will face Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra in the first round this year.”
“Juventus have added Argentina and Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, 33, to their list of summer transfer targets.”
“The 27-year-old has missed a whopping 70 games through injury since his £55million transfer, recording just seven goals and two assists in three seasons.”
“Meanwhile, Serena will face 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint on Tuesday.”
“Tom Bowen started all five of Wales' games in the 2026 Six Nations”
“United kick-off the 2026/27 season with a trip to newly-promoted Hull City on August 22.”
“She famously announced she was 'evolving' away from tennis in 2022, without using the word retirement.”
“Matthew Hudson-Smith was also fourth in the men's 400m”
“The 27-year-old has missed a whopping 70 games through injury since his £55million transfer”
“Williams... returned to the sport earlier this month in doubles action... She teamed up with 19-year-old Victoria Mboko in doubles at the Queen’s Club tournament earlier this month in her return to the sport. Williams later played with Kar…”
“Werro clocked 1:53.80 to add to her triumphs in Rabat and Stockholm - the latter success despite a personal best from GB's Olympic 800m champion Hodgkinson - and now has three of the nine fastest times in history.”
“recording just seven goals and two assists in three seasons”
“The Raptors and Clippers have held real trade conversations this weekend on sending Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto, according to the league sources.”
“Two-time world bronze medallist Trayvon Bromell upset his United States team-mate and reigning Olympic champion Noah Lyles to win the men's 100m in 9.91.”
“United kick-off the 2026/27 season with a trip to newly-promoted Hull City on August 22”
“The 2018-2019 season was one for the ages for Leonard as he led Toronto to its first championship in franchise history and was crowned Finals MVP after the Raptors dethroned the Warriors, the reigning back-to-back champions.”
“The Olympic bronze medallist clocked three minutes 55.63 seconds to fight off a strong challenge from Ethiopia's Freweyni Hailu (3:55.92), while France's Agathe Guillemot (3:56.24) took third place.”
“That did not prevent Chelsea from submitting an official bid for Xhaka worth £8m.”
“if a reunion between Leonard and the Raptors happens, Toronto would prefer trading Brandon Ingram as opposed to trading RJ Barrett.”
“Olympic silver medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith was also fourth in the men's 400m, behind Botswana's world champion Busang Collen Kebinatshipi with a meet record time of 43.54.”
“The Blues finished just 10th in the Premier League last term – two points behind newly-promoted Sunderland – failing to qualify for any European competition.”
“Ingram is coming off his second career All-Star season after averaging 21.5 points, 5.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game last season.”
“The World Cup final and the Headingley Ashes Test in 2019”
“Xhaka, who joined them last summer ahead of their return to the Premier League, was not for sale.”
“Barrett was a former third overall pick by the Knicks in the 2019 NBA Draft. He is coming off a season in which he averaged 19.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.”
“A record-breaking crowd of 500,000 spectators across the four-day weekend attended Silverstone last year”
“Leonard is set to enter the final year of his contract and will make $50.3 million this season.”
“Round 10 of the Formula 1 season is the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, which is also the fourth sprint event of the year, from 3-5 July.”
“Ingram makes $40 million next season and has a player option of $41.9 million next year.”
“Mercedes' George Russell took victory in round nine in Austria and was joined by Red Bull's Max Vertappen and team-mate Kimi Antonelli on the podium. Teenager Antonelli maintains his lead at the top of the drivers' championship, with Russ…”
“The Netherlands has looked like one of the tournament’s most complete teams, topping Group F with seven points while scoring 10 goals across three matches to emerge as a legitimate title contender.”
“Saturday's 17-lap sprint race gets under way at 12:00 BST, with the main 52-lap grand prix on Sunday starting at 15:00.”
“Bridges was dealt to the Suns along with a 2029 first-round pick and a 2027 second-rounder for veteran shooters Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale, along with an unprotected 2033 first-round pick.”
“Lando Norris was on the top step of the podium last year and was joined by McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri and Nico Hulkenberg, who claimed his first F1 career podium”
“Ball, along with Josh Green, was traded to Minnesota earlier this week in one of the offseason’s biggest surprises as Charlotte received Naz Reid, an unprotected 2033 first-round pick, three future first-round pick swaps in 2028, 2029 and …”
“Max Verstappen won the inaugural sprint race at Silverstone in 2021 ahead of former Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas”
“the Hornets were No. 1 in net rating in the calendar year of 2026 and ended the season on a 28-10 run, giving them 44 wins — their most since 2015-16”
“Sprint qualifying has three sessions, where now the six slowest cars are knocked out from the first two - like normal qualifying. These sessions, known as SQ1, SQ2 and SQ3, last 12, 10 and eight minutes respectively.”
“he has one year left on his contract worth over $22.7 million”
“Only the top eight finishers score points, with eight points awarded for first place to one point for eighth, which will get added to the overall drivers' championship standings.”
“He was also out of the league during the 2022-23 season, stemming from a domestic violence incident, for which he was suspended 30 games.”
“Following Silverstone, the final two sprint races take place at the Dutch Grand Prix in August and the Singapore Grand Prix in October.”
“their third play-in trip since 2021”
“they both got 15/24 predictions right from that set of matches.”
“the organization still hasn’t seen playoff basketball since 2016”
“the users did better, with 17/24, and they still lead the way with 72 of this World Cup's 104 matches now completed.”
“the Hornets were No. 1 in net rating in the calendar year of 2026”
“Switzerland have never won a World Cup knockout game in eight attempts”
“The Japanese fought back from a 2-0 deficit to beat the five-time World Cup champions 3-2 back in October.”
“72 of this World Cup's 104 matches now completed”
“Peterson was selected second overall in the 2026 NBA Draft after playing one season at Kansas, where he averaged 20.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists over 24 games.”
“Wales' Robert Tankiewicz tries to avoid the challenge challenge of Jose Antonio Morante, who scored two of Spain's goals. Craig Bellamy saw Wales fall to a heavy 7-0 defeat to nine-times champions Spain in the opening game of the Uefa Men'…”
“During his NBA career, Bryant was a five-time champion, two-time NBA Finals MVP and league MVP in 2008.”
“Craig Bellamy saw Wales fall to a heavy 7-0 defeat to nine-times champions Spain in the opening game of the Uefa Men's Under-19 Championships.”
“In his career, Bryant averaged 4.1 defensive rebounds and 1.4 steals per game.”
“Wales were outclassed by an impressive Spain team and suffered their heaviest competitive defeat at Under-19 level since 2021.”
“Since Brown was selected No. 3 overall in the 2016 NBA Draft, which even then surprised some observers, Brown has 523 regular season and playoff wins combined among the games he has played.”
“Senior boss Bellamy, whose proposed move to take charge at Burnley fell through during the week, was in a crowd of 3,606 at Wrexham's Racecourse to witness a clinical performance from the Spanish.”
“Brown averaged 28.7 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game last season, all career-highs, while earning his fifth overall and fourth straight All-Star nod.”
“Wales boss Craig Bellamy was at the game at the Racecourse Ground [...] Chris Gunter's side next face Germany [...] at the Racecourse Ground on Wednesday, 1 July (20:00 BST)”
“Brown also finished sixth in MVP voting last year and earned his second All-NBA nod, taking home Second Team honors, all while leading the Celtics to the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed.”
“while on the same day Spain play the Danes in the other game in Group A (18:00 BST).”
“But what wasn’t posted was the 2m of saying I’m not an analytics person but an eye test guy. That I would want Jaylen Brown on my team. That you impact winning (191-80 in the last 4 years), is a top-10 player and would help any team lookin…”
“The game marked the start of the eight-team tournament being held in north Wales”
“Boston’s asking price for the 2024 Finals MVP is reportedly very high, while Brown is coming off his best individual season, which was mostly without Jayson Tatum, who missed significant time due to Achilles surgery. Brown averaged 28.7 po…”
“the Football Association of Wales (FAW) celebrate its 150th anniversary.”
“Spain went ahead four minutes later Daniel Yanez's deflected shot gave Wales keeper Luis Lines no chance. [...] Spain doubled their lead when Barcelona's Espart [...] fired an unstoppable shot. [...] two goals from Betis winger Jose Antoni…”
“Germany, who beat Denmark 4-3 in their opener”
“They led 3-0 thanks to goals by Francis Onyeka, Gustav Schjott and Otto Stange before Olti Hyseni gave Denmark a lifeline with a penalty in the 39th minute. The Danes struck five minutes after the restart through William Martin only for St…”
“George Russell has seven career victories in Formula 1 following his win in Austria”
“The Mercedes driver’s win in the Austrian Grand Prix was his first since the opening race of the season in Australia, nearly four months ago.”
“In that time, he has seen team-mate Kimi Antonelli emerge as Formula 1's new superstar and win five races in a row to take control of the championship.”
“So, to get the last two poles, to get the win here this weekend...”
“Russell has moved back up to second place in the drivers' championship after dropping to third following a P12 in Monaco earlier this month”
“Max Verstappen crashed, because of an aerodynamic problem at the rear of his car, Red Bull said.”
“Early in qualifying, Wolff had got on the radio to Russell with a message. "George, just drive".”
“Drive the car as fast as you can and look at the tyre temperatures and don't burn them. That's the only metrics you need to look at.”
