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“At the time, Stokes was in the middle of an 11-over unchanged spell between lunch and tea. In a moment of pure theatre, he had Zak Foulkes caught at second slip with his first ball after the retirement was confirmed.”
“The Democratic Republic of Congo’s players defied the odds as their country faced a deadly Ebola outbreak back home, which stopped their side from training and their fans from flying out to watch them. Now their opponents are England, whic…”
“After lasting just six minor league games in late May and early June before his ankle soreness became too severe to continue, Polanco again played with Triple-A Syracuse and logged three at-bats (0-for-3 with a strikeout) in another first …”
“temperatures hovering around 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 Celsius)”
“had never advanced past the group stage in three previous World Cups (1998, 2002 and 2010)”
“In February 2025, Swift was booed when she was shown on the screen during the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles matchup at the Super Bowl LIX, and Serena Williams defended the singer.”
“Following her U.S. opening ceremony performance at the FIFA World Cup 2026”
“The BBC said it was “providing fans with the only free‑to‑air destination to watch the Three Lions as they begin their knockout campaign”. The “family-friendly” BBC selections also include the 6pm match between Ivory Coast and Norway on Tu…”
“Leaving Test cricket with 7,273 runs and 252 wickets.”
“DR Congo set up last-32 encounter with Thomas Tuchel’s squad after they came from behind to beat Uzbekistan 3-1 in the early hours of Sunday morning.”
“Clay Holmes expects to graduate from flat ground to mound work sometime next week.”
“two stars representing France’s two previous World Cup victories”
“sealed by a 1-0 win over South Korea on June 24”
“The BBC said it was “providing fans with the only free‑to‑air destination to watch the Three Lions as they begin their knockout campaign”. The “family-friendly” BBC selections also include the 6pm match between Ivory Coast and Norway on T…”
“On the rapidly deteriorating pitch, Mitchell was hit on the helmet, body or hands 13 times, yet dogged it out for an unbeaten 100 from 241 balls.”
“It was only the second time they’ve qualified for the World Cup, more than 50 years after the then-named Zaire lost all three games in the group stages.”
“4-2 victory over the Padres”
“6-0 thrashing of Qatar”
“Stokes had added 50 from 36 balls with Ben Duckett when he aimed a heave at Foulkes and was caught by Mitchell.”
“Manuel Ugarte has suffered a knee ligament injury whilst representing Uruguay in Friday’s World Cup group-stage match against Spain”
“two‑run single”
“1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina”
“Margaret Court's all-time women's record of 24 Grand Slam titles”
“The 1-0 loss to Spain followed draws with Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde, leaving Marcelo Bielsa’s side third in the group but with just two points”
“Over his last 14 games, he’s batting .368 with five home runs and 10 RBIs.”
“Kickoff is Sunday, June 28 at 3 p.m. ET and 12 p.m. PT, which is 8 p.m. BST in the UK, 9 p.m. CEST in Europe, 9 p.m. SAST in South Africa, and 5 a.m. AEST on Monday in Australia.”
“The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion”
“I don’t need to speak any further about our performance at the World Cup. If you ask how they are going to remember me, they will remember me as having left nothing.”
“He was 2‑for‑4 on Sunday”
“2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova”
“The journalists, the Uruguayan supporters, you all want to blame me for what happened, and I must take the blame. It is the only right thing to do”
“he homered in each of his three previous games”
“Serena Williams is one short of Margaret Court's all-time women's record of 24 Grand Slam titles”
“Manuel Ugarte has suffered a knee ligament injury whilst representing Uruguay in Friday’s World Cup group-stage match against Spain.”
“The Dodgers’ record during Betts’ 14‑game hot streak: 10‑4”
“the first sign the 23‑time Grand Slam singles champion was seriously planning to play again after a four‑year absence came when she rejoined the sport's anti‑doping testing pool in December.”
“The 1-0 loss to Spain followed draws with Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde, leaving Marcelo Bielsa’s side third in the group but with just two points.”
“to batting just .263 after returning from the injured list”
“Last week, 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was handed a four‑year ban for refusing to take a doping test.”
“The journalists, the Uruguayan supporters, you all want to blame me for what happened, and I must take the blame. It is the only right thing to do.”
“he went on to bat a career‑worst .258”
“The 44-year-old American superstar returned in the Queen's doubles earlier this month before deciding to make a singles comeback at Wimbledon.”
“He was batting under .200 as recently as June 13”
“The first sign the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion was seriously planning to play again after a four-year absence came when she rejoined the sport's anti-doping testing pool in December.”
“lost nearly 20 pounds”
“The club have confirmed that the 25-year-old suffered a knee ligament injury in Uruguay's defeat to Spain in Guadalajara on Friday.”
“home run Betts hit Friday night, which came on the first pitch of his first at‑bat against former Dodgers ace Walker Buehler”
“He was assessed by Uruguay's medical staff on Saturday and will now travel to Manchester for further tests before United officials decide the best course of action.”
“the former right fielder is the co‑leader among NL shortstops in defensive runs saved”
“...and his last appearance was when he started the home Premier League defeat by Leeds on 13 April.”
“However, plans for the 26-year-old to have his medical before the start of pre-season training on 9 July had to be scrapped when Ederson earned a late call-up to the Brazil World Cup squad.”
“Now the intention is for Ederson to undergo a medical once Brazil's campaign is over and then return to Carrington after the mandatory three-week rest period.”
“South Korea's Haeran Ryu landed a maiden major with a two-shot victory at the Women's PGA Championship.”
“-13 H Ryu (Kor); -11 I Yoon (Kor); -10 B Henderson (Can), D Weber (Ned); ...”
“take the $1.95m (£1.48m) winner's cheque”
“The tournament purse of $13m (£9.8m) is the largest in women's golf history.”
“It was an incredible comeback for a player who was tied for 70th and 10 shots off the lead after the opening round at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota.”
“Canada's Brooke Henderson and Dewi Weber of the Netherlands each held the lead following a weather-delayed start to the round but both finished on -10, tied for third”
“Ina Yoon had fallen away on the third day after leading by five, but fought back to finish second on -11.”
“America's Nelly Korda - chasing a historic third straight major championship win - was four shots off the lead at the start of play but could not kick on, ending tied for eighth on six under.”
“Play was delayed by three and a half hours earlier on Sunday”
“Ireland stunned the world champions for a second time as Jai Moondra and Matthew Hollard starred with three wickets each... Ireland held on to win by one run.”
“After a first-ever win over India by 34 runs on Friday, Ireland stunned the world champions for a second time...”
“It was a first win over India in any format in 12 attempts, and at the ninth time of asking in T20s.”
“Then, just 24 hours later, Ireland won their first-ever match at the Women's T20 World Cup in England.”
“Ireland stunned the world champions for the second time in three days... claim series win”
“The 4,000-strong, sold-out crowd at Stormont were left disappointed...”
“On his 100th cap, Harry Tector was Ireland's top scorer with 53 as India restricted the hosts to 154-8.”
“Ireland 154-8 (20 overs): H Tector 53 (47), Calitz 37 (23); P Yadav 3-22”
“India 153-9 (20 overs): Tilak 55 (46), Harshit 21 (10); Hollard 3-26, Moondra 3-32”
“A late charge from India left the visitors requiring eight off the final two balls in a grandstand finish but Harshit Rana was caught by Tim Tector, bowled by his brother Harry, with the penultimate ball...”
“...led by Tilak Varma, India kept themselves in contention after a 35-minute rain delay with a required run rate of 10 heading into the final six overs.”
“A day many had expected and hoped for India's 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to make his record-breaking international debut... Sooryavanshi was again on the sidelines for the second T20...”
“Moondra, who was born in India but moved to Dublin to study in 2021...”
“The win was made all the more remarkable given debutants Moondra and Hollard were only playing after injuries to key players like Mark Adair, Curtis Campher and Josh Little.”
“In two wins that will go up there with the victories over England and Pakistan in years gone by, Ireland made a statement against the best-ranked side in the world.”
“Stokes, 35, missed the second Test after an incident in a London nightclub, with England suffering a heavy defeat at The Oval, which Vaughan says gave a glimpse into the 'hole' the all-rounder will be leaving in the side. The announcement …”
“Stokes, 35, missed the second Test after an incident in a London nightclub, with England suffering a heavy defeat at The Oval, which Vaughan says gave a glimpse into the 'hole' the all-rounder will be leaving in the side.”
“Vaughan, who captained England in 51 Tests including the historic 2005 Ashes series, said he hoped the recent tumultuous fortnight was not the main reason for Stokes' decision.”
“Stokes opened the batting with Ben Duckett when England started their second innings, needing 373 to win. He hit 30 off 20 balls before clipping Foulkes to a tumbling Daryl Mitchell at mid-on so Stokes will spend his final day watching his…”
“Stokes opened the batting with Ben Duckett when England started their second innings, needing 373 to win.”
“After the news was made public at 15:25 BST, Stokes took a wicket with the next ball he bowled - Zak Foulkes caught at second slip as England attempted to fight back with New Zealand moving into an even more dominant position after lunch.”
“Tickets for the final day of the Test and Stokes' career have been made free at Trent Bridge on Monday.”
“O'Hara scored 25 goals in his 142 St Mirren appearances, helped the club to three top-six finishes, European football and last season's League Cup win.”
“made 87 appearances for the first team before joining Dundee in 2016”
“Huddersfield, who have now lost nine successive games and are four points adrift at the bottom.”
“Wakefield are level on points with Wigan and St Helens, and four clear of seventh-placed Leigh Leopards.”
“Huddersfield, who were looking for a first wince since 4 April...”
“Super League: Wakefield 29-23 Huddersfield - Trinity claim narrow win over bottom side”
“Jack Sinfield scored his first try for Wakefield Trinity in their narrow win over Huddersfield Giants”
“Tries: Johnstone, McMeeken, Sinfield, Rourke 2 Goals: Jowitt 4 Drop goals: Sinfield”
“Tries: Gagai, Geyer, O'Donnell, Swift Goals: Flanagan Jr 3 Drop goals: Russell”
“Sinfield's first Super League try since joining from Leeds in the off-season gave Wakefield a 16-12 lead at the break...”
“Russell kicked a 40/20 in the first play of the second half and O'Donnell crashed over.”
“Huddersfield will raise the curtain on Magic Weekend when they play York Knights at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium next Saturday...”
“...Daryl Powell's men playing his former side Castleford in Sunday's first match.”
“two-time World Cup winner Packer”
“Bryonie King featured at the 2025 World Cup with Wales.”
“whose only victory in 15 Tests was in Australia before last year's World Cup.”
“men warmed up for the Nations Championship with a 33-31 victory”
