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“with temperatures of 32.22C, France's players tried to keep cool under the on-field sprinklers.”
“some 94% of the UK population accesses some services from the BBC”
“The Gautam Gambhir-led coaching group took charge in July 2024, beginning with the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka.”
“About a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passed through the strait before the war began.”
“England international Gordon was bought for $80 million from Newcastle United”
“warmest the Three Lions have played in was 25C for the final group game against Panama, but that featured overcast skies.”
“only around 80% pay the £180 annual licence fee”
“bowling coach Morne Morkel had joined the coaching unit a little later, ahead of the Bangladesh Test series.”
“oil prices have sharply dropped since wartime highs of $120 a barrel.”
“Adeyemi will reportedly cost a bargain $25 million plus a further $8 million in add‑ons”
“It's been streamed more than two billion times.”
“the support staff had signed a 2+1 contract with the BCCI.”
“With an estimated 680,000 post offices operating globally”
“He missed more than 20 games as a consequence last term”
“It peaked at number six in the singles chart.”
“Bahutale had earlier served as the interim bowling coach for the 2024 tour of Sri Lanka when Morkel was unable to join the team due to a family emergency.”
“India Post has over 150,000 offices”
“by which he’d be nearing free agency on a deal that expires on June 30, 2028”
“It's now the UK's eighth best-selling song of the 2000s, external, with a staggering 1.2 million copies sold.”
“Once the ODI series gets over on July 19 and the team returns”
“The current pilot is slated to wrap up in September”
“Barça have reportedly already made an initial offer of $11.4 million (€10 million) to his Belgium employers”
“In 2023, drummer Jonny Quinn and bassist Paul Wilson both quit.”
“after India won the Champions Trophy in 2025”
“WHO and UPU have expressed interest in taking the model worldwide”
“Barça have reportedly already made an initial offer of $11.4 million (€10 million) to his Belgium employers, which has been knocked back.”
“There was an enclosure for the 12,000 people that bought tickets – but at one point, I said, 'put your lights up', and I looked down the street, and it was just lights all the way down.”
“wildfires wreak havoc globally, accounting for up to half of the world's annual tree cover loss”
“Bisiwu would don Blaugrana for the next four seasons if the deal, being brokered by Sporting Director Deco and Joao Amaral, gets over the line.”
“The band will celebrate the song's 20th anniversary later this year with two shows at the Royal Albert Hall.”
“Fifteen ships have transited the strait in the past 24 hours, according to a real-time dashboard tracking the ongoing situation in the waterway.”
“Already this summer, we’ve seen the club sign Anthony Gordon for $80 million (€70 million) from Newcastle United”
“In 2019, it was named the UK's most-played radio song of the 21st Century.”
“At least 285 more vessels, most of them tankers, are waiting.”
“Because of that, Barça could pick him up for a bargain €22 million plus €7 million ($25 million plus $8 million) more in variables.”
“The artefact, almost 1,000 years old”
“through which about one-fifth of the world's oil supply flows daily during peacetime.”
“He missed more than 20 games thanks to hamstring knocks in 2025/2026”
“70m-long storyboard”
“Russian strikes killed 22 in Kyiv on July 6”
“has returned to England for the first time in more than 900 years”
“on July 2, in which 31 people were killed”
“will be on display at the British Museum from 10 September 2026 to 11 July 2027”
“When the IPC lifted restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes ahead of the 2026 Winter Paralympics, 16 countries boycotted the Paralympics opening ceremony.”
“Halley's Comet, which is only visible from Earth roughly every 75 years”
“The IPC then lifted restrictions on Russia and Belarus in September 2025, meaning sportsmen and women from these two countries would be allowed to participate fully at the 2026 Winter Paralympics.”
“The tapestry begins in 1064 or 65”
“In May of this year, the IOC lifted restrictions on Belarusian athletes.”
“Around 1.4 million people attend the Calgary Stampede every year from across Alberta and around the globe”
“In November 2025, the International Judo Federation, the International Sambo Federation, and the European Gymnastics General Assembly all lifted their restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes.”
“Over a million people descend on the Calgary Stampede every year to marvel at the iconic chuckwagon race”
“The Philadelphia Phillies have released outfielder Dylan Carlson after a brief and disappointing stint in Triple‑A.”
“polls indicate about 20% of Albertans back independence”
“The Phillies released OF Dylan Carlson, who batted .181 with four doubles, four homers, and a .614 OPS in 153 plate appearances in Triple‑A”
“He was the 33rd overall pick in the 2016 draft”
“finished third in the National League Rookie of the Year voting in 2021 when he hit .266 with 18 homers, 65 RBIs and a .780 OPS for the Cards”
“he appeared in just three big‑league games for the Chicago Cubs this season before he was released and scooped up by the Phillies”
“He appeared in three games with the Cubs this season and was released from their Triple‑A club earlier this month”
“Carlson, 27, was once one of the game’s top prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals system”
“Former Cubs pitcher Bryse Wilson, recently designated for assignment after just two outings, has quickly signed with the division-rival Milwaukee Brewers.”
“Wilson had a successful 2023 season with the Brewers, posting a 2.58 ERA”
“Wilson, who appeared in 87 games for the organization from 2023-24,”
“Wilson's best season came with Milwaukee in '23, when he went 6-0 with a 2.58 ERA in 76 2/3 innings out of the bullpen.”
“After nine total seasons of major-league experience”
“He made one appearance, tossing two scoreless innings, but the Phillies quickly designated him for assignment.”
“He was claimed off waivers by the Cubs and made two appearances for them, allowing seven earned runs in 7 2/3 innings.”
“Wilson, 28”
“Wilson, 28, was recently designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs and elected free agency.”
“He quickly signs with the Brewers”
“The 29-year-old outfielder posted respectable results while overseas, hitting .287/.360/.473 with nine home runs and 43 RBIs, earning a 121 wRC+ (100 league average)”
“He also went a perfect 9-for-9 in stolen-base attempts, walking 9.6 per cent of the time and striking out at a modest 16.9 per cent clip.”
“In total, the right-handed-hitting veteran features five seasons of major league experience, totalling 160 career games”
“who acquired him as part of the return in the 2017 blockbuster deal for Justin Verlander that helped the Houston Astros capture their controversial first World Series title”
“After rebuilding his value in the Korea Baseball Organization, former Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Daz Cameron is now getting another opportunity in affiliated baseball with the Blue Jays organization.”
“That would be Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova:”
“She will soon appear across five different projects: Black Widow (her introduction as Natalia’s sister), a cameo in Hawkeye, leading Thunderbolts, whatever is happening in Brand New Day and then a big role in Doomsday, according to Feige.”
“Black Widow was in eight MCU films”
“who is a great, charismatic character despite being probably the 145th most well‑known Marvel hero.”
“with her now in 3 of the last 4 MCU movies, including two that are probably going to earn a billion each.”
“finishing 9-8-1”
“blowing a 21-3 Wild Card lead to Chicago”
“five straight losses to end the year”
“double digit leads in the final minutes twice against Chicago and also vs. Cleveland and somehow went 0-3 in those games”
“The Packers’ odds of losing all three contests were 1-in-250,000”
“signed for two years and $23 million”
“with 49 career sacks”
“Hargrave had 14.5 sacks during four highly productive seasons with the Steelers”
“Hargrave had 23.0 sacks during his three years in Philadelphia, including a career‑high 11.0 in 2022”
“In addition to his 49.0 career sacks, Hargrave enters 2026 with 432 career tackles, 5.0 forced fumbles, 5.0 fumble recoveries and eight passes defensed”
“Since the start of free agency in 2025, Green Bay has lost defensive tackles T.J. Slaton (signed with Cincinnati), Kenny Clark (trade) and Colby Wooden (trade)”
“Minnesota had salary cap woes, though, after the season and released Hargrave, which saved the Vikings $10.9 million in salary cap space”
“The 33-year-old Hargrave had 3.5 sacks and 31 pressures for Minnesota last season”
“Hargrave ranked 17th in pass-rush win rate (12.4%) among defensive linemen with at least 100 pass rushing snaps”
“Hargrave earned a 68.5 overall defensive grade from PFF, which ranked 34th among 134 qualified interior defensive lineman”
“His PFF pass-rush grade of 70.8 ranked 30th among interior defensive lineman”
“Hargrave also had 31 total pressures, 24 hurries, three quarterback hits and forced one fumble”
“Less than an hour after Minnesota released Hargrave, he signed with the Packers”
“Green Bay, which began the year 9-3-1”
“31-27 loss to the arch-rival Bears”
“gave up 25 fourth quarter points”
