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Liverpool line up Minteh, El Mala and Fernandez-Pardo if £86m Diomande bid fails
Liverpool have identified Brighton's Yankuba Minteh, Köln's Said El Mala and Lille's Matias Fernandez-Pardo as fallback targets after RB Leipzig rejected an £86m offer for Yan Diomande. Bradley Barcola has also been scouted as the club reshapes its attack following Mo Salah's departure.
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Hamilton's first Ferrari win mirrors Schumacher's maiden victory at same Barcelona circuit
Lewis Hamilton's debut Formula 1 victory for Ferrari at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix has drawn comparisons to Michael Schumacher's first win for the Scuderia — at the same circuit, exactly 30 years earlier.
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Rousey taunts UFC's Hunter Campbell after MVP MMA outdraws White House event on Netflix
Ronda Rousey fired a pointed message at UFC executive Hunter Campbell after MVP MMA 1 averaged 9.3 million domestic viewers in May — surpassing the UFC White House event's 7 million average — reigniting her public feud with the promotion's Chief Business Officer.
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Doris limps off after seven minutes but Leinster seal 10th URC title with 36-7 rout of Bulls
Caelan Doris lasted just seven minutes of the URC final before a foot injury forced him off, but Leinster ran in five tries to beat the Bulls 36-7 at Croke Park and claim a record 10th United Rugby Championship title. The Ireland captain faces a race to join Andy Farrell's tour to Australia.
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FIFA set to pay Sassuolo nearly £500,000 after Kone's broken leg at World Cup
Canada midfielder Ismael Kone suffered a broken left leg during his side's 6-0 win over Qatar at the World Cup. FIFA's Club Protection Programme is set to compensate his club Sassuolo up to £480,000, with the final figure potentially higher depending on his recovery timeline.
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Schmidt drops Salakaia-Loto again as Wallabies eye World Cup conditioning block
Joe Schmidt has left Lukhan Salakaia-Loto out of Australia's 37-man squad for Nations Championship Tests against Ireland, France and Italy, citing the need for the lock to reach peak physical condition ahead of next year's home World Cup.
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Saka, Rashford and Rice all doubts for England's World Cup clash with Ghana in Boston
England head into Tuesday's Group L match against Ghana in Boston with three key players carrying knocks. Bukayo Saka is unlikely to start due to an Achilles problem, Marcus Rashford has muscle tightness, and Declan Rice left the Croatia win with a hamstring concern.
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2026 World Cup: United States join Mexico in round of 16
Buoyed by an own goal from Burgess (11') and a Freeman header validated by VAR (45'), the United States beat Australia 2-0 in Seattle and secure their qualification for the round of 16 of the 2026 World Cup.
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Referee cramp briefly halts USMNT's comfortable win over Australia at World Cup 2026
The United States beat Australia to go six points from six in Group C, but the match was briefly paused when referee Felix Zwayer went down with cramp on the Lumen Field pitch in Seattle.
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Claire Williams fears bad luck could deny George Russell a Formula 1 title
Former Williams deputy team principal Claire Williams has warned that a persistent run of misfortune — including car failures and ill-timed safety cars — could ultimately cost George Russell a Formula 1 world championship, despite his talent warranting one.
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Toronto goldfish Swimbappe racks up 14 correct World Cup predictions from his miniature pitch
A tiny oranda goldfish named Swimbappe has become a sensation in downtown Toronto, correctly predicting 14 World Cup matches from a custom tank designed to resemble a football pitch, with just four errors to his name.
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Referee Felix Zwayer collapses with cramp as USA beat Australia 2-0 at World Cup
German official Felix Zwayer was helped to his feet by players from both sides after cramping late in USA's 2-0 Group D win over Australia in Seattle, with an energy gel rushed onto the pitch by the fourth official.
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Balogun stars again as USA seal World Cup last-32 place with 2-0 win over Australia
The United States clinched a spot in the World Cup knockout rounds with a 2-0 victory over Australia in Seattle, with Folarin Balogun again central to the attack after his brace against Paraguay.
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USA inch closer to World Cup last-32 as group winners with Turkey result tonight the key
The United States sit top of Group D after back-to-back victories over Paraguay and Australia. A Turkey defeat to Paraguay on Wednesday would confirm the co-hosts' passage to the last-32 as group winners ahead of their final group fixture.
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Leinster rout Bulls 36-7 to seal back-to-back URC titles but Doris and O'Brien limp off
Leinster demolished the Bulls 36-7 at Croke Park to retain the United Rugby Championship title for a record 10th time, but first-half injuries to Caelan Doris and Tommy O'Brien cast a shadow ahead of Ireland's Nations Championship opener against Australia on July 4.
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Yamal admits it's 'still too soon' to start for Spain as hamstring limits World Cup role
Lamine Yamal has confirmed he is not yet fully fit to start for Spain at the 2026 World Cup, with the 18-year-old managing a left hamstring injury that restricted him to a substitute appearance in the team's 0-0 draw with Cape Verde.
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Vozinha's mother secures visa to watch Cape Verde goalkeeper's World Cup debut against Uruguay
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha, who was named player of the match in his country's goalless draw with Spain, will have his entire family in the United States for Sunday's clash with Uruguay after his mother overcame initial visa difficulties to make the trip.
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Kone undergoes surgery after tibia and fibula fractures end his World Cup campaign
Canada midfielder Ismael Kone has had successful surgery in Vancouver after breaking both his tibia and fibula in the 51st minute of Canada's 6-0 win over Qatar on Thursday. The 24-year-old will miss the remainder of the 2026 World Cup.
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Vozinha's mother flies to Miami to watch Cape Verde face Uruguay at the World Cup
Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha's mother, Ana Candida Evora, arrived in Miami on Friday after the US State Department granted her a visa, allowing her to watch her son play against Uruguay on Sunday in Group H.
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Bayern Munich move to extend Olise's contract as Real Madrid prepare £190m world-record bid
Bayern Munich are set to offer Michael Olise a new five-year deal worth £22m per season to ward off interest from Real Madrid, who are reportedly preparing a world-record £190m bid for the winger.
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