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Thomas Meunier leaves Lille for Sunderland and the Europa League
Out of contract, Belgian right-back Thomas Meunier has signed with Sunderland until 2028, the Premier League's seventh-place finisher last season. The 34-year-old will discover the Europa League with Régis Le Bris's side.
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Dean Richards unites all-Premiership coaching staff at Doncaster Knights for Championship push
Doncaster Knights director of rugby Dean Richards has recruited Carl Hogg as head coach and Alan Dickens as attack coach, assembling an all-Premiership-pedigree staff as the club targets promotion and a place in an expanded 12-team top flight.
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Moroccan-born Ismail Elfath becomes first American to referee a World Cup semi-final
Ismail Elfath will make history when he takes charge of England vs Argentina at Atlanta Stadium on Wednesday, becoming the first American referee to officiate a men's World Cup semi-final.
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Colapinto reveals how Las Vegas crash erased his stunning F1 breakthrough
Franco Colapinto has spoken candidly about the emotional whiplash of his 2024 Formula 1 debut — from scoring points in Baku and Singapore to a 50G crash in Las Vegas qualifying that he says made everyone "suddenly forget about everything".
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Phillips leaves Harlequins for Exeter Chiefs ahead of 2026/27 Premiership Women's season
Wales hooker Carys Phillips has signed for Exeter Chiefs after three seasons at Harlequins, becoming the second Welsh international to join Sandy Park for the upcoming Premiership Women's Rugby campaign.
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DNCG confirms Girondins de Bordeaux's relegation to sixth division, liquidation looms
The DNCG appeals board confirmed on Wednesday, July 15 the exclusion of Girondins de Bordeaux from national competitions, relegating the club to Régional 1. A court hearing regarding potential judicial liquidation is already scheduled.
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Reinach backs Springbok debutant Moyo to shine at fly-half against Wales
Scrum-half Cobus Reinach has expressed full confidence in Vusi Moyo ahead of the youngster's Test debut at fly-half for South Africa against Wales, insisting the partnership is already seamless in training and warning the Springboks cannot afford complacency after November's 73-0 Cardiff rout.
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Just one pass exchanged: Mbappé-Olise disconnect sinks France against Spain
Beaten 2-0 by Spain in the 2026 World Cup semi-final in Dallas, France collapsed offensively. A damning statistic: Mbappé and Olise exchanged just one pass in 72 minutes, compared to 66 over the previous six matches.
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Lamine Yamal's father trolls Lucas Digne after penalty that knocked France out
Mounir Nasraoui, father of Lamine Yamal, posted on Instagram a photo of Lucas Digne's foul on his son — which led to Spain's penalty — accompanied by a remix of « Ça fait mal » by La Fouine, after Spain qualified for the 2026 World Cup final at France's expense (2-0).
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Coroner rules repeated heading caused Nobby Stiles' fatal brain condition
A coroner has ruled that repeatedly heading a football contributed to the death of 1966 World Cup winner Nobby Stiles, after expert testimony confirmed the England and Manchester United midfielder developed CTE from an estimated 140,000 headers during his career.
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Biggar backs Borthwick to keep Pollock on the bench despite hat-trick heroics against Fiji
Former Wales fly-half Dan Biggar has defended Steve Borthwick's decision to use Henry Pollock as an impact substitute, arguing the 21-year-old thrives when games are already broken open — despite ex-England fly-half Andy Goode insisting Pollock should start as England's best player.
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Messi test in World Cup final could seal O'Reilly's future role at Man City
Nico O'Reilly faces Lionel Messi and Argentina in the World Cup final on Wednesday — a defining night that Manchester City believe could shape whether the Collyhurst teenager remains a left-back or moves into midfield.
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Tuchel leads England into World Cup semi-final against Argentina as underdogs
Thomas Tuchel takes charge of England against reigning world champions Argentina in a World Cup semi-final in Atlanta, having guided the Three Lions through five wins since taking the job in January 2025.
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Kobbie Mainoo gifts England ticket to dementia campaigner facing same fate as 12 family members
Jordan Adams, 31, who carries the gene for the fatal dementia that killed his mother and 12 relatives, flew to Atlanta after Kobbie Mainoo responded to his viral social media plea — and FIFA has since announced a partnership with his awareness organisation.
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Burglars target Lamine Yamal's home hours after Spain reach World Cup final
Two masked individuals attempted to break into Lamine Yamal's property in the early hours of Wednesday morning, just hours after the 19-year-old helped Spain beat France 2-0 in their World Cup semi-final in Dallas.
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Alex Pereira condemns Michel Pereira's UFC release after Herb Dean's hair-pull oversight
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira has publicly criticised the release of Michel Pereira following his controversial loss to Shara Magomedov at UFC Baku, arguing that referee Herb Dean's failure to deduct points for repeated hair-pulling and eye-poking made the outcome unjust.
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Man City ready to hand Bouaddi immediate first-team role in £85m move ahead of Arsenal and United
Manchester City are prepared to integrate 18-year-old Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi straight into Enzo Maresca's first team if they can agree an £85m deal with Lille, with Arsenal and Manchester United also tracking the World Cup quarter-finalist.
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Maguire wishes England luck before World Cup semi-final despite shock Tuchel snub
Harry Maguire has publicly backed England ahead of their World Cup semi-final against Argentina, posting a good luck message on Instagram despite being controversially omitted from Thomas Tuchel's squad for the tournament in North America.
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Ismail Elfath named referee for England v Argentina World Cup semi-final
American official Ismail Elfath will take charge of England's World Cup semi-final against Argentina at Atlanta Stadium on Wednesday. The 44-year-old has previous connections to Lionel Messi's biggest trophy wins.
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Ruiz mocks Olise in dressing room as Spain reach World Cup final with 2-0 win over France
Spain booked their place in the World Cup final with a 2-0 victory over France, goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro sealing the win. Dressing-room footage captured Fabian Ruiz taunting Marc Cucurella to take Michael Olise 'out of your pocket' after the Bayern Munich winger endured a quiet night.
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