South Korea came from behind to defeat Czech Republic 2-1 as substitute Oh Hyeon-gyu scored the winning goal in the 80th minute of their World Cup opener. Son Heung-min and company had dominated the game…
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England were comfortable winners against Ukraine but missed out on automatic qualification for the Women’s World Cup so must now take the longer route to Brazil 2027. Sarina Wiegman’s side needed group leaders Spain to…
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Real Madrid have had a 150m euro (£130m) offer for striker Julian Alvarez rejected by city rivals Atletico Madrid. Real president Florentino Perez last week pledged to make a 150m euro offer for an unnamed “galactico”…
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Victor Wembanyama scored 32 points as the San Antonio Spurs cut the New York Knicks’ lead in the NBA Finals to 2-1 with a 115-111 win at Madison Square Garden. US President Donald Trump, in…
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Striker Joy Omewa scored a brace while Asisat Oshoala added a third as the Super Falcons completed a double-header sweep of Senegal with a commanding 3-0 victory in Ikenne on Monday, Print Media Sports Extra reports. Nigeria…
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In-form winger Michael Olise scored his first international hat-trick to send France to the World Cup with a 3-1 win over Northern Ireland in Lille, in what was Didier Deschamps’ home farewell as manager. In…
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England head coach Thomas Tuchel fielded entirely different teams in each half as World Cup preparations continued with a narrow victory against New Zealand in Tampa. Harry Kane, the team’s ever-reliable captain, headed his 79th…
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Scotland sent out a statement before their first men’s World Cup in 28 years with a scarcely-believable final friendly victory against Bolivia at a sweltering Sports Illustrated Stadium in New Jersey. Four first-half goals had…
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Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli pipped Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to pole position in a gripping qualifying session at the Monaco Grand Prix. Pole changed hands three times in the final seconds of qualifying as Antonelli became…
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Teenager Mirra Andreeva won her first Grand Slam title as Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska was denied a fairytale French Open victory. Andreeva, 19, fulfilled the potential she has long shown with a 6-3 6-2 victory…
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