Algeria fought back to eliminate debutants Jordan from the World Cup and keep their own knockout hopes alive in San Francisco. Jordan were organised in defence against an Algeria side who dominated possession – and…
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Argentina striker Julian Alvarez says he wants to leave Atletico Madrid to “fulfil his dream”. The 26-year-old has reportedly drawn interest from Barcelona and Paris St-Germain, while Atletico rejected a 150m euro (£130m) offer for Alvarez…
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Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has been banned for four years for refusing an anti-doping test. Vondrousova, 26, was charged by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) after denying a doping control officer entry to…
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Lionel Messi became the World Cup’s all-time record goalscorer as his double against Austria sent holders Argentina into the last 32. The forward, who turns 39 on Wednesday, got his 17th and 18th goals at…
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Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup with an ankle injury. The 26-year-old left-footed centre-back suffered the problem in his side’s 2-1 win against Ivory Coast on Saturday and…
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US Open, final leaderboard Champion: -4 W Clark (US) Selected: -3 S Burns (US); -1 T Kim (Kor); Level S Scheffler (US); +1 T Hatton (Eng); +2 J Rose (Eng), A Rai (Eng), J Parry (Eng), T Fleetwood (Eng); +4 M Fitzpatrick (Eng); +5 A Fitzpatrick (Eng); +6 R McIlroy (NI); +7 R…
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Bukayo Saka has trained with the England squad to provide a fitness boost to Thomas Tuchel before their second World Cup match against Ghana. The Arsenal winger did not fully train with the rest of…
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Mohamed Salah scored one goal and created another as Egypt came from behind to beat New Zealand and secure their first-ever World Cup win. Their 3-1 victory also ensures the Pharaohs look set to qualify…
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Liverpool have rejected a verbal offer of 25m euros (£21.7m) from Inter Milan for Curtis Jones. The offer is well short of the £35m which Liverpool value Jones at and they are unwilling to sanction a cut-price exit…
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Cape Verde’s gripping debut World Cup campaign continued as they held two-time champions Uruguay to a thrilling draw in Miami. Having delighted fans with their shock 0-0 draw with Spain in their opener, Cape Verde took a…
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