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All Whites defender gains more than one million Instagram followers overnight

New Zealand's World Cup-bound Tim Payne said Friday it was "pretty crazy" to have become the country's most followed football account after an influencer identified him as the "least known" player in the competition and called for fans to boost his posts.

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New Zealand goalkeeper Woud postpones wedding for World Cup

Auckland FC goalkeeper Michael Woud has had to put his wedding plans on hold ⁠after being selected in New Zealand's squad for the World Cup, but he says taking part in soccer's biggest tournament ‌is not a bad reason to cancel.

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Volpato joins Socceroos World Cup camp four years after snubbing Australia

Former Italy under-20 international Cristian Volpato has ⁠decided to represent Australia and will join the Socceroos' training camp ‌in Los Angeles ahead of the World Cup, ‌Football Australia said on Friday.

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One of the World Cup favourites will have no players in the Champions League final

A candidate to defend their World Cup crown in Canada, Mexico and the United States this summer, Argentina will have no representatives in the final of the UEFA Champions League in Budapest this weekend, except for Gabriel Heinze, who will be sitting on the Arsenal bench.

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🎾 Tennis

Abdo and Tiley to work together on global tennis innovation

Incoming Tennis Australia (TA) chief executive Andrew Abdo will join forces with outgoing boss Craig Tiley to push a ⁠reform agenda for global tennis, with the two South Africans emerging as key powerbrokers on opposite sides of the Pacific.

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Goal-hungry Erling Haaland to finally take centre stage at World Cup with Norway

Erling Haaland propelled Norway back to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years and spearheads a golden generation ready to thrive on the global stage.

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🎾 Tennis

French Open LIVE: Fonseca stuns Djokovic & Ruud pulls off comeback on dramatic day

We’ve reached the last-32 stage at Roland Garros, and after a couple of monumental upsets in the previous round, it promises to be a high-stakes Friday in the French capital.

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Mikel Arteta's side stand on the brink of becoming Arsenal's greatest-ever team

This Arsenal team have already etched themselves into the history books, becoming the side that ended a 22-year wait for a Premier League title. One of the biggest clubs in the world, dripping in a rich heritage and bundles of glory, Mikel Arteta has made them a powerhouse in world football once more, and they now prepare for a Champions League final against defending champions PSG.

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🎾 Tennis

Djokovic and Fonseca set to lock horns in Paris, Swiatek continues campaign

With Jannik Sinner's shock French Open exit blowing the men's draw wide open, Novak Djokovic will look to pounce on the opportunity in his pursuit of a record 25th Grand Slam title.

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Mateus Fernandes emerging as another Man Utd midfield target, Flashscore reveals

Manchester United are keen to sign Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United, if they can secure the midfielder at the right price this summer.

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San Antonio Spurs force decisive Game 7 after dominant win over Oklahoma City Thunder

Victor Wembanyama scored 28 points as the San Antonio Spurs forced a decisive game seven in their thrilling NBA Western Conference finals series against Oklahoma City, leading throughout an emphatic 118-91 win Thursday.

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📰 American-football

Former 1994 World Cup architect believes football will overtake NFL in America

Thirty-two years after overseeing the hugely successful 1994 World Cup - the tournament that forced America to take football seriously - Alan Rothenberg believes soccer is firmly on track to replace the NFL as the most popular sport in the United States.

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Four-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux unexpectedly passes away at age 60

Four-time Stanley Cup winner Claude Lemieux has passed away. The former Canadian hockey forward was 60 years old. Just on Monday, Lemieux carried the torch during the traditional pre-game ceremony at Montreal’s arena before Game 3 of the NHL playoff semifinals against Carolina. News of his death was announced by the NHL Alumni Association on X.

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Victoria Mboko states potential doubles partner Serena Williams to decide on comeback

Serena Williams' reported future doubles partner Victoria Mboko says it is up to the tennis great to announce a potential comeback to the sport next month.

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NBA approve 'anti-tanking' changes to draft system to discourage teams from losing on purpose

NBA teams on Thursday approved reforms intended to discourage teams from deliberately losing games in order to receive better players in the following season's draft.

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Nicolas Otamendi and Lionel Messi headline Argentina's squad for World Cup

Argentina, the current World Cup holders, released late Thursday night the final list of 26 players called up by Lionel Scaloni for the 2026 World Cup.

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📰 Darts

Littler wins thrilling final against Humphries to clinch second Premier League title

Luke Littler edged past Luke Humphries in a thrilling last-leg decider to win the 2026 Premier League Darts title at London's O2 Arena on Thursday night, the second Premier League crown of his career.

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📰 Darts

Littler wins thrilling final against Humphries to clinch second Premier League title

Luke Littler edged past Luke Humphries in a thrilling last-leg decider to win the 2026 Premier League Darts title at London's O2 Arena on Thursday night, the second Premier League crown of his career.

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Allegri agrees to take charge of Napoli days after AC Milan sacking

Massimiliano Allegri is set for an immediate return to management after reaching a full verbal agreement to become the new manager of Napoli, it has been widely reported.

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Switzerland reach last four of home World Championship by dumping out Sweden

Switzerland are through to the Semi-finals of the 2026 World Ice Hockey Championship on home ice after coming from behind to beat Sweden 3-1 in Zurich, remaining on course for a first gold medal in the competition and ending the Swedes' hopes of a first title since 2018.

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🎾 Tennis

Shelton joins Sinner in crashing out of French Open to leave top half of draw wide open

Fifth seed Ben Shelton suffered a surprise second-round exit from the French Open on Thursday at the hands of Belgian Raphael Collignon.

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Norway continue fairytale run to reach World Championship semi-final for first time ever

Norway on Thursday continued their fairytale campaign at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Switzerland by beating Latvia 2-0 to seal their progress to the semi-final of the tournament.

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⚽ Football

'Why not Curacao?' - Dick Advocaat believes in World Cup shock against Germany

Curaçao boss Dick Advocaat believes that the tournament newcomers could pull off a surprise against Germany in their World Cup opener.

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World Cup-bound Crysencio Summerville 'top target' for Roma and Spurs

West Ham winger Crysencio Summerville is set to leave the relegated London outfit, with AS Roma and Tottenham Hotspur reportedly after the 24-year-old.