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2026 World Cup referees announced with 52 selected including six women

FIFA on Thursday unveiled its list of match officials for the June 11-July 19 World Cup, including 52 referees, six of whom are women.

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🏒 Hockey

SHL Playoffs: High fives for Skelleftea in game-two cruise past Lulea

Two nights on from playing out the longest match in Swedish Hockey League (SHL) history in game one, Skelleftea ensured game two of their playoff semi-final against Lulea would be done and dusted in regulation time, winning 5-0 to take a 2-0 series lead.

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Klinsmann says possible unrest within squad could mean trouble for Norway at the World Cup

Former World Cup winner and German national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Thursday issued a warning to Norwegian national team manager, Stale Solbakken in reference to the challenges of managing the squad during the duration of the FIFA World Cup tournament this summer.

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📰 Cricket

Choudhary blasts Lucknow to dramatic IPL win over Kolkata with stunning knock

Youngster Mukul Choudhary played the innings of his life, smashing seven sixes on his way to an unbeaten 54 to haul Lucknow Super Kings to a dramatic, last-ball, three-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL on Thursday.

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Barcelona file complaint to UEFA over alleged handball during defeat to Atletico Madrid

Barcelona have carried their fury beyond the dugout and ⁠into UEFA's inbox, lodging a formal complaint on Thursday over the officiating in their 2-0 home defeat ‌by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter-final first leg.

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Former Senegal boss Cisse named head coach of Angola on four-year deal

The Angolan football federation said Thursday it had hired Senegalese Africa Cup of Nations winner Aliou Cisse as the new head coach of the national team.

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Rayo Vallecano thrash AEK Athens to put one foot in Conference League semi-finals

Rayo Vallecano secured a healthy three-goal advantage in their UEFA Conference League quarter-final against AEK Athens, as Los Franjirrojos took a major step towards a first-ever European semi-final.

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EXCLUSIVE: Ivorian federation boss Diallo pledges support for Fae, targets strong World Cup

Idriss Diallo, president of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF), has assured that head coach Emerse Fae will receive the support needed to succeed with Ivory Coast at the 2026 World Cup.

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Andy Robertson & Liverpool announce that defender will leave club at end of season

Andy Robertson will leave Liverpool at the end of this season, the Premier League club announce on Thursday.

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📰 Darts

Transgender players no longer allowed to compete in women’s darts tournaments

Transgender players ⁠have been banned from women’s darts tournaments following a ruling by the sport’s regulatory authority ‌that only biological females will be permitted to compete.

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Prior experience has De Zerbi ready for Spurs challenge, says former player Hutton

Former Tottenham full-back Alan Hutton is confident new manager Roberto De Zerbi will guide the club to Premier League safety.

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EXCLUSIVE: Udinese director Nani remembers signing Baggio, discovering Hamsik & more

In an exclusive interview, Udinese's group sporting director Gian Luca Nani spoke to Flashscore about working with numerous icons during his time at Brescia, how his current club develops top talents, and more.

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England to face New Zealand and Costa Rica in Florida ahead of World Cup

England will play New ⁠Zealand and Costa Rica in Tampa and ‌Orlando in their final ‌preparatory games before ‌this summer's World Cup ‌campaign, the English FA said ‌on Thursday.

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Harry Maguire 'desperate' to be part of Thomas Tuchel's England World Cup squad

Manchester United's Harry Maguire hopes to be selected in ⁠Thomas Tuchel’s 26-man England squad for this year’s World Cup in North America, with ‌the 33-year-old saying he remains one of the best ‌defenders in the world despite his age.

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EXCLUSIVE: Yohan Cabaye on raising the next crop of stars as PSG's youth academy director

On the fringes of the media day organised at Campus PSG on Thursday, just eight days ahead of the UEFA Youth League semi-final against Real Madrid, former player and current youth academy director Yohan Cabaye spoke exclusively to Flashscore.

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Chelsea aiming to take control of transfer race for Nottingham Forest defender Murillo

Murillo is attracting strong interest from Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool, with sources indicating the Brazilian will be open to a major summer transfer.

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🎾 Tennis

World number one Sabalenka withdraws from Stuttgart Open due to injury

Aryna Sabalenka has pulled out of this ⁠month's Stuttgart Open due to an injury she sustained following ‌her Miami Open triumph in March, the ‌world number one said on ‌Thursday.

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Matches in Sweden and Finland announced in Man Utd's pre-season schedule

Manchester United will play two pre-season friendlies in Sweden and one in Finland this summer, it has been announced.

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Dive inside PSG's performance centre ahead of the UEFA Youth League semi-finals

With just over a week to go before the UEFA Youth League semi-final against Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain opened the doors of their performance centre in Poissy on Thursday morning to witness a morning out with the so-called 'Espoirs' - the new jewel in the crown of the Parisian youth system.

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Spurs & Ghana star Kudus set to miss rest of season & World Cup after fresh injury setback

Tottenham winger Mohammed Kudus faces surgery after suffering a new hamstring problem, just months before Ghana's Group L campaign against England, Panama and Croatia.

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Blackstenius named captain and Rytting Kaneryd a doubt for Sweden's qualifiers

Sweden will be captained by Arsenal striker Stina Blackstenius for this month's 2027 World Cup qualifiers against Denmark and Serbia.

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Rory McIlroy, Sam Burns share lead after day one of Masters with Scottie Scheffler behind

Rory McIlroy reeled off three consecutive back-nine birdies to fire a five-under par 67 and seize a share of the lead in Thursday's opening round of the 90th Masters with top-ranked Scottie Scheffler three adrift.

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🎾 Tennis

Sinner & Alcaraz drop sets but prevail in Monte Carlo as Italian's perfect streak ends

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz both suffered second-set stumbles on Thursday in their race for the number one ranking but recovered to reach the last eight of the Monte Carlo Masters.

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How PSG completely dismantled Liverpool in one-sided Champions League quarter-final

Ahead of Liverpool's sojourn to the French capital to play Champions League holders Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, Arne Slot's tenure had once again come under scrutiny.