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USA produce thrilling first-half performance against Australia to qualify for knockouts

FIFA World Cup (WC) co-hosts USA reached the knockout stages for the fourth successive finals they have appeared in, this time with a game to spare after seeing off Group D rivals Australia in a confident 2-0 win in Seattle.

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Japan ready for a different Tunisia in World Cup's 1000th match

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu wants his side to match Tunisia's expected increase in intensity when ⁠the teams meet on Saturday in the 1,000th match in World Cup history, a landmark clash set to be affected by ‌the Monterrey heat.

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Ivory Coast 'coming to beat' Germany, says coach Emerse Fae

Ivory Coast coach Emerse Fae said on Friday his team are ⁠heading into their World Cup showdown with Germany with one thing on their mind, and saving face is not it.

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Henry Nicholls century puts New Zealand in cruise control against England in second Test

Henry Nicholls's superb unbeaten century saw New Zealand into an utterly dominant position against England in the second Test at the Oval on Friday.

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Wyndham Clark aiming to win back fans as well as US Open title

Wyndham Clark has seized command at the US Open, but he would like to win back fans as well as capture his second title in four years.

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Algeria lodge appeal to FIFA over refereeing display in defeat to Argentina

Algeria have lodged a complaint about alleged poor refereeing during their 3-0 ⁠World Cup defeat by Argentina this week, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Friday.

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USA handed major blow with Christian Pulisic ruled out of Australia match

USA's star forward Christian Pulisic will play no part in his team's second World Cup group match against Australia on Friday, head coach Mauricio Pochettino said.

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Canada midfielder Ismael Kone thankful as he begins recovery from broken leg

Canada midfielder Ismael Kone expressed ⁠his gratitude to God, his teammates and their fans after suffering ‌a broken leg in his side's 6-0 thrashing ‌of Qatar in World Cup ‌Group B on Thursday.

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Spain star Lamine Yamal says he still needs time to get fully fit as he continues recovery

Spain winger Lamine Yamal said on Friday he is not yet ready ⁠to play a full match at the World Cup as he continues his carefully managed return from a ‌hamstring injury, though the 18-year-old remains available for limited minutes in Sunday's game against ‌Saudi Arabia.

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'Nonsense': Norway players swat away criticism of captain Martin Odegaard

Norway's players have mounted a strong defence ⁠of captain Martin Odegaard following intense domestic media criticism of his performance in ‌their opening match at the World Cup.

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Go Ahead Eagles sell KNVB Beker hero Jari De Busser to AZ

Go Ahead Eagles have confirmed the transfer of goalkeeper and KNVB Beker hero Jari De Busser to AZ.

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Why Arsenal might consider replacing Martinelli and Trossard with PSG's Barcola

With the summer transfer window already having opened for Premier League clubs, it's no surprise to see Arsenal trying to get ahead of the curve once more.

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Rybakina suffers Wimbledon setback after withdrawing from Bad Homburg Open

Elena Rybakina has suffered another setback in her Wimbledon ‌preparations after withdrawing from the Bad Homburg Open ‌with a hip issue, tournament organisers ‌said on Friday.

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Kane says 'Wonderwall' rendition was 'one of my favourite moments in an England shirt'

England captain Harry Kane says soaking in the sound of thousands of England fans ⁠belting out Oasis song "Wonderwall" after their 4-2 World Cup victory over Croatia this week was a highlight of his career.

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'I want to start every game, but that's not how football is': Thomas-Asante on Panama cameo

The Coventry City forward came on in the 58th minute, transformed Ghana’s attack and set up Caleb Yirenkyi’s 95th-minute winner over Panama and was honest afterwards about wanting more than the impact role.

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Ruben Dias insists Portugal are ignoring criticism as Ronaldo noise loudens at World Cup

The Portugal squad are shutting out criticism of the team ⁠and captain Cristiano Ronaldo following an underwhelming draw in their World Cup opener against the Democratic Republic of Congo, defender Ruben Dias ‌said on Friday.

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Corentin Moutet hit with huge fine for deliberately swearing in Queen's interview

Corentin Moutet has been hit with a heavy fine for deliberately swearing during an on-court interview at Queen's Club.

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Alex de Minaur dumped out of Queen's, 2024 champion Tommy Paul into semi-finals

Top seed Alex de ⁠Minaur's hopes of adding his name to the ‌illustrious list of winners of ‌the Queen's Club title ‌ended in defeat by ‌American Brandon Nakashima on Friday.

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How Hugo Broos switched things up to earn South Africa a World Cup draw with Czechs

South Africa came back from a goal down to secure a point in Thursday’s 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic that keeps their hopes of a place in the World Cup round of 32 alive.

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Renshaw stars as Australia edge Bangladesh in thriller to clinch T20 series

Matt Renshaw's all-round show with an unbeaten 89 and a wicket helped Australia with a seven-run win over Bangladesh in the second T20 in Chattogram on Friday to seal the three-match series.

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Long-serving Athletic Club defender Yuri Berchiche signs one-year contract extension

Defender Yuri Berchiche ⁠is set to spend a ninth ‌season at Athletic Bilbao ‌after signing ‌a one-year extension with ‌the LaLiga club ‌on Friday.

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EXCLUSIVE: Federico Fazio on Messi's hat-trick & how crucial Rodri is to Spain's hopes

Federico Fazio won Olympic gold with Argentina at Beijing 2008 and represented the Albiceleste at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The former player of Ferro, Sevilla, Tottenham Hotspur, Roma, and Salernitana analyses the World Cup and looks back on his career in an interview with Flashscore.

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Liverpool signing Victor Munoz suffers injury blow with World Cup hopes in doubt

Liverpool have signed Spain winger Victor Munoz, but he has already been hit by an injury setback.

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NBA Europe will distribute 'hundreds of millions' to franchises for new competition

The NBA's proposed new European league would distribute hundreds of millions of dollars per year to its franchises, George Aivazoglou, one of the league's senior executives, told AFP.