Ghana scored a dramatic 1-0 victory over Panama in their opening World Cup Group L clash in Toronto on Wednesday.
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Captain Harry Kane credited Thomas Tuchel with delivering a half-time team talk that propelled England to a 4-2 win over Croatia to launch their World Cup title bid on Wednesday.
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Antonee "Jedi" Robinson, the USA's Liverpool-raised left-back with a strong British accent, is laser-focused on helping his national team go deep into the World Cup they are co-hosting, and will have no soft spot for his country of birth when they kick off against Croatia on Wednesday.
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Czech Republic captain Ladislav Krejci said Thursday's showdown with South Africa will determine the World Cup fate of both teams after they lost in the opening round.
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President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva suggested Wednesday that Brazil should hire Argentina's Lionel Messi, when asked about his country's performance in the World Cup so far.
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Cristiano Ronaldo played in a record-equalling sixth World Cup on Wednesday but his Portugal side were held to a 1-1 draw by the Democratic Republic of Congo before England begin their bid to end a 60-year wait for a trophy.
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Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler and world number two Rory McIlroy made final US Open preparations on Wednesday in the last practice session before a major showdown at formidable Shinnecock.
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Justin Rose was pleased to hear organizers will reduce green speeds for this week's US Open with gusting winds set to howl across Shinnecock.
Cristiano Ronaldo's record-equalling sixth World Cup got off to a disappointing start as the Democratic Republic of Congo secured their first ever point at the finals, drawing 1-1 with Portugal in their Group K match on Wednesday.
Jenny Simpson, an Olympic bronze medallist and former 1,500m world champion, was hospitalized after she collapsed at an athletics event in North Carolina on Tuesday, organizers said.
Cuba's communist leaders were set to meet Wednesday and discuss plans to revive the collapsing economy in the face of a devastating US blockade.
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Cody Gakpo says a Christian prayer group among the players has helped bond the Netherlands World Cup squad ahead of a must-win clash with Group F pacesetters Sweden.
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The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady as expected at Kevin Warsh's first meeting in charge of the central bank, raising its year-end inflation expectations and projecting a rate hike by the end of 2026.
Greens will be watered between Thursday and Friday morning and afternoon waves of US Open players at Shinnecock to keep conditions playable in gusty winds, US Golf Association officials said Wednesday.
Brest coach Eric Roy has died aged 58 after suffering from pancreatic cancer, his family announced on Wednesday.
Paula Badosa fought back tears after recording her first victory since April as she fought back to beat Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Berlin Open on Wednesday.
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