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Ecuador make Mexico fans hotel noise complaint
Ecuador make a complaint to World Cup organisers over noisy local fans outside their team hotel before their last-32 match against co-hosts Mexico.
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'Goal of the tournament' - Amad's brilliant equaliser for Ivory Coast
Amad Diallo scores a "goal of the tournament" contender to equalise for Ivory Coast against Norway in their last-32 match.
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Haaland scores late winner to set up Norway vs Brazil
Erling Haaland scored an 86th-minute winner to send Norway to a dramatic 2-1 win over Ivory Coast - and set up a mouth-watering World Cup last-16 clash with Brazil.
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Quansah and James miss England training as right-back problems mount
Jarell Quansah and Reece James miss training as England's right-back issues mount before their World Cup last-32 match against DR Congo on Wednesday.
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Brighton sign Leeds defender Struijk for about £20m
Brighton sign Leeds United defender Pascal Struijk for an undisclosed fee understood to be about £20m.
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Bigger than Rumble in the Jungle? DR Congo bid for World Cup history
DR Congo's run at the 2026 World Cup comes 52 years on from both their disastrous debut at the finals and one of sport's greatest occasions held in Kinshasa.
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Villa, Chelsea, Newcastle and Forest fined by UEFA for breaches of financial rules
Four Premier League clubs have been fined by UEFA for breaching financial sustainability regulations during the 2025/26 season.
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NBA to give 10B in distribution during the first decade of NBA Europe
Mark Tatum made optimistic comments regarding the NBA Europe project.
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World Cup penalty misses - is this the end of the stutter?
The stutter. Like it or loathe it, it's a technique that has been increasingly adopted by penalty takers since the time of Pele in the 1960s. But after some faltering spo...
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'A moment of real quality' - Nusa's sensational strike puts Norway ahead
Norway take the lead in their round of 32 tie against Ivory Coast after a brilliant strike from forward Antonio Nusa.
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Basketball superstar James to leave LA Lakers
LeBron James will continue his career with another team and is reported to be a target for the Golden State Warriors.
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McCollum parts ways with Galatasaray, but quickly finds a new team
The EuroLeague champion with Fenerbahce in 2025 will continue to play in Turkey next season.
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Villa among four Premier League clubs fined by Uefa over squad-cost rules
Aston Villa have been fined 22.5m euros (£19.4m) by Uefa for a "significant breach" of its squad-cost rule for 2025.
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Lampard signs new Coventry deal after summer interest
Frank Lampard has signed a new contract as Coventry City head coach until 2029.
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Spurs agree £85m deal for West Ham's Fernandes
Tottenham agree a deal to sign West Ham's Mateus Fernandes as Manchester United pull out of the race for midfielder.
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Coventry boss Lampard signs new contract to 2029
Coventry City manager Frank Lampard signs a new contract until 2029.
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Arsenal consider Barcola as alternative to Rogers
Arsenal view Paris St-Germain's Bradley Barcola as an alternative to Aston Villa's Morgan Rogers after receiving encouragement that the France forward might be available ...
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Spurs agree £85m deal for West Ham's Fernandes ahead of Man Utd
Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign Mateus Fernandes from West Ham.
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LeBron James will leave the Los Angeles Lakers after eight seasons
An era has ended during which LeBron won a title with the Lakers in 2020.
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Barça confirm exit of five players as summer overhaul begins
Tomas Satoransky, Juani Marcos, Willy Hernangómez, Myles Cale and Miles Norris join Jan Vesely as players who will not continue in Barcelona.
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