Main events Show main events only Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Important reporting from Paul MacIngus. It may be a thought that should not be made, but the Saudi fans in Qatar are made up of both men and women. At Education City on Saturday evening, perhaps one in 20 women made their…
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A year ago, I knew what USC’s bold move to bring in Lincoln Riley meant – not just for the Trojans but for West Coast college football. I knew that Riley, already established as one of the best coaches in the sport at age 39 with a West Texas swagger, was ultimately going to lift…
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The death of migrant workers in Qatar in the run-up to this year’s World Cup has sparked worldwide condemnation. Although tournament organizers put the official count at 40, Guardian estimates put the figure in the thousands. Here we examine the main issues surrounding an issue that has tarnished the World Cup for many fans. Why…
Main events Show main events only Please enable JavaScript to use this feature 20 minutes: Croatia are under testing pressure, giving Borjan plenty of time with the ball at his feet. They force one turnover, but Canada recovers it and Croatia face the intimidating sight of Davies going down the left side with the ball….
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Good morning and welcome to the Daily Briefing Session today! If you like this post, you can SUBSCRIBE and get it in your email inbox five mornings a week! There is fresh speculation about it Mohammed Kudus, but at the moment there is nothing concrete on this one. Kudus was close to joining Everton in…
He danced. He darted. Dodge it. he defied. He explained. For one hot moment on a cold Saturday night in downtown Los Angeles, this city’s newest sports superstar ran around the Coliseum grass for what seemed like an eternity, dodging desperate pulleys, lunging helmets, flailing hands. Then it happened. Who. WOW. Just like that. Just…
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The pressure is on Germany’s Hansi Flick. Photo: Gareth Bumstead/Reuters The main event Germany’s shock victory in Japan was a strange game to parse. Hansi Flick’s men were Probably the better side in the first half – they had the lion’s share of possession and chances – and yet Daizen Maeda would have given the…
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Main events Show main events only Please enable JavaScript to use this feature 21 minutes Mexico try a free kick from the training ground, but the final ball is too close to Emi Martinez. 20 minutes Lozano plays an evergreen away from Otamendi and it’s dirty. Free kick to Mexico, 30 yards from goal… 19…
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Richard Thompson, the new chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board, hopes to reunite Jos Buttler’s T20 World Cup winners for a celebration back home but in an international calendar backed by the likes of the M5 on the bank holiday weekend , the question of when one is not simple. The big performance…
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“Tthere is no pressure here,” said Lautaro Martínez, but no one was buying it. Thousands of cameras pointed his way and the question was straight. Sure, it started, this team won Argentina’s first trophy in 28 years, winning the Copa América at the Maracanã, but to go out of the tournament on Saturday night and…
