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Folarin Balogun scores his second and USA’s third goal before half-time in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup against Paraguay. Source link

Betfred Super League Wakefield (6) 10 Tries: Storton, Johnstone Goals: Jowitt Wigan (20) 48 Tries: Farrell 2, Hodkinson 4, Partington, Wardle, Eckersley Goals: Keighran 6 Noah Hodkinson continued his red-hot form with four tries as Wigan Warriors delivered a masterclass to thump Wakefield Trinity 48-10 and go fourth in the Super League table. The 20-year-old…

France forward Ousmane Dembele has defended his national team captain Kylian Mbappe, saying criticism of the Real Madrid striker has gone “too far”. Mbappe is the subject of intense scrutiny in both Spain – where Real failed to win a trophy this season – and his home nation since taking over the France captaincy in…

Gasly committed two ‘offences’. The other drivers in addition to Russell were McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Gasly’s team-mate Franco Colapinto. Hamilton’s penalty did not affect his second place as Ferrari managed to serve it in a way that did not penalise him in terms of track position during a safety-car period. Piastri,…

It would be fitting if Ireland’s first win in the T20 World Cup came against the Scots given they denied the Irish a place in the tournament two years ago as they pulled off a shock victory to reach the tournament for the first time. Lewis said there was “major heartbreak” in the Ireland camp…

Rubio, who also had spells as assistant manager at Crystal Palace and West Ham, felt Jimenez fully deserved such a moment after what he has been through. “After his head injury it took a bit of time to get back into the career,” said Rubio. “There were not just medical concerns, but also would he…

Too popular, too strong and a deep domestic league is a problem Rouet would love Canada to have. “The fun part with the [Canada] girls being in PWR is the quality of games,” he added. “If you look at the top eight in the PWR, even Bristol, who are last, have six wins. “There are…

This already feels like a very different summer for Newcastle. Whereas the Alexander Isak saga dragged on until Newcastle buckled and sold the Swede to Liverpool for £125m on deadline day, this time around, the club agreed to let Gordon go to Barcelona before the window even officially opened. Similarly, whereas Newcastle spent £55m to…

Serena Williams’ doubles campaign at Queen’s has been curtailed as her playing partner Victoria Mboko has withdrawn with a left knee injury. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, 44, made her return to tennis on Tuesday after almost four years away from the sport. The pair had been scheduled to play their quarter-final on Thursday…

They were two iconic shirt celebrations that came to define a rivalry like no other – but how much did Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo drive each other? Hear from leading journalists on how two of football’s greatest players reached unprecedented heights. Watch Rivals: Messi v Ronaldo now on BBC iPlayer and listen to Sporting…