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Yamal off the mark at World Cup in Spain rout as Iran hold Belgium

Yamal off the mark at World Cup in Spain rout as Iran hold Belgium

Lamine Yamal made a goalscoring return for Spain as the European champions got their World Cup campaign back on track with a 4-0 drubbing of Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

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Rune 'not ready' to put a date on tennis return

Rune 'not ready' to put a date on tennis return

Former world no.4 Holger Rune, who hasn't played since injuring his left Achilles in October, has told AFP that he is still not ready to return to the courts.

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Argentina weaknesses? Austria's World Cup coach can't find any

Argentina weaknesses? Austria's World Cup coach can't find any

Coach Ralf Rangnick warned his Austria team on Sunday that World Cup holders Argentina are "more than just Messi", saying: "They have no weaknesses."

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Polls close in Colombia runoff pitting pro-Trump hardliner against leftist

Polls close in Colombia runoff pitting pro-Trump hardliner against leftist

Polls closed in Colombia's polarized presidential runoff Sunday, an election that will reshape the country's fragile peace process and relations with the United States.

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A nation divided over Team Melli as Iran faces Belgium

A nation divided over Team Melli as Iran faces Belgium

Hundreds of football fans gathered beneath the towering bookshelves of Tehran Book Garden on Sunday night to watch Iran take on Belgium in the World Cup.

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McIlroy races for exit after weekend US Open fade

McIlroy races for exit after weekend US Open fade

Rory McIlroy came to Shinnecock ready to battle the brutal winds and fast greens for a US Open title and departed Sunday a clearly beaten golfer.

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Belgium held 0-0 by Iran as Ngoy sent off

Belgium held 0-0 by Iran as Ngoy sent off

Belgium were held to a scoreless draw by Iran in a frustrating encounter Sunday that saw the Red Devils reduced to 10 men and facing the possibility of group-stage elimination for a second straight World Cup.

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Mbappe ready for 'special' 100th cap for France at World Cup

Mbappe ready for 'special' 100th cap for France at World Cup

Kylian Mbappe has already reached one major landmark at this year's World Cup by becoming his country's all-time top scorer, and on Monday he will hit another when the France skipper wins his 100th international cap against Iraq.

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Watkins ready for England super-sub role at World Cup

Watkins ready for England super-sub role at World Cup

Ollie Watkins admitted he cannot emulate hotshot Harry Kane but is ready to reprise his Euro 2024 super-sub role for England at the World Cup.

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Yamashita tops Woad in playoff to win Meijer LPGA Classic

Yamashita tops Woad in playoff to win Meijer LPGA Classic

Miyu Yamashita birdied the first playoff hole to beat Lottie Woad in a duel of rising stars at the Meijer LPGA Classic in Belmont, Michigan, on Sunday.

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