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Spain beat France 2-0 to reach World Cup final as Les Bleus collapse in semi
Spain beat France 2-0 in Tuesday's World Cup semi-final at Dallas Stadium, ending Les Bleus' bid for a third straight final. Goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro sealed a comfortable win for the European champions. France had entered the tournament as favourites after a run...
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Spain to go on the front foot against France in World Cup semi-final, says De la Fuente
Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said his team will go on the front foot against France in Tuesday's World Cup semi-final at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. De la Fuente wants Spain to impose their possession-based style on tournament favourites France, who reached the last fo...
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Jannik Sinner wins second straight Wimbledon title to close in on rival Alcaraz
Jannik Sinner, tennis's quiet man turned dominant force, beat Alexander Zverev in four sets on Sunday to win his second consecutive Wimbledon title. The victory gave the Italian his fifth Grand Slam crown and pulled him within two majors of great rival Carlos Alcaraz. Sinner and ...
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Spain into World Cup semi-final against France after Merino's late winner beats Belgium
Spain beat Belgium 2-1 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday, with substitute Mikel Merino scoring a late winner to send the European champions into a World Cup semi-final against France. The goal came in the 88th minute, just two minutes after Merino came off the bench, capit...
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Mbappe fires France past Morocco and into the World Cup semi-finals
France beat Morocco 2-0 in Boston on Thursday to reach the World Cup 2026 semi-finals for a third straight tournament. Kylian Mbappe scored the opener after missing a first-half penalty, before Ousmane Dembele added a second. The result sends Didier Deschamps' side into a last-fo...
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Zverev beats Fritz to reach maiden Wimbledon semi-final
Alexander Zverev beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 59 minutes on Wednesday to reach his first Wimbledon semi-final. The German second seed ended a seven-match losing run against the American at the All England Club. He will face British wildcard Arthur Fery on Frida...
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Egypt demand FIFA investigation into referee after Argentina World Cup defeat
The Egyptian Football Federation has filed a formal complaint with FIFA, demanding an investigation into French referee Francois Letexier. The federation says refereeing errors cost Egypt a place in the World Cup quarter-finals after their 3-2 last-16 defeat to Argentina on Tuesd...
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Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties to reach first World Cup quarter-final since 1954
Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties in Vancouver on Tuesday after 120 goalless minutes, reaching the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time since 1954. Ruben Vargas scored the winning spot-kick to send the Swiss through to face defending champions Argentina in Kansas ...
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Egypt 'cheated' in Argentina Egypt World Cup thriller, says coach Hassan
Egypt coach Hossam Hassan accused match officials of injustice after his side lost a dramatic Argentina Egypt World Cup Round of 16 tie 3-2 in Atlanta on Tuesday. Argentina came from two goals down, with Lionel Messi and Enzo Fernandez scoring late, to reach the quarter-finals.Wh...
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Mbappe vs Haaland as France face Norway in World Cup group decider
France face Norway in a World Cup Group I decider on Friday, with Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland going head-to-head in what could be the tournament's defining individual duel. Both forwards have scored four goals apiece, sitting just behind Golden Boot leader Lionel Messi on fi...
