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Players who turned World Cup heroics into big transfers
The World Cup has long served as football’s biggest shop window, with standout tournament performances repeatedly turning into major club transfers. Vozinha’s recent move to Chilean giants Colo-Colo at age 40, following an impressive campaign for Cape Verde, is the latest example of a player using the tournament to transform his career. Several players have…
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Outrage as Ugandan football captain murdered in street gang attack
Ugandan football captain David Owori, who led SC Villa and played for the national team, has died after being beaten by suspected robbers outside his home in Kampala, sparking widespread grief and anger over violent crime in Uganda. Police said the 27-year-old was attacked on Tuesday night after resisting an attempt to steal his mobile…
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Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 17
This is a daily BBC Sport interactive quiz feature, not a traditional news story. It challenges readers to identify a Premier League footballer (the 17th in the series) using a series of clues, with fewer clues used resulting in a higher score. The quiz format reveals one clue at a time after each incorrect guess,…
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Iconic RUSH Drummer NEIL PEART Celebrated In New Documentary On Canada’s CBC
A new documentary about the late RUSH drummer Neil Peart, titled “Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple”, will premiere on Canada’s CBC network on 23 September 2026. The film traces Peart’s difficult early career and subsequent rise to fame, featuring interviews with RUSH bandmates Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson as well as tributes from other renowned…
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A wanted man – but would Liverpool’s Gakpo be a good fit at Spurs?
Tottenham Hotspur have identified Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo as a potential transfer target as manager Roberto de Zerbi looks to reshape his attacking options. Any deal would be complicated, as Liverpool are wary of weakening their forward line following Mohamed Salah’s exit and with Hugo Ekitike still recovering from an Achilles injury, while the Reds…
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Weekly sports quiz: Beckham at the Commonwealth Games?
BBC Sport has published its weekly sports quiz, testing readers on the major stories from the past seven days. The quiz covers a broad sweep of the sporting calendar, including the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games, the Women’s Open golf championship, and managerial changes at football clubs as they prepare for the new season. The…
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Gianni Infantino REFUSES to resign as FIFA president: Under-fire chief apologises and vows to fight on as he breaks cover after being forced to abandon World Cup sale plans
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has refused calls to resign despite mounting criticism over his leadership, issuing an apology while insisting he will continue in the role. The under-fire chief broke his silence after being forced to abandon controversial plans to sell hosting or commercial rights linked to the World Cup, a move that had drawn…
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Failed asylum seeker jailed, Michigan primary upsets, arrest near Trump golf course
UK news brings a jailed asylum seeker over a student attack, while US politics sees El-Sayed and a progressive oust two Democratic incumbents in Michigan and a man arrested with a gun near Trump’s California golf course; also SpaceX shares slide, Coventry chase a record transfer.
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Watch Justin Bieber Boast He’s a ‘Superior Ping-Pong Player’ to Tennis Champ Novak Djokovic Before Winning $1 Million Fanatics Games Prize
Justin Bieber won the Fanatics Games at Fanatics Fest in New York, beating an all-star field of athletes including Tom Brady, Novak Djokovic, Victor Wembanyama and Karl-Anthony Towns, and immediately gave away his $1 million (£790,000) prize rather than keeping it. The event, filmed for the ESPN special “Fanatics Fest: All Access”, saw the pop…
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Former Kansas Jayhawks guard Brett Ballard seriously injured in single-vehicle highway crash
Brett Ballard, the Washburn University men’s basketball head coach and a former University of Kansas Jayhawks guard, has been hospitalised with serious injuries following a single-vehicle crash on a highway in Topeka, Kansas, on Tuesday night. The incident has shocked the college basketball community, given Ballard’s standing as both a well-known former Jayhawks player and…