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Argentina beat Spain as celebrity halftime show divides opinion
Liam Gallagher’s blunt dismissal of FIFA’s inaugural World Cup final halftime show, calling it “like a bad trip” in posts on X, capped a Spain-Argentina final that saw the tournament embrace Super Bowl-style celebrity spectacle for the first time. The Oasis frontman’s reaction, posted during Sunday’s match at New York New Jersey Stadium in East…
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China Box Office: ‘Kung Fu Soccer’ Maintains Dominance as Animated ‘All Wishes Come True’ Debuts in Second
Shenzhen Film Studio’s sports comedy “Kung Fu Soccer” comfortably retained the top spot at the mainland China box office during the July 17–19 weekend, generating RMB501.1 million ($73.7 million) in its second weekend of release, according to data from Artisan Gateway. Directed by Stephen Chow, the hit has reached a cumulative total of $214.3 million…
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Who am I? Guess World Cup star No 43
This is a BBC Sport interactive quiz feature, part of a daily “Who am I?” series, rather than a conventional news story. It challenges readers to identify a footballer connected to the 2026 World Cup using a series of clues, with fewer guesses needed to score higher points. Players receive progressively revealing clues after each…
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Wales closing the gap to world’s best – Morgan
Wales flanker Jac Morgan says the national side are closing the gap on the world’s best teams despite heavy Nations Championship defeats to Argentina and South Africa. Wales opened the tournament with a 39-24 win over Fiji in Cardiff before losing comprehensively to the Pumas and then to a rotated Springboks side, who still ran…
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Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says
The UK government has admitted that retired civil servants have been failed by the outsourcing of their pension scheme to Capita, with maladministration leaving some claimants waiting up to a year for payments. The Cabinet Office is now looking to bring the scheme back in-house after “unacceptable” service levels left pensioners and bereaved relatives in…
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Donald Trump ignores FIFA president’s call to leave the stage as he joins Spain’s World Cup final trophy lift in awkward moment
Donald Trump joined Spain’s players on stage for their World Cup trophy lift despite FIFA president Gianni Infantino reportedly asking him to step aside, creating an awkward scene during the celebrations. The moment added to a chaotic finale to the tournament, which was already overshadowed by other controversies on the night. Spain beat Argentina 1-0…
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