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Graham one of 14 Scotland changes for Fiji
Scotland have made 14 changes to their starting side for Saturday’s Nations Championship match against Fiji at Murrayfield, with only Gregor Brown retained from last weekend’s narrow loss to South Africa, having switched from lock to number eight. Head coach Gregor Townsend said the wholesale rotation reflects a deliberate plan to give the whole squad…
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England name unchanged starting XV to face Argentina
England will field an unchanged starting XV for their final summer Test against Argentina in Santiago del Estero, with head coach Steve Borthwick opting for continuity over promoting newly capped players Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Noah Caluori or in-form back-row forward Henry Pollock to the run-on side. The match, part of the Nations Championship,…
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‘It’s the middle of the goal!’: Jude Bellingham left fuming with Jordan Pickford over Argentina’s equaliser in World Cup nightmare – as Lionel Messi discovers England star’s penalty ‘cheat sheet’
England’s World Cup dream ended in a 2-1 semi-final defeat to Argentina, with the aftermath dominated by claims that Jude Bellingham confronted goalkeeper Jordan Pickford over the Argentina equaliser, reportedly telling him “it’s the middle of the goal” in frustration at how the shot went in. The defeat has triggered wider fallout, including criticism of…
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NBC Sports Uses World Cup Fever to Spark Interest in Premier League Return
NBC Sports and the Premier League have launched “Find Your Match”, an interactive quiz aimed at converting the surge of interest in this summer’s FIFA World Cup into lasting engagement with the Premier League’s return for the 2026-2027 season. The initiative capitalises on strong World Cup viewership on Telemundo and Peacock, with NBC Sports executives…
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Former Bristol lock Vui ‘devastated’ by doping ban
Former Bristol Bears lock Chris Vui says he is “devastated” after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) upheld a four-year doping ban originally imposed by World Rugby. The 33-year-old, who represented Samoa at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, tested positive for a nandrolone indicator shortly before the tournament and has always denied knowingly taking…
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24m tune in to watch England-Argentina
A peak audience of 24 million people watched England’s World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina, making it the most-watched live television event in the UK in five years. The figure underlines the scale of public interest in England’s 2026 World Cup run, with the broadcast marking the BBC’s biggest audience for a single event since…
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Why did Manchester United pay Chelsea £48m for Andrey Santos?
Manchester United have signed Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos from Chelsea for £48m, marking new manager Michael Carrick’s first signing since taking charge. The move addresses a pressing need for midfield reinforcements following Casemiro’s departure and Manuel Ugarte’s long-term injury, though it is seen as a surprising choice given Santos was often a backup player at…
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Alcaraz eyes return from injury at Cincinnati Open
World number three Carlos Alcaraz enters next month’s Cincinnati Open as he plans his return from a wrist injury.
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David Squires delves into… the corruption of the World Cup 2026 and its inexorable ties to ‘Kes’
The glory days of football. The post David Squires delves into… the corruption of the World Cup 2026 and its inexorable ties to ‘Kes’ first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Argentina beat England in bad-tempered semi-final marred by referee row
Argentina beat England 2-1 in a fractious World Cup semi-final that was overshadowed by a row over the officiating rather than by the quality of the football. England fans and pundits focused their anger on an unpunished elbow challenge and on Enzo Fernández’s equaliser, arguing that a red card should have been shown before the…