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Sprinter Gout, 18, out for season with hamstring tear
Australian sprinter Gout Gout, 18, is set to miss the remainder of the season after tearing his left hamstring while training in Brisbane. The injury, confirmed by an MRI report as a grade-three tear, rules him out of the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in August — the event he had prioritised after…
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Jamie Murray answers your Wimbledon questions
The BBC Sport “Ask Me Anything” team put a selection of readers’ questions about playing at Wimbledon to Jamie Murray, the former mixed doubles champion who won the title in 2007 with Jelena Jankovic and in 2017 with Martina Hingis. Rather than a news event, the article is a light-hearted Q&A drawing on Murray’s first-hand…
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Meslier joins Arsenal on free transfer after Leeds exit
Arsenal have signed goalkeeper Illan Meslier on a free transfer from Leeds United, agreeing a two-year deal with the option of a further year. The 26-year-old French keeper was out of contract this summer after losing his place as Leeds’ number one, making him available at no cost. He said he was “very happy and…
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I’ve changed my mind, we might actually be able to win this thing – Shearer
In his BBC Sport column, former England striker Alan Shearer says he has changed his mind and now believes England can win the 2026 World Cup, following their dramatic victory over Mexico at the Azteca Stadium to reach the quarter-finals. Shearer, who admits he did not truly believe in England’s chances before the game, argues…
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Inside the mind of a Wimbledon semi-finalist by Tracy Austin
This is a BBC Sport video feature in which Tracy Austin, the 1979 Wimbledon semi-finalist, describes what it feels like to compete in the last four at the All England Club. The piece is presented as an insight into the mindset of a player reaching that stage, emphasising the “sense of history” that comes with…
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“That wasn’t a football game. It was The Clash in 1977!” Courtney Love has discovered England’s “beautiful” football team, and is very, very excited about their progress in the FIFA World Cup
The American musician Courtney Love, former frontwoman of Hole, has become an enthusiastic supporter of the England men’s football team during this summer’s FIFA World Cup, sharing her excitement across social media. In an Instagram reel she compared England’s dramatic 3-2 win over Mexico to seeing punk and rock legends at their peak, declaring: “It…
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Manchester United insist new stadium ‘not vanity project’ despite prospect of more debt
Manchester United have defended plans for a new 100,000-capacity stadium, insisting it will be “a sanity, not vanity project” even though it could add to the club’s debt. The plans, unveiled on Thursday, place the new ground 350 metres north-west of the current Old Trafford, with a previously stated working cost of around £2bn. This…
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Hooters closes operations in multiple LIB states, new footage of Payne Valley golf cart debacle & steak dinner
The right-leaning sports site OutKick reports, within its regular “Thursday Screencaps” column, that the restaurant chain Hooters has quietly shut its operations in several US states. The piece frames the closures through a partisan lens, using the term “LIB states” (a shorthand for Democratic-leaning states) and suggesting the brand is retreating from politically progressive areas.…
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Judge whose son was on fateful boating trip with football star, 18, who drowned offers explanation as to why he was left on island before tragedy struck
A Mississippi judge whose son was on a boating trip with an 18-year-old who later drowned has explained why the teenager was left behind on an island. Ashlee Cole, a Chancery Court judge and mother of Warren Hudson, said her son and his friends departed without Nolan Xavier Wells because their vessel was taking on…
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Landon Donovan joins Christian Pulisic criticism following USA’s World Cup exit with harsh observation
Landon Donovan says Pulisic failing in big moments is “more than just a trend now” on his “Unfiltered Soccer” podcast with former teammate Tim Howard.