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Portugal knocked out of World Cup by Spain in Ronaldo’s final tournament
BBC Sport looks at the end of Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup career as he fails to win football’s biggest prize.
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Nolan Wells, 18, found dead after July 4 boating trip off Mississippi
Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old student athlete, has died after going missing during a July 4 boating trip off the coast of Mississippi. His mother, Christine Wonsley, shared photographs of her son celebrating on a boat with friends just hours before he disappeared, drawing wider attention to a story that has resonated as a sudden…
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Spain reach World Cup quarter-finals as historic defence anchors their run
If Spain are to get their hands on the World Cup trophy again, they may have their defence, rather than their attack, to thank.
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Spain reach World Cup quarter-finals as late goal sinks Portugal
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Brailsford villagers fear encirclement by 132,000-panel Derbyshire solar farm
Residents of Brailsford, a Derbyshire village recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book and one of Britain’s oldest settlements, fear their community will be “imprisoned” by a large proposed solar farm. British Solar Renewables (BSR) has applied to install 132,000 panels across almost 300 acres of farmland immediately east of the village — an area likened…
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Miami Heat land Giannis Antetokounmpo in blockbuster Bucks trade
Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo joins Miami Heat from the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Zara Larsson leaves Epic for RCA in Sony internal move
Zara Larsson has left her decade-plus home at Epic Records and signed with RCA Records, Variety can confirm. Two sources tell Variety that the pop star has inked a new deal with RCA. The sources say that Larsson was entertaining offers from multiple labels but that Sony, which houses subsidiaries Epic and RCA, wanted to…
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Spain reach World Cup quarter-finals as substitute Merino sinks Portugal late
Having battled back from injury to make the World Cup, the matchwinner’s goal was a deserved payoff for unsung sacrificesAnd then, suddenly, there was Mikel Merino circling the corner flag again, another marvellous moment to emulate his father Ángel Miguel and embrace his son Marco. To hold those who got him here and the whole…
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Fery outlasts Dimitrov in five sets to reach Wimbledon quarter-finals
Seven days ago, there was doom and gloom around British players’ performances at this year’s Wimbledon. Then Arthur Fery stepped forward.
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Balogun suspension overturned by FIFA after Trump claims intervention role
After 10 years as Fifa president, could the Folarin Balogun controversy tip the balance against Gianni Infantino? Don’t bet on it.