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‘Bullshit’: Socceroo Awer Mabil hits out at Pauline Hanson’s monoculture claim
‘We know what we represent,’ says Australian footballerMabil returns home after Socceroos’ World Cup exit The suggestion that Australia is not a multicultural society is “bullshit”, Socceroo Awer Mabil has said, following Pauline Hanson’s claim that the national team embodies her vision of a monocultural Australia.Mabil returned to Australia on Monday after featuring in the…
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Sky owner strikes £1.6bn ITV deal; easyJet shares hit four-year high after it agrees £5.5bn takeover ‘in principle’ – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsEuropean stock markets are relatively quiet this morning: the UK’s blue chip FTSE 100 is an outlier, up by about 0.3%. But the Stoxx Europe 600, which tracks the biggest companies across the continent, is up by just 0.02%.Oil prices are down this morning. Brent crude, the…
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League Cup win ‘a real good start’ for ambitious Reds
Cliftonville captain Kelsie Burrows says that their emphatic Women’s League Cup win “is a real good start” in their quest to win a domestic treble.
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Let’s talk about Mikel Oyarzabal: Spain’s quiet man forced into the limelight
The 29-year-old forward always avoided attention, but his World Cup goals have dragged him into the centre of the conversationWe have to talk about Mikel Oyarzabal. When Spain scored their third goal against Austria in Los Angeles, cameras caught Lamine Yamal’s little brother celebrating, fists clenched and shouting “come on!”. The picture couldn’t have been…
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Brazil’s World Cup exit raises a question: are they more a brand than a team?
A decidedly unremarkable Brazilian team had looked tentative at this tournament. A sixth World Cup title looks a long way offBrazil were 1-0 down. At first, a few yellow jerseys wandered up the aisles and out to the concourse, writing off the small fortunes they had invested in being here, never mind the chances of…
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England’s unbelievable night at the Azteca | World Cup Daily – video
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Archie Rhind-Tutt, Nicky Bandini and Lars Sivertsen as England beat Mexico 3-2 at the Azteca in an all-time great World Cup game Continue reading…
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Tour de France fans urged to stay away because of wildfires
Tour de France fans are urged not to attend the end of the third stage because of wildfires in the south of France.
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How Wimbledon has got ‘all aboard’ Fery’s journey to Centre Court
Arthur Fery is approaching the biggest match of his career when he faces Grigor Dimitrov on Centre Court in the Wimbledon fourth round – and is hoping for more enthusiastic British support.
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Neymar says Brazil career over after Norway defeat
An emotional Neymar says his international career for Brazil is “over” following his side’s exit at the 2026 World Cup at the hands of Norway.
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How Trump launched behind-the-scenes campaign to get American star back onto the World Cup stage
White House officials, U.S. Soccer executives and lawyers all became involved before FIFA ultimately reinstated Balogun ahead of the United States’ Round of 16 clash with Belgium.