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Marsh boost for Australia as T20I rebuild begins in Bangladesh
Bangladesh have retained the pace attack that caused problems in the ODIs but face a tricky selection call
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Melbourne Stars, Renegades to exist for another BBL season
While some progress has been made in the privatisation process there remains significant uncertainty over the timeline
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A day with Iran, from a Los Angeles courthouse to scoring two goals at the World Cup
After his side’s entertaining 2-2 with New Zealand, the Iran manager called his team ‘the most oppressed one in the whole World Cup’
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World Cup predictions: France vs Senegal, Argentina vs Algeria and rest of matchday 6
Who knows more about soccer? Us ‘experts’, you the subscribers, a child, a dog or an algorithm? Come join us to predict each World Cup game
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Tunisia appoint Herve Renard as new head coach after firing Sabri Lamouchi
Lamouchi became the first head coach in World Cup history to be dismissed just one game into the tournament.
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A U.S. pundit sparked an international incident with a one-word analysis of USA-Australia
A knee-jerk reaction to the U.S.’s World Cup draw still lingers six months later and serves as the unlikely backdrop to Friday’s match
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How Real Madrid won the €60m race for Marc Cucurella from Chelsea
The Spain left-back is moving from Stamford Bridge to the Bernabeu in a deal worth €60million, despite rival interest from Atletico Madrid
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The $1m World Cup fail that proves this game makes fools of us all: Day five recap
The Athletic will provide daily recaps of the World Cup’s biggest talking points. This is what happened on Matchday 5
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Mandhana and Bavuma feature in TIME magazine’s power list
Smriti Mandhana and Temba Bavuma are the only cricketers to figure in “The 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026” list published by TIME magazine
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India A call up Ashok Sharma to replace the injured Yudhvir Singh
Yudhvir Singh “reported discomfort in his right shoulder” while bowling in training and will now undergo rehab at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence
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