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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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Melbourne Stars, Renegades likely 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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Iranian team criticizes World Cup organization, says Gianni Infantino has promised to help
Iran drew 2-2 with New Zealand in their World Cup opener but were seemingly forced to fly back to their Tijuana base after the game.
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Women’s soccer storylines at the men’s World Cup. Plus: Emma Hayes saves the hydration break
Welcome to Full Time, The Athletic’s women’s soccer newsletter.
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Expected Gulls: Does birdlife really correlate with World Cup success?
In every 2026 World Cup match but one, the winning team had always been the side with more species of birds than their opposition
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Terry Rozier to stay in no contact with Hornets, others while out on bond, awaiting trial
Federal prosecutors said that Rozier has already texted one person on the list of people he is not allowed to contact.
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Iran and New Zealand play out entertaining World Cup 2026 draw: Live updates, reaction
Iran twice came from behind to take a point from their opener against New Zealand.
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