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Colombian singer Shakira will headline the first World Cup Final half-time show along with Madonna and K-Pop giants BTS (Pablo PORCIUNCULA)
Madonna, Shakira and K-pop megastars BTS will headline a Super Bowl-style half-time show at the World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, organizers said Thursday.
Coldplay’s Chris Martin is curating the show, which is a first for a football World Cup final.
The biggest-ever World Cup, with 48 teams, kicks off on June 11 in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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ATLANTA — Shota Imanaga holds himself to high standards.
Even when facing the best offense in baseball, Imanaga’s standard doesn’t change. Yet he wasn’t satisfied by his stellar outing in the Chicago Cubs’ 4-1 loss Wednesday to the Atlanta Braves despite the lefty pitching into the eighth inning and departing in a tie game. The Braves tagged reliever Phil Maton for three runs in the eighth, including one he inherited from Imanaga, to send the Cubs (27-16) to their season-high fourth consecutive loss.

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The Texas Longhorns basketball team gives Portland Trail Blazers a comfortable landing spot in Austin originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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The Texas Longhorns basketball team plays in one of the most world-class arenas in college sports: the Moody Center. While only seating around 10,000 for basketball games, the state-of-the-art, Matthew McConaughey-inspired venue in downtown Austin, situated on the University of Texas’ campus, is a LEED Gold Certified venue that fits the NBA’s cultural vision.

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Have to wonder how much last Saturday’s Game 5 thriller may have drained the Coachella Valley Firebirds.
On Wednesday, in Game 1 against the Colorado Eagles, the Firebirds’ momentum from the double overtime win over the Ontario Reign did not carry over. Coachella Valley looked gassed and out of sync in a 3-0 loss to the Eagles inside Acrisure Arena.
The Firebirds will be home again for Game 2 on Friday.
The game marked the first time the Firebirds were shutout in the playoffs since last season in Abbotsford.

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