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The turf at the stadium that will World Cup final on July 19 is already sparking debate after just a few games and there’s been question whether the arena in East Rutherford was the most appropriate choice for the big match.
It feels more like artificial turf, said French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, while several other players and coaches noted that the surface is particularly hard.
FIFA told dpa that the playing fields at all 16 World Cup stadiums are “in excellent condition, both in terms of playability and player safety.

This morning we’ve got the third and final part of our G-Force trilogy, looking back at Eric Gates and Marco Gabbiadini’s time at Sunderland, and the glorious finish of the 89-90 season!
On today’s show, Martin, Kelvin and Andrew look back at:
Eric Gates’ retirement plans – will he, or won’t he?

The world’s largest martial arts organization returns to Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, this Friday, June 26, for another stacked installment of its weekly event series. Fans tuning in live in Asia primetime can expect nine bouts of Muay Thai headlined by a rematch that has been building since the night it was created.
ONE Friday Fights 160 is headlined by two contracted ONE athletes, features a two-time K-1 Champion making his promotional debut, and delivers the kind of action that warrants a US$100,000 spot on the promotion’s main roster.

BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – JUNE 15: Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, Jacob Fatu and Jimmy Uso make their way to the ring during Monday Night RAW at CFG Bank Arena on June 15, 2026 in Baltimore, United States. (Photo by Craig Melvin/WWE via Getty Images)
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WWE is back on the road again with Raw and the show is outside the United States in London. Here’s the start time, how to watch and what to expect from the last Raw before Night of Champions. Let’s talk WWE.

Two years to the day since Régis Le Bris was appointed as Sunderland manager, I want to express my sincere gratitude for what he has given us over the last two seasons in charge.
Pain, misery and heartbreak often comes with the territory of being a football fan, but for Sunderland supporters, the last eight years have been torturous. So the fact that we are planning trips away to Europe next season is a testament to the man.

Sunderland Head Coach Regis Le Bris during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Chelsea at the Stadium Of Light, Sunderland, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | NurPhoto via Getty Images
In May 2024, Sunderland finished a disappointing season in 16th place in the Championship, slumping to a 2-0 home defeat against Sheffield Wednesday.
At this point, we’d been without a permanent head coach since mid-February, when Michael Beale was sacked. Mike Dodds was at the helm for the final third of the campaign, which fizzled out pretty quickly.

It wasn’t easy for Clark on Sunday. The crowd was against him, and his game was shaky at times. But Clark made enough shots down the stretch to win at Shinnecock Hills.

INGLEWOOD, California — Mexico‘s hospitality for Iran‘s World Cup team has not gone unnoticed. Or unappreciated.
Midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh made a point of thanking the people of Mexico, which welcomed Iran after they were forced to relocate their training camp from Tucson, Arizona. Iran is based in Tijuana, Mexico, and flies to the United States for its games.
“We love Mexican people. I think everyone has the same feeling,” Jahanbakhsh said after Iran held Belgium to a 0-0 draw on Sunday, June 21, keeping its hopes of making the knockout rounds alive.

Mohamed Salah scored a goal and assisted another as Egypt defeated New Zealand 3-1 to claim their first-ever World Cup win on Sunday.
New Zealand thought they would be the ones celebrating a maiden victory at the tournament as Finn Surman gave them the lead in the 15th minute.
Surman rose high to power home a corner from the team’s social media rising star Tim Payne.
But Mustafa Zico levelled for Egypt in the 58th. He collected a cross from Mohamed Hany and headed it into the goal. Goalkeeper Max Crocombe got a hand to it but wasn’t strong enough to stop it.

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — Corey Heim slammed into the wall twice while destroying his tires during the first few runs Sunday in the inaugural NASCAR race at Naval Base Coronado.
It was no problem for Heim, whose No. 67 Toyota inexplicably kept getting faster on the way to his first career Cup Series victory in only his 13th start.
The 23-year-old part-time driver from Marietta, Georgia, took a deep breath before the second half of the race and reminded himself that he had as much experience as the veterans on the 16-turn, 3.