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Four of the most in-form strikers in world football will look to add to their red-hot starts to the World Cup this week [Getty Images]
A World Cup is always that little bit more special when the game’s star names come to the party.
And last week four of football’s elite strikers announced their arrival in devastating fashion.
It was as though each was spurred on by the performance of the others.
Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe got the ball rolling by scoring twice in France’s 3-1 win over Senegal.

Fresh off a historic 60-win season, the Detroit Pistons have an enviable salary cap situation.
But still limited by league restrictions and small-market spending habits, they might need to make some hard decisions this offseason.
NBA free agency begins on June 30, and the Pistons have starters Jalen Duren and Tobias Harris both entering the market, Duren as a restricted free agent and Harris as an unrestricted player.

David Gabriel Georges, Baylor School running back, soaks up the atmosphere of the game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns at Ohio Stadium on Aug. 30, 2025. | Lori Schmidt / Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
There is still a lot of time between now and National Signing Day, but Ohio State has a ton of work to do in the 2027 recruiting class.
The Buckeyes hold 15 verbal commitments in this cycle, a class that currently ranks No. 11 in the country per the 247Sports Composite.

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Lamine Yamal opens his goalscoring account in the World Cup – FC BarcelonaThe Barça number 10 scores his first goal in the tournament at the age of 18 years and 343 days.
Malaga confirm final 26/27 La Liga lineup – FC BarcelonaVictory against Almeria sees Malaga back in the top flight along with Racing and Deportivo.
Spain 4-0 Saudi Arabia: Spain send statement with Saudi success – FIFAOyarzabal and Yamal on target in dominant display as Luis de la Fuente’s side showed their class with a comprehensive Group H victory.

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LOS ANGELES — June 21, 1997, will be a legendary day for as long as the WNBA exists.
This date marks the first-ever WNBA game between the New York Liberty and Los Angeles Sparks.
They met again on June 21, 2026 to celebrate that inaugural matchup.
The 18,043 fans in attendance received a stellar basketball game with the Sparks rallying from down by as many as 17 points to beat the Liberty 98-97 off a Nneka Ogwumike game-winner.

Nneka Ogwumike for three, bang! The Sparks beat the Liberty 98-97 in a thriller. pic.twitter.

Michigan State’s head coach Pat Fitzgerald calls out to players during spring football practice on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in East Lansing. | Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Earlier this week, we asked Michigan fans to predict how many wins Pat Fitzgerald will have as the head coach of Michigan State through his five-year contract. And now, the results are in.

Fitzgerald was 1-9 against Michigan as Northwestern’s head coach, and now the majority of Michigan fans believe he’ll do even worse against the Wolverines at Michigan State.

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England boss Thomas Tuchel was filmed shouting at Tottenham defender Djed Spence to “wake up” during training as they continued preparations for their second group game of the World Cup against Ghana on Tuesday (21:00 BST).
“It was lucky it wasn’t me. I think I made a mistake just before Djed did but he ended up shouting at Djed, luckily,” said Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins when he was asked about Tuchel’s coaching methods and how the German motivates his players.
“He is not afraid to shout at you.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 21: Marc Cucurella #24 of Spain celebrates with teammates after the team’s fourth goal, scored an own goal by Hassan Al-Tambakti #5 of Saudi Arabia during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group H match between Spain and Saudi Arabia at Atlanta Stadium on June 21, 2026 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Seven years have passed since Steve Clarke named his first Scotland squad for Euro 2020 qualifiers against Cyprus and Belgium.
Seven players from that 27-man set-up are with the head coach in the US for the national team’s first appearance at a men’s World Cup in 28 years.
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Everton have a tough start to 2026/27 – The Toffees can’t afford to be undercooked

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When Everton opened up their 2025-26 Premier League campaign at Elland Road, they did so with a squad that was far from ready for the rigours of the season.

They were badly undercooked. The recruitment had not been fast enough over the summer, and injuries to Jarrad Branthwaite and Vitaliy Mykolenko subsequently compounded the issue in the week building up to that trip to Leeds United.