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Russia beat Spain on penalties to reach World Cup quarters 01 Jul 2018 - 07:32 pm
Russia's players celebrate winning the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between Spain and Russia at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 1, 2018. AFP / Mladen ANTONOV
Hazard says time is right for Belgium to shine at World Cup 01 Jul 2018 - 07:04 pm
Belgium's Eden Hazard during the press conference REUTERS/Marko Djurica
Uruguay coach has worked hard to change team's dirty image 01 Jul 2018 - 06:23 pm
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez gives instructions to Lucas Torreira REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Sweden doing fine at World Cup without Zlatan Ibrahimovic 01 Jul 2018 - 03:09 pm
Sweden's Andreas Granqvist celebrates scoring their second goal from the penalty spot with team mates REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Messi, Ronaldo World Cup exits signal emergence of a new generation of players 01 Jul 2018 - 01:59 pm
This combination of pictures shows Argentina's forward Lionel Messi (L) in Kazan on June 30, 2018 and Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo in Sochi on June 30, 2018.(AFP / Roman KRUCHININ and Adrian DENNIS)
Headline acts Messi and Ronaldo bid farewell to World Cup 01 Jul 2018 - 07:48 am
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup - Round of 16 - Uruguay vs Portugal - Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia - June 30, 2018 Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts REUTERS/Murad Sezer/File Photo
Santos shares Portugal's sadness but hopes Ronaldo will remain 01 Jul 2018 - 07:43 am
Soccer Football - World Cup - Round of 16 - Uruguay vs Portugal - Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia - June 30, 2018 Portugal coach Fernando Santos looks dejected REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Portugal ousted by a superior version of themselves 01 Jul 2018 - 07:42 am
Soccer Football - World Cup - Round of 16 - Uruguay vs Portugal - Fisht Stadium, Sochi, Russia - June 30, 2018 Uruguay's Luis Suarez, Jose Gimenez and team mates celebrate after the match REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Croatia feel on brink of greatness, just like heroes of '98 30 Jun 2018 - 08:06 pm
Croatia Training Camp, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - June 30, 2018 Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic talks to the players during training REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
Coach Deschamps salutes 'great' French performance 30 Jun 2018 - 07:44 pm
France coach Didier Deschamps and Kylian Mbappe celebrate victory after the match REUTERS/Michael Dalder
Mbappe double helps France beat Argentina 4-3 30 Jun 2018 - 06:54 pm
France's forward Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring their four goal during the Russia 2018 World Cup round of 16 football match between France and Argentina at the Kazan Arena in Kazan on June 30, 2018. AFP / FRANCK FIFE
Serie A to use 3D technology to help VAR on offside rulings 30 Jun 2018 - 06:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: Referee Mark Geiger reviews an offside decision on VAR in World Cup match South Korea vs Germany - Kazan Arena, Russia - June 27, 2018. REUTERS/John Sibley
Moscow closes World Cup FIFA fan zone due to stormy weather 30 Jun 2018 - 05:35 pm
( FILE PHOTO ) Russia and Uruguay's fans watch on a giant screen the Russia 2018 World Cup Group A football match between Uruguay and Russia, at the fan zone in Moscow on June 25, 2018. / AFP / Maxim ZMEYEV
Argentina drop Higuain, France revert to team that beat Peru 30 Jun 2018 - 04:10 pm
Argentina's forward Gonzalo Higuain takes part in a training session at the team's base camp in Bronnitsy, on June 29, 2018 on the eve of the team's round of sixteen football match as part of the Russia 2018 World Cup. / AFP / JUAN MABROMATA
Belgium must live up to hype when it faces Japan in last 16 30 Jun 2018 - 01:31 pm
Soccer Football - World Cup - Group G - England vs Belgium - Kaliningrad Stadium, Kaliningrad, Russia - June 28, 2018 Belgium fan inside the stadium before the match REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Magic Modric living the dream for Croatia 30 Jun 2018 - 10:16 am
Croatia's midfielder Luka Modric controls the ball during the Russia 2018 World Cup Group D football match between Iceland and Croatia at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-On-Don on June 26, 2018. (AFP / JOE KLAMAR)
Argentina must lift game for 'genius' Messi against France 29 Jun 2018 - 09:10 pm
A sports shop keeper holds a figurine of Argentine football player Lionel Messi at a shop in Kuwait City on April 11, 2018. (AFP / Yasser Al-Zayyat)
Messi and Ronaldo gear up for World Cup knockout phase 29 Jun 2018 - 07:25 pm
Lionel Messi

Formula One

Mercedes' British driver George Russell (R) leads Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc (L) during the sprint race ahead of the Formula One British Grand Prix at the Silverstone motor racing circuit in Silverstone, central England, on July 4, 2026. (Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP) Antonelli edges Hamilton in sprint to extend title lead
Mercedes' British driver George Russell celebrates after winning the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria on June 28, 2026. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP) Russell holds off Verstappen to win Austrian Grand Prix
Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli drives during the first practice session at the Red Bull Ring race track in Spielberg, Austria on June 26, 2026, ahead of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP) Mercedes dominate opening practice at Austrian GP
Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli is pictured at a paddock ahead of the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria on June 25, 2026. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP) Antonelli welcomes Mercedes upgrade as Russell says beware Hamilton

NBA

New York Knicks banners adorn the facade of City Hall ahead of the ticker tape victory parade on June 17, 2026 in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP Jubilant New York on guard for Knicks parade
New York Knicks owner James Dolan lifts the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after his team defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on June 13, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas. Gregory Shamus/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Gregory Shamus / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Knicks beat Spurs to claim first NBA title in 53 years
Jordan Clarkson #00 of the New York Knicks poses for a portrait after winning Game Five of the 2026 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs on June 13, 2026 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas. Photo by NATHANIEL S. BUTLER / NBAE / GETTY IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP Jordan Clarkson becomes first Filipino-American NBA champion
Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs reacts after his made basket during the fourth quarter against the New York Knicks in Game Two of the 2026 NBA Finals at Frost Bank Center on June 05, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Cortes / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) 'Everything I wished for' - Wemby embraces NBA Finals challenge

Cricket

File photo Afghanistan cricketer Shapoor Zadran dies aged 38
Pakistan national cricket selection committee members Aaqib Javed (L) and Misbah-ul-Haq address a press conference in Lahore on July 5, 2026. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP) Azam to captain Pakistan on West Indies and England Test tours
India's captain Shubman Gill holds the series trophy after his team's victory at the end of the third one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and Afghanistan. (Photo by R. Satish Babu / AFP) Gill to skipper India against England, Kohli to play if fit
Afghanistan's captain Hashmatullah Shahidi plays a shot during the third one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and Afghanistan on June 20, 2026. (Photo by R.Satish Babu / AFP) Shahidi hits ton but India bowl out Afghanistan for 218

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