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List of worst World Cup performances

Yoon leads Women's PGA Championship, Korda satisfied with 'solid' start

Japan to play Brazil in World Cup knockouts after nervy Sweden draw

Dutch march into World Cup knockouts as group winners

Better to qualify this way, says Ecuador World Cup hero Plata

Ivory Coast see 'no limits' after reaching World Cup knockouts for first time

Advocaat 'proud' of Curacao as minnows exit World Cup

Germany committed 'tactical suicide', says Nagelsmann

Iglesias -- Spanish World Cup striker unafraid to speak out about injustice

Quake-hit Venezuela's hospitals care for children left alone

Anderson to join Man City from Forest for British record fee: reports

Cole grabs PGA Travelers lead with Scheffler one back

Eric Cole, seeking his first PGA Tour title, fired a seven-under par 63 to seize the lead after Thursday's opening round of the Travelers Championship with top-ranked Scottie Scheffler lurking.

Ecuador upset Germany to reach World Cup last 32 as Curacao eliminated

Ecuador squeezed into the last 32 of the World Cup with an upset 2-1 victory over Germany on Thursday as Ivory Coast ended Curacao's fairytale campaign to seal their passage to the knockout rounds.

De Silva century rescues Sri Lanka in first Test

Dhananjaya de Silva’s assured 13th Test hundred anchored a determined Sri Lankan batting effort with the visitors dismissed for 308 just before the close of the first day of the first Test of the two-match series against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Thursday.

Ecuador edge Germany to squeeze into World Cup last 32

Ecuador kept their World Cup campaign alive as Gonzalo Plata's winner completed a memorable come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany to send them through to the last 32 on Thursday.

Pepe steers Ivory Coast into World Cup last 32 as Curacao go home

Nicolas Pepe scored twice as Ivory Coast beat Curacao 2-0 on Thursday to reach the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time ever and bring the tiny Caribbean country's run at the tournament to an end.

Spain women's star Putellas to join London City Lionesses

Spanish star Alexia Putellas is to join WSL side London City Lionesses, Michele Kang's women-only club, AFP learned Thursday from a source close to the matter.

WNBA suspends Thomas for fist to Clark's throat

The WNBA has suspended six-time All-Star Alyssa Thomas for one game after the Phoenix Mercury forward jammed her fist into Indiana guard Caitlin Clark's throat.

England showing Premier League edge at World Cup: Eze

Eberechi Eze says England are playing with the Premier League "intensity and passion" demanded by head coach Thomas Tuchel as they seek to wrap up qualification for the World Cup knockout phase.

UK'S King Charles breaks precedent to reveal £30 mn paid in taxes since 2022

King Charles III has paid more than £30 million ($39.6 million) in personal taxes since becoming monarch in September 2022, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday, in the first such disclosure by a reigning British sovereign.

Venezuela mounts desperate search for survivors after twin quakes kill at least 188

Desperate Venezuelans battled Thursday to rescue loved ones trapped alive beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings after two major earthquakes that killed at least 188 people.

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Yoon grabs early Women's PGA Championship lead with Korda in hunt