Brazil superstar Neymar indicated Sunday that his international career was over after the five-time World Cup winners went out of the tournament in the last 16 at the hands of Norway.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised on Monday for suggesting in a recent interview that he would "shag" pop star Kylie Minogue.
Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said Sunday's painful World Cup last-16 exit at the hands of Erling Haaland's Norway should be used as "fuel" for the future as he insisted their disappointing tournament is "the start of a new cycle".
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FIFA issued a reprieve to banned United States star Folarin Balogun on Sunday following a personal appeal from President Donald Trump, plunging the World Cup into uproar as Norway scored a stunning upset to send Brazil crashing out of the tournament.
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Thousands of ecstatic fans escorted Cape Verde's Blue Sharks through the streets of Praia Sunday for a celebratory parade following their slender defeat to Argentina in one of the World Cup's most surprising matches.
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The World Cup was plunged into uproar on Sunday after FIFA suspended a red card given to United States star Folarin Balogun ahead of the host nation's clash with Belgium, in a bombshell move welcomed by President Donald Trump but slammed as "astonishing" by Belgian officials.
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A top Trump administration official on Sunday shrugged off a July Fourth parade by masked white supremacists in Washington as an example of "messy" democracy that fell under the banner of constitutionally protected free speech.
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German Jan-Lennard Struff became the oldest first-time men's Grand Slam quarter-finalist in the Open era, as Hubert Hurkacz retired injured during the fifth set of their last-16 Wimbledon tie on Sunday.
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Novak Djokovic admitted he is not happy with his "ugly" form at Wimbledon despite making All England Club history with his last-16 win over Roman Safiullin on Sunday.
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The latest chapter in the lowbrow but lucrative "Minions" franchise debuted atop the North American box office this weekend, edging out another popular animation series in "Toy Story," industry estimates showed Sunday.
Howling winds and lashing rains battered Guam and the Northern Marianas early Monday, hours before a "super typhoon" with equivalent force to a category-5 hurricane was projected to slam into the US island of Rota.
World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she wanted to get drunk and "forget about tennis" after suffering her earliest Grand Slam exit since 2022 at the hands of Naomi Osaka at Wimbledon on Sunday.
Cristiano Ronaldo admitted at the World Cup on Sunday he is not the player he once was but came out fighting against critics "trying to kill me for the past 23 years".
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Australia thrashed England by seven wickets to win a record-extending seventh women's T20 World Cup title in a sold-out final at Lord's on Sunday.
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Max Verstappen warned his Red Bull team that faults on his car are "getting very dangerous for me" after he crashed out of Sunday’s British Grand Prix.
Novak Djokovic enjoyed another slice of Wimbledon history as the Serbian star broke Roger Federer's singles match-win record on Sunday, while Japan's Naomi Osaka stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka to reach the quarter-finals for the first time.
President Donald Trump on Sunday thanked FIFA for suspending Folarin Balogun's one-match ban and allowing the US striker to play in the World Cup co-hosts' last-16 showdown against Belgium.
Naomi Osaka stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka with a 6-2, 7-6 (7/2) victory on Sunday as the Japanese star moved into the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time.
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