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Thursday, 13 August 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 15:25 CST
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'Your boys took a hell of a beating' - England and Norway's football rivalry

England's meeting with Norway in the World Cup quarter-final revives memories of a commentary more famous than their rivalry.

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The World Cup stars who could have played for England

While there is no shortage of talent in the England squad, a number of World Cup stars from other nations could have featured for the Three Lions if things had worked out differently.

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Why Newcastle target Manzambi is in demand

Johan Manzambi has been one of the World Cup's breakout stars, so can Newcastle United win the race to sign the Freiburg midfielder?

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Meet Sweden's top scorer who hopes to play for Scotland

Robbie Ure is thriving with Allsvenskan leaders IK Sirius but Scotland may have competition from Ukraine for the in-form striker.

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How GB's Fery can beat Cobolli to reach Wimbledon semi-finals

Arthur Fery is bidding to become the fifth British man to reach the Wimbledon semi-finals in the Open era - here is how he can beat Italian 10th seed Flavio Cobolli.

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England on course to face Argentina in semis? See their path to final

BBC Sport takes a look at what England will need to do to reach the World Cup final after progressing to the quarter-finals.

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Djokovic beats Auger-Aliassime in five-set thriller to reach semi-finals

Novak Djokovic defeats Felix Auger-Aliassime in the longest Wimbledon quarter-final in history at five hours and 15 minutes, to set up a meeting with Jannik Sinner in the final four at SW19.

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Dallas Cowboys player who died by suicide diagnosed with brain disease

Marshawn Kneeland had early chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is caused by head impacts and has been found in dozens of former NFL players.

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Who am I? Guess World Cup star No 31

Will you get today's player in as few attempts as possible?

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Unusual or predictable? How Europe is dominating the World Cup

Six of the eight quarter-finalists at the World Cup in North America are from Europe, so why are they doing so well and what does history tell us about the chances of one of them winning it all?

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'It is not normal' - but extraordinary Djokovic defies odds once again

It is worth remembering that what you are watching is not normal - but Novak Djokovic is anything but ordinary in another thrilling Wimbledon match.

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Egypt fume at 'injustice' and make Messi favouritism claims after exit

BBC Sport unpicks a game that will go down in World Cup history for featuring a team who were two goals down so late on, but who went on to win without needing extra time.

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Fulham appoint Arbeloa as Silva's successor

Fulham appoint Alvaro Arbeloa as their new manager on a three-year contract, succeeding Marco Silva who left for Benfica.

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Djokovic beats Auger-Aliassime in five-set thriller to progress to semi-finals

Novak Djokovic defeats Felix Auger-Aliassime in the longest Wimbledon quarter-final in history at five hours and 15 minutes, to set up a meeting with Jannik Sinner in the final four at SW19.

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Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties to reach quarter-finals

Gregor Kobel is Switzerland's penalty hero, after pulling off a stunning shootout save from Colombia's Cucho Hernandez to help set up a quarter-final clash with Argentina.

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