Canada's Ismaël Koné stretchered off after hard tackle - ESPN
VANCOUVER — Canada midfielder Ismaël Koné was stretchered off the field in the second half of the host nation's match against Qatar on Thursday at BC Place.
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David hat trick sees Canada rout Qatar for 1st ever World Cup win - ESPN
Jonathan David's hat trick propelled Canada to a historic 6-0 rout of Qatar in Vancouver on Thursday to go top of their World Cup group.
Sports cannot become a luxury, says Mamdani, outlining plans to air World Cup throughout New York
NEW YORK, June 18 : New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani plans to put World Cup matches on hundreds of kiosks across the five boroughs, as the city's leader who ran on a platform of affordability says he wants to make sports more accessible to average fans.
Switzerland score 4 after 70th minute to rout Bosnia and Herzegovina
INGLEWOOD, California: Twenty-year-old Johan Manzambi scored a late brace after coming on in the 71st minute, Ruben Vargas and Granit Xhaka also scored and Switzerland erupted late for a 4-1 victory over 10-man Bosnia and Herzegovina Thursday (Jun 18) to go atop Group B at the World Cup.
Johan Manzambi scores twice as Switzerland beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-1
Substitute Johan Manzambi scored his first World Cup goal on an outstanding volley in the 74th minute, and Switzerland erupted late for a 4-1 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Thursday to take control of its group.
Switzerland crush Bosnia 4-1 in World Cup Group B clash
INGLEWOOD, California, June 18 : Switzerland beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-1 helped by a second- half double from substitute Johan Manzambi to take control of World Cup Group B on Thursday at Los Angeles Stadium.
Davies on Canada bench for key Qatar World Cup clash
VANCOUVER, June 18 : Canada's Alphonso Davies will start on the bench when his side take on Qatar in their second World Cup Group B match at BC Place in Vancouver on Thursday. Qatar coach Julen Lopetegui again left record goalscorer Almoez Ali on the bench, naming an unchanged side from the one that drew 1-1 with Switzerland.
Sources: MLB plan would ban preps from draft, slash bonuses - ESPN
Major League Baseball proposed widespread changes to its amateur-entry system that would cut annual signing bonuses by more than $150 million annually, make high school players ineligible for the domestic draft and institute an international draft, sources told ESPN.