Top seed Paolini suffers early defeat at Eastbourne
June 23 : Top seed Jasmine Paolini suffered a blow to her Wimbledon preparations as she was knocked out by German veteran Tatjana Maria in the Eastbourne Championships first round on Tuesday.
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Two flags, one heart: Khedira sees no problem with brothers split at World Cup
NEW YORK, June 23 : Sami Khedira knows what it means to carry more than one flag in his heart, which is why Germany's 2014 World Cup winner sees no identity crisis in brothers wearing different shirts at the 2026 tournament.
World Cup turnout defies concerns, as Americans flock for the spectacle
NEW YORK, June 23 : World Cup attendances are on track for record highs despite daunting ticket prices and Trump administration travel restrictions. Experts say it is less a reflection of America's fondness for soccer, and more a measure of its love of spectacle.
In Los Angeles, Mexico fans make every World Cup game their own
LOS ANGELES, June 23 : Father‑and‑daughter soccer fans Jose Roman and Jacqueline Damian were among a stream of supporters in green Mexico shirts pouring into Los Angeles Stadium for a recent World Cup match, passing Spanish‑speaking vendors selling Mexican beer, flags and hats and grills smoking with bacon‑wrapped street dogs.
Leweling to get Brazilian Ronaldo's triangle fringe haircut if Germany win World Cup
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 23 : Germany's Jamie Leweling promised on Tuesday he would cut his hair into the triangle fringe made popular in 2002 by Brazil's Ronaldo, after the midfielder changed his profile picture on social media with an AI one in which he sports the former World Cup winner's iconic hairstyle.
39 and counting: Messi is still making history as he celebrates birthday
DUBAI: Instagram did not exist. Lionel Scaloni was still pulling on the Argentina shirt rather than coaching from the touchline. And Lionel Messi was a teenager scoring his first FIFA World Cup goal.
Leylah Fernandez's Wimbledon tune-up ends with Round of 16 loss in Germany
Canadian Leylah Fernandez's run at the Bad Homburg Open in Germany ended Tuesday with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to China's Wang Xinyu in the Round of 16.
Barcelona keeper Pena to join Greek side Panathinaikos
June 23 : Barcelona have agreed a deal for their goalkeeper Inaki Pena to join Greek club Panathinaikos after a season on loan at Elche, the LaLiga champions said in a statement on Tuesday.