Wimbledon day three
LONDON, July 1 : Highlights of the third day at Wimbledon on Wednesday (times GMT):
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Kirk Herbstreit goes off with complaints about modern Major League Baseball, gets everything wrong
Todd Ricketts tells Dan Dakich that as a republican in Chicago he has been able to work well with the city as they understand the Cubs are for everyone, regardless of politics.
Riley Gaines and MyKayla Skinner send message to Simone Biles on women's sports debate after SCOTUS ruling
After the Supreme Court dealt a win for the "Save Women's Sports" movement, Riley Gaines and MyKayla Skinner sent a message to Simone Biles after Biles attacked Gaines over the issue on social media last year.
Kylian Mbappe delivers another brace as France routs Sweden
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ: Kylian Mbappe scored his 17th and 18th career World Cup goals to keep chasing Lionel Messi and tournament history in France’s 3-0 victory over Sweden in Tuesday’s round of 32 clash. Mbappe is now one behind Messi on the all-time tournament list, and with his fifth and sixth goals of this year’s tournament has pulled even with the 39-year-old in the Golden Boot chase. Messi and Argentina face Cape Verde on Friday in Miami Gardens, Florida, in their round of 32 meeting. Bradley Barcola added his second of the tournament after halftime as the two- time World Cup champions continued their dominant form, having won all four of their tournament matches by a combined 13-2 margin. Michael Olize had two assists in Tuesday’s victory, which marked the tournament’s first round of 32 match (out of six played) decided by more than one goal. Manager Didier Deschamps’ side will next play on Saturday in Philadelphia against Paraguay, who shocked four-time champions Germany on penalties following a 1-1 draw on Monday in Foxborough, Mass. Sweden are eliminated following one of the more turbulent World Cup stays in recent memory, defeating Tunisia 5-1 and then losing to the Netherlands by the same score before drawing their group finale 1-1 against Japan to reach the knockout phase. It was their first time advancing from a group in a major tournament since the 2020 European Championships (played in 2021).
Commentary: Football’s Asian century is still on hold
TOKYO: In the early 2000s Sepp Blatter, the then-head of football’s governing bodyFIFA,spoke of where he saw the sport going.
No over-confidence from Tuchel's England in World Cup of fine margins
ATLANTA, June 30 : England go into their last-32 tie against the Democratic Republic of Congo as overwhelming favourites, but in a World Cup which has seen upsets and late winners, manager Thomas Tuchel says there will be no over-confidence from his side against a team with nothing to lose.
San Francisco Mayor Lurie, a diehard soccer fan, riding the World Cup wave
SAN FRANCISCO, June 30 : While some U.S. mayors and politicians talk up their love for soccer in the spotlight of the World Cup, San Francisco's Mayor Daniel Lurie insists he is the real deal.
Familiar failings leave Japan at World Cup crossroads
DALLAS, June 30 : Despite coach Hajime Moriyasu's pre-tournament declarations that his team should challenge for the title, Japan will travel home from the World Cup having been knocked out in a fashion that has become all too familiar.