A'ja Wilson, Kelsey Plum to miss the FIBA Women's World Cup - ESPN
A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum will miss the FIBA Women's World Cup for health reasons with Plum also missing the rest of the 2026 WNBA season.
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Tsitsipas: Kyrgios' cocaine suspension 'pretty much expected' - ESPN
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Sources: Folarin Balogun joining Everton in deal worth up to $54M - ESPN
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Anisimova cruises to birthday win at US Open
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Healthy again, Carlos Alcaraz returns to US Open with win - ESPN
NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz returned to the US Open and looked healthy enough for a run at a repeat.
Baltimore Orioles claim Luis Robert Jr. from New York Mets - ESPN
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It ‘hurts’ says Messi as he retires from international football
MIAMI: Lionel Messi said on Monday he was retiring from international football after leading Argentina to a second successive World Cup final in July. The 39-year-old forward who won the World Cup in 2022 and dragged his nation to the final in the United States only to lose to Spain, said the decision had been painful. “It was a decision that hurt and still hurts deep in my soul but I understand that it is the right time,” Messi wrote on Instagram. “I swear I always gave everything, not just in the last few years when we won everything but before that too, and I always fought and gave my all for this shirt,” he added. Messi led Argentina to World Cup glory four years ago by winning the final against France in a penalty shootout in Doha, but his side lost 1-0 to a superior Spain side in the 2026 final in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Following the death of his father Jorge in August, Messi had said he had “serious doubts” about continuing to play football of any sort for “much longer.” “I don’t know what I’ll do without you, I don’t know how to go on. I just played football, and now I have serious doubts about continuing to do so for much longer,” he said then. Messi’s contract with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami runs until the end of the 2028 season. In this year’s finals, Messi inspired Argentina to another final by scoring eight goals and provided two assists in the dramatic late comeback against England in the semifinals. But the dream of lifting the trophy again proved one match too far as the South Americans lost to Spain in the MetLife Stadium. Messi was pictured in tears after receiving his loser’s medal.