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Fifa confirms rainbow flags to be allowed at Egypt v Iran World Cup ‘Pride Match’

LGBTQ+ festivities organised around match in Seattle Iran coach says he and his team are focused on football Iran and Egypt attempted to sidestep questions about their reluctance to take part in the designated “Pride Match” celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in Seattle, as Fifa confirmed it will permit rainbow flags to be displayed inside the stadium. Fifa’s president, Gianni Infantino, has been at…

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Toronto Tempo’s Marina Mabrey ties WNBA scoring record with 53 points

Mabrey erupts for record-tying 53 points Tempo cruise past Sparks in 125-97 romp Expansion Toronto return to .500 at 9-9 Marina Mabrey matched the WNBA single-game scoring record with 53 points to help the Toronto Tempo rout the Los Angeles Sparks 125-97 on Thursday night. Mabrey tied the mark set by Liz Cambage for Dallas against New York on 17 July 2018, and matched by A’ja Wilson for Las Vegas…

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Japan 1-1 Sweden: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

Anthony Elanga clinched Sweden’s place in the last 32 after Daizen Maeda put Japan ahead with a lovely goal “If I have my permutations correct,” begins James Humphries, “Japan battering Sweden would mean Scotland are not quite out yet; but as this occurred to me I was reminded of a mate many years ago, at about six in the morning at a party, going: ‘At a certain point, you’re just running from…

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Japan and Sweden both reach World Cup last 32 after Elanga’s strike seals draw

It was a result that served everybody but, even though the mutual convenience of a draw became evident rapidly, at least this game conjured up two moments to cherish. Japan guaranteed the runners-up spot that always seemed likely to be theirs and will face Brazil in Houston on Monday; a point was enough for third-placed Sweden to run the gauntlet of some head-spinning round-of-32 permutations…

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Tunisia 1-3 Netherlands: World Cup 2026 – as it happened

⚽️ Kick-off time: 6pm local/7pm EDT/12am BST/9am AEST ⚽️ Third-place table | Player guide | Tables | Mail Bryan 1 min And off we go! The Netherlands kick off and they will attack from right to left in orange shirts and black shorts, while Tunisia are attacking from left to right in their all-white strips. The Dutch fans have taken their positions inside Arrowhead … er, Kansas City Stadium. The…

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