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England, Portugal eye top spots as World Cup group stages wrap up

Injured Australian pair Leckie, Italiano out of World Cup

US, Iran trade strikes putting new strain on Middle East truce

Farmers fear drought as Italy's longest river runs dry

Thousands expected as Vespa celebrates 80 years in Rome

Budapest Pride to push for equality after reversed ban

Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missing

Pino, Williams injuries mar Spain's World Cup progress

World Cup fans get taste of American life -- at the mall

Cape Verde extend World Cup 'dream' to set up Argentina meeting

Bielsa accepts blame for World Cup exit, but says Uruguay deserved more

Cape Verde extend World Cup fairytale, France roll on

Cape Verde wrote another chapter in their fairytale debut World Cup campaign on Friday, battling into the knockout rounds for the first time to set up a dream showdown with Lionel Messi's Argentina.

Uruguay crash out of World Cup as Spain avoid Argentina clash

Uruguay bowed out of the World Cup as goalkeeper Fernando Muslera's howler gifted Spain a 1-0 win in Guadalajara to secure top spot in Group H.

Cape Verde extend World Cup fairytale to set up Argentina meeting

World Cup debutants Cape Verde will face reigning champions Argentina in the knockout rounds after drawing 0-0 with Saudi Arabia on Friday to extend their fairytale journey.

Swiss glaciers facing drastic loss from heatwave: expert

Swiss glaciers are set to lose an enormous amount of ice due to the heatwave battering Europe, the head of Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) told AFP.

Messi to start dead-rubber World Cup group match on bench

Lionel Messi will start Argentina's final group game against Jordan on Saturday on the bench with the reigning champions already assured of top spot, coach Lionel Scaloni said.

Hat-trick hero Dembele displays Ballon d'Or brilliance for France at World Cup

Ousmane Dembele produced his best ever World Cup performance with a stunning first-half hat-trick in France's 4-1 win over Norway on Friday, and then insisted it was his least impressive performance of this year's tournament so far.

Maple Leafs make teen McKenna top pick in NHL Draft

Penn State University left wing Gavin McKenna was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs with the first pick in the NHL Draft on Friday at Buffalo, New York.

Injured England defender James to miss Panama game at World Cup

England coach Thomas Tuchel said right-back Reece James would miss Saturday's final World Cup group game against Panama with a hamstring injury but was hopeful he could return for the last 32.

California appeals court orders Weinstein resentencing for sex assault

A California appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for rape and sexual assault, but vacated his 16-year prison term and said he must be resentenced.

Norway coach defends decision to leave out Haaland, Odegaard against France

Norway coach Stale Solbakken defended his decision to leave out star duo Erling Haaland and Martin Odegaard in Friday's 4-1 World Cup defeat against France, saying it was a "no-brainer".

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