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25 Jun, 2026 0

Vinícius brace sees Brazil through as group winners

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida (AP): Vinícius Júnior scored two goals, Matheus Cunha also scored, and five-time World Cup champions Brazil beat Scotland 3-0 yesterday, advancing to the knockout stage as…
26 Jun, 2026 0

Ecuador shock Germany to squeeze into knockout round - Curaçao blue wave ends in defeat to Ivory Coast

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey (AP): Gonzalo Plata poked the ball past Manuel Neuer in the 77th minute and Ecuador advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup by rallying for a 2-1 win over…
25 Jun, 2026 0

Stuttering start won’t hurt Supernatural Power’s Anniversary Trophy bid

SUPERNATURAL POWER, allowed a conditions bye to massacre overnight-allowance runners in April’s World Vet Day Trophy, returns to open allowance for Saturday’s SVL 25th Anniversary Trophy, a level she…
25 Jun, 2026 0

WOMEN’S T20 WORLD CUP - West Indies stumble as England storm into semi-finals

LONDON (AP): Host England were first into the Women's Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a group match to spare after beating the West Indies by 38 runs at sweltering Lord's yesterday.
25 Jun, 2026 0

Bosnia-Herzegovina boost chances of advancing, eliminate Qatar 

Bosnia-Herzegovina eliminated Qatar and boosted their chances of advancing at the World Cup with a 3-1 victory in a Group B match yesterday. With the victory, the third-place finishing…
25 Jun, 2026 0

Krystal Sloley learning in the shadow of giants

Sprinter Krystal Sloley credits her steady improvement to the work done at the MVP track club, where she is able to train alongside some of Jamaica’s best athletes. Sloley finished sixth in the…
25 Jun, 2026 0

Switzerland winger makes the difference against Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP): Johan Manzambi started a World Cup match for Switzerland for the first time, and he started the second half of that match by putting his team ahead by two goals.
25 Jun, 2026 0

Six-goal thriller leaves Morocco short of Group C top place

ATLANTA (AP): Soufiane Rahimi and Gessime Yassine came off the bench to help Morocco rally for a 4-2 victory over Haiti yesterday and erase the Caribbean nation's hopes of a first-ever point…
25 Jun, 2026 0

Ivory Coast into World Cup knockout round as Pépé scores twice in 2-0 win over Curaçao

Ivory Coast got goals from Nicolas Pépé in each half and advanced to the World Cup knockout round for the first time in the West African team’s history with a 2-0 victory over Curaçao on Thursday.