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West Indies vs Australia: Marnus Labuschagne dropped, Steve Smith injured for Test series opener

West Indies vs Australia: Marnus Labuschagne dropped, Steve Smith injured for Test series opener

Marnus Labuschagne has been dropped and injured Steve Smith has been ruled out of the Australia team for next week’s series-opening Test against the West Indies. Cricket Australia on Friday said Smith would miss the opening match of the three-Test series because of a dislocated finger, sustained in the World Test Championship final loss to South Africa last weekend at …

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Lionel Messi scores on free kick to lift Inter Miami over Porto

Lionel Messi scores on free kick to lift Inter Miami over Porto

Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF scores the team’s second goal during the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group A match between Internacional CF Miami and FC Porto at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 19, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. — AFP ATLANTA: Lionel Messi connected on a free kick in the 54th minute to propel Inter Miami to a 2-1 …

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Euro 2028: Football tournament set to benefit as UK government pledges £900m to sports events and facilities

Euro 2028: Football tournament set to benefit as UK government pledges £900m to sports events and facilities

More than £900m will be committed to major sporting events and grassroots sport across the UK in a “transformational investment” over the coming years, the government has announced. Euro 2028, the European Athletics Championships next year and the men’s and women’s Tour de France Grand Departs in 2027 are among the key events set to be hosted in the country …

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James Wade wins Players Championship 19 title in Leicester to end near three-year wait for PDC ranking title

James Wade wins Players Championship 19 title in Leicester to end near three-year wait for PDC ranking title

James Wade produced a series of vintage displays to clinch Players Championship 19 success in Leicester on Thursday, ending a wait of almost three years for a PDC ranking title. Wade delivered an exhibition of finishing to demolish Scott Williams 8-3 in their decisive showdown at the Mattioli Arena, averaging 101.52 to return to the winner’s enclosure for the first …

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