Few imagined that three years after making the move to Miami, Lionel Messi would be leading Argentina's charge to defend the title and smashing records at his sixth World Cup.
Hope of finding more survivors faded Wednesday as Venezuela marked a week since twin earthquakes left almost 2,000 dead, while many who survived were running desperately short on food.
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt says she "threw everything" at being able to make her comeback in a Women's T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa on Thursday.
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Sports
German champions Bayern Munich will host Stuttgart when the 2026-27 season kicks-off on August 28, the Bundesliga announced Wednesday.
July 01, 2026
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan has urged head coach Brendon McCullum and director Rob Key to resign following Ben Stokes's retirement from international cricket.
July 01, 2026
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A Swedish market court on Wednesday ordered Google to pay some 14.3 billion kronor ($1.46 billion) in damages, plus interest, to price comparison site Pricerunner for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results.
July 01, 2026
Sony said Wednesday that it would stop releasing new video games for the PlayStation on disc in January 2028 following a shift in consumer preferences.
July 01, 2026
England chalked up its warmest June since records began in 1884, the United Kingdom's weather agency said on Wednesday, after a month that saw temperatures soar to new highs.
July 01, 2026
Sports
World number one Aryna Sabalenka battled through a tough second set against American McCartney Kessler to reach the Wimbledon third round on Wednesday.
July 01, 2026
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Stock markets dropped Wednesday amid profit-taking as the new head of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, gave no indication of the timing of likely US interest-rate rises.
The 1.7 million satellites that companies are aiming to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years will have "devastating consequences for astronomy", new research warned Wednesday.
Barcelona have made a transfer offer for Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, the Catalan club's president Joan Laporta said Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended earning around $1.2 billion from his family's cryptocurrency activities last year, saying "everybody's profiting" from his time in power.
July 01, 2026
Politics
A group of military, theocratic and civilian figures, rather than a single individual, have led decision-making in Iran since the killing of longstanding supreme leader Ali Khamenei in a US-Israeli airstrike at the start of the war.
July 01, 2026
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England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has declared herself fit for a Women's T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa on Thursday.
Holders Bordeaux-Begles will face former winners Munster in next season's Champions Cup rugby pool stage, after the draw was made on Wednesday.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta was reelected in March with 68 percent of the vote and on Wednesday was sworn in for the next five years with the Spanish football giants.
On Saturday, February 28, Tehran residents were embarking on the working week during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, nervously anticipating celebrations for the Iranian New Year against the background of diplomatic efforts to stave off war with the US and Israel.
July 01, 2026
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