Lionel Messi bids farewell to his father in Rosario
Soccer player Lionel Messi was seen on Sunday at El Prado cemetery during the funeral of his father in the central Argentine city of Rosario.
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· Jeremy Whittle
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· Ben Fisher
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· Dominic Booth
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· RICHARD DY
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Trump’s foreign licensing business booms to $59.5 million as Gulf developers pay
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· Luke Fountain
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· Bbcsport
The art of the deal: Victoria to pay millions more than host cities overseas to bring NFL to Melbourne
Victorians could pay up to 11 times more than other international host cities to bring American football to Melbourne next month after beating NSW and Western Australia for the sporting privilege.
· Bridget McArthur
6 college football coaches under the most pressure entering the 2026 season
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· Maura Carey
Uefa, Concacaf and AFC push for Infantino to quit and discuss rival competitions
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· Nick Ames, Matthughes
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· Josh Dubow
Richardson content to be with Colts, battle for backup quarterback job
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· Michael Marot
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· Brett Martel
Gianni Infantino accused of 'deception' as Uefa, AFC and CONCACAF increase pressure on Fifa president | The National
Uefa, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and Concacaf, which runs football in the Caribbean, North and Central America, issued an open letter on Monday attacking Fifa president Gianni Infantino over his conduct during the proposed sale of a stake in the commercial rights to the World Cup.
· The National
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· Veronica Qi
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· Veronica Qi
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· Rachel Rasker
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· Peter Ryan, Jake Niall, Sam McClure, Daniel Brettig
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AFC, Concacaf, Uefa release joint statement attacking Infantino ‘deception’
Three governing bodies say Fifa president had ‘placed himself’ above the game with plan to sell off World Cup
· Josh Ball
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· Josh Ball
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· The Associated Press
Olympic shooting champions trying to stay upbeat under pressure
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· Yoo Jee-ho
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· John Schell
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· Korea Herald
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· Korea Herald
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· Tumaini Carayol
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· Seaningle
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Coco Gauff routed Russian teenager Alina Korneeva 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday to advance to the quarter-finals of the National Bank Open in Toronto.
· The National
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MLS salaries 2026/27: How much does Lionel Messi earn at Inter Miami? | The National
Lionel Messi was back to the grind Inter Miami in Major League Soccer just 10 days after Argentina's painful World Cup final defeat to Spain in New Jersey.
· Ajit Vijaykumar
Why the AFL has booted men’s footy from its most lucrative timeslot
With 47 seconds remaining in the third quarter of Carlton and St Kilda’s season-opening AFLW match on Sunday, Channel Seven commentator Alistair Nicholson delivered a message to viewers that inadvertently captured one of the most significant challenges confronting the competition.
· Sam McClure
Police mull widening investigation into football governing body over sexual entertainment allegations
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· Chae Yun-hwan
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· Hannah J Davies
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Phoenix Mercury (12-22, 7-10 Western Conference) at Los Angeles Sparks (12-19, 7-10 Western Conference)
· The Associated Press
The secret Ben Simmons training session which has tongues wagging
Former NBA star Ben Simmons has temporarily banished the fishing rod and returned to the basketball court in a secret training session in Melbourne on Monday.
· Jon Pierik
‘You’d have massive prizemoney’: V’landys pitches third-place play-off to players
ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys says “massive amounts of prizemoney” will be offered to help sell a third-place play-off fixture to players, as the players union indicated it would oppose adding any extra games to an already jam-packed NRL schedule this year.
· Dan Walsh
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· John Schell
S. Korean shooting team targets 5 gold medals at Asian Games
JINCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 10 (Yonhap) -- Riding a wave of recent success, the South Korean national shooting team will take aim at bringing home five gold medals from the upcoming Asian Games in Japan, the squad's head coach said Monday.
· Yoo Jee-ho
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· Malcolm Knox
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· Bbcsport
Thorns survive Legacy rally behind Tordin’s hat trick in 4-3 win
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· Drew Renner
Adelaide great Taylor Walker to retire at end of AFL season: ‘I knew it was the right time’
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· Australian Associated Press
Injury could rule Socceroos defender out of Asian Cup
Cameron Burgess suffered an injury playing for Swansea City in the League Cup. (Getty Images: Athena Pictures)
Fil-Chinese seniors vie in ASEAN cagefest
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· The Manila Times