Topic: Sport — Neutral reports only
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[2026-06-18 16:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Minnesota Lynx (12-3, 8-1 Western Conference) at Golden State Valkyries (10-5, 7-3 Western Conference)
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[2026-06-18 16:00 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Socceroos and United States both made a fast start to their campaign – here is what the Group D rivals must do to maintain momentum in Seattle
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[2026-06-18 15:52 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colombia’s Luis Diaz (7) celebrates after scoring their second goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Uzbekistan and Colombia in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashtin Barker)
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[2026-06-18 15:33 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: June 18, 2026 — 3:33pm
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[2026-06-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Age
Snippet: San Francisco: If you correctly predicted Australia’s starting line-up against Turkey, the next thing you should have done was buy a lottery ticket.
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[2026-06-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: San Francisco: The Socceroos arrive at Seattle’s Lumen Field for their crunch Group D clash against a US national team which is unbeaten at the venue – thanks in large part to a not-so-secret weapon.
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[2026-06-18 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: State of Origin II has become the highest-rating game in interstate history, breaking streaming records after reaching more than 6 million people on Wednesday night.
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[2026-06-18 15:26 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-18 15:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Pittsburgh Pirates’ Ryan O’Hearn hits an two RBI double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Scott Marshall)
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[2026-06-18 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The incidents have raised questions about whether more precautions need to be taken in countries like Malaysia where the weather is harsh
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[2026-06-18 15:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The incidents have raised questions about whether more precautions need to be taken in countries like Malaysia where the weather is harsh
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[2026-06-18 15:02 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-18 15:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Curaçao’s Livano Comenencia celebrates after scoring during the World Cup Group E soccer match between Germany and Curacao in Houston, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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[2026-06-18 14:51 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: PHOENIX (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 33 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday night, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Phoenix Mercury 86-76 in a rematch of the 2025 WNBA Finals to clinch a spot in the Commissioner’s Cup championship.
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[2026-06-18 14:40 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Sweden’s Yasin Ayari (18) celebrates after scoring their opening goal during the World Cup Group F soccer match between Sweden and Tunisia in Guadalupe, near Monterrey, Mexico, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa, File)
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[2026-06-18 14:38 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Premier League and Bundesliga clubs reportedly keeping tabs on Lee Han-beom, who plays for Danish club Midtjylland
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[2026-06-18 14:36 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: White hot atmosphere at Azteca Stadium backdrop to 3-1 win for South Americans against World Cup newcomers
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[2026-06-18 14:36 UTC+10:00] [Johan Mohica] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: White hot atmosphere at Azteca Stadium backdrop to 3-1 win for South Americans against World Cup newcomers
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[2026-06-18 14:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Switzerland’s Remo Freuler, right, speaks next to head coach Murat Yakin during a press conference one day ahead of the World Cup Group B soccer match between Switzerland and Bosnia Herzegovina in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP)
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[2026-06-18 14:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: Argentina are the defending world champions and thrashed Algeria 3-0 in their 2026 FIFA World Cup opener but they are not the best side at this World Cup according to our BBC Sport experts.
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[2026-06-18 14:22 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 92]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Some very good things have come from Croydon, the often overlooked town in south London. The film director David Lean was born there, as was the singer Amy Winehouse, the actor Peggy Ashcroft and the sexologist Havelock Ellis. Roy Hodgson comes from Croydon. The Bill and Peep Show were filmed there, as was the title sequence of the 1980s sitcom Terry and June.
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[2026-06-18 14:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Luis Arráez, izquierda, de los Gigantes de San Francisco, celebra con el coach de tercera base Gary Pettis después de batear un cuadrangular de dos carreras contra los Bravos de Atlanta del juego de béisbol de Grandes Ligas, el miércoles 17 de junio de 2026, en Atlanta. (AP Foto/Erik S.
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[2026-06-18 14:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Lionel Messi, Argentina
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[2026-06-18 14:13 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Valkyries’s Kiah Stokes (41) blocks a shot by Sparks’s Rae Burrell (12) in the second half of a WNBA basketball game Monday, June 15, 2026, in San Francisco. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
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[2026-06-18 14:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colombia’s Luis Diaz (7) celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Uzbekistan and Colombia in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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[2026-06-18 14:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: England’s Harry Kane (9) cools off during a hydration break of the World Cup Group L soccer match between England and Croatia in Arlington, Texas, near Dallas, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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[2026-06-18 14:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: New York Mayor John Lindsay, right, congratulates Red Holzman, coach of the New York Knicks, after presenting the city’s diamond jubilee medals to Holzman and other members of the Knicks team on the steps of City Hall on May 15, 1973. Shown with the mayor are Irving Felt, board chairman of Madison Square Garden, second from left, and Willis Reed, team captain, next to Lindsay.
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[2026-06-18 14:06 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A player reaches for the ball during the final polo match in the three-day annual Shandur Polo Festival in Shandur Pass, in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Zubair Abbasi)
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[2026-06-18 14:03 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: HOUSTON (AP) -- Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a pretty forgettable performance in the first match of his sixth World Cup.
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[2026-06-18 14:02 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Every team has now played once at the 2026 Fifa World Cup, and the football has been excellent after what was a lengthy and difficult prelude.
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[2026-06-18 14:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Seating rises beyond the pitch at Arrowhead Stadium as it is transformed to Kansas City Stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 soccer tournament Monday, June 8, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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[2026-06-18 13:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: British jockey targets next season’s opening meeting after suffering multiple injuries in a nasty fall at Sha Tin last week
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[2026-06-18 13:50 UTC+10:00] [Harry Bentley] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: British jockey targets next season’s opening meeting after suffering multiple injuries in a nasty fall at Sha Tin last week
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[2026-06-18 13:41 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: England captain Harry Kane revealed a half-time team talk from Thomas Tuchel to "let the shackles off" inspired England to victory against Croatia in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup.
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[2026-06-18 13:29 UTC+10:00] [Sport / AFL] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has taken a swipe at Hawthorn premiership player and media commentator Jordan Lewis over the future of star ruckman Tim English.
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[2026-06-18 13:11 UTC+10:00] [SOCCER] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Houston – Portugal and its talisman Cristiano Ronaldo were left frustrated after Congo fought back to earn a 1-1 draw on Wednesday in the African nation’s return to the World Cup stage after 52 years.
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[2026-06-18 13:09 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: Cristiano Ronaldo matched Lionel Messi in appearing at a sixth World Cup, but unlike his great rival, he failed to make an impact as the Democratic Republic of Congo earned a historic point against Portugal.
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[2026-06-18 13:08 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Colombia’s Luis Diaz (7) battles for the ball with Uzbekistan’s Abdukodir Khusanov (2) during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Uzbekistan and Colombia in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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[2026-06-18 12:57 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Professional Women’s Hockey League Draft By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share Share Facebook Copy Link copied Print Email X LinkedIn Bluesky Flipboard Pinterest Reddit 2026 PWHL Draft TeamPlayerPositionPrevious Team (League)NationalityRound One1.
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[2026-06-18 12:48 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Soccer] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-18 12:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: See more of our coverage in your search results.
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[2026-06-18 12:25 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-06-18 12:24 UTC+10:00] [WORLD] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Bogota – Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate’s bombastic campaigning methods have included adopting a military salute, comparing himself to a tiger and co-opting the national football jersey as his own symbol.
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[2026-06-18 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Qatar’s Hassan Alhaydos, right, is embraced during a training session on the eve of the team’s World Cup soccer match against Canada, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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[2026-06-18 12:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: BBC News
Snippet: There were boos from England and Croatia fans when the game was paused for hydration breaks on Wednesday
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[2026-06-18 12:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the pitch after the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Congo in Houston, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren)
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[2026-06-18 12:13 UTC+10:00] [Sport / NRL] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: These were the subtle moments that summed up Harry Grant’s wizardry and cemented his reputation as rugby league’s leading hooker.
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[2026-06-18 12:10 UTC+10:00] [World Cup 2026] [Factuality: 90]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Now that he’s older, the striker say he better understands what his family went through on their refugee journey from war-torn Liberia to Australia
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[2026-06-18 12:01 UTC+10:00] [SOCCER] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: Boston – Bars in Boston are gearing up for a second tidal wave of drinking by Scotland’s Tartan Army of soccer fans who nearly drained some pubs of all their beer during the first weekend of their World Cup occupation of the city.
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[2026-06-18 11:50 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Lee Young-pyo, a FIFA World Cup hero turned analyst, predicted Wednesday that South Korea captain Son Heung-min will play a crucial role in the Taegeuk Warriors' upcoming match against Mexico.
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