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Soccer - World Cup: Moroccan top scorer Ismael Saibari out for quarterfinal - July 9 (UPI) -- Morocco will be without top scorer Ismael Saibari in Thursday's World Cup quarterfinal meeting with France, coach Mohamed Ouahbi announced.

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World News -- FBI said to be investigating Argentine soccer federation finances

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Entertainment News -- Justin Bieber joins BTS, Madonna, Shakira World Cup Halftime Show

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Soccer -- Egypt sharply criticizes World Cup referee after loss to Argentina -- Egyptian soccer officials criticized a referee from their World Cup loss to Argentina, citing concerns about unfairness in a statement Wednesday.

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Soccer -- Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic resigns after Round of 32 exit at World Cup -- Croatia manager Zlatko Dalic resigned after his team's Round of 32 exit at the World Cup, the Croatian Football Federation announced Wednesday.

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Soccer -- U.S. women players to receive $246K apiece from men's World Cup run -- U.S. women players will receive about $246,000 apiece from the men's run at the 2026 World Cup if they qualify for the 2027 tournament.

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Wimbledon Championships: Marta Kostyuk, Arthur Fery advance

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Wimbledon Championships: Coco Gauff, Jannik Sinner advance

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Soccer -- Messi, Argentina stage 3-goal rally versus Egypt, advance in World Cup -- Lionel Messi helped Argentina avoid a major upset, scoring one of three second-half goals to rally past Egypt on Tuesday in the World Cup's Round of 16.

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World News -- Paraguay, France condemn racist remarks against soccer player Mbappé -- Comments by Paraguayan Sen. Celeste Amarilla that targeted France soccer captain Kylian Mbappé have sparked an international controversy

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Sports News -- Coco Gauff beats Jessica Pegula for first Wimbledon semifinal berth -- Coco Gauff continued her grass-court resurgence with a win over Jessica Pegula on Tuesday in London to reach her first Wimbledon singles semifinal.

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NBA -- NBA All-Star Kyle Lowry retires after 20 seasons -- Kyle Lowry, who helped lead the Toronto Raptors to their lone championship in 2019, will retire from the NBA after 20 seasons, he announced Tuesday.

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NBA -- Cleveland Cavaliers, guard Donovan Mitchell agree to $273M extension -- The Cleveland Cavaliers and Donovan Mitchell agreed to a four-year, $273 million extension, which could keep the guard under contract through 2030-31.

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Soccer -- World Cup: USA baffled by poor performance against Belgium -- United States players were perplexed by poor play in a loss to Belgium, but believe they maintain potential to advance deeper in future World Cups.

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Soccer -- World Cup: Belgium eliminates blunder-plagued USA in Round of 16 -- The United States' World Cup run ended in the Round of 16 for the fourth consecutive time, with Belgium cruising to victory Monday in Seattle.

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NFL -- Washington Commanders, cornerback Rasul Douglas agree to 1-year deal -- The Washington Commanders agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $3.8 million with cornerback Rasul Douglas, a league source told UPI on Monday.

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Sports News -- European raiders sweep weekend Grade 1 turf races at Saratoga -- European raiders carted off the big loot from Saratoga's opening weekend with the promise of more of the same to come during the summer season.

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Soccer -- World Cup: UEFA says clearance of USA's Balogun 'crossed red line' -- UEFA joined a cast critical of FIFA's decision to suspend Folarin Balogun's red card, saying Monday that the move "crossed a red line."

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Fever's Caitlin Clark struggles in return, ruled out vs. Mercury

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Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, Brooklyn Adams are engaged

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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani clubs 300th career home run

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Saratoga opens for summer horse racing meeting

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IOC lifts Russian Olympic Committee ban, opening door for 2028 Games

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FIFA World Cup: Spain defeats Portugal

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