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- July 18, 2026
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Inside Josh Kerr’s mile world-record attempt: Bespoke spikes, speed suits and 800m races
“The problem is it’s so fast,” Danny Mackey says with a nervous laugh. Mackey has spent the last eight months building up Olympic 1500-metre silver medalist Josh Kerr for his…
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- July 13, 2026
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Both World Cup semifinals are clashes of giants – one is the much hotter ticket
The 2026 World Cup semifinals feature four giants of international soccer and around $5billion worth of playing talent. They pit the world’s top-ranked team, France, against No. 3 Spain; and…
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- July 1, 2026
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European politicians demand FIFA addresses ethics complaint over Trump winning Peace Prize
Fifty members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have written to FIFA to demand that the organization address an ethics complaint made against its President Gianni Infantino over his decision to…
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- June 27, 2026
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Podcaster, former MLB exec David Samson mourns loss of daughter: ‘The magic of Kyra’
One night last September, David Samson got a text from his middle child, Kyra, with a photo capturing an average day at her dream job. She was on the set…
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- June 25, 2026
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Why are World Cup players cutting holes in their socks?
Something is missing from this World Cup. Not goals, drama or storylines — there have been plenty of those. Instead, we should focus on the players’ socks, which are, to…
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- June 21, 2026
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Vozinha and 14million reasons why the World Cup can change lives overnight
The cultural significance of a World Cup was captured in very modern terms four years ago when a post from Lionel Messi in the aftermath of Argentina’s final win over…
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- June 19, 2026
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Fox’s World Cup problem: Zlatan Ibrahimović and Alexi Lalas
One of the great strikers of all time, Zlatan Ibrahimović, did a bit the other day on Fox’s late-night World Cup show, “After Hours with James Corden,” in which Corden…
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- June 19, 2026
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Kendrick Perkins: These are the 3 best leaders I played with in the NBA
This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering the mental side of sports. Sign up for Peak’s newsletter here. Kendrick Perkins played 14 years in the NBA. He…
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- June 18, 2026
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‘Go ahead and cry!’ The inspiration behind Mike Breen’s Knicks call of a lifetime
“It’s over! It’s over! Knick fans, this is not a dream! Your long, long wait has ended! Go ahead and cry! After 53 years, the Knicks are finally NBA champions…
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- June 18, 2026
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Dan Evans’ tennis career will end at Wimbledon, but he is the opposite of retiring
Dan Evans, the British tennis player who achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 in 2023, is bowing out of the sport in typically outspoken fashion. Having announced last…
