Legendary rapper Snoop Dogg has revealed he wants to show his love for Celtic by opening a burger van outside the home of the Scottish champions.The American music icon has previously expressed interest in buying a stake in the Glasgow club after being inspired by the success of Hollywood celebrities Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney …
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The 2026 World Cup in North America will be the first to feature 48 teams but an expanded tournament does not necessarily mean a wider field of genuine contenders to succeed Lionel Messi’s Argentina as champions.Only eight countries have won the World Cup in 22 editions up to the most recent tournament in Qatar, when …
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The largest and most far-flung World Cup kicks off in 12 months with a record 48 teams spread across Canada, the United States and Mexico and sceptics are asking whether its frenzied growth is worth the environmental cost.FIFA, the governing body of world football, like the International Olympic Committee, insists it is working to reduce …
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The heads of state who have felt the lash of US President Donald Trump’s tongue in the Oval Office could do worse than seek advice from FIFA chief Gianni Infantino, who seems to have got their relationship down to a fine art.Infantino has shown a deft touch when it has come to dealing with hard-nosed …
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Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty won the 157th Belmont Stakes on Saturday, surging past favored Journalism just as he did at Churchill Downs to finish with two legs of this year’s Triple Crown.After sitting out the Preakness, which was won in scintillating fashion by Journalism, Sovereignty returned to win the anticipated rematch convincingly, pulling away in …
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USA head coach Mauricio Pochettino has played down rumors linking him with the vacant managerial position at his former club Tottenham Hotspur, following the sacking of Ange Postecoglou on Friday.Argentine Pochettino was in charge of Spurs for five years from 2014 and took the team to the Champions League final but never won a trophy …
World Cup co-hosts Mexico were beaten 4-2 by Switzerland in a friendly at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Saturday, leaving coach Javier Aguirre far from happy.El Tri were facing the Swiss as part of their warm-up for this month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup but their frailties were exposed by Murat Yakin’s team.”When you concede four goals, you have …
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Jonathan David scored twice as World Cup co-hosts Canada enjoyed a convincing 4-2 win over Ukraine in a friendly match at BMO Field on Saturday.Jesse Marsch’s side got off to a fine start when David, put them in front when he followed in to tap home after his header from a Tajon Buchanan cross was …
Italian veteran Matteo Manassero was poised to challenge for his first US PGA Tour title after conjuring seven birdies in a six-under par 64 to share the 54-hole lead at the Canadian Open with New Zealand’s Ryan Fox.Fox also fired seven birdies and a bogey at TPC Toronto Osprey Valley, their 14-under par total of …
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The United States suffered their third straight loss under coach Mauricio Pochettino as they fell to a 2-1 friendly defeat to Turkey in Hartford, Connecticut on Saturday.Pochettino, whose team lost to Panama and Canada in the CONCACAF Nations League finals in March, was without several starters, including captain and AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic.Almost a …
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