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Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei believes his side’s unbeaten start to the World Cup will be talked about for years to come given the disruption they have faced before and during the tournament.The Iranians held 10-man Belgium to a goalless draw on Sunday after starting their Group G campaign with a draw against New Zealand.Their participation at the World Cup was uncertain because of the war with tournament co-hosts USA, and their preparations were hampered by opposition teams cancelling friendlies.”I want to go back six months,” he said. “We were in war conditions for six months; we didn’t have our league…

At times on Sunday at Shinnecock Hills it felt like becoming a case of if, and not when, Wyndham Clark would collect a second US Open title and the moment he has craved since smashing up a locker at last year’s championship.Having led at the end of each of the previous three days, the American, who had built a six-shot lead, began his fourth round as the overwhelming favourite.However, by the time he reached the end of the seventh hole, the 2023 champion was wobbling. His massive advantage had evaporated to a single stroke with Sam Burns in hot pursuit.…

Green and Labour councillors at Bristol City Council have been told to “just get on with” implementing a new bin lorry fleet after a spat over its Net Zero policy.Bristol’s Green-led council came under fire after it announced 40 of the 52 new bin lorries will be powered by diesel, despite the authority’s “aspirations to be the greenest in Britain”. Labour councillors described the situation as “less than ideal”, while Green members pointed out the move should have been looked into “a while ago” when under Labour’s control. The council has said “full electrification” of waste and recycling “will be…

Meijer LPGA Classic final round-17 M Yamashita (Jpn), L Woad (Eng); -15 H Wei-ling (Tpe), Y Liu (Chn); -14 MJ Kang (Kor), C Porter (Aus); -13 J Yan (Chn) G Kim (Aus), M Katsu (Jpn)Selected others: -11 R Takeda (Jpn); -9 J Kupcho (US); -7 H Green (Aus); -6 M Lee (Aus); -3 L Walsh (Ire)Full leaderboardLottie Woad was denied her third LPGA title as Miyu Yamashita fired a final-round 64 at the Meijer LPGA Classic before winning on the first play-off hole.England’s Woad trailed overnight leader Jing Yan by one stroke and produced a four-under 68 at Blythefield Country…

The government is proposing new legislation to prevent streaming and catch-up rights to some of the world’s biggest sporting events – including the World Cup – being put behind a paywall for UK viewers.The current legislation covering the so-called ‘crown jewels’ was established in 1996, when just 4% of UK households had access to the internet.It does not prevent on-demand rights being sold to a streaming service such as Netflix or Discovery+, which would charge subscribers for watching at a time that suits them.The Olympics, the FA Cup final, the Grand National and Wimbledon finals are among the other listed…

A 15-year-old boy sprung into action to rescue two men who had fallen from an inflatable toy boat off the Isle of Skye, beating an RNLI crew to the scene. Archie Law came to the rescue of two men who came into difficulty in the water off Broadford Bay around 9pm on Saturday, June 20.An alert was received by the Coastguard with the RNLI quickly launching a lifeboat from its Kyle of Lochalsh station.However, on their way there, the crew were told that Mr Law, who lives locally, had spotted the men in distress and had gone out on his…

Williams won her first Wimbledon singles title in 2002 – beating sister Venus in the final – and repeated the feat a year later.She won again in 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016 – with her seventh triumph meaning she equalled Steffi Graf’s Open era record of 22 major singles titles.After taking maternity leave in 2017, she reached the final on her next two Wimbledon appearances, but lost in straight sets to Angelique Kerber and Halep.Her 2021 campaign ended after just six games as she retired injured against Aliaksandra Sasnovich, and there were doubts she would return.Given a wildcard in…

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Sharp, fearless and brimming with confidence, Lamine Yamal drifted past defenders with ease and injected life into Spain’s attack. There was a sense of inevitability about what would follow.When the breakthrough came, it was fittingly his.A low cross flashed across goal and Lamine Yamal arrived at the back post, sliding in to convert and score his first World Cup goal.The Atlanta stadium erupted as fans cheered, danced and chanted Lamine Yamal’s name. This was the superstar they had come to see.Guillem Balague, speaking on 5 Live, said he saw Lamine Yamal walking out looking around like he had just conquered…

Lancashire were dealt a double blow early in the season when opener Luke Wells suffered a dislocated shoulder in the field during the win at Gloucestershire and fast bowler Ajeet Singh Dale limped off in the same match with a hamstring injury which required surgery.Regular top order batting problems has meant England international Liam Livingstone has been re-introduced into the four-day side, following his heroics for the white-ball team after Chris Green’s season came to a sudden end because of a broken thumb.But Livingstone’s reintroduction has been unable to prevent Lancashire suffering heavy back-to-back defeats by Kent and Derbyshire, with…