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Egypt top Australia on penalty kicks, advance to round of 16Egypt converted all four of their penalty kicks to win a shootout with Australia 4-2 following a 1-1 draw, securing their first World Cup knockout-round victory on Friday in Arlington, Texas.,Mahmoud Saber, Ramy Rabia, Mohamed Salah and Hossam Abdelmaguid all deposited their attempts in the net past...

Heavily favored England expect DR Congo's best in their knockout debutThe end result of England finishing atop their World Cup group was not a surprise.,The process, though, left something to be desired.,England look to carry over how they finished the group stage when their pursuit of their first World Cup title in 60 years ramps up in the knockout stage. Their journ...

Shane van Gisbergen nabs final road-course trophy of '26 at SonomaShane van Gisbergen led a race-high 74 of 110 laps and hung on in NASCAR's final road-course event of 2026, winning the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, Calif.,The No. 97 Trackhouse Racing driver put his Chevrolet back up front after his final pit stop on Lap 88, held a he...

World Cup round of 32 primer: Favorites, African teams abound

After 72 games were played to eliminate just 12 of the 48 teams at the largest-ever World Cup, the knockout phase is finally set to begin.,All of the pre-tournament favorites (France, Spain, England, Argentina) made it through, and a few surprise sides are through, too.,Cape Verde, in their first-ev...

Max Scherzer becomes 11th MLB pitcher to collect 3,500 strikeouts

Max Scherzer fanned Kyle Schwarber to open the Toronto Blue Jays' game against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night to become the 11th pitcher in major league history to amass 3,500 strikeouts.,Scherzer, 41, threw a changeup on a 1-2 count that caught the Phillies' leadoff man looking. ,The ...

Victor Wembanyama pours in 32 as Spurs halve Knicks' edge in Finals

NEW YORK -- Victor Wembanyama produced 32 points, eight rebounds, six assists and three blocks Monday night for the San Antonio Spurs, who got back into the NBA Finals by beating the red-hot New York Knicks 115-111 in Game 3.,The Knicks still lead the best-of-seven series two games to one. Game 4 is...

Knicks bring NBA Finals home to an eager city for Game 3 vs. Spurs

NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks being on the verge of an NBA title only feels unprecedented to the legions of fans who weren't born the last time it happened in 1973.,But the task in front of the San Antonio Spurs -- winning the title after losing the first two games at home -- really has never been...

OpTic, Royal Ravens sweep CDL Stage 3 Major qualifying openers

OpTic Texas, coming off a runner-up finish at the Call of Duty League Stage 3 Major, began Stage 4 qualifying with a 3-0 sweep of the Vancouver Surge on Friday.,In the day's other results, the Carolina Royal Ravens trounced the Toronto KOI 3-0, and G2 Minnesota dumped Cloud9 New York 3-1.,The 12 Cal...