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Iran's World Cup Team Gets Tepid Welcome Home, Amid Protests
Iran’s national soccer team has received a subdued welcome home with a few dozen fans greeting them at the capital Tehran’s airport and waving flags following their World Cup defeat by the U.S. team.
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Gambling Group Estimates US Will Bet $1.8B on World Cup
Americans will bet $1.8 billion on the World Cup this year, according to the casino industry’s national trade group.
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FIFA President Calls for World Cup Ceasefire in Ukraine
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has urged world leaders to call for a ceasefire in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine during the World Cup that starts later this week in Qatar.
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Some LGBTQ Fans Skip Qatar World Cup Fearing Hostility
In the run-up to the World Cup, Qatari security forces have been accused of mistreating LGBTQ people, though the Qatari government has denied those allegations.
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Former FIFA Chief Says Picking Qatar as 2022 World Cup Host Was a ‘Mistake'
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter says picking Qatar to host the World Cup was a mistake 12 years ago
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Sue Bird plays final regular season WNBA home game
The largest crowd in Seattle Storm history packed Climate Pledge Arena on Sunday to thank Sue Bird for her two decades as the face of the franchise.
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US Downhill Racer Breezy Johnson Forced Out of Olympics With Knee Injury
The 26-year-old racer crashed in training in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, last week, one week after skipping a downhill in Austria to let a cut and bruised knee heal.
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Shiffrin Leads US Olympic Ski Team Nominations; Nyman Out
Two-time Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin leads the 17-member list for the U.S. Alpine skiing team nominated for the Beijing Winter Games
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Tokyo 2020 to allow 50 percent capacity per Olympic venue
Tokyo 2020 organizers have announced a 50 percent local attendance cap will be allowed at Olympic venues for the Summer Games.
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Cristian Penilla, Teal Bunbury score as Revolution beat Galaxy 2-1
CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Cristian Penilla and Teal Bunbury scored to help the New England Revolution beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 on Sunday night. Carles Gil had two assists for New England (4-8-4), which won for just the second time since beating the New York Red Bulls 1-0 on April 20. Gil, on the left side, flicked it to…