MOSCOW- - It will not be easy after running out 5-0 winners in the World Cup opener after years of doubts and setbacks, but Russia coach Stanislav Cherchesov wants his Russia side to forget Thursday's win over Saudi Arabia.
LONDON- - Australia made a stuttering start to coach Justin Langer's tenure as they lost by three wickets to England in the opening match of the one-day series at The Oval on Wednesday.
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada after FIFA’s Congress voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to support the joint bid over Morocco, despite reluctance in some countries to choose North America while President Donald Trump was in office and souring U.S. relations with its neighbours.
Trump, who has called for a wall to be built on the U.S. southern border with Mexico to stem illegal immigration and just days ago attacked Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on trade issues, praised the outcome as the result of “a great deal of hard work” on his Twitter feed.
BALTIMORE --Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez both homered and Chris Sale threw six-plus solid innings as the Boston Red Sox defeated the host Baltimore Orioles 5-1 in a Wednesday matinee at Camden Yards, completing a sweep of the three-game series.
NEW YORK--In the latest indication the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry is the strongest it's been since the early 2000s, the American League East co-leaders are the only clubs with multiple players in position to start for the AL in the All-Star Game next month.
