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Cheering, hugging, fans return to stands

SOWETO—“Welcome back,” speakers blasted from the entrance of South Africa’s main sports stadium in Soweto as excited football fans—vaccination cards in hand—arrived for the...

Messi’s Argentina thrash Uruguay

Montevideo—Lionel Messi opened the scoring as Argentina thumped neighbors Uruguay 3-0 in an entertaining World Cup qualifier on Sunday. Goals from Rodrigo De Paul and...

FIFA ‘regrets’ chaos at abandoned BRA-ARG tiff

Lausanne—FIFA said Monday it regretted the chaotic scenes that preceded the suspension of the World Cup qualifier between Brazil and Argentina and a decision...

Japanese envoy Iwai wins Iraqi hearts, minds

Baghdad"•While foreign diplomats often struggle to win over ordinary Iraqis, Japan’s departing ambassador has stolen hearts"•thanks to witty social media videos in classical Arabic...

Aussie Longley blames Philippine coach for brawl

Brisbane, Australia—Australian basketball legend Luc Longley Wednesday blamed the Philippines coach for a shocking on-court brawl in their World Cup qualifier, alleging he incited...
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