2026 Fifa World Cup - Finals discussion and news megathread (quarters/semis/finals)
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Soren Wærenskjold launched an ambitious early sprint to deny the race favourites on stage eleven of the 2026 Tour de France, the fastest-ever road stage in the race's history
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An interview with Timo Furuholm, Finnish parliamentarian and former footballer – exploring why so many players lean right-wing and discussion on the upcoming 2026 World Cup
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Official retailers in Europe have sold out of the Norwegian national football team's jerseys ahead of Saturday's 2026 World Cup quarter final between England and Norway
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Jude Bellingham's two goals inspired England to come from behind to beat Norway at the 2026 World Cup
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Morten Hjulmand has joined Atlético Madrid from Sporting CP on a five-year contract – reports said deal is worth up to €40 million, with a further €5 million in add-ons
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England and Norway renew a rivalry, better known for one famous piece of commentary from 1981 rather than football, when they meet in the 2026 World Cup quarter-finals in Miami
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Torstein Træen is the new leader of the 2026 Tour de France after a sizzling hot 181-kilometre stage – just the third Norwegian to claim the famous yellow jersey
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Erling Haaland's second-half double helped Norway stun five-time winners Brazil and book their place in the quarter-finals of the 2026 World Cup
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Erling Haaland tapped home a dramatic late winner as Norway beat Ivory Coast to set up a last-sixteen showdown with Brazil at the 2026 World Cup
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Ousmane Dembélé scored a superb hat-trick as France defeated a rotated Norway side at the 2026 World Cup
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Anthony Elanga scored a second-half stunner against Japan to secure a last-32 spot for Sweden at the 2026 World Cup
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Giannis Antetokounmpo trade: Miami Heat land Milwaukee Bucks star in massive blockbuster
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Erling Haaland scored twice as Norway booked their place in the last thirty-two of the 2026 World Cup with victory over Senegal in New Jersey
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Netherlands cruised past Sweden to all but mathematically guarantee a place in the last thirty-two of the 2026 World Cup
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Erling Haaland scored twice on his debut as Norway overcame a spirited Iraq in their opening group game of the 2026 World Cup
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Alexander Isak marked his first World Cup appearance with a trademark goal as Sweden thrashed Tunisia in their opening match of the 2026 World Cup
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Scottish pairing of Gary Anderson and Cameron Menzies sent out a warning to the rest at the PDC World Cup of Darts 2026 as they dismissed Norway without losing a single leg
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Pierre Gasly promoted to third place in Monaco GP as stewards strike out penalties
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Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine, but is now conscious – game was stopped on sixty-five minutes and abandoned shortly after
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Ståle Solbakken leads Norway to first major tournament in twenty-six years knowing that, with Erling Haaland up front, anything can happen at the 2026 World Cup
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Manchester City are considering legal action against Enrique Riquelme after the Real Madrid presidential candidate held up a Madrid shirt with Erling Haaland's name on the back during a TV appearance
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With Graham Potter at the helm and Viktor Gyökeres finding form, hopes are high after playoff success for Sweden at the 2026 World Cup
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Konsta Helenius scored the golden goal that gave Finland a 1-0 victory over Switzerland in the finals of the 2026 IIHF World Championship
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Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard has become the eighth cyclist to win all three of the men's Grand Tours by securing the Giro d'Italia in Rome
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Claude Lemieux, 60, dies by suicide
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The Enhanced Games are Sunday. Here's what to know about the controversial event.
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Kasper Schmeichel has retired at the age of 39, with the Celtic and Denmark goalkeeper unable to recover sufficiently from a serious shoulder injury
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Norway is coming 🇳🇴 – 2026 FIFA World Cup men's squad announcement
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Rasmus Højlund set to join SSC Napoli on a permanent deal from Manchester United after helping Serie A side secure Champions League qualification with victory over Pisa
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Sabastian Sawe breaks the two-hour barrier in the marathon, first to ever do it in an official race
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Norwegian Swimming Federation has declared it will not host international championships as long as World Aquatics permits athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete
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Finnish driver Juha Miettinen has died after a seven-car crash during the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie – race had received wide interest due to Max Verstappen's participation
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Gianpiero Lambiase, Max Verstappen's long-serving race engineer, set to join McLaren in 2028
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Breaking down Jo Adell's three home run robberies
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Erling Haaland hits hat-trick as Manchester City thrash Liverpool to reach FA Cup semis
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Viktor Gyökeres the hero as Graham Potter rescues Sweden's 2026 World Cup dream with a win over Poland
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WNBA agreement to give every rookie under contract a raise
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Sweden are one win from qualifying for the 2026 World Cup after Viktor Gyökeres scored a hat-trick in their play-off semi-final win over Ukraine
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Erling Haaland's struggles in front of goal come from playing in "the most difficult position on the planet", says Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola
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The incredible story of the cartel Olympics
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Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record for the fifteenth time on Thursday with a jump of 6.31 metres
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Rasmus Dahlin hasn't just improved his own game, he has dragged the entire team and altered the trajectory of the Buffalo Sabres franchise
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FK Bodø/Glimt's fairytale Champions League run continued as Sporting CP were swept aside in the first leg of their last-sixteen tie in Norway
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Finns Teemu and Jatta were crowned champions at the 2026 UK Wife Carrying Race in Dorking, Surrey – won a barrel of beer in Sunday's race
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NHL trade deadline Friday, March 6, 2026, at 3pm ET. What are your predictions?
Does Sergei Bobrovsky get moved? Do the Leafs finally rip it apart? What are your predictions?
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Iceland is one of the few western countries that has never hosted a professional boxing fight. That ends on April 10.
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FK Bodø/Glimt's 5-2 aggregate success against Inter Milan secured their place in the Champions League last sixteen for the first time – will face either Manchester City or Sporting CP
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Norway tops the medals count as 2026 Winter Olympics close in Verona Arena – next games will be held in France, which received the Olympic flag in the official handover in the closing ceremony
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Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, Norway's king of cross-country skiing, broke the record for the most gold medals won at a single Winter Olympics with his sixth of the games
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