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Almost a week into the tournament, World Cup fever has very much taken hold in Germany, with the Nationalmannschaft's 7-1 thumping of minnows Curacao on Sunday looking all the more impressive in light of Spain's goalless draw with Cape Verde on Monday. You see, these group-stage games against smaller nations aren't as easy as you might think! Strikers Deniz Undav and Kai Havertz both scored against Curacao, but there's been some bad news for any Germany fans wanting to have those names printed on the backs of their replica shirts after the official kit provider ran out of letter Vs – with midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic's name also affected. "The DFB [German Football Federation] and its partner 11teamsports are responsible for shirt names," kit manufacturer Adidas told the SID sports new...

Manuel Neuer will be taking to the field as goalkeeper in Germany's first 2026 World Cup match against Curacao on Sunday, coach Julian Nagelsmann said on Saturday.  "All the players are fit and Manu will start," Nagelsmann said at his pre-match press conference.The Germany team has been training in its World Cup base camp in North CarolinaImage: Federico Gambarini/dpa/picture alliance Neuer brought out of national retirement The match in Houston in the US state of Texas will be the 40-year-old goalkeeper's first appearance for Germany in nearly two years. He has been brought out of international retirement after he helped Bayern win the Bundesliga title and reach the Champions League semi-finals this season. A calf injury kept Neuer out of recent warm-up friendlies against Finland and...

New York Knicks captain Jalen Brunson scored 45 points on Saturday night to lead his team back from a 16-point early game deficit and defeat the San Antonio Spurs by a score of 94-90 to win the coveted National Basketball Association (NBA) championship. The game-five victory was the fourth comeback win in the Knicks 4-1 run in the best-of-seven series. Hoisting the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after the game, team owner James Dolan shouted, "I want to say something to New York. Hey New York! I'm sorry it took so long! But here we are… and hopefully it won't take that long again!" "I don't know what I am feeling," a teary-eyed Brunson told reporters after the game. "I'm in awe. I don't know… whenever someone counted us out, we found a way to come back and do something about it." ...

Ghanaian international footballer Thomas Partey, who is currently facing rape and sexual assault charges in the United Kingdom, has been refused entry to Canada and will be unable to take part in his team's World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto on Wednesday. "FIFA ​can confirm that player Thomas Partey will be unable travel from Ghana's ​Base Camp in Boston, USA, to Canada for their first ​match against Panama on Wednesday, 17 June, as ⁠his ​visa application ​has been refused by the ​Canadian government," said world football's governing body in a statement to media outlets including ​Reuters and The New York Times. "FIFA ⁠is not involved in the immigration ⁠processes ​of host countries, including the adjudication of visas," the statement added. Canada is co-hosting the 2026 World C...