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2:43 AM on Monday, July 6

A throng of fans packed into York Lions Stadium on the outskirts of Toronto shortly after the start of the World Cup

1:00 AM on Monday, July 6

Phoenix hosts the Chicago Sky after Kahleah Copper scored 30 points in the Phoenix Mercury's 90-67 victory against the Seattle Storm

1:00 AM on Monday, July 6

New York faces the Dallas Wings after Breanna Stewart scored 36 points in the New York Liberty's 99-86 victory over the Minnesota Lynx

12:43 AM on Monday, July 6

Ranger Suarez was unable to pitch in the 2024 All-Star Game because of back stiffness, and there is a chance the Boston Red Sox left-hander will miss the July 14 event in Philadelphia because of a groin injury

11:53 PM on Sunday, July 5

Jarren Duran and Willson Contreras homered, and five Boston pitchers combined to give up two runs over 6 1/3 innings in relief of injured starter Ranger Suarez to lead the Red Sox to a 7-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels

9:45 PM on Sunday, July 5

The San Diego Padres snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers

9:29 PM on Sunday, July 5

Pietra Tordin had a goal and two assists and the Portland Thorns beat Racing Louisville 4-0

8:59 PM on Sunday, July 5

Chase Briscoe held off Christopher Bell in NASCAR’s return to Chicagoland Speedway, racing to his first Cup Series victory of the season

8:35 PM on Sunday, July 5

Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points, Aliyah Boston totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds and Indiana beat the Aces for the first time in Las Vegas 84-68 with a couple of All-Stars sidelined

8:32 PM on Sunday, July 5

The United States is aiming for back-to-back World Cup knockout wins for the first time

8:02 PM on Sunday, July 5

Eury Pérez pitched seven perfect innings before getting lifted by Miami manager Clayton McCullough, and the Marlins nearly squandered an eight-run lead in a 9-8 victory over the Athletics

7:30 PM on Sunday, July 5

Neymar says he is done playing for Brazil's national team

7:28 PM on Sunday, July 5

Summer McIntosh broke the longest-standing individual women’s swimming world record Sunday night, finishing the 200-meter butterfly in 2 minutes 1.65 seconds at the Canadian trials

6:45 PM on Sunday, July 5

Catcher Eliézer Alfonzo has made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers with his sister and stepmother still missing after Venezuela’s catastrophic earthquakes

6:20 PM on Sunday, July 5

Jude Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart, Harry Kane converted a penalty when England was down to 10 men, and England handed Mexico its first World Cup loss at Estadio Azteca, a wild 3-2 victory to reach the quarterfinals

5:51 PM on Sunday, July 5

Eury Pérez was pulled after pitching seven perfect innings Sunday, and the Miami Marlins nearly blew an eight-run lead before holding on for a 9-8 victory over the Athletics

5:30 PM on Sunday, July 5

Vinícius Júnior had the ball at the penalty spot, a perfect chance to give Brazil the lead

3:33 PM on Sunday, July 5

2:55 PM on Sunday, July 5

Erling Haaland headed in the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute and scored again before the end of regulation time, carrying Norway into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 2-1 win over Brazil that showcased the young striker on soccer’s biggest stage

12:00 PM on Sunday, July 5

U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of American star forward Folarin Balogun, whose suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday