Veronica Burton scored 19 of her 25 points in the first half as Golden State quickly built a big lead and also dished out eight assists, Gabby Williams added 25 points, and the Valkyries held off the Phoenix Mercury for an 87-81 win Tuesday night.

Lionel Messi's Argentina are favourites to win the 2026 World Cup according to a university simulation. Economist Professor James Reade created the simulation at the University of Reading which modelled every match of the 48-team tournament 10,

Follow Algeria's FIFA World Cup 2026 soccer news, fixtures, results, squad and group standings from Reuters, covering their path through the tournament.

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Austria will begin the 2026 FIFA World Cup this month against Jordan just outside of San Francisco, and it's time to gear up. Most of the World Cup team jerseys for this summer's tournament have been released,

World Cup pitches for practice and matches have to conform to specific guidelines to create — literally — an even playing field for the teams competing. A team of groundskeepers at the University of Kansas have been working to get Rock Chalk Park's field in shape.