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The one you've been waiting for is here, Sweden and the USWNT suit up to play each other for the seventh time in World Cup history. Here are the keys to success for both teams.This World Cup has been one of the most exciting and surprising tournaments in history, but even with all of the up...

Rangers’ cinch Premiership title challenge suffered the earliest of blows with a shock 1-0 defeat by Kilmarnock in the opening day of the season. Michael Beale’s disjointed side had laboured in the first half at Rugby Park and there was no improvement after the break before they were stunned by Brad Lyons’ counter after 65 minutes. The 26-year-old Northern Irishman pounced inside the box to fire the home side ahead and in the end it was enough to keep the three points in Ayrshire. The defeat was a huge setback for Light Blues boss who has signed nine new players so far. Beale knows the margin for error over 38 games in the traditional two-horse title race in Scotland is slim and there is little time for ironing things out on the training ground – the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Servette is at Ibrox on Wednesday night. Champions Celtic began their campaign earlier in the day with a 4-2 win over Ross County at Parkhead so there was immediate pressure on the visitors to get the win, but there was a lack of cohesion in both teams, perhaps understandably. Derek McInnes’ side had only four players from last season in the starting line-up – stand-in captain Lyons, Danny Armstrong, David Watson and Lewis Mayo, who was signed on a permanent deal from Rangers after a loan spell. Of Beale’s new boys; Jack Butland, Kieran Dowell, Sam Lammers, Abdallah Sima and Cyriel Dessers made their competitive debuts and Brazilian striker Danilo would come on later. Killie, with four ViaPlay Cup games under their belt already, made it difficult for the Govan side, nullifying most of the threat. In the 28th minute, backtracking Mayo brilliantly took the ball off Dessers’ toe as the former Cremonese striker raced through from a Sima pass but the offside flag was up. Killie keeper Will Dennis, on loan from Bournemouth, dived bravely inside his busy six-yard box to gather a loose ball from a James Tavernier corner before he saved a decent low drive from Dessers. The 23-year-old then tipped a powerful John Lundstram drive over the crossbar for a corner which he comfortably clutched out of the air, but it was a relatively quiet 45 minutes for him and the Killie defence. Rangers tried to press with more vigour after the break but the home side remained resolute in defence and increasingly confident when they broke. On the hour mark, seconds after Dowell headed wide following a corner, he was replaced along with Dessers. Todd Cantwell, a surprise omission, and Danilo came on for Rangers while for Killie, Marley Watkins made way for club captain Kyle Vassell. And then Killie took the lead. Rangers defender John Souttar failed to deal with a long throw-in from Watson and Lyons swept the ball past Butland from six yards. Minutes later, with the Light Blues in disarray, Butland did well to save a ferocious drive from Kyle Magennis before Armstrong curled a shot just wide. Ryan Jack came on for Lundstram and Kemar Roofe replaced Lammers as Rangers, in some desperation, tried everything to rescue a point at least but Dennis was well-protected for the 90 minutes and the six minutes of added time.

Austin Riley is well ahead of pace to surpass Andruw Jones in the Atlanta Braves' record books, alongside bash brother teammate Matt Olson.What Austin Riley has done at the plate since the All-Star Break for the Atlanta Braves is absolutely mind-boggling.In Atlanta's 8-0 shutout vi...

DeMarcus Ware got his Super Bowl ring after leaving the Cowboys for Denver

The Dallas Cowboys and safety Malik Hooker have agreed on a $24 million, three-year contract extension

The Saints suffered another hit to its running back room which will put even more pressure on Jamaal Williams.On Friday, it was announced that New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara would serve a three-game suspension to start the 2023 NFL season related to an incident a few years back in ...

Micah Parsons is so dominant at Cowboys training camp this year that coaches say he's almost disrupting the offense too much.Micah Parsons is a beast. This has been known after two seasons of outstanding play in the NFL, already picking up two All-Pro nods and contending for Defensive Playe...

Steve Cohen profusely apologized to Mets fans for a frustrating season. Though it officially waves the proverbial white flag, it's refreshing to see.The New York Mets massive multimillion-dollar experiment has officially failed. While it looked like owner Steve Cohen's loose grip on hi...

Why Liverpool are playing a pre-season friendly against Bundesliga side Darmstadt at Preston North End's Deepdale Stadium rather than Anfield.

Stetson Bennett IV is already making other teams look foolish for passing on him in the draft.With Stetson Bennett IV turning heads during Los Angeles Rams training camp, you better believe several NFL teams will end up regretting not taking the Georgia legend in the 2023 NFL Draft.Bennett l...

The Cubs decided to position themselves as late sellers at the MLB trade deadline. Still, these players are coming up on their final days.The Chicago Cubs at one point looked like one of the most obvious sellers in regards to the MLB trade deadline. After all, Chicago had players on contracts se...

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has reacted to being lobbed from over 40 yards in a 3-1 pre-season friendly win against Lens on Saturday.