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Women’s World Cup 2023 team guides: Germany Germany are fourth favourites to win the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer. After narrowly missing out at the European Championship, losing 2-1 to England in the final moments, Germany will be eyeing up the biggest glory in football. Germany has always had a strong football image, but after the quarter-final defeats at the 2017 European Championship and the 2019 World Cup, the Germans no longer looked like favourites to win the World Cup. But EURO 2022 saw Germany reinvent itself and hope was high amongst Germany’s fans. “I’m…

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2026 Commonwealth Games in doubt after Victoria cancels over spiralling costs  The 2026 Commonwealth Games are in doubt after spiralling costs have forced the Australian state of Victoria to pull out. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) struggled to find a host before Victoria volunteered in April 2022. But the premier said the projected cost had now tripled and become “well and truly too much” for the state to bear. CGF called the decision “hugely disappointing” and said it is “committed to finding a solution”. The Games are a multisport tournament that take place every four years. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews…

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Women’s World Cup 2023 team guides: USA The USWNT are hunting their third consecutive title – but it won’t be so straightforward. The USA Women’s football team are heading into the 2023 World Cup as the favourites to win. If they do, it’ll be their fourth World Cup title and third consecutive World Cup win. The USWNT remain at the top of the Fifa rankings but are only narrowly the favourites to win, as investment in global women’s football since the last World Cup guarantees this tournament won’t be straightforward. Surely for the Americans, they’ll relish going into a more…

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Telegraph Sport – Arise, King Carlos The back page of the Daily Telegraph reports on Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz beating Novak Djokovic for his first Wimbledon title. The back page reports Novak’s response – ‘I’ve never played anyone like him’ after the 20-year-old took the title. Catch up on all the back pages here 

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Express Sport – LAWN OF A NEW ERA The back page of the Daily Express leads on Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz beating Novak Djokovic for his first Wimbledon title. The paper describes his win as dethroning Djokovic. The back page also reports on Harry Maguire being stripped of the Manchester United captaincy. Catch up on all the back pages here 

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Mirror Sport – GOAT BUSTER The back page of the Daily Mirror reports on Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz beating tennis legend Novak Djokovic to win the men’s Wimbledon title. The paper declares the Spaniard as the new future of tennis. The back page also reports Man United player Harry Maguire is devastated he’s been stripped of the team captaincy. It comes after a poor run of performances for Maguire, who is said to now be considering leaving Man U. Catch up on all the back pages here 

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