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Harry Kane delivered when England needed it most, heading home late in the first half to give the Three Lions a one-nil win over New Zealand in a World Cup warm-up fixture Saturday. It was a composed, controlled performance from Thomas Tuchel's side, and Kane looked sharp heading into the tournament.

Speaking of England, seventeen-year-old Rio Ngumoha is turning heads fast. The youngster made his senior international debut and had the UK media reaching for superlatives, with reporters calling him a livewire full of positive energy. Bayern Munich are already circling, but Liverpool have shut the door hard on any pursuit, making clear the teenager is not for sale this window.

Meanwhile in Pittsburgh, the Steelers quietly made one of the more interesting moves of the offseason during mandatory minicamp, locking up edge rusher Nick Herbig on a significant contract extension. Herbig backed up T.J. Watt and Alex Highsmith last season, started six games due to injury, and racked up seven and a half sacks while playing just over half the team's total defensive snaps. The Steelers clearly see him as more than a rotational piece going forward.

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