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Algeria are heading through to the next round of the World Cup after a dramatic comeback against Jordan on Monday. The debutants took the lead in the thirty-sixth minute through Nizar al-Rashdan, but Algeria flipped the script in the second half, with Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri both converting off set pieces to seal a two-one victory and send Jordan home.
Shifting to the hardwood, the two thousand twenty-six NBA Draft is generating serious buzz around five under-the-radar prospects who could become legitimate steals on draft night. Tarris Reed, Meleek Thomas, and Joshua Jefferson headline the group of players analysts believe franchises will be kicking themselves over if they sleep on them when the selections are made.
And speaking of the NBA, Julius Randle is headed to Brooklyn in a move that caught most of the league off guard — but apparently not Minnesota's Jaden McDaniels. A fan caught McDaniels' candid reaction to the Randle trade, and the young Timberwolf seemed remarkably unbothered, suggesting the locker room may have seen this coming well before the rest of us did.
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