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Starting in the W-N-B-A, the New York Liberty handed the Las Vegas Aces a statement loss, eighty-seven to seventy-six. Breanna Stewart was the story, dropping twenty points with fifteen of those coming in the second half when it mattered most. Sabrina Ionescu added sixteen points and ten boards, and the Liberty move to twelve and six on the season. That is a team playing with real purpose right now.
Shifting to the World Cup, Canada is riding genuine momentum heading into Wednesday's Group B finale against Switzerland. The co-hosts have already secured their first ever World Cup points, and a strong result could push them to the top of the group. Alphonso Davies is not expected to start, but coach Jesse Marsch says the star left back will see the pitch, and that alone changes the dynamic completely.
And over in England's camp, Thomas Tuchel is defending Jude Bellingham after a fiery halftime confrontation with Ghana manager Carlos Queiroz during Tuesday's goalless draw. Bellingham shoved an opponent, things escalated at the break, and it took a teammate to physically pull him away. Tuchel called it a silly tackle with a bad reaction, but he stood behind his midfielder publicly.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
