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Ousmane Dembélé turned the World Cup on its head Friday, delivering a stunning first-half hat trick to power France past Norway four goals to one. One of those strikes came off a Kylian Mbappé assist, and France now sit at the top of their group with a statement performance that no one will forget quickly.
Shifting continents entirely, Ireland pulled off one of the great upsets in cricket history, defeating reigning T-twenty world champions India by thirty-four runs at the Civil Service Cricket Club in Belfast. Chasing one hundred eighty-three on a surface that was giving the fast bowlers everything they wanted, India never found their footing, and Ireland claimed their first-ever victory over India in any format. A one-nil series lead and a moment that will live in Irish sport forever.
And over in the NBA, the Boston Celtics find themselves at a crossroads after their bid to land Giannis Antetokounmpo came up short, with the two-time MVP instead landing in Miami. Brad Stevens was clearly looking to reshape this team around a different style of play, and now the question hanging over Boston is whether Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown alone are enough to chase another title.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
