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One year ago today, football lost Diogo Jota, and the grief is still raw. The Liverpool forward died at just twenty-eight alongside his brother Andre, weeks after winning the Premier League and just eleven days after his wedding. Sixty-five goals, a hundred and eighty-two appearances, and a presence that teammates, managers, and fans across the world say was simply irreplaceable. Everyone loved Diogo — and today, that love is louder than ever.

Shifting to the grass courts of southwest London, Naomi Osaka is back and she is serious. The four-time Grand Slam champion reached the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time in her career, dismantling Daria Kasatkina six-one, six-three on number one Court. She also revealed her daughter Shai turned three the day before — though apparently the birthday came with a timeout. Osaka is playing with a kind of calm confidence that should have the draw paying attention.

And at the two thousand twenty-six World Cup, Colombia and Ghana meet in the round of thirty-two, and the stakes could not be higher for both nations. Colombia arrive as regional heavyweights with momentum, while Ghana are hungry to prove they belong on this stage. This is a knockout match with no margin for error, and the football world will be watching every second.

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