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The World Cup final is almost here, and the demand is absolutely electric. Get-in prices for Sunday's showpiece have hit ten thousand dollars, making it one of the most expensive tickets in recent soccer history. Argentina and Spain are set to collide, and the world is watching.
Speaking of Spain, their final training session before the final has been cancelled after thunderstorms tore through New Jersey. The squad couldn't get on the pitch, which is far from ideal preparation with everything on the line Sunday. You have to wonder how the coaching staff manages the disruption with so little time left.
Meanwhile, over in English cricket, Hampshire Hawks are heading to the T20 Blast final after a dominant display at Edgbaston. Joe Weatherley was simply brilliant, posting eighty-eight not out from fifty-eight balls, with James Vince adding fifty-nine. Jake Fuller then dismantled Notts with four wickets for twenty-six, and Hampshire closed it out by twenty-seven runs. Northamptonshire Steelbacks are next, and the Hawks look dangerous.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
