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Bristol Rovers have signed full-back Tom James on a two-year deal following his release from Leyton Orient.James played 191 times for the O’s during his five seasons at the club, including making 37 appearances last season.The 30-year-old, who has also played for Cardiff, Yeovil, Hibernian, Wigan and Salford, is the…

Morocco captain Achraf Hakimi will stand trial for rape, French prosecutors have confirmed.A woman accused the Paris St-Germain defender of raping her at his home in the French capital in 2023, when she was aged 24.The public prosecutor’s office in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris, began a preliminary investigation…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States men’s national team made a statement to open its 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign, routing Paraguay 4-1 last week behind two goals from Folarin Balogun.The U.S. struck less than seven minutes in, taking a 1-0 lead when Paraguay’s Damian…

Canada thrashed nine-man Qatar 6-0 to secure their first ever World Cup victory on Thursday as Switzerland reignited their campaign with a resounding defeat of Bosnia-Herzegovina.Tournament co-hosts Canada had lost all six of their previous matches at the World Cup, at the 1986 and 2022 finals, but brought that run…

From the least-known World Cup player to the best-known club in Paraguay, the journey continues for Tim Payne.Argentine influencer Valen Scarsini, known online as El Scarso, launched a campaign to make the New Zealand defender with fewer than 5,000 Instagram followers famous. Fans answered the call, as the 32-year-old defender…

Hearts have signed former Dundee and Dunfermline Athletic defender Malachi Fagan-Walcott from York City for an undisclosed fee.The 24-year-old, who has agreed a four-year contract, was at the time Tottenham Hotspur’s youngest-ever player when he made his debut in the Champions League round of 16 defeat by RB Leipzig in…