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Barcelona’s financial situation means they need to sell this summer before they can complete the deals that Xavi wants and Fati is seen as a player they can do without, despite his immense potential.

Nigeria star Ashleigh Plumptre crashed a shot off the underside of the crossbar early on as the African side looked to break the deadlock. However, those watching on the BBC heard about the shot from commentators Robyn Cowen and Rachel Brown-Finnis before the footage was actually aired. With Nigeria piling on the pressure early on, their attempts continued to be reported before being seen.

England continue their World Cup bid on Saturday when they face Colombia or Jamaica in the quarter-finals. Wiegman’s team, who topped Group D with victories over Haiti, Denmark and China, were buoyed by the return of midfielder Kiera Walsh, while Barcelona forward Asisat Oshoala was only fit for a place on the Nigeria bench.

FC Dallas had gone ahead 4-2 on Robert Taylor’s own goal in the 68th minute, but Dallas gave an own goal right back in the 80th minute. Marco Farfan put a header into his net on a cross from Messi on a free kick from outside the left corner of the penalty box.

There was a surprise early in the shootout as Kevin De Bruyne hammered his penalty against the crossbar after Martin Odegaard had opened the scoring for Arsenal. Trossard and Bukayo Saka made no mistake for Arsenal before Rodri saw his effort saved by Aaron Ramsdale, allowing Fabio Vieira to score the winner and complete a 4-1 win on penalties.

Shortly after, NBA Africa unveiled four newly renovated basketball courts in Alexandra as part of BWB Africa community outreach and the league’s efforts to make the game more accessible across the continent.  The court unveiling was followed by a Junior NBA clinic for 150 boys and girls from the local community which was facilitated by the current and former NBA and WNBA coaches and players.

Bronny James announced in May that he would play college basketball for the Trojans, whose campus is less than two miles from the downtown arena of his father’s Los Angeles Lakers. USC’s basketball team is holding offseason practices in preparation for a two-week European tour next month.

Brown’s new contract likely will lead to some financial manoeuvring down the road with the league’s new collective bargaining agreement bringing more limitations on how teams construct their rosters and additional luxury tax penalties.