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Spain Knocks Out Portugal With Late World Cup Winner

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Spain waited until stoppage time to break Portugal, then walked out of Dallas with a 1-0 win, a place in the World Cup quarterfinals,...
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Mexico’s World Cup Run Ends in Thriller Against England

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Mexico’s World Cup run ended in the most painful possible setting Sunday night, with El Tri losing 3-2 to England at Estadio Azteca after...
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Brazil Crashes Out of World Cup After Shock Loss to Norway

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Brazil’s World Cup is over after a stunning 2-1 loss to Norway in the round of 16, a result that sends one of Latin...
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Paraguay Falls to France as Mbappé Penalty Ends Gritty World Cup Run

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Paraguay’s World Cup run ended the hard way Saturday, with La Albirroja pushing France into one of its most uncomfortable matches of the tournament...
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Colombia Moves Into World Cup Last 16 With Tight Win Over Ghana

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Colombia kept South America’s World Cup charge moving late Friday night, beating Ghana 1-0 to claim the final place in the Round of 16...
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João Fonseca Falls at Wimbledon as Brazil’s Run Ends

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João Fonseca’s Wimbledon run ended Friday with a flat but revealing third-round defeat, as Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin beat the Brazilian teenager 6-3, 6-3,...
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Argentina Survives Cabo Verde Scare in World Cup Thriller

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Argentina kept its World Cup title defense alive Friday night, but only after Cabo Verde pushed the defending champions to the edge in one...
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Costa Rica Women’s Tennis Team Wins Billie Jean King Cup Group

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Costa Rica’s women’s tennis team won the Billie Jean King Cup Americas Group III title after defeating Barbados 2-1 in the final and finishing...
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Fonseca and Arévalo Keep Latin America Alive at Wimbledon

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Latin America’s Wimbledon picture has narrowed quickly, leaving Brazil’s João Fonseca as the region’s clearest singles contender and El Salvador’s Marcelo Arévalo as Central...
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World Cup 2026 Exposes Soccer Gap for Central America and the Caribbean

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The teams from Central America and the Caribbean have managed just one draw at the 2026 World Cup, another failure for a region that...
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Costa Rica Bill Could Make Some Small Loans More Expensive

A government-backed bill moving through Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly could make some small consumer loans more expensive by shifting them into a category that...
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Migrant Dollars Still Flowing Into Central America Despite New Fee

Remittances to Central America are still climbing in 2026, led by Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, even as a new U.S. tax on some...
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Spain Knocks Out Portugal With Late World Cup Winner

Spain waited until stoppage time to break Portugal, then walked out of Dallas with a 1-0 win, a place in the World Cup quarterfinals,...
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Costa Rica Supreme Court Rejects Fernández Narco Infiltration Claim

Costa Rica’s Supreme Court formally rejected President Laura Fernández’s claim that organized crime and drug trafficking have penetrated the judiciary, escalating a public dispute...
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