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Denmark and DR Congo played out a goalless draw at the at the Maurice Dufrasne Stadium in Liege, Belgium on Wednesday, June 3. The Danes will not be playing the FIFA World Cup 2026 however, DR Congo are part of a tough group (Group K) alongside Portugal, Uzbekistan, and Colombia. The Danes did come close to open the scoring via Pierre-Emile Hojberg but the former Spurs man could hit the post. It was a dull affair as far as goal-scoring opportunities are concerned with both teams content with playing safe.

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In a historic all-Italian French Open quarterfinal on June 3, Wednesday, Matteo Arnaldi advanced to his maiden Grand Slam semifinal after Matteo Berrettini was forced to retire due to a persistent hip injury. Berrettini, a former Wimbledon finalist, started strong with an early 3-0 lead but struggled as the physical toll of the match and his injury mounted. Arnaldi capitalized on his opponent’s distress, winning the first set 7-5. Despite receiving a medical timeout in the second set, Berrettini was visibly hobbled and eventually withdrew while trailing 7-5, 5-2. Arnaldi’s win, coming after nearly 20 hours of court time this tournament, set up a semifinal clash with Flavio Cobolli, ensuring an Italian presence in the final. It was a disappointing end for Berrettini, whose comeback run concluded prematurely in Paris.

BY Photo Webdesk 4 June 2026

An Italian man will be in the French Open final and it’s not Jannik Sinner. Not Lorenzo Musetti, either. Flavio Cobolli beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach his first Grand Slam semifinal and will next face one of two fellow Italians, Matteo Arnaldi or Matteo Berrettini — who were playing later. That means that either Cobolli or someone named Matteo will play in Sunday’s final. While Sinner and Musetti were both in the last four a year ago, they were on opposite sides of the draw, meaning it will mark the first all-Italian men’s semifinal in Grand Slam history on Friday. It’s been exactly 50 years since an Italian man won the French Open and 1976 champion Adriano Panatta was asked before the tournament to present the Coupe des Mousquetaires trophy this year.

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Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for June 03, 2026

BY Photo Webdesk 3 June 2026

India’s Pooja Singh soared to a record-breaking 1.93m to win gold at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2026 in Hong Kong on Friday, setting a new senior national record and surpassing Sahana Kumari’s 1.92m mark from 2012. The 19-year-old from LPU also broke the championship record of 1.90m and cleared the Commonwealth Games 2026 qualifying standard, sealing the title with a first-attempt 1.93m at the Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground. China’s Meiqi Chen took silver with 1.80m, while bronze was shared after a countback.

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Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka wasted a lead of a set and two breaks to lose 3-6, 7-5, 6-0 lto Diana Shnaider in the French Open quarterfinals on Wednesday. The four-time major winner Sabalenka led 4-1 in the second set and was two points from victory when serving for the match at 5-4 before completely collapsing against a player appearing in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal. Sabalenka stood still and screamed loudly after losing a point to fall 0-30 down in the sixth game of the decider and. Although she saved two match points at 0-40 down, she lost the match when she sent a shot into the net. Sabalenka showed similar nerves when she lost in last year’s final to Coco Gauff.

BY Photo Webdesk 3 June 2026

Brazil national football has finally landed on American shores ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026 starting from June 11. The Selecao plays Morocco on June 13 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, to start a group that also includes Haiti and Scotland. All eyes will be on Neymar as the star forward looks to make his mark on the marquee tournament. Neymar was selected for his fourth World Cup in a 26-man squad by coach Carlo Ancelotti despite not playing for the national team since October 2023 when he tore the cruciate ligament in his left knee in a World Cup qualifying game against Uruguay.

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Thomas Tuchel led his England players to their first training on United States soil as the Three Lions gear up for their opening game at the FIFA World Cup 2026. England will play Croatia in their opening game at the FIFA World Cup 2026 and will look to get a win. Tuchel has dropped key names from the squad for the marquee tourney including Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Trent Alexander-Arnold. England is trying to win a first men’s title since lifting the World Cup in 1966. England’s top players — Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice — were all included.

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France players met their President Emmanuel Macron at his residence before flying out to the United States for the FIFA World Cup 2026. The likes of Kylian Mbappe and coach Didier Deschamps were in attendance to meet the high-profile leader as the two dignitaries exchanged pleasantries. The Les Bleus finished runners-up at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, losing to Argentina in the final in Qatar. Deschamps is stepping down after the World Cup and his successor is widely touted to be Zinedine Zidane — the star of France’s triumphs at the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 who, like Mbappe, scored in two World Cup finals.

BY Photo Webdesk 3 June 2026

In men’s play, 20-year-old Jakub Mensik ended the run of Brazil’s Joao Fonseca with a 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory. The 19-year-old Fonseca beat 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in five sets in the third round and then eliminated two-time runner-up Casper Ruud in the fourth round. Mensik collapsed to the clay with cramps upon edging Mariano Navone in a fifth-set tiebreaker in the second round and also needed five sets to advance in the fourth round against Andrey Rublev. For a place in Sunday’s final, Mensik will face second-seeded Alexander Zverev, the 2024 runner-up, who beat rising Spanish player Rafael Jodar 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-3.

BY Photo Webdesk 3 June 2026