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Soccer's international governing body says more than 1 million tickets have been sold for the Women's World Cup kicking off in Australia and New Zealand next month, putting the tournament on track to be the most attended standalone women's sporting event in history. FIFA President Gianni Infantino says pre-tournament ticket sales for the July 20-August 20 event have already surpassed the numbers achieved before the previous Women's World Cup in France in 2019. Co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, the 2023 tournament features an expanded field of 32 teams, up from 24.

Satou and Nyara Sabally were never competitive with each other growing up in Germany. Their mom made sure of that. The sisters, two years apart in age, will play against each other for the first time when Dallas visits New York on Sunday in a nationally televised game. This isn't the first time sisters have squared off in the WNBA.

Tom Brady may be really done playing football now, but his discipline and drive endure. The seven-time Super Bowl champion is enjoying retirement while staying busy. He's preparing for his new 2024 broadcasting gig at Fox Sports, is set to become a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders, and is focusing on his apparel and wellness brands. Brady recently spoke to The Associated Press about his new projects, whether he still sticks to his strict healthy lifestyle, and if that drive extends to his parenting.

LIV Golf Commissioner Greg Norman suggested two months ago the Saudi-backed would consider adding a women's tour. The PGA Tour partnership with Saudi Arabia's enormous wealth fund instead essentially left out the LPGA in the foreseeable future of any chance of at least considering the idea to defect and join a rival league that paid signing bonuses of $100 million or more to lure players away from the PGA Tour. There was never any firm plan of a women's version of LIV on the table. History showed the Saudi money surely would have been considerably more massive than any payout offered by the LPGA Tour.

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