Daily briefing, scores, and highlights
Daily bulletin for Saturday, July 18, 2026
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- World Cup: England beat France 6–4 in Miami to claim third place; Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick.
- Cycling: Thymen Arensman won Tour de France stage 14; Tadej Pogačar finished second and extended his overall lead to 4:13.
- Golf: Sam Burns reached 10-under and took a two-shot Open Championship lead into Sunday.
- Formula One: Kimi Antonelli claimed Belgian Grand Prix pole ahead of Max Verstappen.
- WNBA: Caitlin Clark posted 45 points and 10 assists in Indiana’s 110–107 win over Seattle.
Sources
- Match Centre: France 4-6 EnglandEngland Football · Jul 18, 2026
- Arensman wins Tour de France's toughest stage after grueling solo effortAssociated Press · Jul 18, 2026
- Sam Burns takes 54-hole lead at 2026 British Open after unexpected trip to Royal BirkdalePGA TOUR / Associated Press · Jul 18, 2026
- Kimi Antonelli beats Red Bull’s team effort to qualify on pole for F1’s Belgian Grand PrixAssociated Press · Jul 18, 2026
- Caitlin Clark makes WNBA history as Indiana Fever beat Seattle StormBBC Sport · Jul 18, 2026
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World Sports in 60 Seconds for Saturday, July eighteenth. England has taken World Cup bronze, beating France six-four in Miami. Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick as the Three Lions led four-nil at halftime, then held off a fierce French comeback. At the Tour de France, Thymen Arensman soloed to win stage fourteen, while Tadej Pogacar finished second and stretched his overall lead over Jonas Vingegaard to four minutes, thirteen seconds. At Royal Birkdale, Sam Burns fired a third-round sixty-five to reach ten under and take a two-shot lead into Sunday's Open Championship finale. Ryan Fox and Si Woo Kim share second. In Formula One, nineteen-year-old Kimi Antonelli put Mercedes on pole for the Belgian Grand Prix, three-tenths clear of Max Verstappen at Spa. And in the W.N.B.A., Caitlin Clark delivered forty-five points and ten assists as Indiana beat Seattle one-ten to one-oh-seven, becoming the league's first player with a forty-plus-point, ten-assist game. That's your global sports briefing from Sportscaster A.I.