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Daily bulletin for Friday, July 24, 2026
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- NBA: LeBron James agreed to a 2-year, $8M deal with a player option to join the Philadelphia 76ers alongside Embiid, Jaylen Brown, and Maxey.
- Football: Germany appointed Jürgen Klopp head coach through the 2030 World Cup, succeeding Julian Nagelsmann after a round-of-32 exit.
- Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar won stage 19 atop Alpe d'Huez (his 5th stage win); lead over Remco Evenepoel now 7:11.
- MLB: Blue Jays beat Rays 3–1 on Thursday (Bieber 7 IP) to avoid a four-game sweep at Rogers Centre.
Sources
- LeBron James signs with the 76ers: Grade, reaction, winnersESPN · Jul 24, 2026
- LeBron James, Sixers agree to two-year, $8 million contractThe Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 24, 2026
- Jurgen Klopp: Germany appoint former Liverpool boss as new head coachSky Sports · Jul 24, 2026
- Germany appoint Klopp as ex-Liverpool coach sought to lift World Cup bluesAl Jazeera · Jul 24, 2026
- Tour de France results: Tadej Pogacar wins Stage 19USA TODAY · Jul 24, 2026
- Tour de France: Tadej Pogačar flies to victory atop l'Alpe d'Huez on stage 19Cyclingnews · Jul 24, 2026
- Bieber leads Blue Jays to 3-1 win over Rays with 7 strong inningsAP News · Jul 23, 2026
- Bieber strengthens trade appeal as Blue Jays snap four-game skidSportsnet · Jul 23, 2026
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World Sports in 60 Seconds for Friday, July twenty-fourth. In the N.B.A., LeBron James is headed to Philadelphia — agreeing to a two-year, eight-million-dollar deal with a player option, calling it his last decision as he joins Joel Embiid, Jaylen Brown, and Tyrese Maxey. In football, Germany appointed Jürgen Klopp head coach through the twenty-thirty World Cup, succeeding Julian Nagelsmann after a round-of-thirty-two exit. At the Tour de France, yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar won stage nineteen atop Alpe d'Huez — his fifth stage of this Tour — and stretched his lead to seven minutes eleven over Remco Evenepoel. And in Toronto, Shane Bieber went seven strong as the Blue Jays beat the Rays three-one Thursday to avoid a sweep. That's your global sports briefing from Sports in 60 — catch every drop at sportsin60.com.