White Sox End Playoff Drought

The Chicago White Sox defeated the Houston Astros 7-3 on Wednesday to sweep their AL Wild Card Series, ending an 18-year playoff drought. The victory marks the franchise's first playoff series win since beating Houston in the 2005 World Series.

Despite struggling at the plate, Munetaka Murakami joined the celebration as the White Sox became the only team in MLB history to follow consecutive 100-loss seasons with a playoff berth. Manager Will Venable praised his team's unwavering belief, while Chase Meidroth's three-run homer sealed Wednesday's win. Chicago will now face Cleveland in the AL Division Series starting Saturday. albergomalica.it

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Wallabies dare to dream of Rugby World Cup glory as momentum builds under Les Kiss

Lock Jeremy Williams backs hosts to end Webb Ellis Cup drought
Australia sixth in world rankings after unbeaten start to coach’s reign

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Ødegaard med i troppen mot Wales – Thorstvedt og Langås ute

Kristian Thorstvedt og Sondre Langås er ikke i kamptroppen i kveldens kamp mot Wales i nasjonsligaen. Det er imidlertid kaptein Martin Ødegaard, som har slitt med en smell i ankelen.
Det kommer fram i tropplistene Uefa slapp torsdag morgen. Hvert lag har der 23 spillere.
Landslagssjef Ståle Solbakken har hatt flere ting å tenke på de siste dagene. Martin Ødegaard, Julian Ryerson og Kristian Thorstvedt har alle hatt trøbbel og var usikre inn mot torsdagens kamp.
Nå er det klart at Thorstvedt ikke er med torsdag. Langås sitter på tribunen for tredje kamp på rad.
Solbakken tok ut 25 spillere i samlingen. Det betyr at to må se hver kamp fra tribunen.
Fredrik Sjøvold og Langås sto over den første kampen mot Danmark, før Langås og utestengte David Møller Wolfe satt på tribunen mot Portugal.
Wolfe er tilbake i troppen til kampen i Cardiff.
Norge slo Danmark 3-2 og tapte 1-2 for Portugal i de nevnte kampene. I sistnevnte oppgjør ble Bernardo Silvas sene takling på Ødegaard tema.
Etter kveldens kamp reiser Norge videre til Porto. Der venter et nytt møte med Portugal søndag. (NTB)

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White Sox End Playoff Drought