The clash of the round! Line-ups ready for Chivas v TolucaTwo of the teams shaping up to battle for the Liga MX title face off today on Matchday 1 of the Apertura 2026.The start of the Mexican tournament promises plenty of excitement, and even though its the opening matchday, both teams know how important it is to start picking up points.Chivas Starting XITolucas Starting XIWho will come away with the win at Akron?This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in here.

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more aboutSports Betting on FOX Sports. The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina is one of the biggest trading events of the year, and both Polymarket and Kalshi offer some of the best markets to new and existing traders. Whether you're taking Lionel Messi and Argentina to defend their title or Spain to capture its second World Cup crown, each platform provides a different experience and chances. Polymarket is ideal for users who want deep, active prediction markets with a wide variety of contracts. New users can also use the promo code FOX to unlock a $50 bonus, giving them extra value before trading on the final. While Kalshi offers a streamlined, easy-to-use prediction market experience with regulated event contracts that appeal to both new and experienced traders. New users can use the promo code FOXSPORTS to receive a $10 bonus before making their first trade. Traders can find markets on the match winner, World Cup champion, Golden Boot race, player performances, and other tournament storylines. For more information and full terms and conditions, visit our Kalshi promo code page. How to Claim the Kalshi Welcome Bonus For more information and full terms and conditions, visit our Polymarket promo codepage. How to Claim the Polymarket Promo with Code FOX Markets Available on Kalshi and Polymarket Spain vs. Argentina: How To Watch Players to Watch in the Final Lionel Messi continues to lead Argentina on what is expected to be the final World Cup run of his legendary career. The captain has eight goals and two assists in this tournament, and after a two-assist performance against England, he now has 21 career World Cup goals. Argentina will once again look to Messi to provide the decisive moments on the biggest stage. Enzo Fernndez will play a pivotal role in Argentina's midfield battle against Spain. Fresh off an outstanding performance against England, Fernndez will be tasked with progressing the ball through Spain's pressure while helping contain one of the tournament's strongest midfield units. Pau Cubars has emerged as one of the breakout stars of the World Cup. Spain has conceded just one goal in seven matches, and the 19-year-old center back has been at the heart of that defensive dominance. Slowing down Messi and Argentina's attack will be his biggest challenge yet. Rodri is the heartbeat of Spain's midfield and the player who dictates the tempo of nearly every match. If he can control possession and prevent Argentina from finding space in transition, Spain will be in an excellent position to lift the World Cup trophy.

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Lead slips away: A two-goal lead wasn't enough for Sporting Club Jacksonville men's soccer, whose quest for a first-ever winning streak was thwarted by second-half goals from Brooklyn FC's Juan Carlos Obregon and Tommy McNamara in a 2-2 USL Championship draw on July 18.Speedy Sporting start: Sporting Jax jumped out fast, scoring twice in the first 10 minutes. Emil Jaaskelainen found the net three minutes in off Tyshawn Rose's assist, and Edgardo Rito then set up Ahmad Al Qaq for a ninth-minute strike at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium.Penalty levels game: The 35-year-old McNamara, who played more than 200 Major League Soccer games before joining Brooklyn (3-8-4), set up Obregon's goal and then tied the score after referee Nabil Bensalah whistled Sporting Jax captain Ryan Edwards for a 74th-minute foul against Markus Anderson.Quick free kicks: Goalkeeper Jake McGuire recorded two saves for Sporting Jax (1-11-5). The club added more defensive reinforcements with the signing of right fullback Marcus Godinho, who has five appearances for Canada's national team. Godinho was not in uniform for Saturday's game.Up next: Sporting Jax travels to El Paso Locomotive FC at 9 p.m. on Saturday, July 25.This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Sporting Jax men start fast, settle for draw. What happened?

Kylian Mbapp has solidified his place in soccer history by becoming the top scorer in World Cup history, moving ahead of Lionel Messi just one day before the final between Argentina and Spain. However, the French superstar made it clear that individual milestones offer little comfort when compared to missing out on the ultimate team prize. "The World Cup, it elevates you to certain levels I would have preferred not to be the top scorer in history and play the match tomorrow," Mbappe stated. "Today that's not the first thing on my mind." When asked about his emotions regarding the historic achievement and his personal goals, Mbapp deflected the praise toward the upcoming final. He acknowledged Messi's consistency on the grandest stage while expressing his own frustration at watching the championship match from the sidelines. "No I said it, Leo he scores all the time," Mbappe said. "Tomorrow, he will score for sure, I just try to help my team every time to score, it's certain that when you score so many goals." While the milestone cements his status among the greatest to ever play the game, Mbapp admitted that the timing of the record diminishes its immediate value. For a player who consistently performed at the highest level for France and led the nation to the previous two World Cup finals and winning one, standing on the outside this time is an unusual site. While Mbapp's scoring record could be a mainstay in the soccer history books should he get the chance to add to it again in four years, for now his focus remains on the missed opportunity to play for another title.

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 16: Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa prepares to face Khamzat Chimaev of Russia in the UFC middleweight championship fight during the UFC 319 event at the United Center on August 16, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Ed Mulholland/Zuffa LLC)Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is live TODAY (Sat., July 18, 2026)with UFC Oklahoma City, streaming live online via Paramount+. The event happens inside Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.UFC Oklahoma City PreviewOur main event tonight is Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman in the Middleweight division. This is DDPs first fight since he was totally dominated by Khamzat Chimaev last year. We last saw him looking pretty good against Joaquin Buckley. If Usman can get past du Plessis, then he might be an interesting addition to the title mix at 185 pounds. The champion, Sean Strickland, is someone Usman beat back in the Welterweight division.The co-main event is Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan. Cannonier turned 42 this year. Hes started to show his age, finally, against the top tier of UFC Middleweights. Duncan is on a hot streak, with two spinning knockout finishes in his last three.The rest of the main card is Chase Hooper vs. Mitch Ramirez, Tabatha Ricci vs. Fatima Kline and Tommy McMillen vs. Albeto Montes.The Prelims are headlined by Austin Bashi vs. Jose Delgado. Theres also Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Seok Hyeon Ko. That might be the Fight of the Night.UFC Oklahoma City Start Date and TimeWere operating at primetime over in Azerbaijan. That means we have a special start time this weekend. Checkout the Paramount+ timings inside Baku Crystal Hall below:UFC Oklahoma City Prelims will begin at 5 p.m. ET.UFC Oklahoma City main card is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET.All of UFC Oklahoma City airs on Paramount+, which you can stream here.The live blog here starts rolling below at 5 p.m. ET. Come in and say hi!UFC OKLAHOMA CITY QUICK RESULTSMain card185 lbs.: Dricus du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman185 lbs.: Jared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy Duncan155 lbs.: Chase Hooper def. Mitch Ramirez by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (2:15) HIGHLIGHTS115 lbs.: Fatima Kline def. Tabatha Ricci by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)145 lbs.: Tommy McMillen def. Alberto Montes by TKO (punches), round 3 (3:29) HIGHLIGHTSPrelims145 lbs.: Jose Delgado def. Austin Bashi by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)170 lbs.: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani def. Seok Hyeon Ko by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)205 lbs.: Felipe Franco def. Levi Rodrigues Jr. by TKO (punches), round 2 (1:40) HIGHLIGHTS145 lbs.: Ezra Elliott def. Damian Anderson by unanimous decision (30-27, 39-28, 29-28)125 lbs.: Alden Coria def. Stewart Nicoll by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)265 lbs.: RJ Harris def. Alvin Hines by TKO (strikes), round 1 (1:40) HIGHLIGHTS125 bs.: Dione Barbosa def. Anna Melisano by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:04) HIGHLIGHTSUFC OKLAHOMA CITY PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATESMain CardJared Cannonier vs. Christian Leroy DuncanRound 1: Chase Hooper vs. Mitch RamirezRound 1: Hooper gets an early takedown, but Ramirez rolls and manages to get to his feet. Hooper sticks to him like glue, though, and gets his back. He quickly puts on the body triangle. He tries to use that to get mount. It looks like hes doing that to bait Ramirez into a position where he can choke him. Hooper eventually gets under the chin and before too long he has it locked up and the fight is over.Official decision: Chase Hooper def. Mitch Ramirez by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (2:15)Tabatha Ricci vs. Fatima KlineRound 1: Not a great deal of action through the first half of this round. They both throw single shots, but dont connect with power. Ricci goes for a takedown, but Kline rides it manages to get some top position out of it before Ricci gets up. Kline gets a takedown again moments later. She takes the round.10-9 KlineRound 2: Ricci comes out very aggressively and gets a flash takedown. She goes for another, but this time Kline side-steps her and ends up on her back. Ricci makes it to her feet, but Kline gets a good shot in on the break. Ricci lands a good combo, but Kline shrugs it off. She drahs Ricci down later against the cage and has a tight choke locked on as the round ends. A few more seconds and she would have won with that.20-18 KlineRound 3: Kline lands some nice shots on the feet and then gets a takedown. She hangs on Riccis back and plays to the crowd before elevating her for a suplex. It doesnt do any damage, but it is demoralizing for Ricci who is stuck underneath her. Ricci manages to stand, but eats a knee from Kline on the break. Kline turns up her striking in the last two minutes and has Riccis lip bloodied up. Kline finishes the round on top, total domination for her.30-27 KlineOfficial decision: Fatima Kline def. Tabatha Ricci by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)Tommy McMillen vs. Alberto MontesRound 1: McMillen gets right in Montes face early on, throwing heat. He doesnt connect and actually walks into a good punch. Montes slips on a kick attempt and McMillen spends a little time on top before getting up and forcing Montes up. They trade on the feet and Montes knocks McMillen down! McMillen gets up quickly, though. McMillen manages to land a series of rights that has Montes wobbled, though. McMillen drops Montes to a knee moments later, but Montes gets back up. Then Montes drops McMillen to a knee with a counter shot! What a wild round! Damage on both sides but McMillen caused more.10-9 McMillenRound 2: McMillen carries on his pace from the first round early in the second. He peppers Montes with shots. Montes doesnt have the same counter-punching in this round. Hes getting chewed up. Montes is surviving these shots, they dont have the same venom as they did in the first, but hes offering very little in return.20-18 McMillenRound 3: McMillen hurts Montes with an uppercut right at the start of the round. Montes is down begging McMillen to come to the ground. McMillen stays standing and lands some ground shots to the head. He then backs off and lets Montes stand. McMillen keeps landing punches. He mixes in a double bird, too. He hurts Montes with a shot to the body. McMillen keeps coming, he has Montes stumbling all over the cage. Thats enough, finallyA promise fulfilled Tommy McMillen put everyone on notice with a crazy RD3 TKO victory at #UFCOKC![ LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/aqtXPx2Hmc UFC (@ufc) July 19, 2026Official decision: Tommy McMillen def. Alberto Montes by TKO (punches), round 3 (3:29)PrelimsAustin Bashi vs. Jose Delgado: Bashi scored an early knockdown (not the first time weve seen that against Delgado), but Delgado responded with a bang, almost finishing Bashi later in the round. Things quietened down in the second round, but Delgado succeeded in forcing Bashi to fight his kind of fight. This carried over in the third with Delgado stuffing Bashis wrestling game and forcing him to have a fight on the feet. Bashi showed a lot of heart, though, and won the last round after finally getting the fight to the ground.What a way to start RD1 [ #UFCOKC is LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/aYHTUaORDL UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2026THIS FIGHT SO FAR [ #UFCOKC is LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/Iyo1KbHAie UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2026Official decision: Jose Delgado def. Austin Bashi by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani vs. Seok Hyeon Ko: That fight lived up to the hype. Ko didnt quite manage to do that, though. This was a close fight, but I had Lebosnoyani winning every round. Both men landed nice shots on the feet, with Ko doing good work early and Lebosnoyani matching that down the stretch. But Lebosnoyani exceeded everyones expectations and wrestling exchanges. His aggression in that department might have won him the decision. What a fun sequence in RD1 [ #UFCOKC is LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/jPN07O6NPB UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2026Official decision: Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani def. Seok Hyeon Ko by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Levi Rodrigues Jr. vs. Felipe Franco: These guys slung leather to start this fight, with both men getting wobbled. Franco was able to parlay his big shots into takedowns, though, and enjoy some top position. In the second round he got on top of Rodrigues, secured full mount and then unloaded with ground and pound. The referee had to step in to call things off. Rodrigues complained that the stoppage was early, but I dont think there was much wrong with the stoppage. Rodrigues was getting tagged over and over again.They are SWINGING right now![ #UFCOKC is LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/RLP0HageWP UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2026Felipe Franco's first UFC victory He gets the TKO stoppage win in RD2![ #UFCOKC is LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/CN2YPafH1X UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2026Official decision: Felipe Franco def. Levi Rodrigues Jr. by TKO (punches), round 2 (1:40)Ezra Elliott vs. Damian Anderson: That was a fun showing for the two debut fighters. Elliott ragdolled Anderson around the canvas from the get-go. All that wrestling activity opened up opportunities for Elliott to put Anderson in deep submission attempts. Anderson, a highly touted grappler, was able to survive those positions, but he couldnt go from defense to offense against Elliott who showed a breakneck pace with his takedowns.Official decision: Ezra Elliott def. Damian Anderson by unanimous decision (30-27, 39-28, 29-28)Alden Coria vs. Stewart Nicoll: You know youre getting a good fight when you see Flyweights on the Prelims. Nicoll really brought it here, despite being the +1000 underdog. He had moments in every round, especially with his wrestling. But Coria just nudged ahead of him in each round. A lot of that was due to his superior striking. I had Coria winning every round and, on paper, that looks pretty unfair on Nicoll. Hopefully Nicoll did enough to earn another fight in the Octagon. Coria gets the W and looked like a good prospect, still, but he didnt look as big a favorite as the odds suggested.Official decision: Alden Coria def. Stewart Nicoll by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)Alvin Hines vs. RJ Harris: We got a good Heavyweight fight (the kind that ends within five minutes), with Harris cracking Hines with an uppercut early in the first round. That dropped Hines and allowed Harris to rain blows down on him until the referee stepped in."THAT WAS NASTY" RJ Harris made a STATEMENT for his first win in the UFC with a RD1 knockout![ #UFCOKC is LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/TzmISaCt2u UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2026Official decision: RJ Harris def. Alvin Hines by TKO (strikes), round 1 (1:40)Anna Melisano vs. Dione Barbosa: Total domination from Dione Barbosa. She got Melisano down early and was a lead weight on top of her. She landed good ground and pound and then decided to focus on the neck. She got a few good rear naked choke attempts in before Melisano made it to her feet. As Melisano came up, Barbosa leaped onto her back and got her deepest choke of the fight for the win.ONE-WAY TRAFFIC @DioneBarbosaMMA left no doubt with a RD1 submission win at #UFCOKC![ LIVE NOW on @ParamountPlus ] pic.twitter.com/j05i2N7TDj UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2026Official decision: Dione Barbosa def. Anna Melisano by submission (rear naked choke), round 1 (4:04)Live stream begins at 5 p.m. ET. For more UFC Oklahoma City: Du Plessis vs. Usman news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here.

As the world focuses on Lionel Messi and Lamine Yamal in the World Cup final, expect a match defined by contrasting mentalities and tactics between the two sides. The battle for possession will likely dictate the outcome of the final and FOX Sports' Alexi Lalas doubts Argentina can disrupt Spain's rhythm and possession-heavy style of play. "I don't think Spain is going to get caught up in the knife fight that is Argentina and what Argentina wants to do," Lalas said. "Playing against Spain, how are you going to get the ball? They will not let you get the ball." While individual accolades like the Golden Boot or Golden Ball are on the line, Lalas believes Messi is not worried about his place in the standings. "I don't think Messi is sitting in the hotel a couple miles away here, I don't think he gives a you know what when it comes to the Golden Boot relative to winning a World Cup," Lalas said. "Winning a World Cup, and when it comes to someone like Messi, going back to back and winning a World Cup, that carries so much more weight, I think, than the actual goal scoring." When asked for a prediction on who lifts the trophy, Lalas, Peter and Kaspar Schmeichel all aligned, selecting Spain to lift the World Cup trophy.

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Paycom Center in Oklahoma City hosts tonights UFC Fight Night 281 event. The fight card is headlined by a middleweight bout between former championDricus Du Plessisand former welterweight titleholderKamaru Usman. It will be the first time the fight promotion has held an event in Oklahoma City since 2017. UFC Oklahoma City Start TimesMain Card begins at 8 p.m. on Paramount+Preliminary Card begins at 5 p.m. on Paramount+UFC Oklahoma City Official ResultsMAIN CARD (Paramount+, 8 p.m. ET)Dricus Du Plessis vs. Kamaru Usman Christian Leroy Duncan def. Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)Chase Hooper def. Mitch Ramirez via Submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:15, Round 1Fatima Kline def. Tabatha Ricci via unanimous decision (3-27, 30-27, 30-27)Tommy McMillen def. Alberto Montes via TKO (punches) at 3:29, Round 3PRELIMINARY CARD (Paramount+, 5 p.m. ET)Jose Delgado def. Austin Bashi via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)Jean-Paul Lebosnoyan def. Seok-hyeon Ko via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)Felipe Franco def. Levi Rodrigues via KO (punches and elbows) at 1:40, Round 2Ezra Elliot def. Damien Anderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)Alden Coria def. Stewart Nicoll via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)R.J. Harris def. Alvin Hines via TKO (punches) at 1:29, Round 1Dione Barbosa def. Alice Melisano via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:04, Round 1