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We'll Leave It There So: Murray waves goodbye, Keane arrives at Villa and today's sport

Also featuring Tim Howard as the US Secretary of Defence and an Irish athlete wins bronze five years after her race.

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World Cup

It’s the first of two rest days in Brazil before the football returns with the quarter-finals on Friday and Saturday.

First up, it’s hosts Brazil facing the impressive Colombians before and all-European clash between the France and Germany. On Saturday, the Netherlands meet Costa Rica then it’s Argentina v Belgium.

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NOTHING KILLS THE party spirit like waiting for a bus that never comes and after almost two hours waiting for the bus to Porto de Galinhas we were convinced it would never arrive.” - Read Mikey Stafford’s latest Letter From Brazil

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Tennis - 2014 Wimbledon Championships - Day Ten - The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Andy Murray waves to the Wimbledon crowd. JONATHAN BRADY JONATHAN BRADY

 The best thing we shared

It’s the 20th anniversary of the tragic death of former Colombian defender who was murdered shortly after his country’s elimination from the 1994 World Cup. Watch the brilliant ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on his life and relationship with notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.

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On the record

Now I can look at things in perspective and I kind of regret that I never got to celebrate with everybody or do something for Ireland.” – Roisin McGettigan on getting her bronze medal five years later.

The Fixture list

  •  Sligo Rovers and Derry City both kick off their Europa League first round qualifiers tomorrow. The Bit O’Red are away to Lithuanian outfit FK Banga while the Candystripes face Aberystwyth Town of Wales at the Brandywell. 
  • Wimbledon continues with Lucie Safarova v Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard v Simona Halep in the women’s singles semi-finals.

Showbiz, Baby

After a remarkable performance between the sticks for the US in their World Cup defeat to Belgium last night, someone briefly changed the Secretary of Defence Wikipedia page to feature goalkeeper Tim Howard. There were also dozens of photoshops featuring the Everton stopper.

Secretary of defence

It’s only after we’ve lost everything that we’re free to do anything.” 

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