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It was an arrival worth more than half a century of waiting. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) players strolled into the arrivals hall of George Bush airport on Thursday kitted out in tuxedo suits and leopard-print sashes, channelling La Sape vogue for snappy dress that swept Kinshasa in the 1970s. A throng of local volunteers cheered them through and, in a climate where little can be taken for granted, their welcome to Houston was a genuinely wholesome moment.

The DRC’s squad looked appreciative although perhaps they were simply relieved to see new faces. The joy of a first World Cup since 1974, when they competed as Zaire, has been complicated by the Ebola outbreak in their homeland and a 21-day isolation period imposed by the US authorities. The players and staff formed a bubble in Belgium, playing one friendly against Denmark and being forced to cancel a scheduled meeting with Chile in Cádiz.

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Pre-match postbag. “I confess I was a wee bit worried after the first 10 minutes of the Brazil v Morocco game, because they were running about jolly quickly and firing balls into the net with great panache. The longer it’s gone on though the more confident I feel. I suspect we’ll confuse them by playing what they might think is a different sport” – Scott Blair

“I’m English and living down under in Melbourne. We are actually getting a whole bunch of games at reasonable times as we normally have to watch intentional games at 2am. I’m enjoying tea and toast over breakfast games and looking forward to hearing the Scots belt out Flower of Scotland, always a spine tingling experience, even for and Englishman.” – Simon Dobson

Toen het eerste seizoen van X-Men '97 ruim twee jaar geleden op Disney+ verscheen, werden fans getrakteerd op een van de beste seizoenen van animatietelevisie tot nu toe. De combinatie van de meer retro-georiënteerde kunststijl, de authentieke stripverhaallijnen en de meer volwassen thema's die de show zowel bij jongere fans als bij oudere ervaren kijkers maakten, kwam samen tot werkelijk onmisbare tv. Het spreekt voor zich dat X-Men '97 met het tweede seizoen een vrij hoge lat heeft, en de grote vraag is nu of het daarin geslaagd is.

• As it happened: Knicks 94–90 Spurs

• Jalen Brunson scores 45 points to seal 4-1 series victory

Good things come to those who wait for a long, long time. The New York Knicks clinched their first NBA championship for 53 years with another thrilling late comeback win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.

Three days after grabbing a 3-1 NBA finals series lead by completing the largest comeback in finals history at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks sealed the deal on the road with another epic display of resilience and recovery, stunning the Spurs at the Frost Bank Center.