After the League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational, teams like T1 and BLG rushed to Paris to prepare for the EWC group stage. Saudi officials recently released the schedule, with top Chinese and Korean teams all appearing on the first match day. Interestingly, BLG and T1 were placed in the same group. The first match pits T1 against GAM, while BLG faces MKOI. If both teams win their opening games, they could meet as early as the second round.

On Monday, the club officially confirmed that Andre Santos has joined from Chelsea for a transfer fee of £50 million. This includes £48 million as a fixed amount, plus an additional £2 million in easily achievable add-ons.

The Fresh Field Dong Nai club continues to assert its ambitions for the V.League 2026/27 season by officially announcing the signing of Romanian striker Andrei Ivan. This is regarded as the most notable deal for the team following a series of recent squad reinforcements.

The Indonesian national team arrived in Bali on July 5th. The team from the archipelago is training at the Bali United Training Center in Pantai Purnama to prepare for the 2026 Asean Cup.

Coach Doan Thi Kim Chi predicts that the first semifinal of the 2026 World Cup between France and Spain will be a high-stakes tactical gamble, where pragmatic resilience and Kylian Mbappe's knack for scoring will decide the ticket to the next round.

Thể Công Viettel has officially parted ways with foreign striker Lucao after the conclusion of the 2025/26 season.

On July 14, Beijing time, the Portland Trail Blazers officially announced that Keon "Kira" Lewis Jr. has been added to the Summer League roster. D.J. Stewart (left hamstring injury) will miss today's game, while Yang Hansen is available to play. The Trail Blazers will face the Minnesota Timberwolves at 11 AM today. In the previous game, Yang Hansen was absent due to physical discomfort.

According to a TTXVN correspondent in the US, Argentina secured their spot in the 2026 World Cup semifinals against England after a 3-1 victory over Switzerland, but the gaps in Coach Lionel Scaloni's tactics are presenting significant opportunities for England to exploit.

Breaking Vietnamese football news for July 14: The Vietnam national team heads back; PVF triumphs in the 2026 National U21 finals.

On July 14, Beijing time, ESPN reporter Shams reported, citing agent Greg Lawrence, that free-agent guard Jordan McLaughlin has agreed to a one-year, $3.3 million contract to return to the San Antonio Spurs. McLaughlin played 44 regular-season games for the Spurs last season and is set to enter his ninth NBA season, continuing to support Victor Wembanyama in pursuit of a championship.