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[ad_1] DORTMUND, Germany :Italy recovered from the shock of conceding the fastest goal ever scored at a European Championship to beat Albania 2-1 on Saturday as Alessandro Bastoni and Nicolo Barella ensured the defending champions made a winning start. Tens of thousands of raucous, red-shirted Albania fans had the Dortmund BVB Stadion rocking when Nedim […]

[ad_1] BERLIN : Spain coach Luis de la Fuente praised Lamine Yamal after his first appearance at a major tournament on Saturday and talked up the teenager’s potential to become a great player. Yamal, at 16 the youngest player to appear at the European Championship, assisted defender Dani Carvajal for the team’s third goal and […]

[ad_1] Ludvig Aberg will feel the heat from a chasing pack and soaring temperatures on Saturday as the Swedish sensation takes a one- shot lead into the third round of the U.S. Open at steamy Pinehurst Resort in North Carolina. Masters runner-up Aberg, looking to become the first U.S. Open champion to win on his […]

[ad_1] STUTTGART, Germany : Slovenia will embrace their moment in the spotlight at the European Championship and can spring a major upset, coach Matjaz Kek said on the eve of their Group C opener against Denmark on Sunday. Slovenia return to the Euros for the second time having last featured in 2000. The team’s last […]

[ad_1] COLOGNE, Germany : Switzerland coach Murat Yakin found himself under pressure after a poor qualifying campaign for Euro 2024 but he got the big calls right on Saturday as his side beat Hungary 3-1 to open their Group A campaign in style. Yakin sprung a surprise with his starting line-up in Cologne, handing inexperienced […]

[ad_1] COLOGNE, Germany : Granit Xhaka and Dominik Szoboszlai are the number 10s, captains and respective driving forces of Switzerland and Hungary, but it was Xhaka who took the plaudits with a superb all-round display in his team’s 3-1 Euro 2024 victory on Saturday. Kwadwo Duah, Michel Aebischer and Breel Embolo scored the goals in […]

[ad_1] BERLIN : Teenage winger Lamine Yamal will become the youngest player in the history of the European soccer championship when he takes the field for Spain against Croatia in Group B at Euro 2024 on Saturday. Yamal, who at kick-off will be 16 years and 338 days old, comfortably beats the previous record set […]

[ad_1] Teenager Emmanuel Wanyonyi sprinted to the third fastest 800-metre time in history at the Kenyan Olympics Trials, setting a blistering statement barely a month before the Paris Games. The 19-year-old clocked one minute 41.70 seconds, the quickest time since 2012 and less than a second off the world record of 1:40.91 set by fellow […]

[ad_1] PADERBORN, Germany : Ngolo Kante’s return to the France squad for the European Championship has his team mates excited about the impact of the diminutive but dynamic defensive midfielder, who has been absent from international football over the last two years. Persistent hamstring injury, surgery and a move to Saudi Arabia kept Kante from […]

[ad_1] Belgium remained tight-lipped over their injury woes in defence but let slip the fact that Axel Witsel had returned to individual training ahead of their European Championship Group E opener against Slovakia in Frankfurt on Monday. Belgium held a closed training session on Saturday and journalists were asked not to pose questions about the […]