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[ad_1] DORTMUND, Germany :Borussia Dortmund’s Niclas Fuellkrug fired in a first-half goal to seal a 1-0 victory over visitors Paris St Germain in a compelling Champions League semi-final first leg on Wednesday. Nico Schlotterbeck floated a pass into Fuellkrug’s path and the Germany forward controlled the ball with a perfect first touch before drilling a […]

[ad_1] “In the last two rounds, they had the home game as their second game, whereas it was the other way round for us. Now it’s a different and new scenario, we’ll have the crowd on our side in the second leg. “I would have liked to create the chances we have created, but you […]

[ad_1] DORTMUND, Germany : Borussia Dortmund’s disciplined performance against favourites Paris St Germain earned them a 1-0 Champions League semi-final first-leg win but next week’s return encounter will be far tougher, said their coach Edin Terzic. The Ruhr valley club bagged the winner in the 36th minute through Niclas Fuellkrug to take a slim advantage […]

[ad_1] Is there a political element? The Guardian reported that in the wake of the 90s doping cases, Chinese officials had complained of Sinophobia, racism and ignorance of Chinese swimming culture. On Sunday (Apr 28), Chinese state media Xinhua ran an article citing a commentary by two Australian scholars, concluding that its main point was […]

[ad_1] Irish side Leinster will aim to make it a hat-trick of European Champions Cup final appearances when they host English club Northampton Saints at a sold out Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday as they look to regain the title they last won in 2018. Four-time winners Leinster narrowly lost to French outfit La […]

[ad_1] IMOLA, Italy : Motor racing fans and politicians gathered at Italy’s Imola circuit on Wednesday to pay tribute to triple world champion Ayrton Senna who was killed in a high-speed crash 30 years ago during the San Marino Grand Prix. Fans carrying the Brazilian flag walked along the track before a minute’s silence was […]

[ad_1] MADRID, Spain : Carlos Alcaraz’s hopes of becoming the first player to win three-straight Madrid Open titles came undone as the second seed fell to a 4-6 6-3 6-2 loss in front of his home crowd to Russian seventh seed Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals on Wednesday. The 20-year-old two-times grand slam champion was […]

[ad_1] NEW YORK : Brittney Griner saw her world crumbling around her when she was detained at a Moscow airport two years ago after she was caught carrying vape cartridges containing hashish oil, saying a “mental lapse” led to nearly 10 months behind bars in Russia. The two-time Olympic gold medallist was arrested in February […]

[ad_1] NEW YORK : United States’ Sergino Dest will miss the Copa America after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), with the defender confirming he will undergo surgery soon. Dest, who has spent this season on loan at PSV Eindhoven from Barcelona, suffered the injury late last month while training with the Dutch club. “Unfortunately […]

[ad_1] MADRID, Spain : Fourth seed Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat fellow Kazakhstani Yulia Putintseva 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5 in a two-hour and 48-minute battle as she advanced to her first Madrid Open semi-final on Wednesday. The 50th-ranked Putintseva looked on course to cause an upset as she put on a near-flawless […]