[ad_1] Fifteen-times major winner Tiger Woods said this could very well be his final U.S. Open, after carding a three-over-par 73 that left him at seven over for the week to miss the cut at Pinehurst on Friday. The former world number one has kept a limited competition schedule after a horrific 2021 car crash […]
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Nagelsmann hails Germany’s confident first step and team unity
[ad_1] MUNICH, Germany : Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann praised his tight-knit Germany team for an utterly dominant display in their 5-1 victory over 10-man Scotland in the Euro 2024 opener, saying he did not want to single out individuals but focus on their joint success. Germany scored through Florian Wirtz, Jamal Musiala and a Kai […]
Scotland boss Clarke tells fans to keep the faith despite Germany thrashing
[ad_1] MUNICH, Germany : Scotland manager Steve Clarke told supporters to keep backing his side after they were thrashed 5-1 by Germany in the Euro 2024 opener on Friday, saying the players must move on quickly and focus on getting four points in their final two group games. Their performance against the hosts – after […]
Doping-WADA hits back after new report on Chinese swimmers
[ad_1] The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) defended its dismissal of positive tests for a banned substance among three Chinese swimmers in 2016 and 2017, after a prior report showed 23 other swimmers from the country had avoided punishment in a separate case. WADA said in April it would launch an independent review after the New […]
WTA roundup: Bianca Andreescu beats Naomi Osaka in Netherlands
[ad_1] Canada’s Bianca Andreescu outlasted Japan’s Naomi Osaka 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3) in a battle of former Grand Slam winners Friday in the quarterfinals of the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Osaka scored three straight points to move ahead 3-2 in the third-set tiebreaker before Andreescu finished her off with five consecutive points of her […]
Berlin fan zone reaches capacity amid Euro fever
[ad_1] BERLIN : A fan zone at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate was filled to capacity ahead of the Euro 2024 opening game between Germany and Scotland on Friday, with police saying the venue could hold no more people and the local underground station was also closed. Hundreds of thousands of Berliners flocked to the iconic gate […]
No surprises in Germany lineup, Scotland captain Robertson fit to start
[ad_1] MUNICH, Germany :There were no surprises in Germany’s lineup for their Euro 2024 Group A tournament opener on home soil against Scotland on Friday with coach Julian Nagelsmann fielding the same team as in their final warm-up game last week. He has banked on the experience of goalkeeper Manuel Neuer as well as Toni […]
Italy under more pressure than Albania in Euro 2024 opener, Sylvinho says
[ad_1] DORTMUND, Germany : Albania will feel less pressure than defending champions Italy in their Euro 2024 opener on Saturday, but still have a huge responsibility to perform for a partisan crown in Dortmund, coach Sylvinho said on Friday. Few give Albania much chance of progressing from a tough group which also features Croatia and […]
Munich buzzes with Germany and Scotland fans out for a fairy tale Euro 2024
[ad_1] MUNICH, Germany : Germany fans answered coach Julian Nagelsmann’s call to “please be loud” on Friday, descending on Munich’s medieval Marienplatz in their thousands to party with Scotland supporters and heading to a giant fan zone hours before the opening match of Euro 2024. Scottish fans clad in kilts have dominated in the city […]
Nuri Sahin appointed new head coach of Dortmund
[ad_1] Nuri Sahin will become the new head coach of Borussia Dortmund on a three-year contract starting from July 1, the Bundesliga club said in a statement on Friday. BVB will announce the other members of Sahin’s coaching staff in due course, it added On Thursday, Borussia Dortmund announced that Edin Terzic would leave the […]