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[ad_1] Social media influencers will descend on Paris next month to give their followers an exclusive look at the Summer Olympics, including the athletes, the competition and celebrations, NBCUniversal said on Friday. The Comcast-owned media company, which holds the rights to air the Olympics in the U.S., is seeking to draw more younger viewers to […]

[ad_1] DORTMUND, Germany : Italy’s lynchpin midfielder Nicolo Barella is likely to be available for selection in the reigning champions’ opening match at Euro 2024 against Albania on Saturday after recovering from injury, coach Luciano Spalletti said on Friday. Asked by reporters about Barella’s fitness after he suffered a muscle problem, Spalletti said the box-to-box […]

[ad_1] FREIBURG, Germany : Belgium’s bid to get key defenders Arthur Theate and Jan Vertonghen fit for the European Championship took a positive step on Friday when they increased the intensity of their training at the team camp in Germany. Youri Tielemans, who was also an injury concern when the squad was named last month, […]

[ad_1] POTSDAM: Robert Lewandowski will “probably” be fit to play in Poland’s second Euro 2024 match against Austria in Berlin next week, coach Michal Probierz said on Friday (Jun 14). The Barcelona striker suffered a thigh injury in Monday’s 2-1 friendly win over Turkey and will miss Poland’s opening Group D game against the Netherlands […]

[ad_1] Crystal Palace have signed Barcelona’s Morocco international defender Chadi Riad on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Friday. The 20-year-old joins Palace after spending a season on loan at Real Betis for whom he played 30 times in all competitions. “The club has high-level players who are young and I have […]

[ad_1] HAMBURG, Germany : Stripped of their leading lights, the Netherlands and Poland limp to the start line at the European Championship on Sunday when they begin their Group D campaign in Hamburg. The Dutch must do without playmaker Frenkie de Jong due to an ankle injury and Poland talisman Robert Lewandowski will also miss […]

[ad_1] Olympic Omnium champion Jennifer Valente has been selected in the U.S. six-member track cycling team for the Paris Games, USA Cycling said on Thursday. The 29-year-old recovered from a late crash in the Omnium in Tokyo to win the United States’ first women’s track cycling gold medal and also took bronze in the team […]

[ad_1] Harry Kane said German fans look upon the England team a little more fondly since his move to Bayern Munich, though the skipper does not expect the hosts to be cheering Gareth Southgate’s side on at the European Championship. Kane, who left Tottenham Hotspur for Bayern in a 120 million ($129m) transfer last year, […]

[ad_1] Conor McGregor will not fight in UFC 303 due to an injury, UFC chief executive officer Dana White announced Thursday. The exit of the Irish superstar also leaves his scheduled welterweight opponent, Michael Chandler, off the card for the June 29 event in Las Vegas. It is unclear when or if the non-title bout […]

[ad_1] MELBOURNE : Tokyo gold medallist Emma McKeon and former world champion Mollie O’Callaghan reached the women’s 100m freestyle final at Australia’s Olympic trials on Friday but seasoned sprinter Cate Campbell missed out by the narrowest of margins. Meg Harris was fastest in the heats with a time of 52.52 seconds at Brisbane Aquatic Centre, […]