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[ad_1] MUNICH, Germany : Scotland go into their opening Euro 2024 match against Germany on Friday with no pressure or expectations and will fight for a result to help push them towards the knockout rounds, captain Andy Robertson said on Thursday. Liverpool defender Robertson acknowledged the team put in tepid performances during the group stage […]

[ad_1] LAUSANNE, Switzerland : France have been awarded a medal from the 1900 Paris Olympics which was originally credited to Britain. The medal was won for Britain by Lloyd Hildebrand, who competed in two cycling events and came second in the men’s 25km, but the IOC Executive Board has re-awarded it to France. “Recent research […]

[ad_1] CAPE TOWN : World champions South Africa will be missing key players for their clash with Wales in London and the first game of the two-test home series against Ireland next month. Backs Canan Moodie, Damien Willemse and Kurt-Lee Arendse have been ruled out until after the July 6 game against Ireland in Pretoria. […]

[ad_1] Former Albania manager Gianni De Biasi believes Italy should not be written off so easily at Euro 2024 and Albania are an even better side than the one which he led to their first ever appearance at a major tournament. Italy’s opening European Championship game with Albania on Saturday is one with a special […]

[ad_1] DUSSELDORF : Switzerland’s maverick midfielder Xherdan Shaqiri has dismissed doubts about his match fitness ahead of his country’s opening match of Euro 2024 against Hungary in Cologne on Saturday. The 32-year-old former Bayern Munich and Liverpool player is preparing for his seventh major tournament with the Swiss national team and is ready to play […]

[ad_1] COLOGNE, Germany : Hungary and Switzerland open their Euro 2024 campaigns on Saturday with points to prove after starkly contrasting form, as they look to lay down some early markers for who will advance from the group stage. Hungary have been oozing panache after an astonishing unbeaten run that lasted 20 months until last […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI : Like most athletes making their Olympic debut in Paris, Nikhat Zareen is a bundle of nerves at the moment. What sets her apart, however, is that the Indian boxer is not just at peace with the nervousness but even finds it necessary. For the 25-year-old, it is a perfectly normal state […]

[ad_1] AC Milan has appointed Portuguese Paulo Fonseca as its new head coach on a three-year contract, replacing Stefano Pioli, the Serie A club announced on Thursday. Pioli left Milan after the 19-time Italian champions finished second last season, 19 points behind champions Inter Milan, and following lacklustre runs in the Champions League and the […]

[ad_1] FIFPRO have started legal action against world soccer’s governing body FIFA over the expanded men’s Club World Cup, the global players’ union said on Thursday (Jun 13). In May, FIFA said they would not consider rescheduling their 32-team Club World Cup after FIFPRO and the World Leagues Association (WLA) threatened legal action if they […]

[ad_1] Enea Bastianini and Maverick Vinales will join a rebranded Red Bull KTM Tech3 team from 2025, the motorcyle manufacturer said on Thursday. Bastianini, who will be leaving Ducati, and Vinales, who will be joining from Aprilia, will be equipped with factory KTM RC16s, while the team’s colours will revert to orange, after two years […]