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[ad_1] :Brazil enjoyed the perfect warm-up as they secured a 3-2 win over Mexico in their pre-Copa America friendly in Kyle Field stadium in Texas on Saturday. Coach Dorival Junior, who assumed the Brazil job in January, decided to rest first-choice players such as Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo and Raphinha. His decision paid off as they […]

[ad_1] Manchester United defender Luke Shaw said he would love to play in England’s European Championship opener against Serbia but does not want to take any risks as he is getting back up to speed from a lengthy injury layoff. England manager Gareth Southgate had said earlier this week he was taking a “gamble” with […]

[ad_1] Auckland Blues captain Patrick Tuipulotu will miss the remainder of the Super Rugby Pacific season after suffering a knee injury in his side’s quarter-final win over the Fijian Drua on Saturday. The Blues confirmed Tuipulotu will be out of action for between six and seven weeks after damaging the medial ligament in his right […]

[ad_1] GEORGETOWN :Uganda equalled the lowest score ever recorded at a Twenty20 World Cup on Saturday when they tumbled to 39 all out against the West Indies at the Providence Stadium. The Netherlands also scored 39 against Sri Lanka in 2014. West Indies, who reached 173 for five after winning the toss and electing to […]

[ad_1] ACT Brumbies coach Stephen Larkham is hoping to avoid another chastening experience when his team take on the Auckland Blues in Friday’s Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals having already suffered a heavy loss at Eden Park this season. Larkham’s side are the only Australian team remaining in the competition following their 32-16 win over the […]

[ad_1] :Former Masters champion Jon Rahm withdrew from LIV Golf’s Houston event during the second round on Saturday with a foot infection which has put into question the Spaniard’s status for next week’s U.S. Open. Rahm’s withdrawal came a day after cameras showed him grimacing in pain after hitting a tee shot at the seventh […]

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Two children were stopped by security personnel from bringing a poster in support of Singapore’s national football team into the National Stadium on Thursday (Jun 6), where the Lions were thumped 7-0 by South Korea in a sold-out World Cup qualifier. In response to CNA’s queries, Kallang Alive Sport Management (KASM), which manages the Singapore […]

[ad_1] MONTREAL : After their Monaco high Ferrari were coming to grips with a Montreal flop on Saturday after both cars slumped out of qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix, missing an opportunity to pile more pressure on championship leading Red Bull. Riding the momentum from Charles Leclerc’s Monaco victory two weeks ago and a […]

[ad_1] MONTREAL : Daniel Ricciardo answered criticism from retired Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve by qualifying fifth for the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday. Villeneuve, the 1997 champion now working as a television pundit, had questioned on Sky Sports why the 34-year-old Australian was still in Formula One. “We’re hearing the same thing for the […]

[ad_1] :Spain strolled to a 5-1 win over Northern Ireland in Palma de Mallorca on Saturday as midfielder Pedri scored twice in their final warm-up match before the European Championship starting in Germany next week. The visitors took a shock lead two minutes into the game when defender Daniel Ballard headed home a long free […]