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[ad_1] CARDIFF : Dewi Lake will captain Wales against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday, with scrumhalf Ellis Bevan to make his test debut in the clash, coach Warren Gatland announced on Tuesday. Hooker Lake takes over the captaincy from Dayfdd Jenkins, who led the side in the Six Nations Championship earlier this year, but […]

[ad_1] BERLIN : A Germany fan missed the hosts’ Euro 2024 tournament opener against Scotland on Friday after his hand was broken by a wayward shot from German striker Niclas Fuellkrug during the warmup. Kai Flathmann was sitting to the side of the German goal ahead of his team’s 5-1 demolition of Scotland when he […]

[ad_1] FRANKFURT, Germany: There is no panic in the Belgium camp despite their shock 1-0 loss to Slovakia in their European Championship opener in Frankfurt on Monday (Jun 17), with coach Domenico Tedesco and the players finding little fault with the performance. The result means there is little margin for error when Belgium play Romania […]

[ad_1] Manchester City begin their fifth straight title defence with a trip to Stamford Bridge to face Chelsea on Aug. 18, the Premier League said on Tuesday. Chelsea’s newly appointed manager, Enzo Maresca, will face a familiar side as he previously assisted Pep Guardiola during their treble-winning season and also coached City’s youth team. FA […]

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS : Ryan Murphy said his desire to regain his Olympic 100m backstroke title burns hotter than ever after he punched his ticket to the Paris Games on Monday. The 28-year-old set an Olympic record when he took gold at Rio 2016 but could do no better than bronze in the event in Tokyo […]

[ad_1] Five-times Olympic gold medallist Elaine Thompson-Herah will not defend her 200m title at next month’s Paris Games after opting not to compete in the event at the upcoming Jamaican trials. The sprinter is only registered to compete in the 100m at the June 27-30 Jamaican Athletics Championships. The deadline to register passed on Monday. […]

[ad_1] DUESSELDORF, Germany : Austria coach Ralf Rangnick said there would be no pointing fingers at defender Max Wober over his headed own goal in the 1-0 defeat by France in their Euro 2024 opener on Monday. Austria, who had only lost one of their last 16 matches, went toe-to-toe with the World Cup runners-up […]

[ad_1] Israel Adesanya and reigning champion Dricus Du Plessis will fight for the middleweight belt as the main event of UFC 305 on Aug. 17 in Perth, Australia. The matchup was announced Monday with exactly two months to go before the fight. UFC president Dana White confirmed the bout during an interview with broadcaster Jim […]

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS :Seven-time Olympic gold medallist Katie Ledecky stormed to victory in the 200m freestyle final at the U.S. Olympic trials in Indianapolis on Monday, while Katie Grimes outdueled Emma Weyant to win a thrilling 400m individual medley. Ledecky had already qualified for the Paris Games in the 400m freestyle at the trials, which are […]

[ad_1] INDIANAPOLIS : Katie Grimes outdueled Emma Weyant on Monday to win a thrilling 400m individual medley in the first of five finals being contested on the third night of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Indianapolis. Grimes got off to a hot start before reigning Olympic silver medalist Weyant made her move as the thousands […]