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[ad_1] Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand was roundly criticised back home for his substitutions in the team’s disappointing 1-1 draw with Slovenia in their Euro 2024 Group C opener, but the coach hit back on Monday. Having taken the lead through Christian Eriksen in the 17th minute, the Danes looked to be tiring before Slovenia grabbed […]

[ad_1] STUTTGART, Germany : Footballers nowadays tend to be lean and svelte to keep up with the demands of the fast-paced game, so Hungary forward Martin Adam is not surprised to see social media memes about his unusually large frame, even if some go too far. Adam came on as a substitute late in Hungary’s […]

[ad_1] World number three Aryna Sabalenka will not play at the Paris Olympics in order to focus on her health and prepare for the hardcourt tournaments, the twice Grand Slam champion said on Monday. The 26-year-old Belarusian won the Australian Open in January, but was knocked out by 17-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva in the French […]

[ad_1] (Corrects in paragraph 8 to show Donetsk under Russian occupation and Kharkiv under repeated attack) By Alexandra Hudson and Ayhan Uyanik MUNICH, Germany : Former Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko presented the shell-blasted seats of a Kharkiv stadium built for Euro 2012 in Munich on Monday, as cheering Ukraine fans vowed to keep fighting the […]

[ad_1] DUESSELDORF : Switzerland’s squad have had to move their Euro 2024 training sessions ahead of Wednesday’s Group A clash with Scotland because of the poor quality of the turf at their camp. Murat Yakin’s team had been based at the home of lower-tier German club Stuttgarter Kickers but the newly laid turf began to […]

[ad_1] Pakistan captain Babar Azam said on Sunday the team’s batting let them down at the Twenty20 World Cup and apologised to fans for failing to reach the Super Eight stage. Pakistan fell to the tournament’s biggest upset when the United States, a tier-two member of the game, beat the 2009 champions via Super Over. […]

[ad_1] FRANKFURT, Germany : Belgium right back Thomas Meunier is 10 days away from full fitness and will join the squad at the European Championship, coach Domenico Tedesco confirmed. Meunier stayed home in Belgium for treatment on a hamstring injury and Tedesco had until Sunday to name a replacement in the squad ahead of his […]

[ad_1] Britain’s Andy Murray has said it would be a fitting end to his career if he bowed out at Wimbledon or the Paris Olympics. The 37-year-old Scot, a three-time Grand Slam champion and double Olympic gold medallist, said in February that he was unlikely to continue playing after the summer. Murray is set to […]

[ad_1] Kylian Mbappe confirmed on Sunday he will not play for France’s Olympic team at the Paris Games as his new club Real Madrid are against the idea. The 25-year-old said in March that he was keen on playing at his home Games but since the Olympic soccer tournament is not on FIFA’s calendar clubs […]

[ad_1] :Bangladesh grabbed the final spot in the Super Eight phase of the Twenty20 World Cup with a 21-run victory over Nepal on Sunday. Captain Najmul Hossain Shanto and his team joined India, Australia and Afghanistan in Group 1 of the Super Eight following their victory in Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Pace bowler […]