PARIS (Reuters) — Argentina defeated Iraq 3-1 in Lyon, and Spain defeated the Dominican Republic 3-1 in Bordeaux on Saturday, the second day of the men’s Olympic soccer event. Argentina recovered from their devastating opening loss to Morocco and increased their chances of moving to the next round by finishingRead More →
PARIS (Reuters) — On Saturday, Poland’s Iga Swiatek began her campaign for Olympic gold by defeating gritty Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 6-2 7-5 in the singles opening round. Fifty days after winning her fourth French Open title, the 23-year-old Swiatek returned to the Parisian clay and demonstrated why she is theRead More →
PARIS (AFP) — Hady Habib was over 5,000 kilometers away, earning a pitiful $1,350 at a low-level tournament in Canada, while Carlos Alcaraz was winning $3.5 million for winning the Wimbledon trophy. After two weeks, the 25-year-old Lebanese player finds himself against the third-ranked player in the world in theRead More →
NEW YORK (AFP) Marcos Giron won his first ATP championship on Sunday, defeating fellow American Alex Michelsen 6-7 (4/7), 6-3, 7-5 in the Hall of Fame Open final. Giron, who turns 31 on Wednesday, saved a match point in the third set to become the ninth player to win hisRead More →
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Formula One leader Max Verstappen claimed Red Bull needs to improve their car after McLaren locked out the front row in a dramatic Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying session on Saturday. The triple world champion, who has won seven races this season, will start third on Sunday atRead More →
France’s BARCELONNETTE (AFP) – Stage 18 of the Tour de France saw Belgian Victor Campenaerts cry tears of joy. Tadej Pogacar, the overall leader, and defending champion Jonas Vingegaard withheld their thunder for three difficult stages during the last weekend. As the flight cleared out fifteen minutes early, Pogacar andRead More →
Argentina captain Lionel Messi will play in Tuesday’s Copa America semi-final against Canada in New Jersey, according to coach Lionel Scaloni, despite worries over his hamstring injury. Messi returned to action on Thursday in Argentina’s quarter-final victory over Ecuador, having missed the last group-stage match due to injury. He playedRead More →
LAHORE: After a poor T20 World Cup campaign, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi called Pakistan white ball head coach Gary Kirsten for a conversation about the team’s future. However, Naqvi’s conversation with the head coach on retaining Babar Azam’s captaincy is critical. Kirsten has already submitted a reportRead More →
(Reuters) – Italian Goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio has joined Juventus from another Serie A team Monza, the Turin-based team said on Friday. Juventus announced that they and Monza had reached an agreement wherein the latter would pay 18 million euros ($19.50 million) to acquire Di Gregorio.A graduate of Inter Milan’sRead More →
MUNICH (AP) — It’s possible that the Netherlands is peaking at the ideal moment. After putting on by far its greatest performance at Euro 2024, the Dutch team defeated Romania 3-0 on Tuesday to advance to its first quarterfinal in the European Championship in sixteen years. The Dutch advanced toRead More →
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