Despite India’s dominant run, opener Shafali Verma said the team will need to improve in all areas of the game ahead of their women’s Asia Cup semifinal against Bangladesh here on Friday. Shafali is the second highest run-getter in the tournament with 158 runs, averaging over 52, from three matches. India beat Pakistan by seven…
The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) is confident women’s football head coach Bev Priestman had no knowledge of the spying incident that has engulfed her squad in scandal ahead of its gold medal title defence at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The COC said on Wednesday it accepted Priestman’s decision to remove herself from Thursday’s opening match…
New Zealand Football CEO Andrew Pragnell called on FIFA to take urgent action over a spying scandal involving Olympic champion Canada at the Paris Games and said failure to do so could tarnish the sporting integrity of the entire tournament. Canada women’s coach Bev Priestman removed herself from opening match duties while an assistant coach…
UEFA ordered seven national football federations to pay fines totalling 230,000 euros ($250,000) on Wednesday for racist and discriminatory abuse by fans at Euro 2024. UEFA did not specify details of the incidents which mostly involved fans from teams in the Balkans at the month-long, 24-nation tournament played in Germany. Croatia must pay the biggest…
French winger Moussa Diaby has joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad from Aston Villa on a five-year contract, the English Premier League side said late on Wednesday. Diaby, who joined Villa a year ago from Bayer Leverkusen for a reported fee of 52 million pounds ($67 million), made 54 appearances in the 2023-24 season, registering…
The Albanian football federation renewed its contract with Brazilian head coach Sylvinho on Wednesday, with the aim of qualifying for the 2025 Nations League and reaching the World Cup a year later for the first time. The 50-year-old Sylvinho, who took over in January 2023, led the team to the Euro 2024 finals but took…
Only captains will be allowed to speak and discuss decisions with the referee during the Olympics, FIFA said on Wednesday following the rule’s first implementation at last month’s European Championship. FIFA is encouraging the adoption of the measure by competition organisers globally after UEFA extended the new approach to all of its competitions in a…
A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2. Argentina’s Cristian Medina scored deep in injury time to salvage what looked like a 2-2 draw,…
A fan invasion in the opening match of the Olympic football tournament between Argentina and Morocco on Wednesday caused chaos, with Argentina eventually beaten 2-1 following a VAR review disallowed its equalizing goal after play was suspended with the score tied at 2-2. Argentina’s Cristian Medina scored deep in injury time to salvage what looked…
The 33rd edition of the Summer Olympics is set to take place from July 26 to August 11 in Paris and 16 other cities in France. Paris Olympics will feature 32 sports, including the 28 “core” Olympic sports, with the addition of breaking, skateboarding, surfing and sports climbing. OLYMPICS 2024 FULL SCHEDULE.pdf While the Olympics officially begin…
