Portugal beat Slovenia 3-0 in penalties to sail into the quarterfinals of the 2024 European Championships at the Frankfurt Arena in Germany on Sunday. While Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal’s captain, redeemed himself in the shootout, after missing a penalty in extra-time, it was their goalkeeper Diogo Costa, who rose to fame, saving all three shots of…
Portugal remains locked at 0-0 against Slovenia in their Euro 2024 round of 16 match at the Frankfurt Arena in Germany on Tuesday, with the match now into penatly shootout after extra-time. Portugal led by Cristiano Ronaldo won the tournament in 2016, but could not determine a result against a side, which was playing its first knockout…
Six athletes, including one woman, were selected to represent Palestine at the Paris Olympics, an official from the Palestinian Olympic Committee told The Associated Press on Monday. The athletes will compete in boxing, judo, swimming, shooting and taekwondo, said Nader Jayousi, the technical director at the Palestinian Olympic Committee. Jayousi said there was a remote…
The Portugal vs Slovenia round of 16 match had a minute of silence at the Frankfurt Arena before kick-off. It was for Portugal and Seleção legend Manuel Fernandes, who passed away last week. Fernandes passed away on June 27 at the age of 73. “Fiz aquilo que mais gostava, que era chegar um dia ao…
Carlos Alcaraz began his title defence with a 7-6(3), 7-5, 6-2 win over Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal in first round of men’s singles on the opening day of Wimbledon 2024 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), London on Monday. Former US Open champion and local favourite Emma Raducanu, awarded a wildcard,…
Portugal predicted lineup (4-3-3): Costa, Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Pepe, Mendes, Palhinha, Vitinha, Fernandes, Leão, Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva Slovenia predicted lineup (3-5-2): Oblak, Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Balkovec, Stojanovic, Elsnik, Gnezda Cerin, Mlakar, Sporar, Sesko
England goalkeeper Mary Earps has joined Paris Saint-Germain women, the French club announced on Monday. Earps had been linked with PSG since announcing on June 29 she would not renew her contract with Manchester United. “The England international goalkeeper has committed herself to the Parisian club until June 2026,” the club said in a statement….
Bolivia will look to end its dismal Copa America 2024 campaign with a flourish when it meets Bolivia in a Group C clash on Monday at the Inter & Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Officiating the match will be Edina Alves of Brazil, who forms one part of a historic trio of women referees to…
Wrestler Bajrang Punia on Monday alleged that NADA was targeting him for pointing out flaws in their system and vowed to challenge the arrogance of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA), which he claimed wants to end his sporting career. Bajrang was suspended by NADA for the second time on June 24 after the wrestler got…
Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has praised the body language of India skipper Rohit Sharma during the team’s title-winning run in the T20 World Cup while questioning Babar Azam’s leadership during the recently concluded cricket carnival in the Americas. India emerged champion following its thrilling seven-run victory against South Africa in Bridgetown, Barbados, which made…
