The third-place team in League A and the runner-up in League B, as well as the third-place team in League B and the runner-up in League C, will play a home-and-away promotion and relegation playoff. UEFA President Aleksandar Ceferin said, “The introduction of the new knockout stage will give teams even more opportunities to progress […]
Barcelona were the better side for most of the match after that, but scored only once thanks to a superb counter-attack from man of the match Dembele in the 52nd minute. The electric winger ran through the right channel after receiving a precisely placed long pass from his France teammate Jules Counde and fired an […]
Novak Djokovic remains on course to win his 10th Australian Open title and although Andrey Rublev is not looking forward to Wednesday’s quarter-final clash, he is hopeful he can stop the Serbian’s title charge. In a moment of disarming honesty after his five-set victory over Holger Roon, Rublev admitted he was not relishing the opportunity […]
Unseeded Paul beat 24th seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 at the Margaret Court Arena in the evening to book a matchup with the 20-year-old Shelton, whose dream run ended with a continued. Wolf 6-7(5), 6-2, 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-2. “Anytime you play Bautista it’s going to be a battle,” Paul smiled […]
Tsitsipas created a ruckus No stranger to timed bathroom breaks, Tsitsipas walked off the court to regroup but was visibly upset when he returned. He broke again in the third game of the fourth set when Sinner dropped a misjudged drop-shot. Tsitsipas’ lead was erased, pushing a backhand return into the tramlines on set point. […]
A relatively late bloomer, Jabeur’s recent success has made him a star in the Arab world and has seen his signing with Naomi Osaka’s sports management agency Evolve in partnership with Tunisian agent Adel Aref. It also meant her own episode on Netflix’s behind-the-scenes tennis series “Break Point,” in which she says she resisted expectations […]
Last 16: Argentina 2-1 Australia The stars were in Messi’s favor in a physical last-16 clash with Australia, as he surpassed Maradona’s World Cup tally by scoring in his 1,000th match. The goal was vintage Messi, almost as if time had stopped for everyone except the 35-year-old, who reacted quickly to a short layup in […]
“We all deserve a World Cup, it’s won on the pitch. Argentina haven’t been playing very well, but they have so much desire, they run so much, they have so much heart… and then they have Lionel Messi. that are crucial.” in the last part.” Ronaldo, a two-time Ballon d’Or winner who won several trophies […]
He said, “We will try to stop them as a team, not with man-marking. Argentina is not only Messi, they have many great players. We have to stop the whole Argentina team.” Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Messi has so far been the driving force for Argentina, who also needed a penalty after conceding a two-goal […]
Teams: England – Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane (c), Phil Foden France – Hugo Lloris (c), Jules Conde, Raphael Varane, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernandez, Antoine Griezmann, Aurélien Tchoumeny, Adrien Rabiot, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe
Argentina is BetMGM’s biggest liability among teams still in competition, receiving 14.0 percent of tickets and 18.1 percent of handles. The second smallest odds to win it are defending champions France. After opening the tournament at +700, France’s chances have plummeted to +400, with Kylian Mbappe’s team showing dominating form in all but a meaningless […]
The playmaker will be behind Joao Felix, who also returns to the starting lineup, and Goncalo Ramos. Xherdan Shaqiri is one goal away from equaling Sepp Hughi’s record for World Cup goals scored by a Swiss player (six) as he lines up with captain Granit Xhaka in midfield. Bril Embolo, Switzerland’s top scorer in Qatar […]
Morocco and Spain were locked in a 0-0 deadlock at half-time in their World Cup last-16 clash on Tuesday as both sides struggled to create clear scoring chances. Spain at a raucous Education City stadium enjoyed much of the possession with Morocco content and waiting for their chances to counter-attack, to absorb the pressure. Halfway […]
France Hugo Lloris (captain), Jules Conde, Raphael Varane, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernandez, Antoine Griezmann, Aurelien Toumeni, Adrien Rabiot, Ousmane Dembele, Olivier Giroud, Kylian Mbappe poland Wojciech Szczęsny, Matty Cash, Kamil Glick, Jakub Kivier, Bartosz Berezinski, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Sebastian Szymanski, Jakub Kaminski, Piotr Zielinski, Robert Lewandowski (C).
Sherdan Shaqiri believes Switzerland have all the tools to make it to the quarter-finals of the World Cup but they will need to get their act together if they are to beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal in the last 16 on Tuesday. Shaqiri said the Swiss was on the wrong end of a 4-1 defeat in […]