Clint Dempsey struck again as the United States powered through to the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario on Thursday in a stormy 2-0 win over Ecuador that saw both sides finish with 10 men. Dempsey scored his third goal in as many games for Jurgen Klinsmann’s side at CenturyLink Field, pouncing on 22 minutes before setting up a second […]
» Read moreJust 24 hours after UEFA told Russia it would be expelled from the tournament if their fans caused more crowd trouble, the Slovaks outplayed them for large parts of a match contested under a closed roof because of forecasts of heavy rain. Slovakia, after losing their opening clash 2-1 to Wales, took the lead in the 32nd minute when midfielder […]
» Read moreLate goals from Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet booked hosts France’s place in the last 16 of Euro 2016 after overcoming stiff resistance from European Championship debutants Albania. Atletico Madrid forward Griezmann came off the bench in Marseille to head the opener in the 90th minute before West Ham United’s Payet strengthened his reputation by smashing home a second deep […]
» Read moreNew Zealand umpire Billy Bowden may have stood in his last international match after being dropped from New Zealand Cricket’s international panel. The 53-year-old Bowden, who officiated in 84 Tests and 200 one-day internationals over 21 years, amused cricket fans with his eccentric signals, especially the crooked finger with which he indicated dismissals. Bowden insisted he couldn’t extend the finger […]
» Read moreA dominant India predictably completed a 3-0 whitewash by bulldozing a sub-par Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in the final ODI cricket match here today in what turned out to be one of the most one-sided series in recent times. Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s boys outclassed the hosts in all departments by first bowling them out for their lowest total of 123 […]
» Read moreThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is likely to name the new head coach of the Indian cricket team on June 24 after it was revealed that the board’s Working Committee is scheduled to meet in Dharamsala next Friday to take stock of things. Former cricketers like Ravi Shastri, Anil Kumble and Venkatesh Prasad and Sandeep Patil, […]
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