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Deschamps praises 'greatest ever' Griezmann as he nears appearances landmark 18 Jun 2021 - 04:46 pm

Budapest: France coach Didier Deschamps praised Antoine Griezmann ahead of his side's European Championship clash with Hungary, a match that will be the...

Brazil beats Peru 4-0 to move into 1st in Copa America group 18 Jun 2021 - 01:46 pm

SAO PAULO - Brazil changed half of its starting lineup to face Peru on Thursday in its second Copa America match and still...

Rain washes out morning session of WTC final in Southampton 18 Jun 2021 - 12:54 pm

SOUTHAMPTON, England - Rain and a soggy outfield delayed the toss and washed out the opening session of the World Test Championship (WTC)...

Parmenion wins on debut in France 18 Jun 2021 - 10:10 am

Parmenion (GB) (Soldier Hollow x Pearls Or Passion), who is bred and owned by H H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Thani, opened...

Road to Qatar 2022: VAR set for AFC Asian Qualifiers in September 18 Jun 2021 - 10:01 am

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system will be implemented when the Continent’s top teams go head-to-head in the final round of the AFC...

UAFA General Assembly: Al Mohannadi elected as Vice-President 18 Jun 2021 - 09:48 am

Saoud bin Abdulaziz Al-Mohannadi was elected to the Union of Arab Football Associations (UAFA) Council as VicePresident for the new term 2021- 2025,...

Doha set to stage thrilling qualifying games 18 Jun 2021 - 09:35 am

Qualifying for the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 will be the focus of 14 nations when they take part in single play-off matches...

Dutch delight as victory over Austria seals top spot in Group C 18 Jun 2021 - 12:14 am

AMSTERDAM - An early Memphis Depay penalty and a Denzel Dumfries goal gave the Netherlands a convincing 2-0 victory over Austria on Thursday...

Osaka pulls out of Wimbledon but aims for Olympics 18 Jun 2021 - 12:06 am

Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this month's Wimbledon championships for personal reasons but her agent said on Thursday that the world number two...

More positive tests in Copa America as four of 10 teams hit 17 Jun 2021 - 11:46 pm

ASUNCION - The Bolivian and Chilean football teams announced more positive COVID-19 tests among players or staff on Thursday, meaning four out of...

Rins reveals injury was caused by mobile phone distraction 17 Jun 2021 - 11:19 pm

Suzuki's Spanish MotoGP rider Alex Rins revealed on Thursday the injury that ruled him out of his home Catalan grand prix this month...

Islamabad edges Peshawar in a record high-scoring PSL game 17 Jun 2021 - 09:47 pm

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Islamabad United edged spirited Peshawar Zalmi by 15 runs in a record high-scoring Pakistan Super League game...

De Bruyne leads Belgium to 2-1 comeback win over Denmark 17 Jun 2021 - 09:43 pm

COPENHAGEN - Kevin de Bruyne came off the bench to inspire Belgium in a 2-1 comeback win over Denmark on Thursday to clinch...

India go with Ashwin and Jadeja plus three seamers for WTC final 17 Jun 2021 - 09:31 pm

SOUTHAMPTON, England - India named spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin in a five-man bowling attack for the inaugural world test championship final...

Denmark and Belgium pause Euro clash to honour Eriksen 17 Jun 2021 - 07:42 pm

COPENHAGEN - Denmark and Belgium stopped their Euro 2020 Group B clash on Thursday for a minute's applause as a tribute to Danish...

Ukraine gets 1st win, beats North Macedonia 2-1 at Euro 2020 17 Jun 2021 - 06:29 pm

BUCHAREST, Romania: Andriy Yarmolenko and Roman Yaremchuk both scored again at the European Championship in Ukraine’s 2-1 victory over North Macedonia on Thursday....