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Concentrate on Lionel Messi
Calcutta: Lionel Messi will need to fire when Argentina take on Colombia in the Copa America final at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Sunday. Messi has scored just one goal, against Canada in the semi-final, and missed a penalty in the shootout against Ecuador in the last eight stages. By his standard, this Copa…
Indo-Pak women are competing on July 19
Colombo: India will meet arch-rivals Pakistan on July 19, the opening day of the Women’s T20 Asia Cup at Dambulla, while hosts Sri Lanka will play Bangladesh in their first game a day later, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), announced on Friday. Apart from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, the four teams expect to make…
A competition too far, even for Ronaldo.
Cristiano Ronaldo may well have played in his last big competitive match for his country as Portugal exited Euro 2024 on penalties against a less-than-inspiring France in Hamburg on Friday evening. Ronaldo, who has spent over 480 minutes on the pitch in the competition, appeared exhausted at the end of it all. His carefree and jovial…
Mbappe describes a far-right wave as ‘catastrophic’.
Hamburg: Football star Kylian Mbappe has called the first round of French elections “catastrophic” after last Sunday’s results saw the country lurch towards the far-right, with anti-immigration party National Rally (RN) leading first place. The France national football team captain urged the French public to vote, saying “now more than ever” it was needed. “There’s…
Rohit effusive in praise on Yadav’s ‘different’ game against the USA.
Moments after Suryakumar Yadav helped India avoid an almighty upset against T20 World Cup 2024 co-hosts the USA with a match-winning half-century that was nowhere near Mumbaikar’s typical 360-degree knocks. His captain, Rohit Sharma, was impressed with Yadav’s change in tactics on a tricky Nassau County International Cricket Stadium pitch on Wednesday. Yadav’s unbeaten 49-ball…
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