United States fans celebrate after the match. Photo: REUTERS ATLANTA: U.S. Soccer believes a new state-of-the-art training centre and finally having a permanent home can put it on equal footing with football’s powerhouse nations in the years ahead, as they look to the future following an early end to their World Cup adventure. Excitement and enthusiasm turned…
Norway’s Soren Waerenskjold celebrates on the podium after winning the 11th stage of the Tour de France with the start in Vichy and the finish in Nevers. Photo: AFP LONDON: Norwegian Soren Waerenskjold launched a long-range sprint to claim victory at the Tour de France on Wednesday in the fastest stage in the race’s history. Dutchman Olav Kooij,…
France suffered a shocking 2-0 defeat against Spain in the FIFA World Cup semifinal. Photo: Reuters LONDON: France’s World Cup semi-final exit left one of the country’s most gifted generations grappling with yet another heartbreak, but a new era beckons, with Zinedine Zidane expected to harness the squad’s extraordinary individual talent in a bid to deliver a…
Argentina’s World Cup semi-final match-winner Lautaro Martinez said he had “dreamt” of scoring the goal which took his team through to the final at England’s expense on Wednesday. “I dreamt it. I told Alexis (Mac Allister) that I was going to score,” Martinez said after his heroics off the bench in Atlanta as the reigning…
Lionel Messi sinks to his knees after Argentina reached their second consecutive World Cup final. Photo: AFP ATLANTA: Lautaro Martinez scored a 92nd minute winner as Lionel Messi inspired World Cup holders Argentina to a stunning comeback to beat England 2-1 on Wednesday and set up a final with European champions Spain. England had been…
MANCHESTER: Manchester United on Tuesday announced the signing of Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa for a reported fee of £35 million ($47 million). The 29-year-old, who has signed a five-year deal at Old Trafford, has just returned from the World Cup, where he captained Belgium to the quarter-finals. He is the club’s third signing of the…
MUMBAI: Indian badminton star Pusarla Venkata Sindhu said Wednesday that “everybody is beatable” as she targets a medal at the world championships on home soil in New Delhi next month. Sindhu won the world title in 2019 and also captured Olympic silver in Rio in 2016 and bronze in Tokyo five years later. The 31-year-old is a massive…
LONDON: Stuart Broad believes England must add an extra fast bowler to their attack if they are to be competitive at next year’s 50-over World Cup in southern Africa. Three days on from on leapfrogging India at the top of the T20 world rankings, England’s poor form in one-day international cricket continued with a decisive…
Shubman Gill got to fifty off 51 balls. Photo: BCCI LONDON: India captain Shubman Gill continued his Edgbaston love-affair as his side beat England by six wickets in the first one-day international on Tuesday. Set 259 to win, India cruised home with 28 balls to spare to go 1-0 up in a three-match series. It was their first triumph…
Folarin Balogun of the U.S. is shown a red card by referee Raphael Claus. Photo: REUTERS PARIS: The International Olympic Committee has received a complaint alleging FIFA president Gianni Infantino has repeatedly breached rules on political neutrality in his support of President Donald Trump. FairSquare, a nonprofit organization and advocacy group, asked the IOC to investigate, among…