Sarri arrives in Turin to take charge of Juventus
AFP, Turin : Maurizio Sarri arrived in Turin on Wednesday on the eve of his presentation as new coach of Serie A giants Juventus.“Sarri touches down in Turin,” the club confirmed on their website...
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Zapata sends Colombia into Copa quarters with Qatar winner
AFP, Sao Paulo : Duvan Zapata scored for the second match running to send Colombia into the Copa America quarter-finals with a late header to beat Qatar 1-0 on Wednesday.Carlos Queiroz’s team became the...
Messi rescues Argentina as Paraguay pay penalty
AFP, Belo Horizonte : A Lionel Messi penalty salvaged a 1-1 draw for Argentina against Paraguay on Wednesday as the two-time world champions once again struggled at the Copa America.Messi swept in a 57th-minute...
VAR denies Brazil as Venezuela battle to draw
AFP, Salvador :Brazil were held to a 0-0 draw against Venezuela in the Copa America on Tuesday as a late strike from Philippe Coutinho was disallowed after a controversial VAR (Video Action Review) decision.Coutinho...
Guerrero, Farfan put Peru on brink of Copa America knock-outs
AFP, Rio De Janeiro :Captain Paolo Guerrero and forward Jefferson Farfan each scored one and created another as Peru took a huge step towards qualifying for the Copa America quarter-finals with a 3-1 Group...
France detain soccer great Platini in 2022 World Cup probe
AP, Paris :French police investigating whether corruption played a role in the stunning decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar took 1980s soccer superstar and former top executive Michel Platini into custody...
Brazil model accusing Neymar of rape speaks to police again
AP, Rio De Janeiro :A Brazilian model who has accused soccer star Neymar of raping her in a Paris hotel testified a second time to police in Sao Paulo on Tuesday, and her lawyer...
Abahani face Manang Marshyangdi in AFC Cup today
Abahani Limited all set to face Manang Marshyangdi Club of Nepal in their group E home match of the AFC Cup with both the teams expressing high hope to win the today’s match.The match...
Sanchez strikes as Copa holders Chile thrash Japan
Chile began their Copa America defence in emphatic fashion with a thumping 4-0 win over tournament guests Japan on Monday with Manchester United misfit Alexis Sanchez scoring for the first time in five months.The...
Qatar hit back to snatch Paraguay draw in Copa America debut
AFP, Rio De Janeiro :Boualem Khoukhi scored 13 minutes from time as Asian champions Qatar hit back from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw with Paraguay at the Copa America on Sunday.An Oscar...
Suarez, Cavani score as Uruguay crush 10-man Ecuador in Copa America
AFP, Belo Horizonte :Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani were on target as Uruguay thumped 10-man Ecuador 4-0 in their opening Group C match at the Copa America on Sunday.Nicolas Lodeiro opened the scoring after...
Salah helps Egypt to another Africa Cup warm-up victory
AFP, Johannesburg :Egypt superstar Mohamed Salah came off the bench but did not score as the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations hosts defeated fellow qualifiers Guinea 3-1 Sunday in a warm-up match.Marwan Mohsen gave...