Football
Lavelle, Morgan on target as USA down Canada for CONCACAF crown
AFP, Los Angeles :Rose Lavelle and Alex Morgan scored goals as the United States sealed victory in the CONCACAF Women’s Championship with a 2-0 defeat of Canada in the final on Wednesday.Lavelle swept in...
Rooney on target again as United close on playoffs
AFP, Washington :Wayne Rooney scored a stunning free-kick to keep D.C. United firmly on course for the Major League Soccer postseason on Wednesday with a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC.Former England and Manchester United...
Liverpool Naby Keita set for scan after injury
Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita will have a scan when he returns to the club after being injured playing for Guinea. Keita hurt his hamstring in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw in Rwanda in an Africa Cup...
Germany lose again in 2-1 defeat to World Cup winner France
AP, Paris :Germany’s year just keeps getting worse.France handed the struggling Germans a 2-1 defeat in the UEFA Nations League on Tuesday, meaning Die Mannschaft has lost two straight competitive games for the first...
Brazil’s Miranda silences Argentina with last-gasp winner
AFP, Jeddah : Brazil snatched a dramatic 1-0 win over Argentina with an injury-time header from Miranda in their friendly match in front of a sell-out crowd in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.The Inter...
Groeneveld scores as Netherlands draw 1-1 with Belgium
AP, Brussels : Arnaut Groeneveld celebrated his first start for the Netherlands by scoring a first-half equalizer Tuesday as the Dutch drew 1-1 with neighbor Belgium.The 21-year-old midfielder who plays for Belgium’s Club Brugge...
Messi would struggle in current Man United team: Scholes
Paul Scholes says even Lionel Messi would struggle to shine in the current Manchester United team and that the struggling club are being laughed at by their rivals.The former United and England midfielder has...
Sargent scores, US give up late goal in 1-1 tie with Peru
AP, East Hartford : Josh Sargent scored early in the second half and three more Americans made their debuts under interim coach Dave Sarachan before a young United States team conceded an 86th-minute goal...