England breeze through to World Cup finals, now for the hard part
LONDON :Eight games, eight wins, 22 goals scored and none conceded: England head coach Thomas Tuchel could not have wished for a more emphatic way to reach the World Cup finals.
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Mikaela Shiffrin dominates World Cup slalom for career win 102 - ESPN
LEVI, Finland — Mikaela Shiffrin opened the Olympic slalom season in convincing style Saturday by dominating a World Cup race in Finnish Lapland for her record-extending 102nd career win.
Northern Ireland suffer late defeat in Slovakia but clinch World Cup play-off
Tomas Bobcek’s stoppage-time goal ended Northern Ireland’s hopes of making it out of World Cup qualifying Group A but they came away from a 1-0 loss in Slovakia assured of a play-off place regardless.
US ski star Shiffrin dominates 1st World Cup slalom of Olympic season for career win 102
LEVI, Finland: Mikaela Shiffrin opened the Olympic slalom season in convincing style Saturday by dominating a World Cup race in Finnish Lapland for her record-extending 102nd career win. The American star built on a commanding first-run lead of more than a second, clocked the fastest time again in the final run and won the race by 1.66 seconds from second-placed Lara Colturi. “It’s for sure a good feeling, it was so nice to race today. I felt really strong on both runs,” said Shiffrin, adding she didn’t want to be too cautious in protecting her big lead. “I was just feeling like: ‘Oh, don’t mess it up, like it would be embarrassing, kind of.’ But then, in the end, if you are pushing as hard as you can, you can’t mess it up.” Colturi, an Italian-born prodigy competing for Albania, matched her career-best result.
Alpine skiing-Super Shiffrin blasts to slalom victory in Levi
LEVI, Finland :American Mikaela Shiffrin laid down a marker for the Olympic season ahead by obliterating her rivals to easily win the opening Alpine Ski World Cup slalom race on Saturday.
Croatia secure World Cup spot with win over Faroe Islands
RIJEKA, Croatia :Croatia completed a 3-1 comeback win over the Faroe Islands at home on Friday, securing their place at next year's World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Slovakia snatch victory over Northern Ireland to set up thrilling Group A finale
Slovakia's Tomas Bobcek scored in stoppage time to seal a dramatic 1-0 win over Northern Ireland in a World Cup qualifier on Friday after two VAR disallowed goals, with both sides clinching at least a playoff spot.
Atalanta sack manager Juric after poor results
Atalanta sacked manager Ivan Juric on Monday following a 3-0 home defeat by Sassuolo at the weekend, which left the club languishing in 13th place in Serie A after 11 matches.