Nantes hand Nice first loss, Lens beat Lyon in French league after Arsenal nightmare
PARIS: Hiring new coach Jocelyn Gourvennec brought an immediate reward to Nantes.
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Singapore women’s floorball team set sights on top-8 finish at World Championships
SINGAPORE: From rehearsing the national anthem and the pre-match huddle to sparring with professional referees, the Singapore women's floorball team have simulated match-day conditions to a tee for the World Floorball Championships.
AC Milan Beat Frosinone To Close Gap On Leaders Juventus
AC Milan bounced back from Champions League disappointment with Saturday's 3-1 win over Frosinone which moved them to within four points of Serie A leaders Juventus. Goals either side of half-time from Luka Jovic and Christian Pulisic, and Fikayo Tomori's close-range finish in the 74th minute gave injury-hit Milan the three points to relieve some pressure after being beaten by Borussia Dortmund midweek. Milan are unlikely to reach the last 16 of Europe's top competition following Tuesday's loss but are in decent shape at home despite wobbly form and nine first-team absences.
Italy And Spain To Meet In Euro 2024 Group Stage, England Handed Kind Draw
Reigning champions Italy were placed in the same group as Spain in Saturday's draw for Euro 2024, while France will come up against the Netherlands and England avoided any of the toughest opponents. Gareth Southgate's much-fancied England side will meet Slovenia, Denmark and Serbia, with hosts Germany taking on Scotland in the tournament's opening game on June 14 in Munich. Italy, who beat England on penalties at Wembley in the final of the last European Championship in 2021, and Spain will also face Croatia and Albania in Group B.
Scotland to kick off Euro 2024 against hosts Germany
Scotland will kick off Euro 2024 after they were drawn to face tournament hosts Germany in Group A.
Euro round-up: O'Brien double not enough for Lyon
Cork's Jake O’Brien found the net twice for Lyon but it wasn’t enough as they lost 3-2 to 10-man Lens in Ligue 1.
India Lose 2-3 Against Belgium in Junior Women's Hockey World Cup
Annu's brace went in vain as India lost 2-3 to Belgium in a closely-contested Pool C match to slump to their second consecutive defeat in the FIH Junior World Cup Santiago, Chile on Saturday. Annu (47th, 51st minutes) struck twice in a span of four minutes from a penalty corner and a penalty stroke to draw level after Belgium raced to a 2-0 lead through goals from Noa Schreurs (fifth) and France de Mot (42nd). But it was not India's day as Astrid Bonami scored the winner from a penalty stroke in the 52nd minute.
England great Ben Gollings 'still getting used to' their absence at Dubai Sevens
Having represented England with such distinction here in the past, even Ben Gollings reckons it’s weird they are no longer present at the Emirates Dubai Sevens.