Champions League last-16 predictions: Wins for Inter, Arsenal and Barcelona
The 2023/24 Champions League Round of 16 gets back under way this week with four seemingly well-matched ties.
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Jordan Henderson made Ajax captain but suffers late blow in fourth game since Al-Ettifaq exit
Former Liverpool skipper Jordan Henderson was handed the captain's armband at Ajax – but his joy was short-lived as a late goal denied them victory.
"This Country Is Extremely Difficult As A Woman": India Women's Hockey Coach Alleges Serious Discrimination
Janneke Schopman, the Indian women's hockey team coach, has made some serious allegations against Hockey India, the governing body of the sport in the country, in an interview to The Indian Express. Janneke Schopman gave the interview on Sunday after India defeated USA 2-1 in their final match of the Rourkela leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Janneke, an Olympic gold medallist with the Netherlands in 2008, started as an analytical coach with the Indian team in 2020 and was subsequently made the chief coach after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
India Beat Spain Via Penalty Shootout In Hockey Men's Pro League
Experienced goalkeeper PR Sreejesh produced the decisive save as the Indian men's hockey team beat Spain via penalty shootout in an FIH Pro League match on Monday. The two teams were locked 2-2 in the regulation time. Jarmanpreet Singh (1st minute) and Abhishek (35th) sounded the board for India while Jose Basterra (3rd) and Borja Lacalle (15th) got the goals for Spain in the normal time.
Janneke Schopman's Future As Indian Women's Hockey Team Coach Lies In Limbo
Indian women's hockey team chief coach Janneke Schopman's days are numbered as she is unlikely to get an extension after her contract expires in July this year for failing to produce results, including the side's failure to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Schopman, who was the analytical coach in Indian women team's historic fourth-place finish in Tokyo Olympics, took over the reins of the national team after Spaniard Sjoerd Marijne's departure just after the quadrennial event.
Anush Agarwalla Fetches India's Paris Olympics Quota In Equestrian
Asian Games medallist Anush Agarwalla has secured a Paris Olympics quota for the country in dressage discipline, the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) announced on Monday. Agarwalla, who won a historic individual dressage bronze in the Hangzhou Asian Games last year, was allotted the quota on the basis of his performance in four FEI events -- Wroclaw, Poland (73.485%), Kronenberg, Netherlands (74.4%), Frankfurt, Germany (72.9%) and Mechelen, Belgium (74.2%).
"This Country Is Extremely Difficult As A Woman": India Women's Hockey Coach Alleges Serious Discrimination
Janneke Schopman, the Indian women's hockey team coach, has made some serious allegations against Hockey India, the governing body of the sport in the country, in an interview to The Indian Express. Janneke Schopman gave the interview on Sunday after India defeated USA 2-1 in their final match of the Rourkela leg of the FIH Hockey Pro League 2023/24 at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium. Janneke, an Olympic gold medallist with the Netherlands in 2008, started as an analytical coach with the Indian team in 2020 and was subsequently made the chief coach after the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
F1 urges speedy resolution to Red Bull's Horner inquiry
Formula One on Sunday called for Red Bull to resolve their investigation into team principal Christian Horner "at the earliest opportunity".