Judo-Defending champion Abe suffers shock defeat
PARIS : Japan's Uta Abe, the reigning Olympic champion in the -52kg judo competition, suffered an upset defeat in the round of 16 on Sunday.
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Three changes for attack-minded Dutch, two for Romania
MUNICH, Germany : The return of Denzel Dumfries and Xavi Simons to the Netherlands’ starting line-up signalled their attacking intent for the European Championship round of 16 clash with Romania on Tuesday.
Defending champion Vondrousova falls at first Wimbledon hurdle
LONDON :Defending champion Marketa Vondrousova was knocked out in the first round of Wimbledon on Tuesday, the first female holder to fall at the opening hurdle since Steffi Graf 30 years ago.
Ronaldo starts for much-changed Portugal against Georgia
GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany : Portugal coach Roberto Martinez rang the changes for his side's Group F clash against Georgia with captain Cristiano Ronaldo, midfielder Joao Palhinha and goalkeeper Diogo Costa the only players in the starting lineup who also began their previous match.
Age is but a number for Euro 2024's oldest volunteer
LEIPZIG, Germany : Luka Modric is the tournament's oldest goalscorer and Cristiano Ronaldo has now played at six European Championships but neither can get even close to Euro 2024's oldest volunteer.
Hlozek, Cerny start for Czechs against Georgia
HAMBURG, Germany :Czech coach Ivan Hasek gave starts to forward Adam Hlozek and winger Vaclav Cerny for the Euro 2024 Group F match against Georgia on Saturday.
Masked Mbappe fit to face Netherlands
LEIPZIG, Germany : France captain Kylian Mbappe should be available for their second European Championship group game against the Netherlands after breaking his nose in their opening 1-0 win over Austria, manager Didier Deschamps said on Thursday.
Lewandowksi absence gives Dutch planning headache
HAMBURG, Germany : The Netherlands have been forced into a rethink ahead of Sunday’s opening Euro 2024 Group D match against Poland with Robert Lewandowski out of the opposing attack, but coach Ronald Koeman still expects the Poles to start with two strikers.