Tielemans named as new Belgium captain
BRUSSELS :Belgium have picked Youri Tielemans to be their captain, with coach Rudi Garcia choosing the Aston Villa midfielder over several more experienced players in the squad.
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Dutchwoman Martens calls it quits
AMSTERDAM :Netherlands international Lieke Martens, voted the Best FIFA Women's Player in 2017, announced her retirement on Monday.
Guirassy goal sends Dortmund past Essen in German Cup
ESSEN, Germany -Borussia Dortmund needed a superb finish by forward Serhou Guirassy in the 79th minute to break the resistance of third-division club Rot-Weiss Essen and earn a nervous 1-0 victory in the German Cup on Monday.
Guinea name Duarte as new national coach
CONAKRY :Well-travelled Portuguese coach Paulo Duarte has been named as Guinea’s new coach, less than a month before their next round of World Cup qualifiers.
PSV Eindhoven come from behind to win Dutch Super Cup
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands :Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven came from behind to defeat cup winners Go Ahead Eagles 2-1 on Sunday to take the Johan Cruyff Shield, the country’s Super Cup.
Portugal's Sousa named as Kuwait national team coach
Portuguese Helio Sousa has been appointed as coach of the Kuwait men's team, the country's football association (KFA) announced on Thursday.
Vos surges to opening stage win in Tour de France Femmes
Dutch rider Marianne Vos claimed a jaw-dropping 258th career victory when she prevailed in the first stage of the Tour de France Femmes, a 78.8-km hilly ride from Vannes to Plumelec on Saturday.
Rybakina sent tumbling out of Wimbledon third round by inspired Tauson
LONDON :Former champion Elena Rybakina was sent spinning out of the Wimbledon third round on Saturday, the 11th-seeded Kazakh undone by the irresistible momentum of Denmark's Clara Tauson.