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Juventus miss chance to go top with 1-1 draw at Genoa

GENOA, Italy: Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw at Genoa on Friday (Dec 15) as Federico Chiesa's first-half penalty was cancelled out by Albert Gudmundsson after the break, leaving the visitors a point off top spot in Serie A.

Swansea City 1-2 Middlesbrough: Carl Rushworth error condemns hosts to first defeat under Alan Sheehan

Swansea City fell to defeat for the first time under interim boss Alan Sheehan as they were beaten by out-of-form Middlesbrough at the Swansea.com Stadium. Sam Greenwood gave the visitors the lead against the run of play on the stroke of half-time, after Bashir Humphreys and Liam Walsh, the only two changes from Tuesday's draw at Stoke City, both spurned good opportunities for the hosts.

Junior Men's Hockey World Cup: India Lose 1-3 To Spain In Bronze Medal Playoff

India's hopes of redeeming some pride in the junior men's hockey World Cup remained only a dream as they lost 1-3 to Spain in the bronze medal playoff on Saturday. Goals from Nicolas Alvarez (25th and 51st minute) and Petchame Pau (40th) sealed the deal in Spain's favour as Sunil Jojo's 28th-minute penalty-corner strike was the only saving grace for the two-time junior world champion Indians, whose perennial frailty with penalty corner conversions came to the fore yet again on Saturday. This was India's second defeat to Spain in this edition of the tournament, having lost to the European team 1-4 in the pool stages. India had also finished fourth in the last edition of the tournament in 2021 in Bhubaneswar. Spain, following the win against the Uttam Singh-led side, equalled their best showing in the global tournament, adding to the bronze they had won in the 2005 edition in Rotterdam, beating India 6-5 on penalties.

Indian Men's Hockey Team Loses To Spain 0-1 In 5 Nations Tournament

The Indian men's hockey team began its 5-Nation Tournament on a disappointing note, losing 0-1 to lower ranked Spain on Friday. Alvaro Iglesias scored the only goal of the match in the 29th minute. The Indian team, which has qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics after winning gold at the Hangzhou Asian Games, is ranked third in the world while Spain is eighth. Before Friday, India and Spain had played against each other twice this year and the result had been even. India beat Spain in a World Cup group match in January while the European side was victorious in a tournament at home in July. The first quarter of the match saw both the teams earn a penalty corner each but neither managed to find the back of the net.