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Pepe, 41, made history during the tournament by becoming the oldest player to appear at the European Championships, while Ronaldo, 39, played every minute of Portugal's last two tough matches. The match against France, which ended in a tense penalty shootout, Portugal lost to France with a score...

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is cementing his legacy as perhaps the greatest penalty shootout stopper in the history of the game as he once again led his team to the semi-finals of the tournament."In penalties, the team felt blind faith in its goalkeeper. He is indispensable. When he saves a...

Argentina will play the winner of the Venezuela vs Canada match in the semi-finals, which will take place on Friday. The semi-final match will take place on July 9 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Despite the defending champions being in possession of the NRG Stadium, Ecuador...

LONDON: India's Rohan Bopanna and his Australian partner Matthew Ebden entered the second round of the Wimbledon men's doubles event with an easy win over Robin Haas and Sander Arends here.Bopanna and Ebden defeated their Dutch opponents 7-5, 6-4 in one hour and 11 minutes in a...

Ahead of the much-awaited game, Bruno Fernandes talked about the importance of Cristiano Ronaldo in the team and how he always puts the team ahead of himself."For Cristiano Ronaldo, the most important thing is for the team to succeed. For him (the pass to Fernandes against Turkey) was the best...

This edition of the quadrennial European football tournament began on June 14 and enters its knockout phase, when the 16 teams remaining in the competition will seek to advance to the quarterfinals.With Spain's hopes of winning its fourth European Championship still very much alive, Xinhua...

Dortmund [Germany] and Portugal coach Roberto Martínez raised serious concerns regarding pitch invasions at soccer matches and said that should not happen.During Portugal's 3-0 win over Turkiye in their previous EURO 2024 Group F match, the match was stopped several times after fans entered...

Peruvian captain Luis Advíncula was substituted in the 34th minute of the match. After the game, Peru's coach, Jorge Fosatti, spoke about the state of the fields that could have caused the injury.“This is not normal grass that is planted and grows. It can be a little more difficult and it can...

Scaloni said, "I have decided which players will be left out, but first I am going to inform them. The decision always involves looking for the best for the team. This is the toughest list of all because our There are complications." Correspondent after the 4-1 win over Guatemala.Scaloni...

This was Croatia's final match before the tournament opener against Spain on 15 June.Portugal manager Roberto Martínez opted to rest Cristiano Ronaldo, who has recently joined the team after a season with Al-Nassr. The 39-year-old veteran is set to become the first player to appear in six...

The 39-year-old striker will represent Portugal for the sixth time in the continental tournament. After failing in their first tournament in 2004, they won the title in the 2016 edition.Ronaldo has been a consistent scorer in all competitions for his Saudi franchise Al-Nassr and Martínez...

Paris: India's N Sriram Balaji reached the French Open pre-quarterfinals for the first time by defeating his Mexican teammate Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela Martínez in three sets here on Saturday.The Indo-Mexican pair defeated their French opponents 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in a second round match that...

New Delhi [India], Argentina striker Julian Alvarez addressed the future plans of iconic forward Lionel Messi, who turns 37 next month. The record eight-time Ballon d'Or winner is nearing the sunset of his illustrious career. But before he decides to retire one last time, he will have the chance...

New Delhi [India], Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez explained the logic behind selecting Cristiano Ronaldo in his squad for the upcoming Euro 2024. Portugal announced their squad for the highly anticipated tournament starting in Germany on 15 June. The 39-year-old player will be...

BUENOS AIRES [Argentina], World Cup-winning captain and Inter Miami star Lionel Messi will lead Argentina's 29-man squad for an upcoming friendly match ahead of the Copa America tournament, the reigning World Cup and Copa America champions, reported ESPN on Tuesday. Coop America faces Ecuador at...

Fatorda (Goa) [India], After a remarkable 4-0 win over Chennaiyin FC at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, FC Goa has confirmed at least the third position in the 2023-24 season of the Indian Super League (ISL). Borja Herrera, Carlos Martínez (twice) and Brandon Fernandes scored to give the...

Carlos Martínez (38th, 72nd), Borja Herrera (33rd) and Bruno Fernandes (45+3) scored for the winning team, while Rahim Ali (13th) scored the only goal for Chennaiyin FC.The away side got off to a bright start after head coach Owen Coyle made eight changes to his starting 11. Ali received the...

Fatorda, FC Goa remains in the race to finish second in the league stage of ISL 2023-24 after registering a 4-1 win over Chennaiyin FC at the Fatorda Stadium here on Sunday.With this win, the Goa team ended their league campaign with 4 points from 22 matches.They are thus level on points...