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Rotterdam, Netherlands, Jun 18 (EFE).- Spain won its first-ever UEFA Nations League title on Sunday, downing Croatia after a tense and hard-fought match in a 4-5 penalty shootout after the teams battled to a scoreless draw that persisted through extra time. The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord in...
By Hugo Barcia New Delhi, Jun 16 (EFE).- Half a dozen world chess champions, young prodigies and other superstars will compete in teams over the next few weeks in Dubai in the first edition of the Global Chess League (GCL), the latest endeavor by eccentric Indian billionaire Anand Mahindra. The...
Sports Desk, Jun 15 (EFE).- Joselu’s goal with two minutes left in regulation made the difference for Spain in Thursday’s Nations League semifinal against Italy. Spain will battle Croatia, who defeated host nation the Netherlands in the first semifinal, on Sunday at De Kuip in Rotterdam for the privilege of...
Madrid, Jun 15 (EFE).- Jude Bellingham said Thursday was «the proudest day» of his life as he was officially unveiled at Real Madrid following his transfer from Borussia Dortmund. «Hello Madridistas, thanks to everyone in the room and everyone watching online for joining me for the proudest day of my...
Sports Desk, Jun 14 (EFE).- Croatia came from behind Wednesday to beat the Netherlands 4-2 in extra time and advance to the final of the UEFA Nations League. Making his 165th appearance for Croatia, 37-year-old Luka Modric drew the penalty that led to the equalizer in the second half and...
Paris, June 11 (EFE).- Serbia’s Novak Djokovic made history on Sunday by winning the French Open men’s singles final, his 23rd Grand Slam title and the most of any man in the history of tennis, defeating Norwegian challenger Casper Ruud 7-6(1), 6-3, 7-5. Djokovic, 36, thus becomes the first man...
Seoul, June 9 (EFE).- North Korea appears not to have sent athletes to a key 2024 Olympic Games qualifying weightlifting competition in Cuba despite indications Pyongyang would allow a delegation of athletes to leave the isolated country for first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began. North Korea had registered a...
Sports Desk, June 7 (EFE).- Argentine great Lionel Messi said Wednesday that he plans to sign with Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami after rejecting the options of returning to FC Barcelona or joining Saudi club Al-Hilal. «I made the decision that I’m going to Miami. It is not finalized 100...
Paris, Jun 6 (EFE).- Serbian great Novak Djokovic and Spanish world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz scored French Open quarterfinal victories on Tuesday to book the match-up the entire tennis world will be eager to witness later this week. Of the two, Alcaraz was clearly the more impressive at the final-eight...
Paris, June 5 (EFE).- Alexander Zverev reached the French Open quarterfinals for the third straight year – and fifth time in the past six years – by brushing aside Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 Monday at Stade Roland Garros. The 26-year-old Zverev suffered a gruesome ankle injury when playing eventual...
Sports Desk, June 4 (EFE).- In La Liga action on the last day of the season, No. 13 Celta de Vigo dealt a 2-1 loss to this year’s champions, Barcelona, on two tallies by Gabri Veiga. Franck Kessie had scored an initial goal for Barca in the first half but...
Paris, Jun 1 (EFE).- Rising Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner suffered a surprising French Open second-round loss on Thursday, succumbing to unheralded German Daniel Altmaier in a five-set marathon. The 21-year-old No. 8 seed had become the favorite to advance to the semifinals out of the bottom quarter of the...
