Tag: Soccer
Chile’s Sánchez out of Copa America group stage with injury
SANTIAGO, Chile — Striker Alexis Sánchez will not travel to Brazil with the rest of the Chile squad and will miss at least the...
Queen Elizabeth honors key women in UK’s rapid vaccine drive
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has used her birthday honors list to celebrate those at the forefront of the U.K.'s rapid rollout of COVID-19...
Australia advances in Asian qualifying for World Cup
Australia became the fourth Asian team to advance to the third stage of World Cup qualifying after beating Nepal 3-0 on Friday.
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Messi, Di Maria and Agüero in Argentina’s Copa America squad
BUENOS AIRES — Lionel Messi, Sergio Agüero and Ángel Di María are headlining the Argentina squad that will to Brazil for the Copa America,...
Sam Mewis scores in U.S. women’s 1-0 win over Portugal
HOUSTON — Sam Mewis scored in the 76th minute and the U.S. national team beat Portugal 1-0 in the Summer Series on Thursday night....
Committed Brazil a favorite to defend Copa America title
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s international players were reluctant to play in the Copa America on home soil. Now that they’re committed, they're favored to...
Mostovoy tests positive, cut from Russia’s Euro 2020 squad
MOSCOW — Russia winger Andrey Mostovoy was cut from the national team for this year’s European Championship on Friday after testing positive for the...
Euro 2020 opening marks return of mega-scale sports events
ROME — Postponed by a year, the biggest sporting event since the coronavirus brought the world to a halt kicks off Friday at the...
Wales travel far to take on Switzerland in Baku at Euro 2020
BAKU, Azerbaijan — From schoolboy to the national team, Dylan Levitt has come a long way since Wales went a long way at the...
Hoping for another title at Euro 2020, Denmark faces Finland
Finland goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky didn't sugar coat things when summing up the difference between his team and Denmark at the European Championship.
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