In its decision to award the title to Morocco, CAF “partially upheld” an appeal against an incident involving a ball boy in the final and reduced the Moroccan FA’s fine for the incident. In torrential rain, Senegal goalkeeper Edouard Mendy regularly dried his gloves, but the ball boys repeatedly tried to remove his towels. At…
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India successfully defended their T20 World Cup title in Ahmedabad, defeating New Zealand by a margin of 96 runs. On the same ground, where they were worn down by pressure and anticipation in the 50-over showpiece against Australia two-and-a-half years ago, the co-hosts scored 255-5 in front of a crowd of more than 100,000 cheering…
[ad_ It’s difficult to believe that litter covered the London Borough of Brent once more than it does now. Although the gleaming arches of Wembley Stadium are sometimes just steps away, its residential streets are full of filth. Whether it’s a sea of bottles right next to the recycling center, a hollow sofa leaning against…
Martin O’Neill and Danny Rohl were their rivals for the Scottish Premiership title, although both Celtic and Rangers dropped points on Sunday. The Hoops were beaten 2-1 by Hibernian, with Kai Andrews’ late winner handing the visitors their first win at Celtic Park in 16 years. Meanwhile, Rangers came from 2-0 down to draw 2-2…
Luke Littler hit another significant milestone by claiming a first Winmau World Masters with a dramatic 6-5 win over defending champion Luke Humphries in Milton Keynes. Littler defeated Josh Rock in straight sets in the quarter-finals and withstood a match dart from Gerwyn Price in a final-leg thriller to reach his first final at Arena…
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka captured back-to-back Brisbane International titles as she avoided becoming Marta Kostyuk’s latest top-10 scalp in Sunday’s final. Sabalenka won the match 6-4, 6-3 in one hour and 17 minutes, successfully retaining the trophy she had first secured a year ago by defeating Polina Kudermetova, and she did not drop a…
