Hosts Brazil were agonisingly denied a place in the final of the women s football tournament at Rio 2016, courtesy of a penalty shoot-out defeat to Sweden.
Despite being on the front foot for the vast majority of Tuesday s match at the Maracana, Brazil were unable to break the deadlock against a team they beat 5-1 in the group stage.
After 120 minutes of goalless action, Sweden ran out 4-3 winners on penalties. Pia Sundhage s team will now face Germany, 2-0 winners over Canada, in Friday s final.
Silver medallists at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, Brazil had high hopes of going one better on home soil, particularly after Sweden eliminated two-time reigning champions the United States in the last eight.
That win also came in a shoot-out, the approach of S…
International football s perennial underachievers Spain are in defiant mood ahead of their Euro 2008 Group D opener against Russia in Innsbruck on Tuesday.
The talented Spaniards have earnt themselves a reputation as chokers and mentally brittle over the years after flattering to deceive time and again on the biggest stage.
But their players have been firing back with fighting talk this week and are in determined mood ahead of their clash against the unfancied Russians.
Mallorca striker Daniel Guiza insisted the team are paying no attention to their critics.
I don t care what people are saying. We have to stay calm and not listen to these commentaries, he said.
They have possibly the most talented midfield and attacking combination in the to…
Bayern Munich s 4-1 win at Augsburg on Saturday rubber-stamped a sixth consecutive Bundesliga title.
Popular veteran Jupp Heynckes – whose side showed their class in a 6-0 drubbing of Borussia Dortmund last weekend – steered the Bavarian giants to the latest success of their streak, having masterminded the 2012-13 title triumph as part of a historic treble.
Pep Guardiola then oversaw three out of three, although he was unable to replicate Heynckes European success – making Bayern the first side to win the Bundesliga on four consecutive occasions.
Carlo Ancelotti steered a smooth route through 2016-17 before being relieved of his duties following an unconvincing start this time around, but Heynckes wasted little time in getting the ship back on course.
David Beckham s loan to Italy s AC Milan will not last long enough to keep the England star away from the Los Angeles Galaxy when the 2009 Major League Soccer season begins in March, the league boss says.
Don Garber, commissioner of the US football league, said in a statement that the anticipated loan of Beckham from the Galaxy to AC Milan would end in time for him to play for the Galaxy at the start of next season.
Discussions have taken place between AC Milan and the Los Angeles Galaxy regarding the possibility of a short-term loan agreement that would allow David Beckham to play for AC Milan during the MLS offseason, Garber said.
Those discussions are ongoing. David remains an L.A. Galaxy player and will be here for the start of the 2009 MLS season.
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If the NFL season were a boxing match, we’d be deep into the championship rounds as teams wear the cuts and bruises of a long battle.
The Week 16 slate is tough enough to navigate but now NFL handicappers have to worry about COVID gumming up the works and blowing up their best-laid betting plans. On top of that, it’s the holiday week in the NFL, which means focus can sometimes spread thin, especially with teams that travel in and around Christmas.
We try to make sense of what is already a wild Week 16 with our best NFL spot bets: letdown, look-ahead, and schedule quirks.
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In a world of advanced analytics, computer models, and soulless gambling bots, sometimes the best edge is the one that can’t be quantified.
Situational handicapping – AKA spot bets – is a little “old school” in the modern sports betting universe… but much like flip phones and a cable subscription, it gets the job done.
We run down this week’s NFL slate and see how the schedule could impact the outcomes. Keep these NFL spot bets in mind when sizing up the Week 11 odds.
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In somewhat of a role reversal, it’ll be the Miami Dolphins coming off an embarrassing loss hosting the New York Jets after a lopsided win.
This is a rematch from three weeks ago where Miami laid the smackdown up in New Jersey, destroying the Jets 34-13 and outgaining them by 236 yards.
NFL odds have the Dolphins favored by 8.5 points with the total sitting at 37.5. The teams will look a little bit different than they did in their matchup a few weeks ago, so let’s dive in and I’ll provide you with my free NFL picks for Jets vs. Dolphins on December 17.
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Political scientist Ivan Krastev has said “transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions, transparency is the politics of managing mistrust”. He was referring to democracy, but the statement also makes for a remarkably appropriate description of the modern sporting landscape.
Allegations by Lisa De Vanna that she was subjected to sexual harassment, indecent assault, grooming and bullying from senior players throughout her career elicit two distinct reactions. The first is visceral, containing all the expected feelings of unease, sadness and despondency generally accompanying such subject matter. The second is more intellectual, a kind of here-we-go-again sentiment preceding yet another investigation followed by another set of…
Sam Allardyce had waited two years to manage a competitive match and the wait will arguably go on for another week, after he witnessed his new Leeds side suffer at the hands of Manchester City. But there were, in the end, positives to cling to.
The 68-year-old had been given three days on the training ground to impart his methods. It would appear those sessions were attack v defence to prepare them for facing an inevitable afternoon of City domination but Leeds exerted maximum effort, Allardyce’s minimum requirement.
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