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Champions League to get new camera tech for offside calls
NYON — The Champions League will use a camera-based system to judge tight offside calls in the group stage starting next month, UEFA said Wednesday. The Semi-Automated Offside Technology, which was also approved last month by FIFA for the World Cup in Qatar, uses multiple cameras to more accurately track players’ limbs and the point when a key pass is made.The technology promises faster and more accurate offside decisions than are currently made with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system.UEFA said it will use the new system next Wednesday at the Super Cup game between European champion Real Madrid and Europa League winner Eintracht Frankfurt in Helsinki ahead of its Champions League debut on Sept. 6.The system was tested at the women’s European Championship that finished Sunday...
August 04, 2022

Champions League to get new camera tech for offside calls

Napoli boss won’t sign Africans unless they skip African Cup
ROME — Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis says his club will not sign African players anymore unless they agree not to play in the African Cup of Nations.The tournament takes place every two years and normally runs for a month from early January, midway through the season of Europe’s top leagues — apart from in 2019, when it was held from June to July for the first and so far only time.Kalidou Koulibaly, a defender who moved from Napoli to Chelsea this summer, captained Senegal to its first African Cup title at the start of this year. Koulibaly said it was “a difficult moment” for Napoli during the AFCON tournament but that the comments were unfair.The Chelsea center back said others in Napoli don’t support De Laurentiis’ viewpoint.Napoli still has three African players...
August 04, 2022

Napoli boss won’t sign Africans unless they skip African Cup

The young Falcons inflicted a crushing defeat on Palestine 5-0 in the first semi-final match of the competition held at Prince Sultan Stadium in Abha on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia enters Arab Cup U-20 final
Saudi Gazette report ABHA — The Saudi Youth Team qualified for the final match of the Arab Cup U-20 Soccer Championship 2022.The young Falcons inflicted a crushing defeat on Palestine 5-0 in the first semi-final match of the competition held at Prince Sultan Stadium in Abha on Wednesday. Egypt will play against Saudi Arabia in the final match.Saudi Arabia, the defending champions, will meet the winners of the second semi-final in the final match of the tournament which will be held on Saturday. A total of 18 Arab youth teams participated in the tournament. The Arab Cup U-20 is an international football tournament organized by the Union of Arab Football Associations.
August 03, 2022

Saudi Arabia enters Arab Cup U-20 final

Saudi Arabia bid to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026
Saudi Gazette reportRIYADH — Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) has announced its intention to host the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup 2026 finals.SAFF revealed that it would submit an integrated file to the AFC, fulfilling all requirements and conditions, which includes details of international and regional sporting events that Saudi Arabia had previously hosted over the past few years.Yasser Al-Misehal, president of the board of directors of SAFF, said that the federation’s bid to host the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026 finals comes as part of its efforts to make new leaps in the field of women’s football in Saudi Arabia.He said that the plans for developing women’s football in the Kingdom aim not only to hold tournaments but also providing a unique...
August 01, 2022

Saudi Arabia bid to host AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026

Jeremy Lalrinnunga set two records at the Commonwealth Games.
Teen weightlifter brings gold and joy to India
NEW DELHI — An Indian teen weightlifter battled muscle cramps to break two records and win gold at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.Jeremy Lalrinnunga's win gave India its fifth medal and second gold at the Birmingham Games."It seems I'm in a different world now and living a dream," Lalrinnunga said after his win. "It's my first major competition at the senior level after the 2018 Youth Olympics."The 19-year-old hails from the north-eastern Indian state of Mizoram and was participating in the men's 67kg weightlifting final on Sunday.Lalrinnunga started with a carefree lift of 136kg which he bettered by successfully lifting 140kgs in his next try - a record in the Games.He then lifted 160kg in the clean and jerk category, finishing with a combined 300kg -...
August 01, 2022

Teen weightlifter brings gold and joy to India

Neymar
Brazilian footballer Neymar faces fraud trial in Barcelona
BARCELONA — Nine years after footballer Neymar moved from Brazil to Barcelona, he faces trial for alleged irregularities surrounding the transfer.In a legal saga that has dragged on for years, the Brazilian international who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain is accused of fraud and corruption.The trial is due to take place for two weeks from 17 October, a month before the World Cup in Qatar.Several other figures are also due to stand trial.Two former presidents of Barcelona football club, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, as well as Neymar's parents face the same allegations, according to Spanish reports.All those involved in the case have long denied the allegations, made by investment fund DIS, which argued it was entitled to 40% of Neymar's 2013 transfer fee when he left...
July 27, 2022

Brazilian footballer Neymar faces fraud trial in Barcelona

Tobi Amusan
Nigeria's Tobi Amusan breaks 100m hurdles world record
EUGENE — Tobi Amusan broke the 100m hurdles world record with a stunning semi-final time of 12.12 seconds — before taking gold at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.The Nigerian, 25, ran even faster in the final — but her 12.06 was ruled ineligible by an illegal tailwind.The previous record of 12.20 was set in 2016 by American Kendra Harrison.Jamaica's Britany Anderson took silver and Puerto Rico's Olympic champion Jasmine Camacho-Quinn got bronze.Amusan, who had already run a new African record of 12.40 seconds in Saturday's heats, said: "I believe in my abilities but I was not expecting a world record at these championships."I wanted to get out and go. I did what I had to do."Great Britain's Cindy Sember finished fourth in the...
July 25, 2022

Nigeria's Tobi Amusan breaks 100m hurdles world record

Abdullah Shafique (left) and Mohammad Rizwan (right) shared a vital fourth-wicket stand of 71.
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in a thrilling run chase
GALLE, Sri Lanka — Opener Abdullah Shafique hit a sublime unbeaten 160 to lead Pakistan in a chase of 342 to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Test in Galle.It is Pakistan's second-highest chase in Tests and the highest target ever achieved at Galle.The tourists started day five on 222-3, needing 120 runs, and were cruising to the target before losing three wickets in quick succession to slip to 303-6.But Shafique, 22, held his nerve after a rain delay to hit the winning runs.Sri Lanka were left to rue missed chances, with the hosts dropping Shafique twice during the morning session.Pakistan's highest Test chase is 377, also against Sri Lanka, in Kandy in 2015."The plan was simple - we have to go for the runs," said Shafique, who now has two tons in his six...
July 20, 2022

Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in a thrilling run chase

Isaac Cooper was due to compete in four events.
Commonwealth Games: Australian swimmer Isaac Cooper ruled out over 'use of medication'
SYDNEY — Australian swimmer and Commonwealth Games gold medal favorite Isaac Cooper has been ruled out of the competition for disciplinary reasons.The 18-year-old will not compete "following some wellbeing challenges, including the use of medication", Swimming Australia (SA) announced.He will also be sent home from a training camp in France.Cooper was the top ranked backstroker due to compete at the Games in Birmingham, which start on 28 July.Along with the 50m and 100m backstroke events, he was set to line up for the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle races.In a statement, SA said it is "vigilant" in making sure athletes uphold the highest standards and behaviours when representing Australia."He has acknowledged his mistakes and accepted the consequences, and...
July 20, 2022

Commonwealth Games: Australian swimmer Isaac Cooper ruled out over 'use of medication'

Lewandowski passes medical and joins Barcelona
MIAMI — Robert Lewandowski passed his medical and is ready to help put Barcelona back at the top in European soccer. The striker was set to sign his contract and be officially introduced by Barcelona in Miami on Tuesday ahead of the team’s US tour, the AP reported.“It was very easy to decide to come to Barça,” the Poland player said after joining his teammates in Florida. “Barça is back and I think I can help to put the team back at the top of European football.”Barcelona this weekend reached an agreement with Bayern Munich to acquire Lewandowski in a deal expected to reach nearly 50 million euros.The 33-year-old Lewandowski has been one of soccer’s most prolific scorers in the last decade and was voted FIFA player of the year in 2020 and 2021.He arrives to boost a team...
July 19, 2022

Lewandowski passes medical and joins Barcelona

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