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Italy have been drawn alongside Turkey, Wales and Switzerland in Group A and will face each of them at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. The Azzurri won all 10 of their qualifying matches and are unbeaten in 14 games since losing 1-0 to Portugal in the Nations League in September 2018. Chiesa, who scored his first senior international goal in a 9-1 thrashing of Armenia last November, acknowledged there will be plenty of competition at Euro 2020 but backed Italy to make an impact at the tournament....

Bernardeschi’s low strike beat Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov after 55 minutes, but seven minutes later Malinovskiy volleyed in for the visitors. Italy coach Roberto Mancini spent most of his playing career in Genoa, at Sampdoria, and the friendly at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris was organised to raise money for those affected by the collapse of the Morandi bridge on August 14. Mancini, 53, was the most capped player in Sampdoria’s history and also the Genoa club’s top scorer winning a Serie A, four Italian Cup and a European Cup Winners Cup with the club....

The Bayern Munich defender played his final game of an illustrious career in his side’s 4-1 win over Freiburg, which capped off another title-winning Bundesliga campaign for the club. Lahm bids farewell as Bayern party And Buffon took to video to offer his best wishes to 33-year-old Lahm, who he last met on a competitive field in the 2015-16 Champions League round of 16, where Lahm and Bayern knocked out Buffon and Juventus 6-4 on aggregate....

Campriani, a 28-year-old, three-time Olympian and 2012 silver medalist, established an Olympic record of 630.2 in the qualifying round and his competition score also now qualifies as an Olympic record. There had not been a comparable previous record due to a rule change. Kulish, 23, shot a 204.6 in the final round of his second Olympic appearance and took silver. Russia’s Vladimir Maslennikov, 21, took bronze on his Olympic debut with a score of 184....

For the fourth straight Euro competition, Italians and Spaniards will meet in the knockout stages, but there’s a fresh feel to both national teams ahead of their semifinal matchup at Wembley Stadium in London. Italy is on a team-record 32-game unbeaten run (13 straight wins), playing a new, modern style of soccer, while Spain has ushered in a squad changeover that has provided a new interpretation of the possession-based “tiki-taka” style that has defined La Roja....

“The [Kentucky and IU] basketball staffs have had some general discussion about playing. Up to this point, no contests have been scheduled," UK Deputy Athletic Director DeWayne Peevy told IBJ this week. MORE: Top 25 highest-paid coaches | Billy Donovan a serious candidate for OKC | Calipari never thought UK would lose Regardless, the open forum is a reason for optimism. The rivalry games came to a grinding halt in 2011 when the Hoosiers stunned the then-No....

His formidable partnership with fellow countryman Ferran Corominas was one of the highlights of the Indian Super League (ISL) season 4. The duo ran riot as they notched up an impressive tally of 31 goals between them, helping FC Goa to a third-place finish. After a nightmarish 2017-18 season, ATK completely revamped their squad and owners spoke of building a “team for the future" and Lanzarote was supposed to be a big part of that, and with good reason....

Josep Gombau’s side were dominant in the first half with their possession and attacking play, but failed to get a breakthrough which ensured the game was goalless at half-time. However, hosts Chennaiyin came out with renewed vigour in the second half and took the lead twice, but both times Odisha managed to find the equalizer. Xisco Hernandez made it 1-1 in the 54th minute and Aridane Santana made it 2-2 in the 82nd minute to ensure that the visitors left Chennai with at least a point....

After losing 3-0 to Bengaluru FC in the last game before the international break, Chennaiyin manager John Gregory hinted that it could have been his last game, but the club management have kept faith in him, and it looks like Gregory is set to remain in charge for the foreseeable future. But the Englishman knows that he has to change the club’s results, which have been dreadful since the start of the last season....

We will see two revamped franchises with new names this time. Delhi Dynamos, burdened with a small local support, have shifted their base to Bhubaneswar this time. The new side will be known as Odisha FC. FC Pune City have been dissolved, and will be replaced by Hyderabad FC. Like all these years, the large pool of foreigners will be the centre of attention once again. Some glamorous names have left their teams this time, while some switched their allegiance....

As he was shown a red card, Redeem Tlang was suspended for his side’s game against NorthEast United FC, which took place on November 30th. The AIFF committee concluded that the player committed a ‘serious misconduct’ and will miss an additional game for FC Goa. Redeem Tlang will miss FC Goa’s next fixture against Kerala Blasters FC, which will take place on December 6th at the Fatorda Stadium. FC Goa will meet Kerala Blasters FC in their next ISL game Last season’s ISL Shield winners FC Goa will face off against Kerala Blasters FC in the 19th match of the ISL 2020-21 season at their home ground on Sunday....

SCEB came into the game in 10th place in the ISL points table with 10 points from 15 games. Meanwhile, the Juggernauts went into the game ranked in eighth position with 18 points from 14 games. Odisha FC needed the win to stay in the reckoning for a playoff spot. A win would take the Kalinga Warriors into sixth place while SCEB would have solidified their position in 10th place with a win....

Bengaluru FC had to defeat Bagan in order to win the second I-League title while the visitors only needed a point. The Blues could only muster a point as Bagan romped to their first ever league triumph. “I still remember when we lifted the I league trophy in Bangalore! At Chennaiyin, we are a family. We play for each other. Playing for Mohun Bagan and Chennaiyin is special,” said Jeje....

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced Tuesday a preliminary study at the Sheba Medical Center found patients who received a fourth vaccine dose had five times more antibodies in their blood. So far, the fourth shot has only been distributed to immunocompromised people and to people over the age of 60. Israel is likely the first country in the world to provide some citizens with a second booster. Nachman Ash, director-general of Israel’s Health Ministry, said while the government could make second boosters available to more groups of people, he worries it will not come fast enough, as the Omicron variant has been spreading so quickly....

According to a Times of Israel reporter, the motorist drove into a Palestinian pedestrian after stones were apparently thrown at his vehicle near the Lions’ Gate. Video footage shows the vehicle got stuck after ramming into a person and hitting a barrier. Pictures of the driver showed he was bleeding following the collision. The condition of the person struck by his vehicle was not immediately clear. Ofir Gendelman, a spokesman for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, tweeted aerial footage of the incident, saying Palestinians had attempted to “lynch the passengers” of the vehicle....

The 22-year-old shot 459.1 to win the top prize at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range. Sergey Kamenskiy of Russia clinched the the silver medal with a total score of 459. The bronze went to Marco De Nicolo of Italy who managed a score of 444.5. All three medallists also sealed the Olympic quota for their respective countries. In a bad outing for the host country both Indian shooters in the fray, Parul Kumar and Sanjeev Rajput, failed to qualify for the final....

It had appeared as though United would go a third European home game without scoring – a barren streak they had never previously managed in their entire history. However, Fellaini popped up with a 91st-minute winner to seal a 1-0 success at Old Trafford, and Juventus’ victory over Valencia ensured United progressed to the last 16 of the competition. That meant familiar failings in front of goal were able to be brushed aside by Mourinho, who instead focused on the bigger picture in a tournament he has previously won with both Porto and Inter....

Harris, the Biden administration’s lead on “stemming the migration to our southern border,” was last seen at the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) processing facility in El Paso, Texas, on June 25. When Biden tapped Harris to handle the border crisis on March 24, he said: “I’ve asked her, the VP, today—because she’s the most qualified person to do it—to lead our efforts with Mexico and the Northern Triangle and the countries that help—are going to need help in stemming the movement of so many folks, stemming the migration to our southern border....

Barring Virat Kohli’s crucial 150 in the first innings and a half-century in the second, the entire batting unit failed miserably. The Indian bowlers created ample amount of chances to come back into the match but eventually lost it by 31 runs. The margin of defeat gave an impression that the rest of the test series is going to be a closely contested affair. The fragility of Indian batsmen to play the moving ball was well read by English seamers....

The Egypt international has been in scintillating form for the Merseyside-based outfit this season, scoring 31 goals in 33 league appearances and just over 40 in all competitions under Jurgen Klopp. Salah was on Sunday named the PFA Player of the Year, becoming only the seventh Liverpool player to win the accolade. “It is early to compare him with Messi,” Pienaar told KweséESPN. “But he’s tough and he’s got the character to build on....