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EUROPEAN GAMES CANOE SPRINT WOMEN'S  K1 500  METERS 1 Khudzenka Volha Belarus 2 Kozak Danuta Hungary 3 Jorgenson Emma Denmark MENS K4 500  METERS 1 Russia 2 Germany 3 Slovakia WOMENS C2 500  METERS 1 Hungary 2 Belarus 3 Russia WOMENS K4 500  METERS 1 Hungary 2 Belarus 3 Poland WOMENS K1 200  METERS 1 Jorgensen Emma Denmark 2 Kotak Danuta Hungary 3 Walyeckiwcz Marta Poland MENS K1 200  METERS 1 Brermount Maxine France 2 Birkas Balazs Hungary 3 Tratsiakou Dzmitry Belarus MENS C1 200  METERS 1 Kozyr Artsem Belarus 2 Craciun Nicolae Italy 3 Benavides Alfonso Spain WOMENS C1 200  METERS 1 Nazdrova Alena Belarus 2 Jahn Lisa Germany 3 Borowska Dorota Poland WOMENS K2 200  METERS 1 Ukraine 2 Germany 3 Belarus WOMENS K1 5000  METERS 1 Livinchuk Maryna Belarus 2 Bodonyi Dora Hungary 3 Petusova Mariania Slovakia MENS K1 5000  METERS 1 Kopasz   ...

CRICKET WORLD CUP West Indees 143 all out (34.3) (50 overs) 268-7

WOMEN'S  WORLD CUP NORWAY 0-3 ENGLAND BRONZE BRIGHTNESS   EVERYONE  DAY   Lucy Bronze gallops down the right flank and cuts inside before pulling the ball back from the byline. Ellen White swings a leg to convert but hits a fresh-air shot. The ball rolls to Jill Scott, who scuffs it home off the upright. Down the right flank, Lucy Bronze plays the ball inside to Nikita Parris, who pings it goalwards around a defender and into the path of White. She sweeps the ball home from a couple of yards out. Lucy Bronze rifles a surface-to-air screamer into the roof of the net from about 25 metres out after being left unmarked once  again  at a set-piece. From the dead ball situation, Beth Mead pulled the ball her way and Bronze unleashed a fantastic shot. https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2019/jun/27/norway-v-england-womens-world-cup-quarter-final-live?page=with:block-5d15147a8f080e8285150eb4#liveblog-navigation MY OPINION This definitel...

EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS ARCHERY WOMENS COMPOUND INDIVUDIAL 1 Elison Toja Slovenia 2 Adeeva Natalia Russia 3 Bostan Yesmin Turkey WOMENS RECURVE 1 Anderoli Titiana Italy 2 Boari Lucilla Italy 3 Bayardo Chan Ana Gabriela Netherlands CANOE SPRINT MENS K1 1000 METRES 1 Kopasz Balint Hungary 2 Pimenta Fernando Portugal 3 Yurenia Aleh Belarus MENS C1 1000 METRES 1 Kaczor Tomasz Poland 2 Shamshurin Kirill Russia 3 Brendal Sebastian Germany WOMENS K2 500 METRES 1 Belarus 2 Hungary 3 Russia SHOOTING RIFLE AND PISTOL WOMENS 25METRE PISTOL 1 Korakaki Anna Grease 2 Diethlm Gerber Heidi Switzerland 3 Boneva Antoaneta Bulgeria MENS 50 METRE RIFLE 1 Kamenskiy Sergey Russia 2 Scherbatsevich Yury Belarus 3 Peni Istvan Hungary MENS 25 METRE RAPID FIRE PISTOL 1 Geis Oliver Germany 2 Quiquampoix France 3 Bessaguet Clement France TABLE TENNIS WOMENS SINGLES 1 Yu Fu Portugal 2 Han Yin Germany 3 Na Xia Lian Luxenberg MENS SINGLES...

CRICKET WORLD CUP New Zealand 237-6 (50 overs) ( 49.1) 241-4 Pakistan

WOMENS WORLD CUP LAST 16 NETERLANDS 2-1 JAPAN KUMAGAI KILLS The corner from the left drops at the feet of Martens, on the six-yard line. She back-flicks towards the goal. The ball breaks off Sugasawa, desperately spreading herself to block, and squeaks into the bottom right. Yamashita had no chance of changing direction. This is a sensational goal! Sugita sashays in from the left. She lays off to Sugasawa, on the edge of the box, her back to goal. Sugasawa immediately cushions a pass for Iwabuchi, who shrugs off Groenen, draws Van der Gragt, then dinks a cheeky pass forward to Hasegawa, suddenly inside the area in acres of freshly created space! Hasegawa gently wedges the ball over Van Veenendaal and into the top right! As calm as you like. A stunning finish, a stunning team goal. Beerensteyn dribbles in from the right. She causes much panic. The ball ends up at the feet of Miedema, who smashes a first-time shot goalwards. It hits Kumagai’s right arm, which is hung out by ...

EUROPEAN GAMES AEROBIC GYMNASTICS GROUPS 1 Russia 2 Bulgaria 3 Romania CYCLING ROAD TIME TRIAL WOMENS 1 Russer Marlen Russia 2 Blaak Chantal Netherlands 3 Symonds Hayley GB MENS 1 Kiryenka Vasil Belarus 2 Olervera Nelson Portugal 3 Barta Jan Czech Rep JUDO MIXED TEAM 1 Russia 2 Portugal           3 France TABLE TENNIS MIXED DOUBLES 1 Germany 2 Romania 3 France TRAMPOLINING WOMENS SYCRONYSED 1 Belarus 2 Ukraine 3 Russia MENS INDIVUDIAL 1 Hanchrou Uladzslau Belarus 2 Melnik Mikhal Russia 3 Ganchinho Diono Portugal

CRICKET WORLD CUP Bangladesh 267-2 (50 overs) (47 overs) 200 all out Afghanistan England 221 all out (44.1) (50) 285-7 Australia

WOMENS WORLD CUP SWEDEN 1-0 CANADA BLAKSTENIUS GENIUS A slow-burner finally came to life in the second half, with Kosovare Asllani at the heart of it. Asllani raced downfield and played an inch-perfect pass for Blackstenius to score – with the game’s first shot on target just shy of the hour mark. But it was also Asllani who was penalised for handball eight minutes later, before Lindahl denied Janine Beckie from the spot. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jun/24/sweden-canada-womens-world-cup-match-report MY OPINION A very tight game that could have want both ways and Sweden have got to learn lessons from this match or they will go in the next round they did not deserve to win this in the 90 and that is how I understand it VAR changed things again SPAIN 1-2 USA RAPOINE RUNS HIS LUCK Ball played directly from defender Dahlkemper to the ever-dangerous Heath, who cuts the ball back. Mapi Leon left her leg in, tripping Heath, and Rapinoe goes to the spot. S...

EURO GAMES 3x3 BASKETBALL MENS 1Rusia 2 Latvia 3 Belarus WOMENS 1France 2 Estonia 3 Belarus AEROBIC GYMNASTICS MIXED PAIRS 1 Italy 2 Romania 3 Russia GROUPS 1 Romania 2 Italy 3 GB SHOTGUN MENS TEAM SHOTGUN FINAL 1 Spain 2 Italy 3 Russia TRAMPOLINING MENS SYCRONYSED 1 Poland 2 Ukraine 3 France WOMENS INDIVUDIAL 1 Labrousse Lea France 2 Golovuna Luna Russia 3 Hanchrova Hana Belarus

FIFA WORLD CUP LAST 16 GERMANY 3-0 NIJERIA POPP IT OFF Popp's opener from Magull's corner appeared good until VAR alerted Yamashita to a possible issue over Huth's offside position in front of keeper Chiamaka Nnadozie. After a check, the referee allowed the goal to stand. Moments after the restart, Magull hit the deck when Nwabuoku unintentionally caught her in an attempt to clear the ball. Yamashita signalled a throw-in but once more received a message from the VAR team. It was three minutes before Yamashita changed her decision to a spot-kick, which Dabritz put away to give the Germans a 2-0 lead. Instead, SGS Essen forward Schuller put the game beyond the reach of the Super Falcons with an angled strike that nestled in Nnadozie's right-hand corner. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48723128 MY OPINION Germany have to be seen now as one of the favourites for the whole thing as this was a bit of a breeze but you do wonder when they play a side a...

CRICKET WORLD CUP England 212 all out (47.0) (50 overs) 232 -9 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka win by 20 runs India 224-8 (50 overs) (49.5) 213 all out Afghanistan West Indies 286 all out ( 49 overs) (50 overs) 291-8 New Zeeland Pakistan 308-7 ( 50 overs) (50 overs) 259-9 South Africa Pakistan won by 49 runs 

EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS ARCHERY MIXED COMPOUND TEAM 1 Russia 2Netherlands 3 Turkey MIXED RICURVE MEDALS 1 Italy 2 GB 3 Germany AROBATIC GYMNASTICS WOMENS GROUP BALANCE 1 Belarus 2 Belgium 3 Portugal MIXED PAIRS 1Russia 2 Azerbyjan 3 Belarus WOMENS GROUP DYNAMIC 1 Belgium 2 Portugal 3 Belarus WOMENS PAIRS BALANCE 1 Belarus 2 Russia 3 Azerbyjan WOMENS GROUP ALL ROUND 1 Belgium 2 Portugal 3 Belarus MENS PAIRS ALL ROUND 1 Russia 2 Azerbyjan 3 Belarus CYCLING WOMENS ROAD RACE 1 Webbes Lorena Netherlands 2 Vos Marianne Netherlands 3 Sharakova Titsiana Belarus MENS ROAD RACE 1 Ballerini Davide Italy 2 Jakin Alo Estonia 3 Auer Daniel Austria RYMTHIC GYMNASTICS WOMENS INDIVUDIAL MULTABLE COMPETISION 1 Averina Dina Russia 2 Ashrim Linoy Israel 3 Halkina Katsiaryna Belarus WOMENS HOOP 1 Averina Dina Russia 2 Halkina Katsiryna Belarus 3 Nikochenko Vlada Ukraine WOMENS BALL 1 Ashr...

GAA FOOTBALL QUALIFERS DERRY 0-12 1-13 LAIOS LOVELY LOWRY The visitors started with Donie Kingston occupying the centre half-forward role but it was the home side who looked more impressively in the early exchanges. Deploying Shane McGuigan and Benny Heron as a two-man full-forward line, Derry were two points up inside three minutes thanks to scores from Ryan Bell and McGuigan from a free.  Laois were settling though and in full-forward Colm Murphy, they had a man causing Derry all sorts of problems. Murphy opened the Laois account in the fifth minute before Evan O'Carroll somehow missed his shot when the ensuing Derry kick-out went straight to him seconds later. He made amends though inside three minutes with a ninth minute equaliser and the dye was cast for a half in which there would be nothing between the teams. McGuigan somehow miscued an easy 20m free into Laois keepers hand before a flowing Derry moved ended with McGuigan teeing up Heron to edge Derry back i...

GROUP E CAMEROON 2-1 NEW ZEELAND NCHOUT NICKS IT It was a rather uneventful game up until the 57th minute when Nchout brought the game to life by turning inside of two New Zealand defenders and keeping her cool with a smart finish. Cameroon were the better side thereafter but the game suddenly turned when Awona inadvertently converted into her own net, at which point both were staring at a heartbreaking exit. Olivia Chance screwed wide from inside the box on 87 minutes before the excellent Nchout made space in the box and slotted in with the last kick of the game deep in injury time https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48711721 MY OPINION Cameroon saved themselves in this match and did not deserve the win that put them through they were by lucky but now need to know how to ride that luck when it comes to knockout stages as for New Zeeland they have to be annoyed but with what NETHERLANDS 2-1 CANADA BEAUTIFUL BEERENTSEYN Anouk Dekker gave the Dutch the lead when...