Author: Karanja Jackson

Argentina cruise to a 3-0 win over Ecuador to advance to the semi-finals Lionel Messi assisted twice and scored a spectacular free kick to give Argentina a comfortable win Argentina are through to the semi-finals of the Copa America after a 3-0 win over Ecuador. Messi inspired the side to another win as they took one step forward in hunt for the elusive Copa America trophy. The six-time Ballon D’or winner had a chance to open the scoring in the first half but had his effort rattle the post. The two sides continued to chase the opening goal in a…

Brazil beat Chile 1-0 thanks to goal from Lucas Paqueta The holders were reduced to ten men when Gabriel Jesus was given marching orders for a challenge on Chile’s Eugenio Mena Defending Copa America champions Brazil defended strongly with 10 men to advance to the semifinals with a 1-0 win on Friday against Chile. Substitute Lucas Paquetá scored the only goal of the match only seconds before Gabriel Jesus was sent off early in the second half. Paquetá’s winner to the left corner of Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo in the 46th minute gave Brazil fans some hope that the Selecao…

Nicolo Barella fired Italy ahead with a superbly-taken finish 14 minutes before half-time in Munich Lorenzo Insigne put Roberto Mancini’s side in the ascendancy with a fabulous long-range strike Romelu Lukaku halved the deficit from the penalty spot to pull Belgium back into the match But Roberto Martinez’s side could not break down Italy’s stubborn defence and crashed out The Azzurri will now face Spain in a mouthwatering Euro 2020 semi-final on Tuesday Italy beat Belgium 2-1 to book semi-final clash against Spain. The Italians put up a strong and remarkable performance as they saw off tournament favorites Belgium on…

Spain advance to the semi-finals after beating Switzerland on penalties Luis Enrique’s side took the lead through an own-goal by Zakaria before Xherdan Shaqiri pulled the Swiss back in the second-half The Swiss were reduced to ten-men when Freuler was given a straight red card After extra time, the match went to penalties where Spain earned the win Spain scrape past ten-man Switzerland through penalties to book a semi-final spot. The former world champions started the game on the front foot and took the lead after eight minutes courtesy of a Denis Zakaria own-goal. Zakaria – drafted in as a…

The Czechs beat ten-man Netherlands 2-0 to advance to the quarter finals Dutch defender De Ligt was sent off for handling the ball to deny a goal-scoring opportunity Goals from Tomáš Holeš and Patrik Schick gave the Czechs the victory Czech Republic shock the Netherlands beating them 2-0 to advance to quarter finals. The match saw Matthijs de Ligt sent off after a VAR review for handling the ball denying a goal-scoring opportunity. The Oranje began the match brightly creating chances and dominating the better part of the first half. In the second half, the Dutch continued their dominance and…

Max Verstappen takes dominant win over Lewis Hamilton at Red Bull’s home track Verstappen stretches F1 title lead to 18 points, with Hamilton making late second stop for fastest lap bonus Max Verstappen takes dominant win over Lewis Hamilton in Styrian Grand Prix, Austria. It is the fourth victory of the season for the Red Bull driver to extend his lead at the top of the championship. Mercedes pair of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas settled for second and third respectively. Speaking after the race, Verstappen said: “Straight away I felt a good balance in the car. It was good…