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Brazil failed to win for the first time in 11 games but still qualified top in Group B for the quarter-finals of the Copa America after drawing 1-1 with Ecuador in Goiania on Sunday. |
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The result meant Venezuela, who lost 1-0 to Peru the same day, were knocked out of the tournament as Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru advanced from Group B. * Belgium captain Eden Hazard and midfielder Kevin De Bruyne will both undergo scans after being forced off the pitch during their 1-0 win over Portugal at the European Championship in Seville on Sunday (Jun 27). De Bruyne suffered an ankle injury while Hazard had a muscle twinge. Both players indicated to the coach their desire to go off during the physically demanding game. * Serena Williams will not be travelling to Tokyo for the Olympic Games, the 23-times Grand Slam singles tennis champion said on Sunday (Jun 27) without giving the reasons behind her decision. American Williams, who will turn 40 in September, won the singles title at the London Olympics in 2012 and she has also picked up three gold medals in doubles with sister Venus – in Sydney (2000), Beijing (2008) and London. * World championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) cruised to his fourth win of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday (Jun 27), leading a Yamaha one-two ahead of pole-sitter Maverick Vinales in Assen. * Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Styrian Grand Prix by a massive margin on Sunday (Jun 27) to take an ominous 18 point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One championship battle after eight races. Verstappen led from start to finish at Austria’s Red Bull Ring, with seven-times world champion Hamilton second for Mercedes. * Mathieu van der Poel fulfilled his late grandfather Raymond Poulidor’s lifetime dream when he claimed the Tour de France yellow jersey with a stunning, emotional win in the second stage on Sunday (Jun 27). The Dutchman produced a brutal acceleration with 700 metres left in the final ascent to Mur de Bretagne to beat defending champion Tadej Pogacar and his fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic, who were second and third respectively, six seconds behind. * Viktor Hovland became the first Norwegian to win on the European Tour when he clinched the BMW International Open in Munich with a two-shot victory over German Martin Kaymer in a tense final round on Sunday. Spain’s Jorge Campillo finished third, four strokes behind Hovland while Frenchman Victor Dubuisson was fourth, a shot further behind. * British number one Johanna Konta has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon after a member of her team tested positive for COVID-19, the All England Club said on Sunday. Konta, who was seeded 27th, must undertake a 10-day quarantine period after being identified as a close contact. Source: Nhan Dan Online |
