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Watch Lionel Messi, Argentina At Peru CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying

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LIMA – Watch Lionel Messi and Argentina take on Peru in a South American World Cup qualifying game at Estadio Nacional de Lima. LIVE streaming of this game is available on Youtube.com Link below.

Barcelona forward Messi will lead Argentina as they look to stay in the hunt for an automatic place to the World Cup. Argentina sit behind Brazil and Ecuador in the standings.

Messi will start in the attack to partner Lautaro Martínez, as the South American giants look to breakdown their opponent.

Leandro Paredes, Giovani Lo Celso, Rodrigo De Paul, and Nicolás González will support the front men, with Nicolás Otamendi, Lucas Martínez, Nicolás Tagliafico and Gonzalo Montiel protecting goalkeeper Franco Armani.

Among the substitutes are Angel Di María, Lucas Alario, Joaquín Correa, Alejandro Gomez and Nicolas Domínguez.

Edison Flores, André Carrillo and Christian Cueva are among the starters for Peru, a team without a win so far in the South American qualifiers and sit one place from the bottom of the 10-team table.

Argentina Team – 1 Franco Armani 4 Gonzalo Montiel 2 Lucas Martínez 19 Nicolás Otamendi 3 Nicolás Tagliafico 8 Rodrigo De Paul 5 Leandro Paredes 20 Giovani Lo Celso 21 Nicolás González 17′ 10 Lionel Messi 22 Lautaro Martínez. Subs: Agustin Marchesin, Esteban Andrada, Walter Kannemann, Facundo Medina, Nehuén Pérez, Ángel Di María, Nicolás Domínguez, Guido Rodríguez. Joaquín Correa, Alejandro Gómez, Lucas Ocampos, Lucas Alario

Peru Team – 1 Pedro Gallese 3 Aldo Corzo 4 Anderson Santamaría 2 Luis Abram 6 Miguel Trauco 35′ 23 Pedro Aquino 29′ 19 Yoshimar Yotún 18 André Carrillo 10 Christian Cueva 20 Edison Flores 9 Gianluca Lapadula. Subs: José Carvallo, Renato Solís, Luis Advíncula, Miguel Araujo, Alexander Callens, Marcos López, Christian Ramos, Horacio Calcaterra, Wilder Cartagena, Andy Polo, Raúl Ruidíaz, Marco Aldair Rodriguez

Australia Book Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 Semi-final Spot

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LIVERPOOL, England — Australia booked semi-finals place in the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 on Tuesday with a 75-25 win over Malawi.

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The Diamonds continued their free-scoring form in the tournament, as they easily swept aside the Queens, who were restricted to their lowest ever World Cup score.

The Diamonds were in sparkling form again, sweeping aside Malawi 74-25 as the Queens were restricted to their lowest ever World Cup score.

Australia coach Lisa Alexander made a number of changes to her starting line-up as the Diamonds faced their fifth game in five days. Gretel Tippett started at goal attack, Liz Watson at centre and Jamie-Lee Price at wing defence as the holders looked to extend their impressive start to the tournament.

Malawi came into the game off the back of three successive wins, including a hard-fought, 47-43 triumph over Northern Ireland yesterday. Joyce Mvula started on the bench, with Alinafe Kamwala and Sindi Simtowe in the shooting positions for the Queens.

However they were starved of opportunities in a first quarter which highlighted the dynamic nature of the holders’ play. Caitlin Bassett and Gretel Tippett were flawless throughout the first 15 minutes, both shooting at 100% while also producing moments of fantastic interplay to work shooting chances for each other.

AUSTRALIA TOTALLY DOMINATED

Their quality was reflected throughout the court, with the Diamonds first to pounce on anything, harrying Malawi and forcing frequent turnovers of possession as they worked the ball down the court with speed and precision to their shooters, who quickly accumulated a commanding lead – 21-2 at the end of the first quarter.

Jane Chimaliro came off the bench at goal attack at the start of the second quarter, and immediately made an impact as Malawi matched their total from the entire first quarter in the opening minutes of the second.

They traded goals with the Diamonds in the early stages, but despite Tippett recording the Australians’ first unsuccessful attempt on goal in the match two minutes into the second quarter, they didn’t take long to again get a firm grip on proceedings.

The lead stretched out to beyond 30 as the clinical Diamonds displayed their quality all over the court, and exploited the spaces that were starting to appear as the Malawians struggled to keep a lid on the quality and quantity of Australia’s attacks.

By contrast, the injured Mvula was proving to be a big miss in the opposite shooting circle, with the Malawian shooters converting just five of the 12 shooting opportunities they created in the entire first half.

That fifth Malawian goal, scored by Kamwala, drew cheers from the neutrals in the crowd, but it wouldn’t have brought too much comfort to the Queens, who went in at half time trailing 41-5.

Alexander elected to make changes in both shooting positions for the third quarter, with Caitlin Thwaites and Steph Wood coming on. Any question of those changes disrupting the Diamonds’ rhythm were soon quashed though, as the pairing picked up exactly where their team-mates had left off in front of goal.

At the other end though, Malawi were far better, and their shooting combination of Simtowe and Chimaliro began to find the net with regularity as they benefited from more fluid movement and build-up play.

In what was a quarter of two halves, the score had moved competitively along to 54-13 before an excellent interception by Sarah Klau triggered another period of Australian dominance.

Wood and Thwaites continued to link up well as the Diamonds produced yet more brilliance, with both replacement shooters at 100% as the third quarter ended 61-14.

The crowd-pleasing Malawian revival continued into the fourth quarter however, as an even opening few minutes culminated in the Queens turning possession over and converting their opportunity to lead in a quarter for the first time in the match.

Thwaites and Wood were relentless though, both continuing their 100% record in front of goal as the lead stretched out to 50 for the first time, at 70-20 midway through the final quarter.

The Queens didn’t let that margin grow, and delighted the neutrals in the crowd by finishing with a flourish, scoring the last two goals of the game, which ended 74-25.

The win moves Australia on to eight points, level at the top of Group F with New Zealand. The two nations meet on Thursday morning, in the game which will decide the group winners.

Australia’s Steph Wood said:

“Our first half was really strong, then Malawi came out in that second half and did a few things differently. I think we adjusted pretty well, and now we’ll go back and prepare for New Zealand.”

—Reporting – nwc2019.co.uk/

England Hand Jamaica Back-to-Back Defeats: Vitality Netball World Cup Groups

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LIVERPOOL, England — Eboni Usoro-Brown’s 100th England cap was made even more special by the quality of performance the Roses put in to defeat Jamaica today, she says. 

England Hand Jamaica Another Setback

Usoro-Brown reached her century of international appearances as the hosts beat Jamaica 56-48 to edge closer to a Vitality Netball World Cup semi-final spot.

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While the milestone was ‘overwhelming’, the 31-year-old says that the performance that she and the Roses produced in front of a packed M&S Bank Arena ensured a truly memorable occasion.

She said: “It was incredibly special out there today. It’s a bit overwhelming to get to 100 caps, but it was just as special as my first, and what a team performance out there tonight.

“We built across each of the four quarters and I’m so happy we came away with the result today.

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“In Jade Clarke’s 150th game she won the Commonwealth Games gold medal, so we have a thing in the England team for having big matches on our milestone caps! I think today – never mind it being my 100th – we wanted to come out and play well.

“We saw Jamaica play against South Africa last night and we knew they were going to come for us, so it’s really pleasing to build confidence, belief and the consistency.”

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England were again roared on by a capacity crowd, and Usoro-Brown says that the support for the Roses is driving Tracey Neville’s team on.

She added: “I’m absolutely loving it. We were in the fan park yesterday signing autographs and everyone is behind us. We’re so humbled by it.

“Everyone in the crowd today was roaring and cheering, and my social media has been off the chain, so thank you so much to the fans. They’re definitely our 13th player, and hopefully that continues.”

England Eased To 70-34 Win Over Scotland: Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 – Day 2

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LIVERPOOL — A sell-out crowd at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena watched on as Scotland 70-34 made it two wins from two at the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019, beating Scotland 70-34.

England coach Tracey Neville chose to rotate her squad; Jo Harten, Geva Mentor and captain Serena Guthrie were all named on the sub’s bench from the start. 

By contrast, Gail Parata – Neville’s counterpart for Scotland – selected an unchanged starting seven, keeping faith with the players who had earned their opening-day win over Samoa.

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England started positively, as a first-minute interception by Jade Clarke led to Rachel Dunn slotting home.  The goal shooter then added four goals in quick succession to give the Roses a 5-1 lead. 

After a nervy start though, Scotland rallied to bring the score to 9-6. As they stretched away again though, England were dealt a blow when Layla Guscoth limped off in the closing stages of the first quarter – a quarter which England ended 18-9 ahead. 

Housby opened the scoring in the second quarter, before attacking partner Dunn then kept up her 100% accuracy. Scotland’s Bethan Goodwin was starting to find her range after a wayward first quarter, however England continued to benefit from some loose Scotland passing to extend the scoreline to 25-13. 

The crowd lapped up a stunning pass from Dunn, who then finished the move by netting her 17th goal. Following another intercepted Claire Maxwell pass, Housby was then able to extend the Roses’ lead to 13 goals. 

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It was deep into the second quarter when Dunn registered her first missed attempt, however it mattered not to the partisan crowd, as England went in at half time 35-20 in front. 

For the second half, Neville made several positional changes, bringing on Chelsea Pitman, Natalie Haythornwaite and Guthrie.  The latter was straight into her stride, with a trademark interception setting up Dunn’s 29th goal of the game. 

Scotland took their turn to make some substitutions, with Maxwell not having the impact she would have hoped for. Dunn’s reach and ability to find space meant that she was still excelling in the shooting circle, and her buzzer beater took the third quarter score to 55-26.

In the fourth, Scotland ceded possession from their initial centre pass; the desire of the England defenders for the ball, as so often, proving decisive. Goal number 40 for Dunn extended England’s lead to almost 30, however Lynsey Gallagher’s 92% shooting accuracy was keeping the scoreboard ticking for the Thistles.

Fittingly though, Dunn was in the action right up until the end, finishing with 49 of England’s 70 goals, from her 52 attempts. 

England’s Jo Harten said:

“I think it was a pretty clinical performance in the end – maybe patchy in parts, but that’s what you get in a World Cup, when you’re backing up day after day. We’re pleased with how we pulled up from a really physical game against Uganda yesterday and onwards and upwards for Samoa tomorrow.”

Scotland’s Emily Nicholl said:

“I think it was a tough game but it’s a really good test for us ahead of Uganda. Tough, but we’re proud of what we put out there. We set targets before the match and we feel that we hit most of them, so we’re on track and we’re looking forward to the rest of the competition now.”

— nwc2019.co.uk Report

Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 Day 1 Scores, Results: July 12

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LIVERPOOL, England, Sporting Alert — Jamaica cruised to a comfortable 85-29 victory over Fiji at the Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 at M&S Bank Arena on Friday.

The No. 2 ranked Sunshine Girls held a 40-14 lead against the No. 17 ranked Fiji at half-time.

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Jhaniele Fowler Lights It Up For Jamaica

National captain Jhaniele Fowler, who did not enter the game until after halftime, hit 33 from 36 attempts to lead all scorers.

Experienced goal shooter Romelda Aiken, who was given the start ahead Fowler, finished with 26 from 36 attempts, while Rebekah Robinson went 15 of 17 and Shanice Beckford made 11 of 13 attempts for the Jamaicans in the win.

Laisani Waqa scored nine goals from 10 attempts to lead Fiji.

Lydia Panapasa, Unaisi Rauluni and Matila Vocea scored six goals each in the defeat.

The Sunshine Girls opened the competition by scoring the first three goals and then used an 11-0 run to get away to a 15-3 advantage in the first-quarter.

The Caribbean never looked back after that positive start.

Easy Wins For Holders Australia; New Zealand, England

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Earlier in the day, world No. 1 and holders Australia brushed aside Northern Ireland 88-24 at Liverpool Arena.

Skipper Caitlin Bassett was dominant in attack, going 33 from 34 attempts, while goal shooter Caitlin Thwaites made 25 of 26 attempts for the Diamonds.

The England Roses picked up a 64-32 win against Uganda in a game in which centre Stella Oyella was dismissed for poor discipline after she persistently broke the rules.

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Goal attack Joanne Harten ended with 29 of 35 shot attempts, Helen Housby scored 18 of 19 attempts and starting shooter Rachel Dunn completed 17 from 19 attempts

New Zealand brushed off Malawi, 64-45, Barbados scored a 69-34 win over Singapore, Zimbabwe defeated Sri Lanka, 79-49, while Zimbabwe secured a 79-49 win over Sri Lanka.

Vitality Netball World Cup 2019 Scores

Australia 88 beat Northern Ireland 24
Jamaica 85 beat Fiji 29
England 64 beat Uganda 32
New Zealand 64 beat Malawi 45
Barbados 69 beat Singapore 34
Zimbabwe 79 beat Sri Lanka 49

FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup Day 6 Schedule, Stream, Times, Channels: June 12

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PARIS, France — The FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup will continue on Wednesday with three more games and you can watch and stream them live on the FOX Network.

Two of the three games are available on your local FOX Network, while the other encounter will be live on Fox Sports 1 USA. Fox Sports Go will stream all three games online as well.

Kicking things off today is the Group A battle between Nigeria and Korea Republic, starting live at 9:00 am ET on Fox Sports 1 USA.

Both teams were beaten in their FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup tournament opening matches and will need to pick up three points in this game if they are hoping to stay in the hunt for a knockout round spot.

The other Group A clash today will see leaders France and Norway facing off with a second-round slot up for the taking.

Host nation France beat Korea Republic 4-0 in the opening match of the tournament, while Norway registered a 3-0 victory over Nigeria in their first game.

Live coverage of this game is on FOX Network and Fox Sports Go and kick-off time is slated for 3:00 pm.

Elsewhere on Wednesday, Germany and Spain will collide in a top of the table clash in Group B.

Game time for this one is scheduled for 12:00 pm, live on FOX Network.

In their FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup opener, Spain bagged a come from behind 3-1 win over South Africa, while Germany edged China 1-0 in their opening match of the tournament.

FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 Fixtures, Live Stream: Day 4

FIFA 2019 Women’s World Cup Schedule, Live Stream | Wednesday, June 12

Nigeria vs Korea Republic, 9:00 am, Fox Sports 1
Germany vs Spain, 12:00 pm, FOX Network
France vs Norway, 3:00 pm, FOX Network

2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Day 3 Live Stream, Time: June 9

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NICE, France — The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup will continue with three more games with Brazil and Jamaica among the teams bowing into action on Sunday’s Day 3.

Group C will get underway at Stade du Hainaut with Australia taking on Italy at 7:00 am ET and live coverage is on Fox Sports 1 USA. There is also live streaming available for this game on FoxSportsGo.com, while the NBC Sports Live Extra App, Sling TV live streaming and Telemundo are also providing live coverage.

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The second Group C match will see the might Brazil taking on FIFA Women’s World Cup debutants Jamaica.

Kick-off time from the Stade des Alpes is at 9:30 am and Fox Sports 1 USA will also have the live television broadcast. FoxSportsGo.com will stream the action online.

Brazil will enter this match against the Reggae Girlz without star playmaker Marta, who has been ruled out because of an injury.

The six-time FIFA Player of the Year will not be available to face Jamaica in the opener as she continues to recover from a left thigh injury she suffered in practice last week.

Marta returned to training this past Tuesday, but manager Vadao said Saturday that she will not play.

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“She has been recovering better than expected, but she cannot start,” Vadao said at a news conference.

“Maybe she will be on the bench, but our plan is that she doesn’t take part in the game.”

Jamaica will look to star forward Khadija Shaw to lead the team’s attack.

Meanwhile, in Group D, rivals England, the third place finishers at the 2015 World Cup and Scotland, making their debut in the finals, will look to open their 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup campaign with a win.

Match time at the Allianz Riviera in Nice, will be at 12:00 pm and live television broadcast will be on FOX Network and FoxSportsGo.com.

England enter this contest with a few injury worries, but manager Phil Neville is positive defender Demi Stokes and striker Toni Duggan will be healthy for for the match.

The last time these teams met at a major tournament, Scotland were thumped 6-0 by England in the group stages at Euro 2017.

FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 Fixtures, Live Stream: Day 4

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BYDGOSZCZ, Poland — The FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 continues on Sunday with another healthy set of fixtures, as a few teams look to play catch up in Group A and Group B.

A total of four matches are scheduled for day four with Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports Plus, Fox Sports GO, TSN2 and TSN GO among the networks providing live streaming coverage of all four encounters.

At the Gdynia Stadium CONCACAF giants, Mexico will seek to avoid a second successive defeat when they take on Japan in a Group A match at 9:30 am ET.

El Tri suffered a 2-1 defeat to Italy in their opener, which means they must beat Japan to avoid a possible an early elimination from the tournament.

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Japan, which played to a 1-1 draw Ecuador in the opener, will be looking to stay close to the top of the group with a win and the Samurai Blue are confident about picking up the three points.

Also in Group B, Ecuador will face Italy in a game that promises to be entertaining.

A victory for Gli Azzurrini, who finished third at the U-20 World Cup in 2017, would see them booking a place into the next round.

In another interesting game on Sunday, Senegal will match talents with Colombia in Group A at Lublin Stadium.

Colombia tagged Poland 2-0 in the opening game of the group on Thursday, while Senegal beat Tahiti 3-0 to go top of the group on goal difference.

Poland will aim to rebound from the early defeat with a win over Tahiti.

Besides a win, Tahiti are also seeking to end their goal drought at a FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Again, the FIFA U-20 World Cup tournament will be broadcast and stream live on Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports Plus, Fox Sports GO, TSN2 and TSN GO.

The FIFA U-20 World Cup Poland 2019 tournament runs from 23 May to 15 June.

Sunday 26 May

Group A Senegal v Colombia (Lublin, 18:00 local; 12:00 pm ET)
Group A Poland v Tahiti (Lodz, 20:30 local; 2:30 pm ET) )

Group B Mexico v Japan (Gdynia, 15:30 local; 9:30 am ET)
Group B Ecuador v Italy (Bydgoszcz, 18:00 local; 12:00 pm ET)

France Beats Croatia 4-2, Wins Second World Cup: Video

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MOSCOW, Russia — France beat Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final in Moscow to win the prestigious tournament for the second time in the nation’s history.

Goals from Antoine Griezmann, Paul Pogba, Kylian Mbappe and an own-goal by Mario Mandzukic secured the title for Didier Deschamps’ side, while Ivan Perisic and Mandzukic were the goalscorers for the first-time World Cup finalists.

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France went in front in the 18th minute when a free-kick by Griezmann was deflected off the head of Mandzukic past his own goalkeeper Danijel Subasic.

Croatia drew level in the 28th minute when Perisic blasted home a left-footed strike past France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.

However, France took the lead right back after Argentine referee Nestor Pitana used a video review to award a penalty to the French side after a replay showed that Perisic handled the ball in the area.

Griezmann stepped up to convert the spot kick to put France 2-1 in front in the 38th minute.

Following a brief second-half pitch invasion around the 52nd minute, France quickly put the game beyond reach with two strikes to make it 4-1.

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Pogba and Kylian Mbappe netted in the 59th and 65th minutes to give their team a comfortable lead before Mandzukic pulled one back for the Croatians in the 69th, following a shocking mistake from Lloris.

“After the fourth goal came in, I started thinking it would be difficult to come from behind for the fourth or fifth time,” Croatia coach Zlatko Dalic said.

After Mandzukic pulled another back, “I started hoping again, but it is very difficult to come back against opposition as difficult as France.”

France was winning its second World Cup title, following the 1998 crown.

Croatia was playing in its first ever World Cup final.

Mbappe, 19, who became the first teenager to score in the World Cup final since Pele in 1958, was voted young player of the tournament

Croatia midfielder and captain Luka Modric was awarded the Golden Ball after he was voted as the best player at the 2018 World Cup.

In other news, Belgium’s Thibaut Courtois won the Golden Glove, presented to the best goalkeeper, while England’s Harry Kane won the Golden Boot for top scorer with six goals.

Croatia Reaches First World Cup Final, Beats England 2-1

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MOSCOW — Croatia has advanced to the final of a FIFA World Cup for the first time after scoring a come from behind 2-1 victory over England in extra-time during a semi-final game on Wednesday.

England took the lead in as early as the fifth minute after defender Kieran Trippier curls home a perfect free-kick into the top right corner – giving Croatia’s goalkeeper Danijel Subasic no chance.

Three Lions took the advantage into the halftime interval and kept the lead until the 68th minute when winger Ivan Perisic equalized.

Perisic managed to beat England defender Kyle Walker to a ball with his foot and diverted the chance home, as the Spurs man tried to head away a cross.

Mario Mandzukic scored what turned out to be the winning goal in the 109th minute and Croatia heads into a World Cup final for the first time.

Croatia will take on 1998 champion France on Sunday in the 2018 World Cup final.

England was hoping to get to a World Cup final for the first time since winning its only title in 1966.

According to Opta Stats, England have now been eliminated in four of their five semi-finals at major tournaments.