Author: Surbhi Jain

Portugal’s Euro 2024 Group F win over Turkey in Dortmund on Saturday was halted four times as fans ran onto the pitch to take selfies with Cristiano Ronaldo, and twice more after the match.Portugal coach Roberto Martinez commented seriously on the incident after the match, saying that this should not be allowed to happen and he urged other supporters not to do so.”It is a matter of concern but we were lucky today because the fans’ intentions were good,” he said. “Fans idolise big stars and icons but if their intentions are wrong and the players are exposed then the…

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The Norris Trophy is awarded annually to the NHL’s top defenceman, as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association. This season, Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks, Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators and Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche are the finalists. The award will be presented to one of these defensemen during the NHL Awards Ceremony at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas on June 27 (7 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN). While we wait to find out the winner, NHL.com writers Adam Kimmelman, Mike Zeisberger and Mike G. Morreale debate the merits of each finalist in this awards…

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Phil Pritchard and Craig Campbell, with their white gloves, crested blazers, Stanley Cup and Conn Smythe Trophy, boarded an NHL charter in Edmonton on Saturday and departed for Fort Lauderdale, Florida at 9 a.m. local time. By the time of the scheduled noon touchdown for Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final (8 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS, CBC) at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers, hockey’s most coveted trophy will have traveled nearly 12,000 miles during the Finals — about 20,000 kilometers according to the metric system. This marks the first time…

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Breadcrumb trail linkCult of HockeyPublished June 23, 2024 , Last updated 1 day ago , Read in 7 mins You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign in if you have an account.Darnell Nurse (25) of the Edmonton Oilers celebrates after scoring a goal against the Florida Panthers in Game 6 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final at Rogers Place on June 21, 2024 in Edmonton. Photo: Cody McLachlan ,Getty ImagesArticle contentIn the ever-present debate between Oilers and Leafs fans, the year “1967” is often mentioned.But that old word has been replaced, at least temporarily, by…

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The second night of the 2024 US Olympic Track and Field Team Trials, Sha’Carri Richardson And Ryan Crouser Tickets to Paris are booked. Both stars are officially set for the Olympic Games. On the second day, the finals of the women’s 100 metres, men’s shot put, women’s triple jump, and men’s decathlon were held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. Richardson is making her first Olympic appearance after winning the 100-meter race in a world best time of 10.71 seconds. Her training partner, Melissa Jefferson And Twanisha TerryShe also finished in the top three with her in Paris. In the…

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Two steps before reaching the finish line, Sha’Carri Richardson started pounding her chest.She knew she had won. Anyone who doesn’t see her as the runner to beat at the Paris Olympics should probably think again.In the latest stop on her “I’m not back, I’m better” tour, Richardson ran the 100 meters in 10.71 seconds at the U.S. track trials on Saturday, making her the world’s fastest woman in 2024 and officially earning her a trip to France, where the women’s running season begins on Aug. 2. Sha’Carri Richardson and Melissa Jefferson cross the finish line of the women’s 100m final…

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Tim Bontemps, ESPNJune 17, 2024, 11:10 PM ETBOSTON – Jayson Tatum’s 31 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists and Finals MVP Jaylen Brown’s 21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists helped the Boston Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 to win the 2024 NBA Finals, winning a record 18th NBA title on the 16th anniversary of winning their 17th championship in the same building.In doing so, the Celtics surpassed their arch-rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, for most titles in NBA history.”I mean, this is going to be a night I’ll remember for the rest of my life, the game, the…

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COLOGNE, Germany — King Kev made sure of his victory in front of the Belgian royal family.Belgium bounced back from a shock loss to Slovakia in their European Championship opener to beat Romania 2-0 on Saturday.Kevin De Bruyne’s second-half goal completed the win, while Youri Tielemans scored in the second minute at the Cologne Stadium.Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilde were also watching the event.”We knew what we had to do. We needed to win, otherwise we could go home,” De Bruyne said. “I will do everything I can to keep the boys on track.”This was just what Belgium needed…

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RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – JUNE 22: Robert Whittaker of New Zealand reacts after victory , Ikram Aliskerov of Russia in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on June 22, 2024. (Photo by Chris Ungar/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Zuffa LLC via Getty Images There are many levels to the sport of MMA, and Robert Whittaker sent that message to everyone in the UFC’s middleweight division in Saudi Arabia on Saturday afternoon. You cannot bring a person here without any information and expect him to compete with me. Whittaker wasted no time…

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