Author: Lizzie Gray

Football at the Olympics changed as Britain was disqualified from the race to become champion in Tokyo 2020. The women’s team was tipped to go far in the tournament, but was kicked out of the games after losing 4-3 in overtime to Australia, who faced Sweden. The important matches in the women’s championship remain, while the round of 16 begins with Brazil among the favorites. If Euro 2020 doesn’t bridge the gap between Premier League seasons, there’s plenty of excitement to absorb here. RadioTimes.com It brings you the complete guide to watching football at the Olympics, including GB team games…

On Sunday (first), Australia’s Emma McKeown became the first swimmer to win seven medals in a single Olympics, with victories in the 50m freestyle and the women’s 4×100 medley relay. Tokyo Games. American Caleb Dressel asserted his dominance in men’s swimming, taking gold in the 50m freestyle to join the accomplishments of the 100m freestyle and 100m butterfly and win the fifth medal in the Games with the US team’s victory in the men’s medley relay. He also won the gold medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay. There was more gold for the US as Robert Fink finally showed his…

football 5NS 5 football is a mode exclusively played by Visually Impaired. managed before International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), the sport has been on the program of the Paralympic Games ever since Athens 2004.As in traditional football, the teams’ goal is Kick the ball and hit the opponent’s goal. Each team enters the field with Four top athletes – All blind people using blindfolds – and goalkeeperWho does not have a disability. On the other hand, the goalkeeper may not touch the ball outside the designated area under the penalty of a penalty kick.To guide athletes through sound, The ball…

FIFA management is seeking support from associates on the proposal to hold the World Cup every two years, and not four as it has always been. For now, CAF has already indicated that it could support the idea as a bloc if it entered the agenda of the future Congress – 56 out of 211 potential votes would already be guaranteed.The proposal stresses that changing the format will make the tournament, for example, reach Africa for the second time – the cup on the continent was held only once, in 2010, in South Africa. Defeating the host candidate in the…

Fernando DuarteBBC World Service29 July 2021attributed to him, Getty ImagesIllustrative image, The 2012 men’s 100m final in London, in which seven of the eight finalists were under 10 seconds, was a sign of things to come.There was an earthquake at the world’s premier athletics event, but spectators at London’s Olympic Stadium for the 2012 Olympics may not have noticed.Understandably, they were distracted by the sight of Usain Bolt flying across the finish line in the men’s 100m.The Jamaican star won another gold medal that night and set an Olympic record of 9.63 seconds.”It was one of the best races of…

Researchers have taken advantage of the lack of audience during the pandemic and have found that teams get better numbers when playing at home Rodrigo Coca / AG. Corinthians = 26/05/2019Corinthians fans celebrate the team’s goal against Sao Paulo at the New Coimica ArenaOne of the characteristics of football is that teams perform better in home matches. hard to beat flamingo in the Maracana Corinthians At the Neo Chemistry Arena, Q Santos In a villa and many other examples. With fans, players will find additional energy to search for results, and willpower will weigh more than working on the opponent’s…

The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (the group of the most industrialized countries in the world) on Thursday (19) called on the international community to unite their responses to the crisis in Afghanistan, in order to prevent the situation in the country from getting out of control, said the British chancellor, Dominic Raab.Taliban fighters took control of the country at the weekend, in a move that prompted thousands of Afghan civilians and military to flee to safety. Many fear a return to the strict interpretation of Islamic law imposed during the group’s last government, which ended 20 years…

Seated volleyball first appeared at the Paralympic Games in Arnhem (Netherlands) in 1980. A coherent stage, the sport appeared on Dutch soil in 1956 for the rehabilitation of soldiers, combining “traditional” volleyball with sitting ball, a sport of German origin (also aimed at people with disabilities). Some of the rules are the same (like sitting) and some not so much: No sitting ballThe ball may bounce on the ground. There are similarities between seated volleyball and “traditional” volleyball. In both sets, the dispute occurs in the best five sets, and the team that wins three sets, always wins by at…

Seated volleyball first appeared at the Paralympic Games in Arnhem (Netherlands) in 1980. A coherent stage, the sport appeared on Dutch soil in 1956 for the rehabilitation of soldiers, combining “traditional” volleyball with sitting ball, a sport of German origin (also aimed at people with disabilities). Some of the rules are the same (like sitting) and some not so much: No sitting ballThe ball may bounce on the ground. There are similarities between seated volleyball and “traditional” volleyball. In both sets, the dispute occurs in the best five sets, and the team that wins three sets, always wins by at…

Japan GP has been canceled for the second time in a row Photo: reproduction / grand prize 2021 is Honda’s final year in Formula 1. It is thus the last chance for Japanese fans to see the national automaker fight for victories at Suzuka. Or it was, since the Japanese GP has been canceled for the second year in a row. This moment is one of frustration for the engine supplier, who is missing an important race in Formula 1’s farewell. The reason for the cancellation is, of course, the epidemic. Japan is facing a new wave of the Covid-19…