Brazil wins Copa América opener as Leo Messi expresses concerns about contracting Covid-19 at tournament
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Brazil won the opening game of the 2021 Copa América as the Covid-19-affected tournament got underway on Sunday.
Brazil superstar Neymar scored once and assisted another to help his side to a 3-0 victory over Venezuela in Brasilia, with his Paris Saint-Germain teammate Marquinhos and Gabriel Barbosa grabbing the other goals. The Venezuela team and coaching staff have been decimated by Covid-19 positive cases on the eve on the tournament, with 12 of their players and coaching staff returning positive tests just a day before the opening game of the tournament.
We may still be two months away from the end of this year’s English Premier League, but it seems like a champion is set to be crowned as Liverpool sits 15 points ahead of Arsenal in the table.
LeBron James left the game with an injury as the Los Angeles Lakers’ eight-game win streak came to an end following a loss to the Boston Celtics on Saturday.
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order establishing a White House task force for the 2026 World Cup that will oversee preparations for the high-profile tournament.
For months, the tennis world has simmered with controversy in the wake of two doping cases involving top-ranking players: first, men’s player Jannik Sinner and months later, women’s player Iga Świątek.
The 2026 World Cup is still more than a year away, but top travel executives are warning the US could struggle to effectively stage the tournament unless big changes are made quickly.
Harry Kane set numerous British records as he scored twice to help Bayern Munich beat its German rival, Bayer Leverkusen, 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday.
The NBA-best Cleveland Cavaliers clinched the first playoff spot of the season after holding off the shorthanded Miami Heat 112-107 at home Wednesday night.
British tennis star Emma Raducanu has spoken about the emotional toll of noticing what the WTA called a “fixated” man during one of her recent matches in Dubai, explaining how she “couldn’t see the ball through tears.”
Not long after posting a selfie with his boyfriend on social media, João Lucas Reis da Silva had one of the best weeks of his career on the tennis court.
Scottie Scheffler capped one of the most dominant seasons in golf history by retaining the Hero World Challenge, cruising to a six-shot victory at Tiger Woods’ invitational event in the Bahamas.
Defending NCAA women’s champion South Carolina secured the No. 1 seed at the Southeastern Conference women’s basketball tournament after winning a coin flip on Sunday.
Defending NCAA women’s champion South Carolina secured the No. 1 seed at the Southeastern Conference women’s basketball tournament after winning a coin flip on Sunday.
With just over seven minutes left in the Golden State Warriors’ clash against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday, Steph Curry produced something rarely seen in his long, glittering career as he dunked for the first time in six years and perhaps for the last time too.