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Euro 2020 Group E: Spain 1-1 Poland Robert Lewandowski scored his first goal of Euro 2020 as Poland held Spain to a 1-1 draw. This result keeps their qualification hopes alive of reaching the knockout stages. A defeat would have seen Poland’s tournament coming to an end. But they kept their hopes alive with a draw. Poland fell behind after Alvaro Morata opened the scoring for Spain after 25 minutes. The striker’s close-range finish was initially ruled out for offside but was reversed by the VAR review. Lewandowski, who had struggled to make an impact in Poland’s opening-game defeat...

Defending champions Al Ahly take a narrow lead going into their 2020/21 CAF Champions League semifinal second-leg match against Esperance de Tunis following a 1-0 win at Stade Olympique de Rades on Saturday. Mohamed Sherif netted the match-winner in the 67th minute for Pitso Mosimane’s side in Tunisia to come away with a huge victory in the CAF Champions League. Al Ahly had the ball in the back of the net at the half-hour mark through Sherif. His attempt, however, was ruled out for offside after a VAR review. Mohamed El-Shenawy was then called into action to deny the...

Samir Nurkovic scored with Kaizer Chiefs’ only shot on target in the 34th minute to beat Wydad Casablanca 1-0 in the 2020/21 CAF Champions League semifinal first-leg match at Stade Mohammed V on Saturday evening. The AmaKhosi put in a resolute defensive display in a game that saw the hosts dominate possession. However, the Moroccan side failed to score. The Chiefs made it count with their only real chance in their CAF Champions League semifinal clash. The South African club will carry a huge advantage going into the second-leg. They will be heading home having an away goal in...

Neymar found the net once again as Brazil eased past Peru to make it two wins out of two at the 2021 CONMEBOL Copa America. The hosts led early on when Juventus’ Alex Sandro fired in from six yards in the 12th minute before Neymar scored to find himself now within nine goals of Pele’s all-time scoring record at the 2021 Copa America. Brazil scored three goals after half-time as Neymar notched his 68th goal for his country. Pele said he was “rooting” for the Paris Saint-Germain forward to break his record. Substitutes Everton Ribeiro and Richarlison added late...

Blackburn striker Ben Brereton scored the winner in his first start for Chile as they beat Bolivia in Group A of the 2021 Copa America. Brereton, who was born in Stoke-On-Trent, played for England at the youth level. He opted to represent Chile’s senior team as his mother was born there. He led them to victory over Bolivia at the Copa America. The 22-year-old scored in the 10th minute when he picked up a loose ball on the edge of the box. He then comfortably slotted past Bolivia’s Carlos Lampe. After drawing their opener 1-1 with Argentina, Chile’s win...