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Sweden blank India 4-0, clinch women’s U-17 3-nation tournament

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Mumbai

Sweden today clinched the title of the women’s U-17 international football tournament after blanking India 4-0 in a lopsided summit clash here. The Swedes took the lead as early as the fourth minute through Rusul Kafaji, who struck a shot from outside the penalty box. The visitors then extended their lead in the 16th minute through skipper Elma Nelhage’s header to make it 2-0. Two minutes later, Sweden added a third through Evelina Duljan. The European side further piled misery on the Indians as Monica met a cross to make it 4-0 near the hour mark.

No Neymar, no problem as PSG cruise into League Cup quarters

Paris

A Paris Saint-Germain without a rested Neymar cruised into the last-8 of the French League Cup with a 4-1 victory at second-tier Le Mans on Wednesday. Pablo Sarabia, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, Kylian Mbappe and Angel Di-Maria scored for the record eight-time tournament winners inside the opening 48 minutes as Harisson Manzala responded for the hosts in the final edition of the competition.

Stoppage-time goals secure Bayern win at Freiburg

BERLIN

Bayern Munich’s Joshua Zirkzee and Serge Gnabry scored stoppage-time goals to give the Bundesliga champions a 3-1 win at Freiburg on Wednesday, while Borussia Moenchengladbach joined RB Leipzig at the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Paderborn.Bayern are third on 30 points, ahead of fourth-placed Borussia Dortmund on goal difference

2020 Tokyo Olympics marathon course unveiled

Tokyo

Organisers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Thursday unveiled the course for the marathon after an extended delay.The men’s and women’s marathons and race walk will start and end at the Sapporo Odori Park. The marathon races will include three loops. The larger loop will be approximately the length of a half marathon while the second loop will be 10 kilometres and will be traversed twice. The women’s race will be held on August 8 and the men’s race will be held the next day.

Liverpool beat Monterrey to reach Club World Cup final

Doha

Roberto Firmino’s goal in stoppage time powered Liverpool over Monterrey 2-1 in their Club World Cup semifinal. The Reds, winners of the 2018-2019 Champions League, will face Copa Libertadores holders Flamengo in Saturday’s final at Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, reports Efe news.

Miami Heat snap 76ers’ home win streak at 14

New York

Kendrick Nunn scored 26 points, Bam Adebayo added 23, and the visiting Miami Heat defeated the 76ers 108-104 on Wednesday, snapping Philadelphia’s season-long home winning streak. At 14-0, the 76ers had been the last unbeaten home team in the league. Meanwhile, Chicago Bulls downed Washington Wizards 110-109 (OT) as Wendell Carter Jr. hit a go-ahead reverse layup with 9.1 seconds remaining in overtime and Lauri Markkanen scored a game-high 31 points to spark visiting Chicago to a come-from-behind victory against Washington.

Man City set up League Cup semifinal against United

London

Manchester City remained on course to lift the League Cup for a third successive season after overcoming third-tier Oxford United 3-1 on Wednesday and will face Manchester United in the semi-finals.

Pep Guardiola’s side were given a stern test on a wet and windy night at a noisy Kassam Stadium but two goals from Raheem Sterling eventually saw them through.

Olympics manifesto breaks record for most expensive sports memorabilia

New York

The original Olympics manifesto outlining the foundation of the modern Games shattered the world record for the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia sold at auction, fetching $8.8 million on Wednesday. Experts had expected the item to sell for up to $1 million, but the artifact climbed in price after a more than 12 minute-long bidding war between three international buyers, according to auctioneer Sotheby’s.