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Wout Weghorst of The Netherlands celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Euro 2020 soccer championship Group C match between The Netherlands and Ukraine at the Johan Cruyff ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands. (AP) Sports Latest sports scores at — http://sports.arabtimesonline.com Dumfries scores as Netherlands top Ukraine Czech Republic spoil Scotland party at European Champ’ship GLASGOW, Scotland, June 14, (AP): Patrik Schick spotted the goalkeeper off his line, launched a looping shot from just inside the halfway line, and gave his team a two-goal lead it wouldn’t relinquish. Schick scored both goals for the Suns ‘sweep’ Nuggets Czech Republic on Monday in a 2-0 victory over Scotland at the European Championship. But it was his second goal that will be talked about for years to come. Scotland lost possession when a shot was blocked and the ball fell to Schick. The Bayern Leverkusen for- as MVP Jokic ejected ward looked up and spotted opposing goalkeeper David Marshall way off his line before hitting a long, curling shot that bounced into goal. Marshall gave chase, but he could only watch the ball sail into the goal before he ended up tangled in net. Scotland’s John McGinn, (left) and Schick and the other Czech play- Czech Republic’s Vladimir Darida, ers ran toward the corner of Hampden (right), go for a header during the Park where a few dozen Czech fans Euro 2020 soccer championship erupted in celebration. Group D match between Scotland and Czech Republic at Hampden SOCCER Park Stadium in Glasgow. (AP) in an 85th-minute winner to give the UEFA said it was the longest dis- Netherlands a 3-2 win over Ukraine. tance for a goal in the tournament at The winning header came only min- 49.7 meters. The previous record of utes after Ukraine had scored two late 38.6 meters came from Germany mid- goals to equalize. fi elder Torsten Frings at Euro 2004. Stand-in Netherlands captain Schick had earlier given the Czechs Georginio Wijnaldum put the 1988 the lead in the 42nd minute with a European champions in the lead in the powerful header after muscling him- 52nd minute with a powerful shot to self between two Scotland defenders. ignite a fi ve-goal second half. Wout It was an excellent fi nish that came Weghorst made it 2-0 in the 59th. from an equally outstanding cross A cross from the right by Dumfries from right back Vladimír Coufal. set up the fi rst and his run into the box The Czech Republic took the lead in caused havoc in the Ukraine defense Group D with three points and spoiled for Weghorst’s goal. the party for Scotland, which were re- But the comfortable position was turning to a major men’s soccer tour- turned upside down by two defensive nament for the fi rst time since the 1998 lapses in fi ve minutes. World Cup. Austria 3, North Macedonia 1 The Czechs started gaining a foot- In Bucharest, the Austrians fi nal- hold as the fi rst half wore on, with ly earned a victory at the European Schick forcing a save in the 16th with a Championship, getting the goals they near-post effort that was palmed away needed from the bench. by Marshall. Michael Gregoritsch and Marko The home team were fi red up by the Arnautović both came on as substi- 12,000 fans at Hampden Park, but it tutes and scored late to help Austria wasn’t enough. beat North Macedonia 3-1 in Group C. Netherlands 3, Ukraine 2 It was Austria’s fi rst win at a ma- In Amsterdam, Denzel Dumfries jor soccer tournament in 31 years and picked a pretty good time to score his their fi rst ever at the European Cham- fi rst international goal. pionship. After missing an open chance in the Austria captain David Alaba set Denver Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo, (right), tries to steal the ball from Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker in the second half of Game 4 of an NBA fi rst half, Dumfries helped set up two up the winning goal for Gregoritsch, second-round playoff series in Denver. (AP) goals in the second and then headed curling in a perfect cross in the 78th minute. Arnautović then collected backheel fl ick from Konrad Leimer be- Bucks tie Nets Colombia pip Ecuador fore calmly rounding goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski and scoring the fi nal goal with a minute to go. DENVER, June 14, (AP): Both forwards came on in the 59th The Phoenix Suns roared minute with the score even at 1-1. into the Western Confer- Brazil open Copa America big win Foda said he didn’t use the 32-year- old Arnautović, his best scorer with 27 ence Finals for the fi rst time SAO PAULO, June 14, (AP): Brazil kicked off a Copa Amer- uador and Peru. The four best teams in each group advance to international goals, as a starter because in 11 years Sunday night ica tournament that has been opposed by some members of its the knockout stage. he was recently injured and looked with a testy 125-118 victory own team with a 3-0 win over Venezuela on Sunday. The fi nal of the South American championship will be on sharp as a substitute in a goalless Marquinhos, Neymar and Gabriel Barbosa scored in the July 10 at the historic Maracanã stadium in Rio de Janeiro, warm-up match against Slovakia. over Denver that complet- opener at Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasilia, less than a day which also hosted the fi nal two years ago when Brazil beat ed a four-game sweep of the after several Venezuelan players tested positive for COVID-19. Peru 3-1 to win their ninth title. Nuggets and included MVP South American soccer’s governing body, CONMEBOL, A surprising choreographed move gave Colombia a 1-0 France, Germany chose Brazil as hosts less than two weeks ago, despite its win against Ecuador in their fi rst match of Copa America. Nikola Jokic’s ejection. alarming COVID-19 fi gures, after Argentina and Colombia Edwin Cardona was the scored the winner at the Arena Chris Paul scored 37 points and were dropped as co-hosts. Pantanal in Cuiabá in the 42nd minute of a tense game. in early meeting Devin Booker added 34 in a physi- Despite his opposition to staging the tournament in his The decisive moment started when midfi elder Cardona cal game marred by Jokic’s ejection. home country, Brazil captain Casemiro said the defending took a free kick close to the edge of the Ecuadorian penalty MUNICH, June 14, (AP): France Jokic was tossed with 3:52 left in champions intended to retain their trophy. box. Instead of shooting, he exchanged three short passes and Germany usually play each the third quarter and the Nuggets trail- Venezuela summoned 15 new players at short notice after other in the latter stages of major ing 83-76 after his hard right-hand eight squad members tested positive for COVID-19 on Satur- soccer tournaments. windmill swipe sent the basketball day, and the disruption showed on the fi eld. The Seleção wast- SOCCER Not this time. fl ying but also caught Cameron Payne ed opportunities but faced little resistance from Venezuela. The teams will meet in the in the face. Brazil opened the scoring in the 23rd minute after a corner with Juan Guillermo Cuadrado, who moved the ball forward group stage of a European Cham- kick ended with Marquinhos striking from close range. to where Miguel Borja was waiting. pionship or World Cup for the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetok- Brazil coach Tite - who also opposed holding the tourna- Borja headed the ball back to Cardona, who had run toward first time on Tuesday when they BASKETBALL ounmpo reacts after teammate Khris ment - took Lucas Paquetá off at halftime, but kept Roberto goalkeeper Pedro Ortiz. He scored with a right-foot shot as open their Euro 2020 campaigns Middleton made a three-point basket Firmino on the bench. Instead, Everton Ribeiro went on and Ecuadorian defenders watched on. The move had to be vali- in Munich. Booker took umbrage at the hard during the second half of Game 4 of provided more dynamism on the right fl ank. dated by video review. Their last match at a major foul and got in the big man’s face be- the NBA Eastern Conference bas- Ribeiro found Danilo on the right edge of the box, and the The previous encounter between these teams ended 6-1 to tournament came in the Euro fore teammates and coaches pulled ketball semifi nals game against the 2016 semifinals. Antoine Griez- Brooklyn Nets in Milwaukee. (AP) Brazilian was pushed to the ground. Neymar calmly scored Ecuador seven months ago in a World Cup qualifying game. everyone apart. from the spot in the 63rd to make it 2-0. Carlos Queiroz was fi red as head coach after that heavy de- mann scored twice for France in the 2-0 victory over then-World Offi cials assessed a double technical Milwaukee Bucks rolled to a 107- Neymar dribbled past the Venezuelan goalkeeper Joel feat. Sunday’s win was the second in three matches for Quei- on Jokic and Booker and ejected the Graterol and crossed for Barbosa to chest the ball into the roz’ successor, Reinaldo Rueda. Cup champion Germany in Mar- 96 Game 4 victory Sunday to tie the seille. MVP after upping the call to a Flagrant second-round playoff series with the empty net in the 89th. A fl op at Inter Milan and Benfi ca, Bar- The win against Ecuador was a further boost for Rueda, 2. Jokic fi nished with 22 points and 11 bosa is a hero at Brazilian club Flamengo, which wants him who has made some contention decisions early in his tenure, Germany have never really re- Brooklyn Nets, who lost Kyrie Irving covered, and though the French rebounds in 28 minutes. to a sprained right ankle. on the national team more often. including the call to leave star midfi elder James Rodriguez The Nuggets and their fans at Ball Brazil and Venezuela are in Group B with Colombia, Ec- out of the Copa America squad. lost to Portugal in the final five The Bucks erased a 2-0 defi cit by years ago, they went on to win the Arena were frustrated that they were winning two straight in Milwaukee. getting called for ticky-tack fouls yet World Cup two years later. Jokic wasn’t getting the calls expected Game 5 is Tuesday night in Brooklyn. Brooklyn’s immediate concern is of a Most Valuable Player. SOCCER With their franchise-record seventh the health of its superstar trio. Irving straight playoff victory, the Suns ad- was hurt midway through the second vanced to the conference championship quarter and didn’t return. The Nets al- Remarkably, no player in Ger- for the fi rst time since 2010 - the last ready are missing nine-time All-Star many’s current squad has ever time they even reached the playoffs. and 2018 MVP James Harden, who scored in a European Champion- Bucks 107, Nets 96 hasn’t played since the opening minute ship match. Thomas Müller, who In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetok- of Game 1 due to right hamstring tight- has played 11 tournament games, ounmpo scored 34 points and the ness. missed a penalty in the 2016 quar- terfinal shootout win over Italy. German hopes this time are pinned on a good start in Munich to set the team up for success in Kuwait FA sacks Carrasco, Joachim Löw’s last tournament as coach after 15 years in charge. Germany will also face Euro- names Enad as new coach pean champions Portugal on June KUWAIT CITY, June 14, (KUNA): ond round of the Asian Qualifi ers for 19, four days before its last game in Group F against Hungary. The The Kuwait Football Association the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and Germans will play all three group named Thamer Enad, a Kuwaiti, as a AFC Asian Cup China 2023. games in Munich, where one of new manager of the national football The association also apologised to the tournament’s quarterfinal team replacing the Spanish Andres all the fans for the bad results. matches will take place on July 2. Carrasco. The Kuwaiti team drew with Jordan France play Hungary on June In a press statement, the KFA said 0-0 on Friday in Group B of the Asian 19 in Budapest, and stay in the that the decision appoint Enad came Qualifi ers for the FIFA World Cup and Brazil’s Neymar, (second right), and Venezuela’s Adrian Martinez, (left), battle for the ball during a Copa America city to face Portugal on June 23. after the team’s failure to reach the sec- AFC Asian Cup. soccer match at the National Stadium in Brasilia, Brazil. (AP)

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