Jordan misses from the spot, Reds pay penalty
Jordan Henderson’s missed penalty proved decisive as Atletico Madrid beat Liverpool FC in a shoot-out to win the Audi Cup.
Jurgen Klopp’s side had impressed in beating Bayern Munich 3-0, while Atletico Madrid came from behind to see off Napoli 2-1 in the semifinals.
Both teams rung the changes for the finale of the exhibition tournament, resulting in a predictably disjointed contest at the Allianz Arena. Keidi Bare gave Atletico the lead with a first-half header, which had looked set to be enough prior to Roberto Firmino’s 83rd-minute spot-kick.
Marcelo scored on the decisive penalty kick as La Liga and Champions League title holders Real Madrid took a shootout victory Wednesday over the Major League Soccer AllStars. Real Madrid played to a 1-1 draw in regulation time in the MLS All-Star Game before taking the shootout 4-2 before a crowd of 61,000 at Soldier Field.
A snowshoe racer from India who competed last weekend at the World Snowshoe Championships here after initially struggling to obtain a visa is accused of sexually abusing a local girl. In a statement , police said the charges stem from 24-year-old Tanveer Hussain “engaging in a passionate kiss” with a 12-year-old victim. There is no accusation of force, and no other allegations were made.
Yuki Bhambri recorded the second biggest win of his career by knocking out world number 22 and defending champion Gael Monfils to breeze into the pre-quarterfinals of the ATP Citi Open tennis here.
Ukraine’s former world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko announced his retirement from boxing on Thursday to scupper any hopes of a November rematch against Britain’s Anthony Joshua.
US Open winner HS Prannoy went past 10-seeded Wei Nan of Hong Kong to enter the quarter-finals of New Zealand Grand Prix Gold . Prannoy defeated Nan 21-18, 21-19. Sourabh Verma defeated Parupalli Kashyap to enter last eight.
Patna Pirates handed Telugu Titans their fifth straight defeat with a 43-36 win in the Pro Kabaddi league. It was Patna’s star raider Pardeep Narwal who led the charge with 12 points.