Analysis / Future, always good in the country. Ready for Europe? Author: Viorel Berbece ZIARULDESPORT. RO The game of the Future of Constanta delights in this season's debut. But if Hagi's band lacks something to become a consecrated one, that's a notable European performance. Is it time now? 1-0 with CFR Cluj, 5-0 with Dinamo, then 1-0 on Chindia field. A good start and no wonder if the seafront team will beat to the end to win the championship this season. Even without Tudor Băluţă and Ianis Hagi. But what will the Future do in Europe? The former champion plays modern football, uses a system (4-3-3) tasted by most of Europe's top coaches, but something seemed to be missing in Europe. Is maturity? Maybe in physical terms, things are not doing well? Or, just as it has been five years since promotion in League 1 to the first title, does it take time to build a team to cope well with European competitions? First things first. The lack of a good European coefficient has made the Future always meet redoubtable opponents ever since the first rounds. He was Gent in the 2016-2017 season and the Belgians actually enjoyed a team of the Future still cruel (5-0 at home, 0-0 at Ovidiu), including Ganea, Marin, Tanase or Iancu. Then, on his first participation in the Champions League preliminaries, Hagi understood that he needed a little more experience and bet on names like Constantin, Herea, Eric or Ţucudean, along with his own talents like Nedelcu, Cicâldău or Coman. And the Future was very close to eliminating APOEL Nicosia after a 1-0 home game and a solid game and a huge defeat on the final of the match, followed by the end of the game. In the Europa League play-off, the Constantians had no chance in front of the Red Bull Salzburg Red Bull , who beat 7-1 in general. Finally, last year, Viitorul finally managed to pass a preliminary tour (2-0 in general with Racing Union Luxembourgers), in order to go after the Dutch at Vitesse Arnhem. The beginning was an unbelievably good one. On his own side, Viitorul had 2-0 in the 49th minute, through the double Dragus, to finish the match only on a draw, 2-2. He was followed by a 3-1 win by the hosts. This time, Hagi tried a mix of club talents and young and exciting foreign players such as Houri, De Noojer, or Lima, but again Vitesse's top European experience has said his word. What will be this year? First, Viitorul believed he would play with Antwerp, a relatively accessible opponent, but he woke up against Gent , the team that managed a cold shower at the European debut. Not a good situation, because KAA Gent has a much better European experience than Antwerp, but also a more valuable lot, even if this has not been seen last year in the championship. Gent gave 4.5 million to former defender of Botosani, Cameroonian Michael Ngadeu, and as sounds in the summer it can boast of bringing experienced Swedish defender Mikael Lustig, the last time in Celtic. Instead, he did not lose any important piece, which makes the band trained by the Danish Jess Thorup an extremely difficult to break with Viitorul. But why should we be optimistic? Maybe because the Future has reached that maturity in terms of the gaming system to help it cope with Europe. Or because those automatisms that we look at with admiration in European competitions exist in the game of Hagi's band. But also because the physical level seems to be right now, as evidence that even the sympathetic Eric seems at last to an optimal weight. But especially because Gent has the same philosophy of play and life, so to speak. The best-ranked players in the batch, the Georgian Chakvetadze and Canadian David, both attacking players (both of whom are around 9 million) are 19. Sure, the average age is superior to nearly two years, but that's because Gent preferred to rely on the experience on the bottom line and on the enthusiasm of youth in the attack. And as the season in Belgium has not yet begun, maybe it's time for the Future to blow and extrinsic. At least a hopeful tour, but how much it would matter to Hagi's beautiful project to remove a name like Gent. It would be a new landmark for a club that has taken over but saved on the other hand, the Romanian football ... Continue on https://www.ziaruldesport.ro/articol_21268_zds_pg_0.htm

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Diversity is one of our strengths and it helped us win the World Cup Moeen Ali In the England dressing room it does not matter where you come from or what you believe in if you show courage, unity and respect Moeen Ali (centre) on the winning moment: ‘People were just running off in all directions. It was a bit of a blur to be honest.’ The moment we won the World Cup is one I will never forget and would do anything just to experience again. It was the most euphoric sporting sensation you could possibly imagine. I was sat in the dugout, roughly at third man, as the throw came in from Jason Roy. In that split second I knew Jos Buttler would take the ball cleanly, I knew that Martin Guptill was short of his ground and from there, with the stumps demolished, I knew it would be total carnage. Without thinking I just sprinted on to the field and people were just running off in all directions. Well, everyone apart from Jofra Archer who was flat out on the floor. Adil Rashid came towards me for a hug with Jos but it was just a blur to be honest – impossible to remember fully or recreație. I saw Eoin Morgan mentioned in the press conference how Rash had told him that Allah was with us, and he replied that, for him, it was the rub of the green. You won’t be surprised to hear I was with Rash on this. After the defeat to Australia I told the boys we were destined to win the tournament but there would be struggle along the way. But Morgs was dead right to highlight how the different opinions on such things in this dressing room are actually part of our strength. We are an incredibly diverse team from different backgrounds and cultures but, crucially, we respect this and embrace it. We never shy away from it. It doesn’t matter where you come from or what you believe in, if you can come together with a common purpose – in our case winning the World Cup – and you show courage, unity and respect (our team mantra) you can achieve anything. Continue on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/15/diversity-strength-england-win-cricket-world-cup?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX1RoZVJlY2FwLTE5MDcxOQ%3D%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=TheRecap&CMP=recap_email

Swedish star has managed a monumental hat-trick for LA Galaxy in the 21st round of the MLS. And not in any match, but in the Los Angeles FC rivals. https://youtu.be/AhYWw_brsS8

Sixth German medal at the swimming World Cup Bronze for diver Punzel and Massenberg The German water jumpers transform their last World Cup chance into a medal. Tina Punzel and Lou Massenberg win bronze in synchronized jumping from the three-meter board. In the absence of favorites ends an impressive series. Lou Massenberg and Tina Punzel Successful from the three-meter board: Lou Massenberg and Tina Punzel. Getty Images Tina Punzel and Lou Massenberg have won bronze at the swimming championship in synchronized jumping from the three-meter board. In the non-Olympic mixed competition the European Champions won on Saturday the sixth German medal of the title fights in South Korea. With 301.62 points, they were narrowly beaten by victorious Australians Maddison Keeney and Matthew Carter (304.86) and Canadians Jennifer Abel and Francois Imbeau-Dulac (304.08). Continue on https://www.kicker.de/753729/artikel/bronze-fuer-wasserspringer-punzel-und-massenberg

Hammer" Week: fifth precious metal for the DSV "Madness!" Wunram wins World Championship silver over 25 kilometers Heavy rain, strong waves - Finnia Wunram is not impressed. The 23-year-old brings the fifth medal for the German open water swimmers at the World Cup in South Korea. The achievements of the team of national coach Stefan Lurz make powerful courage for Olympia. Finnia Wunram About 25 kilometers to precious metal: Finnia Wunram. Getty Images Open Water Swimmer Finnia Wunram has surprisingly won World Championship silver over 25 kilometers. The 23-year-old was beaten only by Brazil's five-kilometer World Champion Ana Cunha on Friday in Yeosu. As third, the Frenchwoman Lara Grangeon struck after more than five hours. "I'm just glad it's through," said Wunram exhausted and wrapped in a towel. "That silver jumped out of it is, of course, all the more beautiful." Continue on https://www.kicker.de/753623/artikel/wahnsinn-wunram-holt-wm-silber-ueber-25-kilometer

WTA in Bucharest and Lausanne - ATP in Newport Siegemund and Korpatsch continue - Zverev fails Laura Siegemund made it to the semi-finals of the WTA tournament from Bucharest. On Friday, the German with Irina-Camelia Begu threw out the local hero. In Lausanne Tamara Korpatsch landed the next coup against Jil Belen Teichmann. Mischa Zverev's match against Spaniard Marcel Granollers on Thursday was interrupted because of rain - and ended up with no happy ending for the German. Laura Siegemund She is in the semifinals: Laura Siegemund. imago images Laura Siegemund reached the semi-finals at the tennis tournament in Bucharest. The 31-year-old from Metzingen won on Friday her quarter-final match against Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu with 7: 5, 6: 2. The number six German took almost two hours to beat the former winner of the tournament. In the semifinals, Siegemund will face Romanian Patricia Maria Tig, who defeated favorite Czech Kristyna Pliskova 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3. Korpatsch's next coup Tamara Korpatsch made the leap into the semi-finals at the WTA tournament in Lausanne. The 24-year-old from Kaltenkirchen defeated Swiss Jil Teichmann on Friday with 3: 6, 6: 0, 6: 1. After less than two hours, she turned her second match point. Korpatsch is the only remaining German at the $ 250,000 endowed clay court event. In the semi-final, the world ranking-142. to the number three set French Alizé Cornet. Zverev leaves Newport Mischa Zverev, meanwhile, was eliminated in the quarterfinals at the ATP tournament in Newport. The 31-year-old from Hamburg lost on Friday the evening before last because of rain broken eighth-final match against the two-year-old Spaniard Marcel Granollers 3-6, 0: 6. After 50 minutes, the one-sided game was decided because Zverev won no new game after the restart. Continue on https://www.kicker.de/753626/artikel/siegemund-und-korpatsch-weiter---zverev-scheitert

PAVAN PACE EDMONTON WOMEN'S FIELD PHOTO A Mikasa reception for Sarah Pavan as Canadian partner Melissa Humana-Paredes follows the action Edmonton, Canada, July 19, 2019 - With the second-straight day of cool and wet conditions at Northlands Park for the US$150,000 Edmonton Open, newly-crowned FIVB world champions Melissa Humana-Paredes and Sarah Pavan continue to lead the way as eight women's team advanced to quarterfinals. Seeded first in the inaugural Edmonton Open, Humana-Paredes and Pavan posted two wins on Friday to improve their season record to 35-11 by defeating teams from the United States and Japan to advance to Saturday's quarterfinals against 25th-seeded qualifier Monika Brzostek/Aleksandra Gromadowska of Poland “These last few weeks have been surreal, we really didn’t have a lot of time to process all that happened," said the 25-year old Humana-Paredes. "We’re so happy that we’re here in our home soil sharing the moment with our fans and feeling their love and their appreciation.” With 17 wins in their last 20 FIVB World Tour matches, Humana-Paredes said “it felt really nice to be playing on center court in front of a nice home crowd. Things were flowing for us and it all went really smooth.” The 32-year old Pavan added that "it’s amazing to be here and play in front of our fans and our families. It’s always special when they are around. It’s nice to see Canadians cheering for us and these matches here have been very meaningful for us.” The other quarter-final match in the top-half of the women’s bracket has Japan guaranteed a spot in the semifinals as ninth-seeded Takemi Nishibori/Ayumi Kusano meets compatriots Akiko Hasegawa/Azusa Futami. The all-Japanese winner meets the victors from the Canada vs. Poland match in Saturday afternoon's semifinals. In the lower-half of the Edmonton Open women's bracket has two American pairs competing as 16th-seeded Kelly Reeves/Kim DiCello meets 11th-seeded Nicole Laird/Becchara Palmer of Australia with 12th-seeded Alexia Richard/Lezana Placette of France challenging Emily Day/Betsi Flint. The inaugural Edmonton Open concludes Sunday with the medal matches where the winning men's and women's teams will net the $10,000 first-place prizes along with gathering 600 qualifying points for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Continue on https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/world-champions-humana-paredes--pavan-pace-edmonton?id=86035