Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Spain, France, Switzerland and Norway will all join hosts Slovakia in the UEFA European Women's Under-19 Championship finals in July after qualifying drew to a close on Sunday.Seven spots were up for grabs for the six qualifying group winners and the best runners-up, with Norway going through despite finishing second behind Switzerland in Group 6.The best runners-up were determined by each second-placed side's record against the teams that finished first and third in their section – which meant that holders Sweden, runners-up in Group 2, missed out on a finals berth.
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Under-19 elite round updates
The UEFA European Under-19 Championship consists of three distinct stages: the qualifying round, the elite round and the final tournament.Qualifying roundThe qualifying round, played in autumn, is made up of 13 groups of four teams playing in one-venue mini-tournaments. The top two from each progress alongside the third-placed team with the best record against the top pair in their group.Elite roundIn the elite round, played in the spring, those 27 qualifiers join the top seed, given a bye, in seven mini-tournament groups of four. The group winners then join the hosts in the finals.Final tournamentThe seven qualifiers plus the...
NCAA Tournament 2016: TV Schedule, Start Times, Results In Round Of 64
One of the most exciting sports months of the year is just getting started. March Madness kicked off with a bang on Selection Sunday, as Kansas, North Carolina, Oregon and Virginia all received No. 1 seeds, while Syracuse and Tulsa shockingly made it to the Big Dance over the likes of Monmouth and St. Bonaventure. The Golden Hurricane are one of eight teams that will play in the First Four, which begins Tuesday in Dayton, Ohio. The four winners will move on to the Round of 64, which kicks off Thursday at 12:15 p.m. ET. See below for game times and TV schedules for every First Four and Round of 64 matchup. FIRST FOUR
UFC 196 Live: Conor McGregor-Nate Diaz, Holly Holm-Miesha Tate Round By Round, Card Results
The night UFC fans have been waiting for finally is here. Featherweight champion Conor McGregor will headline a stacked UFC 196 card Saturday night in Las Vegas, where he will fight up two weight classes to faces Nate Diaz as a welterweight in the main event. Joining him on the main card is women’s bantamweight champion Holly Holm, who will return to the octagon for the first time since her shocking upset over Ronda Rousey. Holm’s title will be up for grabs in the co-main event against Miesha Tate. The main event will kick off at 10 p.m. ET on pay-per-view, but fight fans will have plenty of preliminary bouts to hold them over
Women’s Under-17 elite round updates
The UEFA European Women's Under-17 Championship consists of three distinct stages: two qualifying rounds and an eight-team final tournament.Qualifying roundThe competition begins with one-venue four-team mini-tournaments, although the nations with the highest UEFA coefficient may be given byes to the second qualifying round. The winners and runners-up of the groups go through along with the required number of third-placed teams with the best record against the first and second-placed teams, to ensure there are 24 sides in the next phase.Elite roundThe 24 teams are drawn into six groups of four teams. The groups are played as one-ve...
UFC Fight Night Boston Live: TJ Dillashaw Vs. Dominick Cruz Round By Round, Card Results
BOSTON — Get ready for an exciting night of UFC action from TD Garden. UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw will defend his title against No. 1 contender Dominick Cruz, and former lightweight champion Anthony Pettis will face Eddie Alvarez in the co-main events Sunday night. The main event card on FOX Sports 1 will start around 10 p.m. ET, but we will have results from all the prior bouts here. Be sure to check back here for a live blog of Dillashaw-Cruz with round-by-round analysis. You can watch a live stream of UFC Fight Night Boston here. Main Card Fights (10 p.m. ET)TJ Dillashaw vs. Dominick CruzAnthony...
U.S. Open Greens At Chambers Bay In Rough Shape Before Round 1 (Photo)
The U.S. Open is the toughest major championship in golf. The USGA does its best to make the course incredibly difficult to shoot par. The fairways are narrow, the rough is thicker and more abundant, the greens are a nightmare and the hole locations are in absurd spots. This year’s U.S. Open starts Thursday at Chambers Bay in Washington. Judging by the early condition of the greens, it’s going to be a real challenge to putt with any consistency. Put simply, the greens are a mess. Martin Kaymer won last year’s U.S. Open at 9-under par, which is a rare score for this tournament. Normally the winner is much closer to even