Euro 2024: Lahm Confident Of Germany Resurgence

World Cup winner Philipp Lahm believes Germany have regained their self-confidence after a 2-0 win against France last week three months before hosting Euro 2024.

Lahm, who is tournament director for Euro 2024, said the promising performance brought back "euphoria in our country" because the "German national team played football well and played football passionately".

In Qatar in 2022, Germany reached a new low when they were eliminated at the group stage of a World Cup for the second time in a row.

Hansi Flick became the first Germany coach in history to be sacked and was replaced by Julian Nagelsmann in September.

In Lyon on Saturday, Nagelsmann appeared to be finally moulding a new, young team, less than three months from the opening match of the tournament against Scotland on 14 June.

"(Germany) performed completely differently" against France, Lahm said of the victory that came thanks to a first international goal from Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz and a Kai Havertz strike.

"We had an established midfield and of course very, very young, dynamic, attacking players. And of course that brings self-confidence. But we can only know for sure over a longer period of time."

Int’l Games: Ghana draw against Uganda to continue woeful run

Ghana played a 2-2 draw against Uganda in a friendly game on Tuesday in Marrakech, Morocco, to continue a winless run in their last seven games, recording four draws and three defeats.

Otto Addo’s men went into Tuesday’s game on the back of a 2-1 loss to Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Friday.

Jerome Opoku gave the Black Stars the lead on seven minutes thanks to an assist by Jordan Ayew.

Uganda equalised in the 23rd minute after Steven Mukwalaconverted from the penalty spot.

Ayew then put his side 2-1 ahead also from the penalty spot on 28 minutes.

But in the 82nd minute Uganda equalised through Muhammad Shaban.

Brazil forward handed two-year ban for doping test failure

Brazil forward, Gabriel ‘Gabigol’ Barbosa has been given a two-year ban for ‘attempted fraud’ in a doping case.

The forward was found guilty of attempting to manipulate the doping test at the Flamengo training camp on April 8, 2023.

While all his teammates completed the doping tests before their 10am session, Gabigol was accused of ‘obstructing’ the officials performing the tests.

He failed to comply with the procedures, went for lunch instead, handed over the vessel of the urine sample open and then told officials this would be his ‘final’ doping test.

The ban will run till April 2025, as it runs for two years from the date of the incident.