导出博客文章BRASILIA, Brazil -- Taunted by local fans since the Olympics began and stinging
from a surprising loss, Hope Solo called Sweden a bunch of cowards.The U.S.
goalkeeper criticized the Swedes for the way they played Friday in beating the
Americans in a penalty shootout -- a result that means the worlds top-ranked
team will miss out on a medal in womens soccer for the first time.I thought we
played a courageous game, Solo said. I also think we played a bunch of cowards.
The best team did not win today. I strongly and firmly believe that.The Swedes
beat the U.S. 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in the quarterfinals. They
will next face either Australia or host Brazil.Its OK to be a coward if you win,
responded Sweden coach Pia Sundhage, the same woman who coached the United
States to back-to-back Olympic gold medals in 2008 and 2012.A few hours after
the match, Solo posted on Twitter and seemed to feel some remorse, but she
stopped short of apologizing.Losing sucks, Solo tweeted. Im really bad at
it.Tied after three rounds in the shootout, Sweden captain Caroline Seger shot
past Solo. U.S. forward Christen Press attempt then went over Hedvig Lindahls
net. And with the next kick, Lisa Dahlkvist beat an outstretched Solo for the
win.Sweden dropped off. They didnt want to open play, Solo said, explaining why
she criticized her opponents. They didnt want to pass the ball. They didnt want
to play great soccer.Sundhage knows the U.S. team well, having coached the
Americans for five years and led them to a pair of Olympic golds.They played
more attacking football then we did. We defended very well, Sundhage said. And
the fact that there were only two goals and it went to penalty kicks said
something about our defending. The U.S. played better in the attack, we played
better in the defense.As Sweden celebrated, U.S. captain Carli Lloyd crouched on
the field at Mane Garrincha Stadium in disbelief.The three-time defending
champion United States had been the clear favorites in Brazil to become the
first team to win an Olympic gold following a Womens World Cup title.Its always
hard to swallow losing in PKs. Yeah, I mean its going to hurt, Lloyd said. Weve
got to hold our heads high. This team is not going to crumble. Were going to
just work that much harder. Its been a busy couple of years. Thats why no one
has won back-to-back.Solo, who has endured near-constant taunts of Zika! Zika!
for a week, has courted controversy for her comments in the past. And on Friday,
she was also criticized for changing her gloves during the penalty
shootout.After a scoreless first half, Stina Blackstenius scored in the 61st
minute to give Sweden a 1-0 lead. Alex Morgan netted the equalizer in the 78th
and the match went to extra time.Lloyd then had a header called back for offside
in the 115th minute, and Lotta Schelin was offside on her attempt against Solo a
minute later -- although replays appeared to show otherwise.The reigning World
Cup champions, who are also four-time Olympic champions, had not dropped a match
this year.Really just heartbroken right now for the girls and the federation.
Its unfortunate, said Morgan, who missed the first penalty in the shootout. I
feel like we were prepared but so were Sweden. I felt today could go either
way.The Americans won their first two matches in Brazil before a surprising 2-2
draw in Manaus against Colombia, which had already been eliminated.Sweden had
won only five prior matches against the United States. At last years World Cup,
the two teams played to a scoreless draw. The last time the two teams met in the
Olympics was at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Sundhage was a player on the Sweden team
that fell 2-1 to the Americans.Ranked sixth in the world, Sweden had struggled
in its Olympic group with a 5-1 loss to host Brazil and finished 1-1-1.The crowd
at Mane Garrincha Stadium was sparse but continued to jeer Solo every time she
touched the ball. The local fans are still upset about her posts on social media
about the Zika virus. Solo posted a picture of herself in mosquito netting and
armed with insect repellant.
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. Aaron Harrison scored a 22 points for Kentucky (6-1), which has won four in a
row following a Nov. 12 loss to current No. 1 Michigan State. Julius Randle
overcame a scoreless first half and added his sixth double-double in as many
games with 14 points and 10 rebounds. BCCI president Anurag Thakur has said the
pink ball, which was introduced to Indian first-class cricket in the Duleep
Trophy, would be used in the Ranji Trophy as well.Thakur said the BCCI was open
to innovation, but added the board would not rush into a pink-ball Test without
examining feedback from different stakeholders. We will experiment in the next
few rounds of the domestic matches as well, he said. We are not in a hurry to
implement the pink ball. If the experiment is successful, then yes, we can look
into it.The 83rd edition of the Ranji Trophy is set to begin on October 6 - a
month after the Duleep final, in which many of Indias first-choice Test players
were participating. Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja were
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committing one way or another with the pink ball.This game, many players who
play in the Test matches and the ODIs are participating. I will wait for the
full report after the completion of the Duleep Trophy and we need to look at the
various areas we need to improve before taking a final call if BCCI has to play
day-night Test match in the future - what are the pros and cons of playing with
the pink ball.While most of the players have given the pink ball a thumbs-up,
Gautam Gambhir, who was captaining India Blue, has remained a prominent voice of
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