Mbappe calls for Prestianni ban over alleged racist slur at Vinicius
Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappe said Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni should be banned from the Champions League after the Argentine was accused of directing a racist slur at Vinicius Jr during the Spanish side's 1-0 playoff first-leg win on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Denying the accusation, Prestianni said the Brazilian misheard him.
The incident occurred shortly after Vinicius had curled Real into the lead five minutes into the second half in Lisbon, according to Reuters.
Real Madrid game at Benfica suspended after Vinicius alleges racist slur
Real Madrid's Champions League playoff first leg at Benfica was suspended for 11 minutes on Tuesday after their Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr accused the home side's Argentine winger Gianluca Prestianni of directing a racist slur at him, Reuters reported.
The alleged incident occurred shortly after Vinicius had fired Real ahead five minutes into the second half with a stunning strike at Lisbon's Estadio da Luz.
As the Brazilian celebrated, television pictures showed a heated exchange between him and Prestianni, according to Reuters.
Australia, Ireland out of T20 World Cup as Zim qualify after washout
The 2021 champions Australia were knocked out of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, with Zimbabwe qualifying for the Super Eights after their match against Ireland was washed out without a ball being bowled in Kandy, Reuters reported.
Zimbabwe joined Sri Lanka as qualifiers from Group B and will move on to face the West Indies, India and South Africa in the next phase. Ireland were also eliminated.
Persistent drizzle all day at the Pallekelle stadium kept the covers on and the umpires finally called it off at 5:30 pm local time (1200 GMT) with no prospect of beginning the minimum five-over match before the 6:10 pm cut-off time.
New Zealand reach Super Eight despite Samra hundred
Canada opener Yuvraj Samra smashed a scintillating hundred but New Zealand prevailed by eight wickets in a Group D contest between the sides to book their place in the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup while also eliminating Afghanistan on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Glenn Phillips (76) and Rachin Ravindra (59) smashed unbeaten half-centuries as New Zealand chased down a target of 174 with 4.5 overs to spare for their third win in four matches.
Group leaders South Africa had already advanced to the Super Eights after a hat-trick of wins.
