Watch Copa America 2015 Semi-final Live: Argentina vs Paraguay Live Streaming and TV Information

                                              Lionel Messi will be a crucial player against Paraguay tonight

Argentina will lock horns with Paraguay in the second semi-final of the Copa America 2015 at the Estadio Municipal Alcaldesa Ester Roa Rebolledo on 30 June.

Gerardo Martino's men have not played out of their skin so far in this tournament, but have still managed to reach the semi-final of the Copa America 2015.

Surprisingly, after their first match of the tournament against Paraguay, they have not conceded a single goal and there lies their strength.

Lionel Messi, who is an incredible asset in the Argentina squad, has not performed to his standards in this tournament after having a wonderful season with Barcelona.

Angel Di Maria, Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tevez have important roles to play in tonight's match against Paraguay.

Earlier in the group stages, when these two sides met, the game ended in a draw as Argentina failed to retain their lead; two late strikes from Paraguay helped them secure a draw. 

"I would have preferred not to have played Paraguay. We have a lot of things in common, there are a lot of feelings. I worked there for a long time, we started and finished a process... the World Cup, the Copa América. There is a very close relationship. I trained many of those players and they helped me grow as a coach. They had a big infuence in my career," Argentina head coach Gerardo Martino told reporters at a press conference. 

Meanwhile, Ramon Diaz's men remain unbeaten in this tournament just like La Albiceleste. Diaz is hopeful that his side has the capability to stun tournament favourites and make it to the big final against Chile.

"They have the best player in the world: Messi," Díaz said of Argentina, ahead of their semi-final meeting on Tuesday.

"They are the best team in the world, but it will be a difficult match for both teams. Sometimes, when teams are favourites, it is hard for them in these type of matches. We have learned that we cannot go out and close up at the back against Argentina. We have to go out and play. This will be different. We know that if we make mistakes, we could miss out on the final.

"We are evaluating everything we have done in this Copa América. For us it's an important test: of character, of determination. We know what we want, we know how we want to play, we know who we are up against. But I have great belief in this team. We have experienced players and for me, we are going to play a great game," Diaz told reporters ahead of their clash against Argentina.

Expected Lineups: 

Argentina: Romero; Zabaleta, Garay, Otamendi, Rojo; Pastore, Mascherano, Biglia; Messi, Aguero, Di Maria.

Paraguay: Villar; Piris, Aguilar, Da Silva, B Valdez; Gonzalez, Benitez, Caceres, Aranda; Santa Cruz, N Valdez.

Where to Watch Live

The semi-final match between Argentina and Paraguay is scheduled for 8:30pm local time (5am IST, 12:30am BST, 7:30pm ET) with live coverage in India on Sony Six HD. Live streaming option is available on Livsports.

Viewers in the UK can switch to Premier Sports. Copa America Semi Final 2 can be live-streamed on Premier Player.

People in the US can watch the match live on beIn Sports and stream the same on beIn Sports Connect, Fubo TV and TYC Sports.com.

Viewers in Australia can live stream the match on beIn Sports Connect Australia.

Middle East viewers can watch the match live on beIn Sports Arabia 1 HD and beIn Sports Arabia 2 HD.

VARGAS ;I WAS SCORING WITH EVERY SHOT IN TRAINING

VARGAS ;I WAS SCORING WITH EVERY SHOT IN TRAINING

Chile's match-winner Eduardo Vargas claims that he suspected goals were coming against Peru after scoring "every shot" in training on Saturday.

"I was practicing shooting on Saturday and the truth is that every shot went in," Vargas said, according to La Tercera. "Today, I had the confidence."

Vargas' double took him to 22 goals for his country, putting him level with former attacking midfielder Jorge Aravena as the sixth-highest scorer in Chile's history.

The Santiago-born striker claimed he could barely feel his injured knee as he led Chile to victory.

"My knee bothers me in some plays but thank God it was nothing against Peru and I could keep playing," he added.

Gareca:zambrano,s red card against chile changed peru plans

-Zambrano was dismissed in the first half for a studs up collision into the back of Charles  Aránguiz, and Gareca confessed that his team’s re-adjustment from that point was not  enough to keep Chile at bay.

The Peruvian defender was booked earlier on in the contest but was still shown a straight red card by referee Jose Argote

Aranguiz had to receive medical attention after he was caught by Zambrano during the first half of the Copa America semi-final in Santiago

Alexis Sanchez must rediscover best form ahead of Copa America 2015 final after poor display against Peru in semi-final

MATCH FACTS 

Chile (4-3-1-2): Bravo 6.5, Isla 7, Medel 6, Rojas 5.5, Albornoz 5 (Mena 46, 7), Vidal 6.5, Diaz 6 (D Pizarro 46, 6), Aranguiz 5.5, Valdivia 7 (Gutierrez 86); E Vargas 8, Sanchez 6.5 

Subs not used: Garces, Herrera, Beausejour, Silva, Fuenzalida, Fernandez, Pinilla, Henriquez

Goals: Vargas 42, 64

Peru (4-4-2): Gallese 6, Advincula 7, Zambrano 5, Ascues 6.5, Vargas 6.5, Carrillo 7 (C Pizarro 73, 6), Ballon 6.5, Lobaton 6 (Yotun 73, 6), Cueva 5 (Ramos 27, 6), Farfan 7, Guerrero 7.5

Subs not used: Penny, Libman, Riojas, Cespedes, Requena, Hurtado, Retamoso, Sanchez, Reyna

Goal: Medel og 60

Booked: Zambrano

Sent off: Zambrano

Referee: Jose Argote (Venezuela)

 Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese could do nothing about Vargas' strike but the 10-man visitors put up a fight in Santiago

Chile 2-1 Peru: Eduardo Vargas nets stunner in double as hosts book place in Copa America final after Carlos Zambrano is sent off early on for plucky underdogs

-chile will play either Argentina or Paraguay in the Copa America final after beating          Peru 2-1 on Monday night

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• -Eduardo Vargas opened the scoring in the first half after Alexis Sanchez's cross             came off the post
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• -Carlos Zambrano was sent off for Peru after he caught Charles Aranguiz in the back       with his studs
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• -Gary Medel's own goal gave the visitors hope in Santiago before Vargas sealed the       victory for Chile
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• -Vargas' second goal was a stunning effort from outside the ar

      ea at the National Stadium

indian team

Indian team for Zimbabwe tour announced  Ajinkya Rahane named captain

 New Delhi, June 29: The BCCI's selection committee today appointed young batsman Ajinkya Rahane as the captain of a second-string Indian team for next month's tour of Zimbabwe. Regular skipper MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli were among the many key players rested.

New odi rules announced

The selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil decided to give a break to Dhoni, Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Rohit Sharma and Umesh Yadav while recalling veteran offspinner Harbhajan Singh and others. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was dropped.

India Squad for Zimbabwe series 

Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu (wicketkeeper), Manoj Tiwary, Kedar Jadhav (wicketkeeper), Robin Uthappa (wicketkeeper), Manish Pandey, Harbhajan Singh, Axar Patel, Karn Sharma, Dhawal Kulkarni, Stuart Binny, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Sandeep Sharma. 

Rested: MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, Umesh Yadav, R Ashwin 

Dropped: Ravindra Jadeja

Tour Schedule (all matches in Harare) 

July 10: 1st ODI (12.30 PM IST) 

July 12: 2nd ODI (12.30 IST) 

July 14: 3rd ODI (12.30 IST) 

July 17: 1st T20I (4.30 PM IST)

July 19: 2nd T20I (4.30 IST)

കോപ്പഅമേരിക്ക - 2O15

                                          കോപ്പഅമേരിക്ക - 2O15

             Paolo Guerrero

         ഈ ടൂർണമെന്റിൽ മെസ്സി , നെയ്മർ,റോഡ്രിഗസ് ,
         സാൻജസ് ഇവരിൽ നിന്നെല്ലാം ആരാധകർ
         പ്രതീക്ഷിച്ചത് നടപ്പിലാക്കിയവനാണ്
        പെറുവിന്റെ മുന്നേറ്റ നിരയിലെ പിഴകാത്ത
       ഗണ്‍മാൻ പൗളോ ഗോറെരോ.

      കഴിഞ്ഞ ലോകകപ്പ് ടൂർണമെന്റിൽ
     റോഡ്രിഗസ് പിറവിയെടുത്തെങ്കിൽ
     ഈ കോപ്പയിൽ ആദ്യ ഹാട്രിക്കും
     ടോപ്‌ സ്കോറർ പദവി ചിലിയുടെ
    വിടാലിനോപ്പം പങ്കിടുന്ന ഗോറെരോയാണ്
    മുൻ നിര ക്ലബ്ബുകളുടെ നോട്ടപുള്ളിയായി
    കോപ്പയിൽ തിമിർത്താടുന്നത് ...

                 Paolo Guerrero -3 GOALS
                                          Arturo Vidal -3 GOALS (2P)

അർജൻറീന

 അർജൻറീന

ഇവിടെയുളള ഒന്നുമറിയാത്ത ചില കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങൾ വായിച്ചു പഠിക്കാൻഏറ്റവും കൂടുതൽ ടൂർണമെൻറ് ഫൈനലുകൾ കളിച്ച ടീമാണ് അർജൻറീന26 കോപ്പ ഫൈനലുംപൻകെടുടത്ത 16ൽ 5 ലോകകപ്പ് ഫൈനലും 4 ഒളിംപിക്സ് ഫൈനലും അർജൻറീന കളിച്ചുകൂടാതെ പൻകെടുത്ത എല്ലാ confedrations cup ലും (കൂടുതൽ തവണ) ഫൈനൽ കളിച്ച ടീമെന്ന ഖ്യാതിയും അർജൻറീനക്കാണ്മൊത്തത്തിൽ 38 പ്രധാന ടൂർണമെൻറ് ഫൈനലുകൾ അർജൻറീന കളിച്ചു ഈ കണക്കുകളെ വെല്ലുന്ന കണക്കുകൾ വേറെയില്ലലോകകപ്പും ഭൂഖണ്ഡ ചാംപ്യൻഷിപ്പുംകോൺഫെടറേഷനും ഒളിം പികസും നേടിയ 2 ടീം മാത്രമേ ലോകത്ത് ഉളളൂ അതിൽ ഒന്ന് അർജൻറീനയാണ്കൂടാതെ പുൽമൈതാനത്ത് ഫിഫയുടെ ഏതെൻകിലും ഒരു ലോകകപ്പ് ഏറ്റവും കൂടുതൽ നേടിയ ടീമും അർജൻറീനയാണ്(U20)എല്ലാറ്റിലുമുപരി ലോകം കൺട ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച കളിക്കാരനും ഗോളും അർജൻറീനയുടെ സംഭാവനയാണ്യഥാർത്തത്തിൽ കഴിഞ്ഞ 22 കൊല്ലത്തിനിടെയാണ് ലോകത്തെ മികച്ചവർ എന്ന് സ്വയം അഹൻകരിക്കുന്ന ചിലർ പലതും നേടിയത് ഈ കാലയളവിൽ ഒന്നും നോടാൻ അർജൻറീനക്ക് സാധിച്ചിട്ടില്ലഅതായത് ഫുട്ബോൾ തുടങ്ങി 7-8 ദശകത്തോളം ഫുട്ബോൾ അടക്കിവാണ ചക്രവർത്തിമാരായിരുന്നു അർജൻറീനയും ഉറുഗ്വെയുംവെറും ഒന്നോ രൺടോ ദശകത്തിൻറെ ആധികാരികതയിൽ അഹൻകരിക്കുന്നവരാണ്ഇന്നു പലരുംഭാവിയിൽ ഫുട്ബോൾ അറിയപ്പെടുക മെസ്സിക്കു(Withall respect to CR7) മുൻപും ശേഷവും എന്നുതന്നെ ആണെന്നതിൽ ഇന്നാർക്കും സംശയമില്ലഎല്ലാറ്റിലുമുപരി ചോദിച്ചാൽ ചൻക് പറിച്ചു നൽകുന്ന ആരാധകരുംNB; ഇനി മുകളിലത്ത കണക്കുകൾ തെറ്റാണ് എന്ന് സ്ഥാപിക്കാനുളള പരക്കംപാച്ചിൽ എത്രയും പെട്ടന്ന് തുടങ്ങണം എന്ന് അഭ്യർത്ഥിക്കുന്നു— feeling അഭിമാനത്തിലും അപ്പുറം.

tanks sanga

                     Sangakkara to retire after second India Test

Legendary Sri Lankan batsman Kumar Sangakkara, on Saturday, announced he would retire from international cricket after the second Test against India. Sangakkara will not play the third Test of the ongoing Pakistan Test series at Pallekele before finishing off with the first two Test of the India series.

In a special press conference conducted after the third day's play of the second Test, the 37-year old made public his decision to quit the longest format, ending weeks of speculation. The prolific left-hander revealed that he had intended to retire from all forms of cricket after the 2015 Cricket World Cup but had agreed to play four more Test matches at the behest of Sri Lanka's previous selection committee.

"I've had the time of my life playing for Sri Lanka," Sangakkara said. "It has been a great honour. Growing up as a kid, watching players like Aravinda de Silva play for Sri Lanka and then one day to get a chance to play with them. I've thoroughly enjoyed playing every format, but donning the whites for Sri Lanka has been a different feeling altogether. There have been so many ups and downs. I've had bad days as well but the good times outweigh the bad. I know, it's disappointing to say goodbye to something you've done for over 15 years, but I know this is the right time to leave."

Sangakkara, who made his Test debut in 2000 in Galle against a visiting South African side, holds several records in Test cricket. His tally of 12271 Test runs at 58.43 (as of the first Test against Pakistan) makes him the the highest run-getter for Sri Lanka in the five-day format. Only Sachin Tendulkar (15,921), Ricky Ponting (13,378), Jacques Kallis (13,289) and Rahul Dravid (13,288) are above him in the all-time run-getters list.

Sangakkara's 38 Test centuries comprise 11 200+ scores, which is only one behind Sir Don Bradman's tally of 12. Sangakkara, who earlier this year was named CEAT International Cricketer of the yearbesides being named the Leading Cricketer of 2014-15 by Wisden's Almanack, was only recently upstaged by Steven Smith to the top-spot in the ICC Test Rankings.

Sangakkara, however, reckoned that personal milestones never influenced his retirement decision. "If that (personal milestones) is the only driving ambition, then it is time to say 'thank you very much'. I've prided myself in doing well individually, but I should be able to look at my teammates in the eye and say I really went out there for the country and not individual records."

While Sangakkara bids farewell to the international scene, he stated that he would still feature in various domestic competitions around the globe. He recently penned a two-year contract to represent Surrey in the county circuit and said he'll honour that. The veteran batsman, however, ruled out the possibility of taking up a coaching role in the immediate future. "I will make a bad coach. Coaching is a toughJOB. I don't think I have the patience to deal with individuals on a consistent basis," he said.

The former Sri Lankan captain retired from the T20 format after guiding the island nation to the World T20 title in 2014 and earlier this year, Sangakkara scored four consecutive hundreds in the 50-over World Cup, a tournament after which he quit the limited overs format. He was requested by the board to carry on until the India series in Tests in a bid to facilitate a smooth transition to the new era of Sri Lankan cricket.

When asked if he'd like to finish off at his hometown of Kandy, a stoic Sangakkara said: "I'd love to be allowed to choose the location of my final Test but i'll play where the matches are. Murali (Muttiah Muralitharan) was also from Kandy but he finished off in Galle. I can't ask for everything. If i don't get to play my last Test in Kandy, so be it."

good by chelsea

                             petr cech to join arsanel this week

The 33-year-old underwent a medical on Friday with personal terms already agreed with the Gunners, who will make him their first senior signing of the summer transfer window

ashes cricket

                           

PSG plot €190m Neymar swoop for 2016

                                         PSG plot €190m Neymar swoop for 2016

Paris Saint-Germain are eyeing a huge move to sign Neymar from Barcelona in the summer of 2016. The French champions are not scared ofPAYING the buyout clause of €190m for the Brazilian, who they want to replace Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Argentina are the best team in the world, says Diaz

Ramon Diaz says Paraguay will be going up against "the best national team in the world" when they faceArgentina in the semi-finals of the Copa America.

semi line up

                              semi fainal line up

copa

                                                  Copa america 2015

    

          

The 2015 Copa América is the 44th edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America, and currently taking place in Chile between the dates of 11 June to 4 July 2015.^[1] The competition is organized byCONMEBOL, South America's football governing body.

Knockout stage

Main article: 2015 Copa América knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament, with the following rules:^[28]

• In the quarter-finals, teams from the same group cannot play each other.
• In the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and third place playoff, if tied after 90 minutes, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (no extra time is played).
• In the final, if tied after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of extra time are played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner.

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 June – Santiago
	Chile	1
					29 June – Santiago
	Uruguay	0
					Chile
	25 June – Temuco
					Peru
	Bolivia	1
									4 July – Santiago
	Peru	3
									Winner Match 23
	26 June – Viña del Mar
									Winner Match 24
	Argentina (pen.)	0 (5)
					30 June – Concepción
	Colombia	0 (4)
					Argentina
	27 June – Concepción
					Paraguay				Third Place
	Brazil	1 (3)
									3 July – Concepción
	Paraguay (pen.)	1 (4)
									Loser Match 23
									Loser Match 24