Crushing

Vincenzo Montella staunchly defended his choice to bench Arda Guler in the clash with Portugal, citing the young star's lack of fitness as the culminating factor in Turkiye's 3-0 thumping. Despite his dazzling performance in the initial match against Georgia, Guler warmed the bench in Dortmund, entering the fray only in the last 20 minutes during his nation's setback. A standout moment from the Real Madrid whiz came when he netted a spectacular long-distance goal in their 3-1 triumph, etching his name as the youngest…

Faray revealed that Al-Shabaab launched a dual-pronged assault on the district but failed to penetrate the defenses set by government forces and local allies at Eeldheer's outskirts. "The skirmish, which raged for nearly four hours, saw Al-Shabaab retreating with significant casualties," Faray reported.The Somali authorities announced Saturday that their troops, aided by clan militias, thwarted a terror attack on a military outpost in central Somalia, killing around 47 Al-Shabaab militants and injuring many others.Galmudug's…