Las Vegas at Olympics: Lights player gets red card for groin kick

Spain's Pau Cubarsi, left, is fouled by Dominican Republic's Edison Azcona during the men's Gro ...

BORDEAUX, France — Las Vegas Lights midfielder Edison Azcona logged a first-half assist, but was sent off during the Dominican Republic’s 3-1 loss to Spain on Saturday after kicking an opponent in the groin.

Azcona’s assist to Angel Montes de Oca helped tie the score at 1-1 in the 38th minute, but he was shown a straight red by referee Adel Al Naqbi in first-half stoppage time. Azcona was on his back when he kicked upward at Spain defender Pau Cubarsi.

— Badminton: Las Vegan Beiwen Zhang defeated Australia’s Tiffany Ho 21-9, 21-4 in Group K singles action. Zhang next faces Vietnam’s Thuy Linh Nguyen on Tuesday.

— Shooting: Boulder City’s Lexi Lagan scored 570 points to finish 25th in women’s 10-meter air pistol qualifying, failing to advance to the finals.

— Skateboarding: Men’s street qualifying, including several athletes from Las Vegas-based Street League Skateboarding, was postponed to Monday because of rain.

Sunday’s locals schedule

— 3 a.m.: Women’s swimming — 200-meter freestyle heats (Claire Weinstein)

— 3 a.m.: Women’s skateboarding — Street qualifying (various)

— 4:30 a.m.: Women’s basketball — Spain (Megan Gustafson) vs. China

— 8 a.m.: Women’s skateboarding — Street final (various)*

— 12:50 p.m.: Women’s swimming — 200-meter freestyle semifinals (Weinstein)*

Monday’s locals schedule

— 2 a.m.: Women’s swimming — 400-meter individual medley heats (Katie Grimes)

— 3 a.m.: Men’s skateboarding — Street qualifying (various)

— 8 a.m.: Men’s skateboarding — Street qualifying (various)*

— 11:30 a.m.: Women’s swimming — 400-meter individual medley final (Grimes)*

— 11:45 a.m.: Women’s basketball — U.S. vs. Japan (Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum, A’ja Wilson, Jackie Young)

— 12:41 p.m.: Women’s swimming — 200-meter freestyle final (Weinstein)*

*If athletes qualify

Olympic TV schedule

SUNDAY

NBC

— 6 a.m.: Women’s mountain bike race (live)

— 6:30 a.m.: Men’s water polo, group play, U.S. vs. Italy (live)

— 7:15 a.m.: Swimming, heats

— 8:15 a.m.: Men’s basketball, group stage, U.S. vs. Serbia (live)

— 10 a.m.: Surfing and equestrian, cross country

— 11:30 a.m.: Swimming, finals (live)

— 1:10 p.m.: Women’s beach volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. Czech Republic (live)

— 2 p.m.: Women’s gymnastics, qualifying

— 3 p.m.: Women’s rugby, pool play (replay)

— 4 p.m., Women’s kayak, final (replay)

— 4:45 p.m.: Women’s archery, team final

— 5:15 p.m.: Fencing, men’s epee, women’s foil finals (replay)

— 7 p.m.: Primetime in Paris (replays of swimming finals, gymnastics qualification)

— 11:35 p.m.: Late Night (Surfing, replay of women’s skateboarding street final)

CNBC

— 1 a.m.: Women’s archery, team elimination rounds (live)

— 2 a.m.: Men’s basketball, group stage, South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico (live)

— 3:45 a.m.: Women’s skateboarding, street qualifying (live)

— 6:35 a.m.: Women’s rugby, pool play (live)

— 8 a.m.: Women’s skateboarding, street final (live)

— 9:45 a.m.: Men’s water polo, group play, Croatia vs. Montenegro

— 10:30 a.m.: Shooting, men’s 10-meter air pistol final, and women’s rugby, pool play

— 12:45 p.m.: Fencing, men’s epee, women’s foil finals

— 1:45 p.m.: Boxing, elimination bouts

— 2:15 p.m.: Women’s handball, group stage, France vs. Netherlands

E!

— 1 a.m.: Women’s gymnastics, subdivision 1 qualifying (live)

— 2:40 a.m.: Women’s gymnastics, subdivision 2 qualifying, including U.S. (live)

— 4:20 a.m.: Women’s volleyball, pool play, Italy vs. Dominican Republic

— 5:50 a.m.: Women’s gymnastics, subdivision 3 qualifying (live)

— 7:30 a.m.: Equestrian, cross country

— 9 a.m.: Women’s gymnastics, subdivision 4 qualifying (live)

— 10:45 a.m.: Women’s volleyball, pool play, Poland vs. Japan

— Noon: Women’s gymnastics, subdivision 5 qualifying (live)

— 2 p.m.: Men’s volleyball, pool play, France vs. Serbia

USA

— Midnight: Women’s beach volleyball, pool play, Italy vs. Spain (live)

— 1 a.m.: Badminton, singles, doubles group play

— 2 a.m.: Swimming, heats (live)

— 4 a.m.: Women’s beach volleyball, pool play, Germany vs. France

— 5:15 a.m.: Women’s archery, team quarterfinals (live)

— 6 a.m.: Men’s water polo, group play, U.S. vs. Italy (live)

— 7 a.m.: Women’s archery, team semifinals (live)

— 8:35 a.m.: Women’s kayak, final

— 9:30 a.m.: Beach volleyball, men’s and women’s pool play

— 11 a.m.: Rowing, heats

— 11:45 a.m.: Women’s soccer, group stage, U.S. vs. Germany (live)

— 2 p.m.: Men’s basketball, group stage, U.S. vs. Serbia (replay)

— 4 p.m.: Equestrian, cross country

— 6:30 p.m.: Table tennis, men’s and women’s singles, round of 64

— 7:15 p.m.: Badminton, singles, doubles group play

— 8 p.m.: Men’s water polo, group play, U.S. vs. Italy (replay)

MONDAY

NBC

— 9 a.m.: Men’s gymnastics, team final

— 11:30 a.m.: Swimming, finals (live)

— 1 p.m.: Women’s beach volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. Australia (live)

— 2 p.m.: Women’s volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. China (replay)

— 3 p.m.: Women’s water polo, group play, U.S. vs. Spain

— 4 p.m.: Fencing, men’s foil, women’s sabre finals (replay)

— 4:30 p.m.: Women’s basketball, group stage, U.S. vs. Japan (replay)

— 8 p.m.: Primetime in Paris (replays of swimming finals and men’s gymnastics team final and men’s synchronized platform diving final)

— 11:35 p.m.: Late Night (surfing and replay of men’s skateboarding street final)

E!

— 1 a.m.: Badminton, singles, doubles group play (live)

— 2 a.m.: Men’s diving, synchronized platform diving final, and rowing, heats (live)

— 3:15 a.m.: Women’s beach volleyball, pool play, Switzerland vs. Spain (live)

— 4 a.m.: Equestrian, jumping (live)

— 7 a.m.: Men’s skateboarding, street qualifying and final

— 8 a.m.: Men’s canoe, slalom semifinals and final (live)

— 9:15 a.m.: Fencing, men’s foil, women’s sabre eliminations (live)

— 10 a.m.: Women’s beach volleyball, pool play, Latvia vs. Switzerland (live)

— 11 a.m.: Men’s beach volleyball, pool play, Sweden vs. Qatar (live)

— Noon: Women’s rugby, quarterfinals (live)

— 2 p.m.: Fencing, men’s foil, women’s sabre finals (live)

USA

— Midnight: Men’s beach volleyball, pool play, Italy vs. Australia (live)

— 1 a.m.: Table tennis, round of 64

— 2 a.m.: Swimming, heats (live)

— 4 a.m.: Women’s field hockey, group stage, U.S. vs. Spain (live)

— 5:45 a.m.: Men’s mountain bike race (live)

— 6:30 a.m.: Women’s water polo, group play, U.S. vs. Spain, and women’s rugby, pool play (live)

— 8 a.m.: Women’s volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. China (live)

— 10 a.m.: Men’s archery, team finals

— 10:45 a.m.: Shooting, women’s air rifle final, and rowing, heats

— 11:45 a.m.: Women’s basketball, group stage, U.S. vs. Japan (live)

— 1:45 p.m.: Men’s handball, group stage, France vs. Norway

— 3 p.m.: Women’s beach volleyball, pool play, France vs. Germany

— 4 p.m.: Women’s water polo, group play, U.S. vs. Spain (replay)

— 5 p.m.: Men’s canoe, slalom semifinals and final (replay)

— 6 p.m.: Equestrian, jumping (replay)

— 8 p.m.: Women’s volleyball, pool play, U.S. vs. China (replay)

— 9:30 p.m.: Women’s basketball, group stage, U.S. vs. Japan (replay)

— 11 p.m.: Men’s triathlon, final (live)

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