Queen Elizabeth and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sent good luck messages to the England team ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2020 final against Italy at Wembley. Gareth Southgate’s side have reached the European Championship title match for the first time, ending England’s 55-year wait for a major final appearance. The queen, 95, handed England captain […]
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England and Italy brace for Euro 2020 showdown
England and Italy are counting down to Sunday’s Euro 2020 final, with Gareth Southgate’s men seeking to end a 55-year trophy drought while the Azzurri aim to spoil the Wembley party. Sporting immortality beckons for England captain Harry Kane and his team-mates, who are desperate to etch their names into the record books by winning […]
Japan’s Fukushima, Hokkaido ban fans at Olympic events
Japan’s northern Fukushima and Hokkaido regions have banned spectators from Olympic competitions in their areas, expanding unprecedented steps to hold the Games mostly behind closed doors due to the pandemic. The announcements by their regional governors reversed a decision Thursday evening by Olympic organisers to save competitions outside the greater Tokyo area for live viewing. […]
England and Italy count down to Euro 2020 final
England and Italy are counting down to Sunday’s Euro 2020 final, with Gareth Southgate’s men seeking to end a 55-year trophy drought but the Italians aiming to spoil the Wembley party. Sporting immortality beckons for England captain Harry Kane and his team-mates, who are desperate to etch their names in the record books by winning […]
‘Immortality’ beckons if Kane ends his wait to win a trophy
Harry Kane’s winner against Denmark to send England into their first major tournament final for 55 years was his 275th goal for club and country. Yet, at 27, the England captain is still yet to win a trophy. That could all change spectacularly on Sunday should Kane become the first Englishman since Bobby Moore in […]
UEFA charges England for fans’ laser pointing
UEFA on Wednesday opened disciplinary proceedings and charged England over their fans’ behaviour during their Euro 2020 semi-final victory over Denmark, including allegations a laser was pointed at goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel’s face. Photos in the British press showed the green light of a laser being pointed at Schmeichel’s face just before Harry Kane’s extra-time penalty. […]
‘Bitter’ defeat ends Denmark’s dream after emotional Euro 2020 ride
Denmark’s run to the Euro 2020 semi-finals was even more of a fairytale for the nation of five million people after their near-tragic start to the tournament. On the opening weekend of the Euro, Christian Eriksen, his country’s star player for the best part of a decade, collapsed on the field against Finland after suffering a […]
Japan announces virus emergency throughout Olympics
Japan’s government on Thursday announced a new virus state of emergency stretching throughout the Olympics, as reports said organisers could bar fans from almost all events at the Games. With just two weeks until the July 23 opening ceremony, coronavirus infections are rising in the capital, and the spread of the more infectious Delta variant […]
Keep politics out of the Games: Olympics chief
Olympics chief Thomas Bach pleaded Wednesday for politics to be kept out of the Games, saying they would otherwise become as divisive as other areas of society. The Olympic movement needs to be kept neutral and cannot be expected to solve civil liberties issues that politics had failed to fix, Bach said in a video […]
Italy and Spain clash in Euro 2020 semi-final as English anticipation builds
Italy and Spain meet in a blockbuster first semi-final at Euro 2020 before an expected crowd of 60,000 at Wembley on Tuesday as anticipation builds ahead of host nation England’s last-four tie against Denmark. Tuesday’s game is the latest episode in a burgeoning rivalry between Italy and Spain with the nations meeting in a fourth […]