8 h. ago Switzerland hoping for festival of football as hosts get Euro 2025 party started

Enthusiasm is palpable as fans buy in to a tournament where progress should be made on and off the pitchIn any downtime from ensuring Euro 2025 passes smoothly, Uefa staff can take a short walk to watch Nyon’s summer jazz festival in full flow. Rive Jazzy is in its fourth decade and there should be something for everyone. The Greasers will be on stage to set a tone before England face Wales on 13 July; this Friday anyone with a penchant for swing can turn up at Place du Molard to enjoy harmonies by the Hot Shooters.The more pressing hope is that there will be plenty of those on Switzerland’s football pitches across the next 25 days. At its elite level, the women’s game has never before been blessed with the depth of quality it can showcase this month. There is justified optimism that no weak link will stick out like a sore thumb among the 16 contenders in this European Championship; at the top end a valid expectation exists that, while Spain are obvious favourites, at least three or...

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8 h. ago Wales' World Rugby rankings problem reaches critical stage as World Cup draw looms

Wales are 12th in the rankings as things stand, but defeat would give them a big World Cup problem

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12 h. ago Abandoned Six Nations stadium that hosted Wales could stage matches at European Championship

The Stadio Flaminio in Rome, Italy, has been left to rot for well over a decade, but it's set to be brought back to life in time for Euro 2032, with Lazio to move in

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33 h. ago Jessica Alba, 44, and lookalike daughter Honor, 17, match in floral outfits as they continue their European girls' trip at Wimbledon following Jeff Bezos' Venice wedding

The actress, 44, and her eldest, 17, matched in floral outfits as they joined fellow VIPs at the Evian suite before taking their seats in the stands.

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56 h. ago Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn 'bigger' rematch confirmed with massive venue plan

Conor Benn will take on Chris Eubank Jr in a rematch Ring Magazine have confirmed, with Eddie Hearn eyeing up a huge stadium to host the grudge match

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3 d. ago Hostel opposite Cardiff's Principality Stadium that became a crack den is transformed

The Nos Da hostel is in one of Cardiff's most prominent locations overlooking the River Taff

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3 d. ago Oasis stage times confirmed for Cardiff show by Liam Gallagher

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has been vocal on social again - this time urging fans not to be late as he updates them with the set time

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4 d. ago England U21s head into Germany final full of belief thanks to bullish Carsley

Lee Carsley wants his team to play without inhibition against Germany in the European U21 Championship final on SaturdayIt turns out that behind the quiet demeanour, Lee Carsley is much more confident than often comes across. After England Under-21s lost to Germany in their final group match of the European Championship last week – a result that meant both teams progressed to the quarter-finals – the manager sought out his opposite number, Antonio Di Salvo. “He said that they would see us in the final,” revealed the German.Superb victories against a highly fancied Spain and the Netherlands mean Carsley has an opportunity for revenge, having inflicted Germany’s last defeat in this age group on England’s way to winning the title in Georgia two years ago. The trouble is that Germany have since gone 20 matches unbeaten and possess the tournament’s outstanding player so far, Nick Woltemade of Stuttgart. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago England U21s hero Harvey Elliott shows why he might have to leave Liverpool

Elliott’s match-winning performance in the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship showed the potential waiting to be unleashed on club football

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5 d. ago England’s U21 hero Harvey Elliott shows why he might have to leave Liverpool

Elliott’s match-winning performance in the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship showed the potential waiting to be unleashed on club football

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5 d. ago Drinks firms International Beverage and William Grant & Sons raise £34k for St Andrew's Hospice with charity football match

Airdrieonians FC's Excelsior Stadium hosted the game, which saw International Beverage win 4-0.

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7 d. ago Benfica vs Bayern Munich Club World Cup prediction, betting preview, odds and tips

Two European heavyweights go head-to-head in the final group stage match but with Bayern Munich already in the next round this could well benefit Benfica

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8 d. ago Calls to ‘abandon’ new DWP benefit reforms and create a National Disability Strategy nears milestone

Thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for DWP reforms due to start next year to be scrapped.

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1 week ago Knauff galvanises Germany as England stumble into Euro Under

England 1-2 Germany (Scott 76; Knauff 3 Weiper 33)Lee Carsley’s side face quarter-final against SpainWhen Lee Carsley expressed his hope that England’s Under-21 players could give Thomas Tuchel “something to ponder” with their performances while defending their European title in Slovakia, their first-half showing against Germany’s second-string side probably wasn’t what he had in mind.Needing a point to guarantee their place in the quarter-finals and trailing 2-0 at the break after goals from Ansgar Knauff and Nelson Weiper, Slovenia’s defeat to the Czech Republic in the night’s other match ensured they made it through anyway. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Germany’s ‘Big Nick’ Woltemade brings nicknames and goals to main stage

Stuttgart striker is tournament’s top scorer so far and could stand in way of England’s hopes of reaching the knockoutsIf there was any doubting Nick Woltemade’s star quality, a brilliant hat-trick in Germany’s opening match of the European Under-21 Championship against Slovenia showed the beanpole striker with numerous nicknames is the real deal. Known variously as Woltemessi, the Tower of Stuttgart, Goaltemade or just plain old Big Nick, he has been the standout player of the first two rounds of matches in Slovakia, having helped to book his side’s place in the quarter-finals with another goal in their win over the Czech Republic on Sunday.With England up next as Germany attempt to seal top spot in Group B and avoid a meeting with the favourites, Spain, in the last eight, the coach, Antonio Di Salvo, has a decision to make. Such has been Woltemade’s success this season that he was also called up by Julian Nagelsmann for the senior squad’s Nations League games and made his debut ag...

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2 w. ago The 'abandoned' Brits trapped in Israel: Pressure on Foreign Office to evacuate UK nationals who say they are stranded in Middle East war zone while other countries rush to bring citizens home

Tens of thousands of UK nationals are believed to be stranded after Israel shut its airspace amid the escalating conflict with Iran .

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3 w. ago Today's rugby news as Wales star diagnosed with stage four arthritis and audio reveals what sparked row

The latest rugby news stories from Wales and beyond

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3 w. ago Over 100 of Britain's biggest athletes send powerful letter to Keir Starmer: 'Not a risk'

In a powerful open letter to the Prime Minister, Olympic champions, global medallists and rising stars have called on the government to back the bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships at the London Stadium with £45million of funding

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3 w. ago Britain's leading athletes urge government to back London 2029 World Championships bid

Olympic champions, global medallists and rising stars have called on the government to back the bid to host the 2029 World Athletics Championships at the London Stadium with £45 million of funding

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3 w. ago Wales star David Brooks in tears as he learns he'll become a dad after beating cancer

Bournemouth and Wales star David Brooks was diagnosed with stage-two Hodgkin lymphoma almost four years ago, but now he and wife Flora are expecting their first child

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