48 h. ago England 'finishers' roles speak volumes as Lionesses' resilience keeps Euros dream alive

England dug deeper than they have all tournament to force extra-time and penalties against Sweden in Zurich before squeaking into the European Championships semi-finals

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4 d. ago Kelly backs England’s ‘positive clique’ of finishers to deliver against Sweden

Lionesses’ impact players are viewed as an important piece of the team’s puzzle and have a key role to play in their Euro 2025 quarter-finalThere was confusion among England’s starters on Sunday night when both Beth Mead and Aggie Beever-Jones scored and wheeled away clicking their fingers. It was an in-joke between the substitutes, or “finishers” as they are referred to internally, viewed as an important a piece of the team’s puzzle as much as those who step out of the tunnel before kick-off.“It’s great,” the Arsenal forward Chloe Kelly says. “We have a little group of us, the finishers, the positive clique [pronounced click by Kelly, a play on words] we call it. We said if one of us comes on to score then we should do that as our celebration. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Inside England’s ‘positive clique’ and the celebration keeping the Lionesses together

England’s ‘finishers’ have started to ‘click’ to maintain their energy and motivation as they play a key part in the Euro 2025 squad

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5 d. ago Sarina Wiegman chant during Wales thrashing speaks volumes about the Lionesses

England manager Sarina Wiegman is chasing a second straight Euros triumph with the Lionesses and supporters made their feelings known during Sunday's win over Wales

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1 week ago Rory McIlory opens up on life in his new home in leafy Surrey with Erica Stoll after Masters champion finally granted his wife her wish

The Masters champion has been enjoying a two-week break in England after finishing sixth in the Travelers Championship, and making the decision to move back across the pond.

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1 week ago Marcus Rashford handed another Man Utd exit boost to keep 'dream' transfer hopes alive

Marcus Rashford is eyeing up a Manchester United exit with Barcelona his dream destination and the Catalans continue to be knocked back by their targets - which could play into his hands

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1 week ago Former US president, Barack Obama to be interviewed live on stage about America's future

An Evening With President Barack Obama will see the former president speak about his experiences in the role and the future for the US

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1 week ago Switzerland keep Euro 2025 dream alive after Reuteler and Pilgrim knock out Iceland

Iceland will be leaving the party early but, after some initial wobbles, the hosts are still going strong. A quarter-final place beckons for Pia Sundhage’s Switzerland after second-half goals from Géraldine Reuteler and Alayah Pilgrim finally settled a nation’s nerves.Providing Sundhage’s players do not stumble against Finland on Thursday in Geneva they should be on course to finish behind Norway in Group A and on course for a potential last-eight date with Italy or, more probably, Spain. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Democratic leader speaks for more than four hours on House floor as Republicans aim to vote on Trump’s major tax bill – live

Hakeem Jeffries delays final vote after Republican-controlled House advanced Trump’s sweeping tax bill in a late-night procedural voteTrump’s tax bill passes step in House, paving way for legislationWhat’s in Trump’s major tax bill?“I’m still here to take my sweet time”Hakeem Jeffries continues to hold the House floor, joking about the fact that he has unlimited time to speak because of his role as Democratic leader. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Open dream still alive for Scottish golfer despite Italian Open near miss

Scot finishes joint-third in Tuscany to boost hopes of securing his Claret Jug debut

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