6 h. ago England's route to the 2025 Women's Euros Final: Lionesses will avoid World Champions until the final but face tough quarter

After stumbling in the first game against France, England have come rifling back and booked their spot in the quarter finals of the 2025 Women's Euros.

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6 h. ago Sarina Wiegman's masterstroke sees England sail through Euros group after initial stumble

England hit Wales for six in their final Euro 2025 group stage clash on Sunday evening - setting up a quarter-final clash with Sweden for the Lionesses

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12 h. ago India seize control at Lord’s as England stumble to 175 for six at tea

The tourists turned up the heat as a combination of excellent bowling and a wearing pitch cranked up the pressure on the hosts.

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12 h. ago India take control at Lord’s as Ben Stokes digs in to keep England afloat at tea

The tourists turned up the heat as a combination of excellent bowling and a wearing pitch cranked up the pressure on the hosts.

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6 d. ago Birkenstock dupes seized from factory in fake footwear crackdown

Counterfeit Birkenstock footwear was seized from a factory in India

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9 d. ago Jamie Smith’s sensational century gives England hope but India seize their moment

Second Test, D3: India 587 and 60-1; England 407Wicketkeeper hits unbeaten 184 but India in chargePressure? What pressure? Or to pinch a line from Keith Miller, the great Australian all-rounder and a fighter pilot during second world war: “There is no pressure in Test cricket. Real pressure is when you are flying a Mosquito with a Messerschmitt up your arse.”Notwithstanding this old truism, there was still a fair bit on the line when Jamie Smith strode out to middle at 11.12am here on the third morning. Joe Root had been uncharacteristically strangled down leg, Ben Stokes had been blown away by a brutish first ball and Mohammed Siraj, a fiery fast bowler known to get on a roll, was eyeing up a hat-trick. Oh, and England were 84 for five, 503 runs behind India’s first innings. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Football Daily | Will Spain serve up a helping of pain for England’s misfiring youngsters?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Venganza is on the cards in Trnava on Saturday night when England take on Spain at the European Under-21 Championship quarter-finals. There are constant reminders on the Channel 4 coverage in the UK that “we” are the holders, despite the fact there are only a couple of remaining members from the squad that defeated La Rojita in the final in Batumi two years ago. It’s a night that Oliver Skipp will never forget. There is another stark difference between then and now: England were properly decent at that point. This current crop have stumbled their way into the last eight like a weary boozer, six pints deep, picking his way through an All Bar One terrace on a hot day.The American dream. We guess the cowboy won ” – Botafogo remind PSG chief suit, Nasser Al-Khelaifi, of the insult he hurled at their owner John Textor, also chief suit at Lyon, after the Brazilian side’s shock 1-0 Copa Gianni victory over the Bigger Cup champions.Re: the ...

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3 w. 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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