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Wales must harness power of world’s most expensive player to beat Euro 2016’s most expensive team Belgium June 30, 2016 They have already confounded expectations but in order to beat Belgium and reach the semi-finals of a major competition for the first time in history Wales must achieve they are yet to manage at Euro 2016: avoid defeat against a side with a higher market value. Wales’s historic quarter-final in Lille on Friday pits Euro [...]
Opener Jason Roy unaware of his proximity to England record as his stunning century seals series win June 30, 2016 Centurion Jason Roy shrugged off the disappointment of falling agonisingly short of a major international milestone after the explosive opener fired England to a series-clinching six-wicket win over Sri Lanka at the Kia Oval. Roy smashed 162 as England completed their second-highest successful one-day run-chase as the hosts reached a revised target of 308 in [...]
Gareth Southgate set to plunge Football Association search for Roy Hodgson’s successor into turmoil with disinterest in England manager position June 29, 2016 England Under-21 boss Gareth Southgate is set to plunge the Football Association’s plans to find a successor to Roy Hodgson into disarray after it emerged that he is reluctant to take the position, even temporarily. FA chief executive Martin Glenn, who conceded earlier this week that he was “not a football expert, has said that Southgate would [...]
British qualifier Marcus Willis vows to make grand slams the norm after life-changing showdown with Federer June 29, 2016 British wildcard Marcus Willis has vowed not to be a one-hit wonder after his life-changing stint at Wimbledon was brought to an abrupt end by seven-time champion Roger Federer amid a near-carnival atmosphere on Centre Court. World No772 Willis, who came through six rounds of qualifying before producing a gigantic first-round shock by beating Ricardas [...]
Football betting: Hazard could give Wales a moule-ing on way to Golden Boot June 29, 2016 Chelsea fans must be wondering which version of Eden Hazard will return to their club for the next Premier League campaign. He had a forgettable season but, going into Friday's Euro 2016 quarter-final against Wales, he’s finally showing the form that won him PFA Player of the Season for the 2014/15 campaign. It’s bad timing for [...]
Football betting: Portugal to win with Ronaldo and Lewandowski poles apart June 29, 2016 Euro 2016’s first quarter-final takes place in Marseille on Thursday as Poland take on Portugal. Both sides have flattered to deceive so far in France, but one of them will be lining up as semi-finalists in a few days’ time. Portugal, spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo, are yet to actually win a game in normal time at the [...]
“Golfers dream of Green Jackets and Claret Jugs – not Olympics”: Rory McIlroy defends Rio withdrawals June 29, 2016 World No4 Rory McIlroy has conceded that the insufficient allure of a gold medal played a part in his decision to withdraw from contention for this summer’s crisis-hit Olympics in Rio. McIlroy cited concerns over the Zika virus when he announced last week that he would not, as previously indicated, be representing Ireland at the Games [...]
“Why would anybody want it?”: Chairman Greg Dyke admits FA faces battle to attract top managers June 29, 2016 Football Association chairman Greg Dyke has admitted the organisation faces a battle to convince top managers to take the England job. The FA has begun the search for a replacement for Roy Hodgson, whose underwhelming four-year tenure was brought to an abrupt end by Monday’s humiliating Euro 2016 elimination by Iceland. England Under-21 boss Gareth [...]
We beat you before and we’re even better now, Gareth Bale tells Wales’s Euro 2016 opponents Belgium June 29, 2016 Talisman Gareth Bale has warned Belgium that Wales have evolved into an even better team than the one that beat the feted Red Devils during qualifying for Euro 2016. The teams meet in Friday’s quarter-final in Lille, a rematch of last June’s fixture at Cardiff City Stadium, in which Bale’s 25th-minute goal sank Belgium and [...]
Arsene Wenger is a genius but is not the man England need to end decades of underachievement June 29, 2016 It's tempting to believe that Arsene Wenger – one of the most sophisticated minds to shape the English game over the last two decades and a man on the Football Association's shortlist to succeed Roy Hodgson – could be the right man to rescue the national team. After all, the Frenchman is synonymous with the attacking flair that England [...]