July 12th, 2021
England Euro 2020 player ratings: Sterling stars
England produced their best tournament showing for 55 years in finishing runners up to Italy at Euro 2020 – so how did Gareth Southgate’s players perform overall at the European Championship?
Edgbaston to turn #BlueForBob to fight prostate cancer
Edgbaston will turn #BlueForBob during England’s final ODI against Pakistan on Tuesday to remember the late, great Bob Willis and raise awareness of prostate cancer research.
Mancini and Italy’s renaissance explained
Italy were worthy winners. After 34 games unbeaten, how could they not be? It caps an astonishing turnaround under Roberto Mancini. A team that did not even qualify for the World Cup in 2018 offered a glimpse of their talent on the opening night of Euro 2020 and underlined it with an impressive performance in the final.
World Matchplay: Results, schedule, draw
Keep up to date with all the results, the schedule and the draw for this year’s Betfred World Matchplay where Dimitri Van den Bergh defends the title he won in Milton Keynes last year.
Ireland to host All Blacks, Argentina and Japan in autumn
Ireland will host autumn internationals against Japan, New Zealand and Argentina, the Irish Rugby Football Union has announced.
Euro 2020 final: England boss Gareth Southgate says he chose penalty-takers
All too aware of the pain of a penalty miss, England boss Gareth Southgate rallied around the trio who missed theirs in the Euro 2020 final.
Wimbledon 2021: Novak Djokovic should win 25 Grand Slams – John McEnroe
Novak Djokovic not going on to win 25 Grand Slam titles after claiming a record-equalling 20th would “be a major surprise”, says John McEnroe.
Racist abuse of England players Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho & Bukayo Saka ‘unforgiveable’
England manager Gareth Southgate says online racist abuse of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka is “unforgiveable”, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the FA condemn the social media posts.
Euro 2020 Final: Small number of fans broke into Wembley, say police
The FA condemns those involved in the incident as “an embarrassment to the England team”.
England v India: Shafali Verma stars as tourists win to set up decider
Shafali Verma makes 48 as India produce an excellent performance in an eight-run win which sets up a decider in the multi-format series against England.