Netherlands coach Frank de Boer has resigned two days after his side was beaten 2-0 by the Czech Republic and eliminated in the last 16 of the European Championship, the Dutch football association KNVB said on Tuesday.more
Kylian Mbappe will bounce back from missing the decisive penalty in France's shootout loss to Switzerland on Monday that saw the world champions exit Euro 2020 at the last-16 stage, coach Didier Deschamps said.
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“I would rather have played the Netherlands,” Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand told Danish broadcaster DR. “Now we're facing a team for the first time (in the tournament) that I think can match our own intensity.”more
Millions of football fans are preparing to watch England take on old rivals Germany for a place in the quarter finals of Euro 2020 - with bosses being urged to let workers finish early so they can cheer on the team.more
Lionel Messi passed Javier Mascherano as Argentina’s most capped international on Monday and scored twice as they beat Bolivia 4-1 to set up a Copa América quarter-final against Ecuador.more
For No.7 seed Iga Swiatek, overcoming the challenge posed by the ever tricky Su-Wei Hsieh on the Wimbledon grass will be a ginormous dose of confidence to take her into the second round of The Championships.more
Portugal, the defender of the European Championship since 2016, have already bid farewell to Euro 2020 in the 1/8 final stage. The winners of the Cristiano Ronaldo team became the Belgians. The Portuguese media have drawn attention to the misfortune.more
Japan and the United States are making arrangements for First Lady Jill Biden to visit Japan for the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, but President Biden is not likely to accompany her, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily said on Sunday.more
The Dutch media are ruthless to the coach and players of the Netherlands for losing 0: 2 to the Czech Republic in yesterday's match of the 1/8 final of the European Championship in Budapest.more
Iga Swiatek is hoping to play with freedom at Wimbledon after having to manage expectations at the French Open. Swiatek was the defending champion at Roland-Garros, but expects to go under the radar at Wimbledon. "Right now I can play without any expectations and it’s refreshing. It’s something new for me so I like it," she said ahead of her match with Su-Wei Hsieh on Monday.more
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Styrian Grand Prix by a massive margin on Sunday to take an ominous 18 point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One championship battle after eight races.more
A Thorgen Hazard goal in the first half proved to be the difference between Belgium's 'Golden Generation' and Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, the defending champions.more
Just three games into the round of 16 of Euro2020 and we have our first upset as Czech Republic pulled out a stunning 2-0 victory over the Netherlands in Budapest.more
Chelsea midfielder Kai Havertz says Germany are once again ready for another penalty shoot-out against England if Tuesday's Euro 2020 last 16 clash is decided by spot-kicks.more
Serena Williams will not be travelling to Tokyo for the Olympic Games, the 23-times grand slam singles tennis champion said on Sunday, albeit without giving the reasons behind her decision.more
Portuguese commentators are concerned about today's competition in the 1/8 final of the European football championship, in which the team of Fernando Santos will face Belgium, considered one of the favorites of the tournament. They say Belgium is coming in the way of the title defenders too early.more
The Internazionale winger scored in the 3-1 win over Scotland on Tuesday that secured a place in the last 16 as runners-up to England in Group D. The 32-year-old will now spend 10 days in self-isolation, and so will not be available for Monday’s match against Spain in Copenhagen.more
Italy beat Austria 2-1 in the last-16 of Euro 2020, but were pushed all the way by the underdogs and needed two goals in extra-time to seal the win.more
The Danish media said that after the country's football team "spread" Wales 4: 0, it may already go all the way in the European championship, as in 1992, when it triumphed in an event of this rank.more
The Netherlands, which has been doing very well in the European football championship so far, will be the favorite of Sunday's 1/8 final match against the Czech Republic in Budapest. However, rivals can draw optimism from the recent history of these teams' rivalry.more
From 2023 the race for the Russian Grand Prix in the Formula 1 world championship will be hosted by Igora near Saint Petersburg, announced the manager of the track Igora Drive. Sochi has been organizing this round since 2014.more
The prize pool of the Grand Slam tennis tournament starting on Monday at Wimbledon's grass courts is £ 35 million. The winners of the singles competition will earn 1.7 million each.more
"Football is played for such matches" - admitted Welsh representative Gareth Bale before today's meeting in Amsterdam with Denmark in the 1/8 finals of the European Championship.more