Annabel Croft was left red-faced after accidentally calling Carlos Alcaraz 'hot' at Wimbledon.The Spaniard secured his second successive men's singles title at Wimbledon by beating Novak Djokovic in straight sets on Sunday afternoon.3Croft had the Centre Court crowd laughing by referring to ...

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – When Spain take the field at Berlin’s Olympic Stadium for their Euro 2024 final against England on Sunday, they will be cheered on by millions of fans around the world. From the capital Madrid in central Spain to Barcelona in the northeastern Catalonia region, the La ...

Everton are keen on landing Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo and their hopes of doing so have been boosted.   Arthur, who had a forgettable loan spell at Liverpool in the 2022/23 campaign, has just ended a loan at Fiorentina.   La Viola are not keeping Arthur and ...

Gareth Southgate takes charge of England against Spain in the final of Euro 2024 on Sunday in what ITV presenter Laura Woods believes will be his last game as manager of the Three Lions.Southgate took over initially on an interim basis in September 2016, but has been in the job ever since and ...

By Ifreke Inyang Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has been included in the worst XI of Euro 2024 by Marca. The 39-year-old failed to score a single goal and his country was eliminated from the tournament. Ronaldo was the only Portugal international to be named in Marca’s worst XI. Arsenal and ...

UFC star Conor McGregor could bank himself a cool £3.2million should Spain beat England in the Euro 2024 final. The Irishman is backing Luis de la Fuente's men to win a fourth European Championship crown and extend the Three Lions' 58-year trophy drought in Sunday's clash - live on ...

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A legend of world football retired this summer after his country’s European Championship exit, but Toni Kroos did have a stellar tournament on an individual level for Germany after an even better – and successful – Champions League with Real Madrid. There have been rumblings of who ...

Who: Spain vs England What: Euro 2024 semifinals Where: BVB Stadion in Dortmund, Germany When: 9pm (19:00 GMT) kickoff on Saturday, July 14 How to follow: Al Jazeera will bring you live text commentary of the game with build-up starting four hours before kickoff When Spain meet England ...

The Euro 2024 trophy is the prize on offer when England take on Spain this weekend in the tournament showpiece.24 nations headed to Germany to fight for one of the most prestigious international prizes available, but only two remain. 2It's an incredible trophyCredit: GettyGareth Southgate's ...

Former Eredivisie star Bram van Polen has commended Liverpool manager Arne Slot for avoiding bringing in too many Dutchmen too soon at Anfield, which could have given him the wrong image.   Slot has succeeded Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool’s manager and has brought in some ...

By Ifreke Inyang Former Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has been handed a suspended 12-month prison sentence after he was found guilty of abandoning his family for over two years. Le Parisien reports Evra’s sentence was confirmed by the Nanterre prosecutor’s office. The 43-year-old ...

The most successful men's tennis player in the modern era, Novak Djokovic secured a ...

The biggest priority on the summer transfer market for Tottenham should be upgrading a midfield that isn’t quite ready to stand with the other Champions League contenders – and the big clubs lurking behind them in the table. Tottenham were close to qualifying for the Champions League ...

There is a €100 Amazon Gift Card up for grabs this week.Welcome to the SportsJOE Friday Pub Quiz. There are 20 questions and four different categories. 15 is the score to beat in this week’s Friday sports pub quiz. This week there is a round looking back on the past week ...

It’s the calm before the storm on Friday night with fixtures across Europe taking place prior to Sunday’s Euro 2024 showdown. There are a trio of interesting fixtures in the League of Ireland on Friday evening and we have three selections to consider. Bet £10 and get £30 in free bets for Euro ...

By Don Silas Former France international Emmanuel Petit has slammed Kylian Mbappe following his display at Euro 2024. Petit said Mbappe is not a good captain, adding that the Real Madrid star has no leadership skills. This is coming after the Les Blues crashed out of the Euro 2024 at the hands ...

By Ifreke Inyang Paris Saint-Germain have sent in a bid worth €200 million for Napoli duo Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Victor Osimhen, according to Corriere dello Sport. The Ligue 1 champions are looking to beef up their attack following Kylian Mbappe’s exit. Mbappe joins Real Madrid as a free ...

Aston Villa out on loan star Philippe Coutinho has a special clause in his Vasco da Gama contract to make it difficult for bitter rivals Flamengo to sign him.   The Aston Villa outcast returned to Brazil on a deal that will keep him there for the season.   Coutinho has ...

As the United States prepare to host the next men's World Cup, on Thursday they moved one step closer to achieving a plan mapped out by goalkeeping great Tim Howard.Gregg Berhalter's ill-fated second spell in charge of the national team was ended with a short statement from the US Soccer ...

Blackburn Rovers have spoken to Leeds United defender Liam Cooper, who is available this summer on a free transfer, according to journalist Alan Nixon.   Cooper is out of contract at Leeds this summer, but the Elland Road outfit have put fresh terms on the table for him ...

Goals are a precious commodity, especially in the latter stages of a major tournament, where just one moment of magic can prove decisive.In tense, tight matches, teams will instinctively look to their most prolific marksmen to make the difference.Even if many of them haven't performed at their ...

Uruguay striker Darwin Nunez unleashed a ...

Here are the biggest takeaways after the Euro 2024 semifinals in which Spain defeated France 2-1 and England took down the Netherlands 2-1. Ollie Watkins was always this good With a bit of individual brilliance and a perfectly-tucked finish into the far corner, Ollie Watkins wrote his ...

Workshops and initiatives have been in progress across Ireland since last year.The GAA have announced they are teaming up with men’s health organisation Movember, as well as the Gaelic Player’s Association (GPA) ahead of this weekend’s All-Ireland semi final for a new fan zone initiative ...

India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad knows well that it will be "tough" and "hard" to replace retired ...

Spain’s Lamine Yamal became the youngest goalscorer in European Championship history at the age of 16 years and 362 days in Tuesday’s semi-final against France in Munich. The Barcelona winger curled in a sensational shot from 25 metres to break the previous record for youngest scorer set by ...

After months of speculation, Juventus were able to find a transfer partner for striker Moise Kean, selling him off to Fiorentina for a cool 13 million euros plus five million euros in add-ons. Fiorentina have become a haven for clubs looking to dump off disappointing strikers, as the ...

Carlos Alcaraz in action during ...

Manchester United have been pushing hard to sign Dutch striker Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna in a transfer that could cost the club 40 million euros, per his release clause. Previously, Zirkzee was linked with a move to AC Milan, who are looking for a new striker to replace Olivier ...

“Nev! F****** get tighter!”Roy Keane was furious with Gary Neville for a schoolboy error during a pundits match between ITV and BBC at Euro 2024.With no match on Monday, the broadcasters organised a five-a-side tournament featuring pundits and broadcasters, such as Keane, Neville, Micah ...

Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella steals the show at Euros Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has been playing some exceptional football in the ongoing European Championships for Spain, as the 25-year-old former Brighton defender has surprisingly topped one of the stat boards from the ...

Arsenal have moved to ensure that the Emirates Stadium is always full by cancelling season tickets and banning members. Like many top-tier clubs, supply far outstrips demand at the 60,704-capacity Emirates, with the club having recently consulted with the Arsenal Advisory Board on how to ...

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Liverpool have considered adding former Everton star John Heitinga to Arne Slot’s coaching staff at Anfield, according to the Daily Mail.   Slot has brought coaches with him to Liverpool as the club look to fill the gaps left when Jurgen Klopp and his allies departed ...

Manchester United may have just been forced to end their prolonged interest in one of Benfica's stars.Erik ten Hag is known to be in the market for a new midfielder after Casemiro's poor form and the injuries sustained by Mason Mount across the entirety of the 2023/24 season. Manuel Ugarte from ...

After months of criticism and trolling, India vice-captain Hardik Pandya finally found his ...

France players away at Euro 2024 have expressed their "immense relief" after exit polls showed a bad result for the far right in Sunday's French elections.Ahead of the elections, the far-right National Rally led by Marine Le Pen and Jordan Bardella was expected to do well, with some forecasters ...

Manchester United are in for a busy summer of recruitment after Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS group assumed control of football operations at Old Trafford earlier this year.Joshua Zirkzee, Jarrad Branthwaite, Manuel Ugarte and Matthijs De Ligt are just some of the names to have already been linked ...

India spinner Kuldeep Yadav has opened up on his personal life during an exclusive interview ...

Brazil, once again, will fail to hoist the Copa America crown at the end of the summer tournament, and Real Madrid fans can only listen to the derisory comments about their star contingent in South America. Knocked out by Uruguay and Fede Valverde in the quarterfinals, Brazil could ...

By Ifreke Inyang The two semi-finals in the Euro 2024 have been confirmed. This follows the completion of the quarter-final fixtures on Saturday night. England will face the Netherlands in the second semi-final. The Three Lions needed penalties to see off Switzerland after the game ended 1-1 ...

Curmel Moton's rapid rise to boxing stardom continued on Saturday night.Floyd Mayweather's baby-faced protege took a very short notice fight against 9-8-1 Russian Nikolai Buzolin on the undercard of Nate Diaz and Jorge Masvidal's boxing bout. 3Moton had an impressive 156-7 ameteur careerCredit: ...

A brawl broke out in the ring after Darren Till's boxing debut against Mohammad Mutie at Social Knockout 3 on Saturday night.The fight was waved off in the second round with Mutie unable to continue after eating a shot, which he claimed had hit him on the back of the head.1All hell broke loose ...

Sheffield Wednesday boss Danny Rohl is coy on his side’s interest in signing Rangers winger Scott Wright.   Rohl is stepping up the pace in the transfer market as he looks to bring fresh faces to Hillsborough ahead of the new Championship campaign.   Adding a striker is ...

International football brings the beautiful game together in so many unique ways.Take this summer's European Championships. Fans from all over Europe have flocked in their millions to Germany to catch players they often, week in and week out, either have no interest in or deliver words of ...

Hardik Pandya (left) with PM Narendra ...

Theo Hernandez scored the winning penalty after substitute Joao Felix hit the outside of the post with his effort, the only miss. Players sprinted over to the other end of the pitch to celebrate with fans afterwards, while Portugal, who had overcome Slovenia via a shootout five ...

By Ifreke Inyang Spain have knocked out Germany from Euro 2024 thanks to a 2-1 win in Stuttgart on Friday. La Roja took the lead in the second half after Dani Olmo slammed home Yamine Lamal’s low cross. But the hosts levelled with one minute left in regulation time, thanks to Florian Wirtz’s ...

Emma Raducanu carried on her fine Wimbledon form with a convincing straight sets win in her third round match. The Brit was very impressive on Centre Court as she dispatched ninth seed Maria Sakkari 6-2 6-3. 4Raducanu thrashed Elise Mertens in the second round but this performance was arguably ...