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Last-gasp Fuellkrug goal rescues top spot for Euro hosts Germany

A stoppage-time header from Niclas Fuellkrug has rescued a 1-1 draw for Germany against Switzerland on Sunday in Frankfurt, ensuring the Euro hosts finish top of Group A.

Germany eyes huge party as it hosts Euro 2024 amid global turmoil

Euro 2024 takes place three years after the previous tournament, which was postponed by a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Euro, T20 World Cup, Olympics and more lined up in 2024

The ICC Twenty20 World Cup will begin on June 4 in the USA and the West Indies and run till the end of the month.

PLAYWATCH / Teams Likely to Cause an “Upset” at the UEFA Euro 2020

Turkey face Italy in the tournament's first match, tonight at 1 AM.

Euro 2024 bidders told human rights of 'utmost importance'

Euro 2024 hosting candidates Germany and Turkey have been told that they must meet specific criteria for human and labour rights and anti-corruption measures for their bids to be considered.

Turkey seeks to host Euro 2024

Turkey announced on Thursday an ambitious bid backed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to host the Euro 2024 football tournament, brushing off concerns over security and infrastructure.

Football: West Ham fans offered deal to get Payet off their backs

After selling Dimitri Payet to Olympique de Marseille for 25 million pounds ($31.2 million), West Ham United are offering fans a cut-price deal to get the French forward off their backs as well.

Football: Premier League stars tackle weak pound

The Premier League's star imports are demanding huge pay rises as clubs' TV revenues rocket, Chinese teams entice them with mega wages -- and the pound slumps ahead of Brexit.

Football: Euro 2016 gave France 1.2 bn boost

Hosting the Euro 2016 football tournament cost France less than 200 million euros ($211 million) but brought some 1.22 billion euros into the country, according to figures released by the ministry of sports Tuesday.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Security issues to be corrected

Security failures highlighted at this weekend's French cup final need to be urgently sorted out before the start of Euro 2016 in three weeks' time, an official in charge of security at France's national football stadium says on Monday.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

Conte fine-tunes squad

Italy coach Antonio Conte cut several Euro 2016 hopefuls from a preliminary squad on Monday as he unveiled a 30-man squad for the Azzurri's second pre-competition training camp.

May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016

France call up Rami

France have called up Sevilla defender Adil Rami as cover for Raphael Varane, the French football federation says Monday.

May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016

Change could be good for Goetze: Loew

Bayern Munich's Mario Goetze could benefit from a potential move, with the talented attacking midfielder in need of a coach who trusts him, Germany coach Joachim Loew said on Friday.

May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016

France extends state of emergency to cover Euros

France's parliament confirms a two-month extension of the state of emergency that has been in place since November's jihadist attacks to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and Tour de France.

May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016

Chances slim for Pirlo

Italy veteran Andrea Pirlo is among the absentees as coach Antonio Conte names a provisional 28-man squad on Monday for a pre-Euro 2016 training camp with several stars absent with Cup finals to play.

May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016

Loew selects uncapped trio

Uncapped midfielders Joshua Kimmich and Julian Brandt are included in Germany's provisional 27-man squad for next month's European championships in France.

May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016

Costa, Mata left out

Chelsea striker Diego Costa is left out of Spain coach Vicente del Bosque's provisional 25-man squad for Euro 2016 on Tuesday.

May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016

England pick Rashford

Manchester United's teenage sensation Marcus Rashford and Newcastle United winger Andros Townsend are named in a provisional 26-man England squad for Euro 2016 on Monday.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

Ronaldo enters last chance saloon for Euro glory

For a player that has won almost everything on an individual and collective level, the one honour that agonisingly evades Cristiano Ronaldo is an international trophy with Portugal.