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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.

June 30, 2016
June 30, 2016

Germany desperate to rewrite history

Germany are determined to snap their tournament losing streak to Italy dating back almost half a century when the two meet in a Euro 2016 quarter-final on Saturday in Bordeaux, players said on Wednesday.

June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016

England's 'brittle' football psyche exposed again

In attempting to unpick England's Euro 2016 humiliation by Iceland, captain Wayne Rooney and outgoing manager Roy Hodgson touch upon a common theme: mental readiness.

June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016

Hazard sits out training

Eden Hazard misses training on Tuesday with an injury suffered in Belgium's 4-0 Euro 2016 victory over Hungary on Sunday.

June 29, 2016
June 29, 2016

Podolski slates new format

Germany forward Lukas Podolski has criticised the new 24-team format for the European Championship, labeling it 'stupid' as it created a great deal of confusion among the players.

June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016

Spain failing to keep standards: Pique

Spain can no longer match the standards that won back-to-back European Championship titles in 2008 and 2012, Gerard Pique admitted after his side crashed out of Euro 2016 to Italy.

June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016

Soccer fans mock as England dumped out of Europe twice in a week

England score an ignominious double on Monday, becoming the first country to be dumped out of Europe twice in a week and in the process losing both its prime minister and national soccer team manager.

June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016

Boateng confident of being fit

Germany defender Jerome Boateng, who scored in their win over Slovakia on Sunday, said his calf injury was improving and he was confident of being fit for the quarter-final with holders Spain or Italy.

June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016

England's Hodgson dismisses report of Rooney-Vardy rift

England manager Roy Hodgson dismisses "salacious" suggestions of a possible rift between forwards Wayne Rooney and Jamie Vardy and says the team are fully focussed on the Euro 2016 round of 16 match against Iceland later on Monday.

June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016

Spain face old foes Italy

Seeking to win an unprecedented third consecutive European Championship, Vicente del Bosque's Spain will once again have to see off old foes Italy to retain their crown.

June 27, 2016
June 27, 2016

Better team lost: Cacic

Ricardo Quaresma heads Portugal into the Euro 2016 quarter-finals three minutes before the end of extra-time to break Croatian hearts.