Lyon (AFP) – Veteran Gareth McAuley and substitute Niall McGinn netted as Northern Ireland shocked Ukraine 2-0 at Euro 2016 on Thursday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the knockout phase. A flying header from West Bromwich Albion defender McAuley and McGinn's injury-time strike at a hailstone-battered Stade de Lyon gave Ireland their first […]

Lyon (AFP) – Having scored Northern Ireland's first goal at a European championships finals, veteran Gareth McAuley said Thursday his side was delighted to prove a few doubters wrong at Euro 2016. The Northern Irish shocked Ukraine with a 2-0 victory Group C on Thursday thanks to McAuley's flying header and a late strike from […]

Toulouse (France) (AFP) – Sweden coach Erik Hamren played down uncertainty over the club future of striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic ahead of a crunch encounter with Italy on Friday that could decide their Euro 2016 hopes. Speculation over Ibrahimovic has been mounting since the Sweden striker left Paris Saint Germain after four years in the French […]

Paris (AFP) – Bayern Munich defender Mats Hummels returned to Germany coach Joachim Loew's starting line-up to battle Poland for top spot in Euro 2016 Group C in Paris on Thursday. Hummels has not played since making his final appearance for Borussia Dortmund against Bayern in the German Cup final a month ago. However, despite […]

Nice (France) (AFP) – Turkey manager Fatih Terim has called for more "fight" from his players who need to avoid defeat against Spain on Friday to keep their Euro 2016 dreams alive. After an out-of-sorts display in their Group D 1-0 defeat to Croatia on Sunday, Turkey need to return to the form that saw […]

Marseille (AFP) – The Euro 2016 pitch in Marseille has been labelled a "disaster" by France coach Didier Deschamps adding to fears over several tournament pitches that has led to top British troubleshooters being brought in. UEFA, which raised concerns about French pitches before the tournament, has banned Iceland and Hungary from training on the […]

Lyon (AFP) – Northern Ireland beat Ukraine 2-0 in a Group C at Euro 2016 on Thursday thanks to a powerful header just after half-time from Gareth McAulay and an injury-time goal from Niall McGinn. The result in a match interrupted by a hailstorm on Lyon gives the Northern Irish fresh hope of reaching the […]

Lens (France) (AFP) – England manager Roy Hodgson reflected on the fickle nature of fate after Daniel Sturridge's last-gasp stoppage-time goal earned his team a 2-1 Euro 2016 victory over Wales on Thursday. Wales went ahead through Gareth Bale's 35-yard free-kick late in the first half of the British derby at Stade Bollaert-Delelis in Lens, […]

Lens (France) (AFP) – Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge rose from the bench to score as England came from behind to defeat neighbours Wales 2-1 in Thursday's all-British Euro 2016 clash in Lens. Just as he had in Wales's opening 2-1 win over Slovakia, Gareth Bale put Chris Coleman's side ahead with a long-range free-kick, […]

Lens (France) (AFP) – Gareth Bale declared himself "proud" of his Wales team-mates despite the huge disappointment of Daniel Sturridge's stoppage-time goal giving England a 2-1 victory on Thursday. For the second game running at Euro 2016, Bale put Wales ahead from a direct free-kick, but England substitutes Jamie Vardy and Sturridge struck in the […]

Lens (France) (AFP) – England striker Jamie Vardy hopes he has done enough to win a starting role after coming off the bench to score as Roy Hodgson's men beat Wales 2-1 on Thursday. Hero of Leicester City's fairytale Premier League triumph, Vardy was an unused substitute in England's opening 1-1 draw against Russia, but […]

Lens (France) (AFP) – Gareth Bale drilled home a long-range free-kick to put Wales 1-0 up against neighbours and Group B rivals England at half-time in Lens on Thursday. Raheem Sterling blazed over inside the opening 10 minutes in what represented England's best chance, while Chris Smalling flashed a header just wide from a corner. […]

Marseille (AFP) – Didier Deschamps praised the persistence of his French side after late goals from Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet steered the Euro 2016 hosts to a 2-0 win over Albania on Wednesday. But Deschamps admitted there were still areas in which France could improve despite starting the tournament with back-to-back victories. Substitute Griezmann […]

It looked bleak for the US Men's National Team after they lost their opening game of the Copa America Centenario to Colombia, but the US bounced back to win their next two games and finish first in the group, thanks not only to a dramatic and heroic 1-0 win over Paraguay, but also to Costa Rica beating […]

Marseille (AFP) – A Russian far-right agitator was among 20 fans to be thrown out of France on Thursday as the city of Lens went into lockdown ahead of England's next Euro 2016 match. Amid diplomatic tensions over the case, Alexander Shprygin, who heads Russia's football supporters' association, is among fans who will be expelled […]