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Goalscorer Vangelis Pavlidis said Greece’s players “gave everything” for their late team-mate George Baldock, who died the day before their historic win over England at Wembley. Pavlidis scored in stoppage time as Greece beat the Euro 2024 finalists 2-1 on Thursday evening – the day after their players learned of Baldock’s death. A minute’s silence was held in memory of …

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain described City’s win as a “huge statement” to Europe’s elite. “They didn’t just win by luck, they didn’t just rely on their goalkeeper to keep them in it, they fully deserved to win the game and win the game comfortably,” she told BBC Radio 5 Live. “That is going to give them so much …

It was Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor’s first game in charge of the club in the Women’s Champions League so she was pleased to get off to a winning start. The Frenchwoman has won the competition three times, twice as a player and once as a manager with former club Lyon. But she said on Monday that the postponement of Chelsea’s …

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged his predecessor and former boss, Nyesom Wike, to let go of any desires to control Rivers State so that peace will reign in the oil-rich state. Fubara said he does not regret conducting the local government election in the state last Saturday despite the resistance by Wike’s men in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and …

Initially, there seemed a potential upside for Europe, but it has not properly materialised. Hopes that the US circuit’s bigger names would venture to this side of the pond to add stardust to events such as the Dunhill and BMW PGA, as well as the Irish and French Opens, have proven unfounded. While DP World Tour loyalist Billy Horschel came …

Watch highlights as England show “too much class” and outplay world champions New Zealand, beating the Black Ferns 49-31 in their second match of their WXV1 title defence. READ MORE: Clinical England hammer New Zealand at WXV Available to UK users only.

Defending champion Francesco Bagnaia heaped the pressure on Jorge Martin – the leader in the overall MotoGP standings – by completing a sprint-race double at the Japanese Grand Prix. Italian Ducati rider Bagnaia, 27, overhauled Pramac Racing’s Martin last season to claim his second consecutive title. And he cut the 26-year-old Spaniard’s lead to 10 points with four races of …

Scotland’s hopes of retaining their WXV2 title were boosted by a hard-fought win over Japan in Cape Town. First-half tries from Francesca McGhie and Alex Stewart put the Scots in control, but Seina Saito’s score kept Japan in touch at the break. Ayasa Otsuka’s penalty then brought Japan to within four points of Bryan Easson’s side, but Rhona Lloyd strolled …

Dutchman Wessel Nijman claimed his first Players Championship title after an 8-5 victory over Stephen Bunting on the first of three days of action in Wigan. The 24-year-old is back on the tour after serving a suspension for breaching betting and anti-corruption rules. He was banned for five years in October 2020, but half of the ban was suspended and …

Ailin Perez of Argentina taunted Daria Zhelezniakova of Russia after dominating her in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event in Paris, France.   The fight took place at The Accor Arena on September 28, 2024.  After dominating her opponent, Darya Zheleznyakova, with a first-round head-and-arm choke submission victory, Perez decided to do her patented twerking following the victory  …