Forty-nine people were arrested and 19 police officers were injured in London on Sunday under a policing operation for England’s Euro 2020 final against Italy at Wembley. The Metropolitan Police said early on Monday that a total of 49 people…
Italy have won Euro 2020, following their penalty shoot-out win over England. The game ended 1-1 after 120 minutes. The Three Lions took the lead very early at Wembley, after Luke Shaw fired in at the near post. Roberto Mancini’s…
No spectators will be allowed to watch the Olympic matches at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium and the Sapporo Dome, the Tokyo 2020 Organising committee announced in Tokyo on Saturday. The organisers had on Thursday decided to host all the Olympics…
England players will donate their prize money to the National Health Service (NHS) if they win the Euro 2020 title on Sunday, according to multiple local news reports. The reports on Friday said the team would receive around 9.6 million…
Neymar will be putting his friendship with former FC Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi aside as he chases his first Copa America title with Brazil in Saturday’s final. Brazil take on Argentina in the decider at the Maracana in Rio de…
The 2020 Olympic Games’ torch relay reached the host city of Tokyo on Friday to a muted reception. The torch began its final phase ahead of the lighting of the Olympic cauldron at the July 23 opening ceremony. This was…
The Palestinian football federation said late Thursday it has criticised a planned friendly of Spanish top club FC Barcelona in Jerusalem in a letter to the world governing body FIFA. Federation chairman Jibril Rajoub said in the letter that Jerusalem…
Delta Queens’ hockey club on Thursday in Abuja defeated IGP Babes 3-0 in a 2021 National Super League match. Reports said that the Nigeria Hockey Federation organised annual tournament, which started on July 3 is expected to end on July…
Spectators will be banned from Olympic venues in Tokyo because of a virus state of emergency, Japan’s Olympic minister announced Thursday, meaning the Games will happen mostly behind closed doors. “We reached an agreement on no spectators at venues in…
UEFA on Wednesday opened disciplinary proceedings and charged England over their fans’ behaviour during their Euro 2020 semi-final victory over Denmark, including allegations a laser was pointed at goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel’s face. Photos in the British press showed the green…
