Van der Poel edges out Pogacar in sprint finish to win Tour stage two
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France :The Netherlands’ Mathieu van der Poel won stage two of the Tour de France ahead of Slovenian Tadej Pogacar in a sprint finish on Sunday.
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England's Hemp says 'arm around each other' is needed ahead of Netherlands match
ZURICH :England forward Lauren Hemp urged team unity following the Lionesses' disappointing 2-1 defeat by France in their Euro 2025 opener, as the reigning champions face the Netherlands on Wednesday with the risk of an early exit looming.
Porto appoint Farioli as head coach
Former Ajax Amsterdam and Nice manager Francesco Farioli has been appointed head coach of Porto on a two-year contract, the Portuguese side said on Sunday.
Usually stoic Miedema emotional after goalscoring milestone
LUCERNE, Switzerland :Netherlands striker Vivianne Miedema rarely betrays much emotion, but her 100th goal for her country, scored in Saturday's 3-0 victory over Wales at the Women's European Championship, produced plenty of happy tears.
France make Euro 2025 statement against holders England as Miedema completes century
ZURICH: France staked their claim to be contenders for Women’s Euro 2025 by beating holders England 2-1 on Saturday and joining the Netherlands at the top of Group D.
Manchester United have the perfect striker candidate - Ruben Amorim will love him
A year ago Ollie Watkins was the toast of the country after slamming in a last-minute winner to take England to the final of Euro 2024.
England captain Williamson blames England's poor defending on emotions
ZURICH :England captain Leah Williamson blamed emotions for her team's uncharacteristic performance in their 2-1 loss to France in their opening game of Women's Euro 2025 on Saturday, saying they failed to leave them in the dressing room before kickoff.
England Becomes First Reigning Champion to Lose a Women's Euro Opener
England set a number of unwanted firsts as it began the defense of its Women’s European Championship title by losing to France 2-1 on Saturday.