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Cyriel Dessers handed Rangers defence from Michael Beale after star jeered by own fans at Ibrox

Michael Beale backed Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers to come good at Ibrox - despite being JEERED by his own fans.

England Survive Bruising Colombia Test To Reach Women's World Cup Semi-Finals

England fought back from a goal down to beat Colombia 2-1 on Saturday in a bruising encounter and set up a tasty Women's World Cup semi-final with Australia. Arsenal forward Alessia Russo scored the winner for the European champions just after the hour in front of 75,000 in Sydney to end Colombia's run in the tournament. Earlier in the day, co-hosts Australia beat France 7-6 in a thrilling penalty shootout in Brisbane to reach the last four for the first time in their history.

England search for Women's World Cup mojo after Nigeria scare - ESPN

SYDNEY — As the penalty shootout was about to get under way, the England players stood in a line together just in front of the halfway line. Nigeria had made them wait, taking an extra minute or so to group. But England were focused, anchored in what they call «the process.»