Blind quits Dutch national team after 108 caps
Dutch defender Daley Blind on Wednesday announced his retirement from international football after winning 108 caps for the Netherlands.
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West Indies coach sees positives despite defeat to England in test series
BIRMINGHAM, England : West Indies suffered a whitewash in their test series against England, which ended in a heavy defeat in the third match at Edgbaston on Sunday, but coach Andre Coley said there were significant positives to take from the tour.
Three changes for attack-minded Dutch, two for Romania
MUNICH, Germany : The return of Denzel Dumfries and Xavi Simons to the Netherlands’ starting line-up signalled their attacking intent for the European Championship round of 16 clash with Romania on Tuesday.
France beat Portugal on penalties to reach Euro 2024 semi-finals
France kept their cool and converted all their kicks in the post-match shootout to edge Portugal 5-3 on penalties after the two sides played out a goalless stalemate in their European Championship quarter-final tie on Friday.
Hlozek, Cerny start for Czechs against Georgia
HAMBURG, Germany :Czech coach Ivan Hasek gave starts to forward Adam Hlozek and winger Vaclav Cerny for the Euro 2024 Group F match against Georgia on Saturday.
Kolbe’s knee injury puts place in Springbok team in doubt
PRETORIA : World Cup-winning wing Cheslin Kolbe has returned to training after a visit to a knee specialist but faces a race against time to be fit for South Africa’s first test against Ireland early next month.
Injured Belgian fullback Meunier to stay behind for medical tests
BRUSSELS : Injured fullback Thomas Meunier will not travel with Belgium when they leave for the European Championship on Wednesday but will stay behind to continue treatment on a hamstring injury, the Belgian football association said on Sunday.
De Jong back in training for Dutch ahead of Euro 2024
AMSTERDAM : Frenkie de Jong has returned to the training field, in a boost for the Netherlands one week before their opening game at the European Championship, coach Ronald Koeman said on Sunday.