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MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - England’s exciting youngsters need to shake off the shackles of history and play without fear if they are to end 50 years without a major trophy at Euro 2016, coach Roy Hodgson and the squad’s elder statesman Wayne Rooney said on Friday. England take on Russia on Saturday having not reached a global or European final since their 1966 World Cup triumph and it is 20 years since they even made a semi-final, also on home soil, in the 1996 Euros....

The Tottenham star topped the chart by two goals ahead of a group including Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe, who both scored in France’s 4-2 defeat of Croatia in today’s final. Kane is the first England player to win the coveted prize since Gary Lineker 32 years ago. He scored twice against Tunisia in England’s first match in Russia and then bagged a hat-trick in a 6-1 romp against Panama....

Gareth Southgate’s men overcame Colombia in the last 16 to move into a quarter-final clash against Sweden Saturday. Garcia, who played 20 games for Spain, feels there are similarities between England and his nation’s successful 2010 outfit. “At least they are here. They are continuing in this World Cup which is something many people probably wouldn’t say at the beginning of this competition,” he said Wednesday. “What I see different, and I can compare them to the Spanish team of 2010, they are young, they are young players in that team, they want to do something big for their country....

Kohli had no qualms in admitting that the hosts were a better side in the second Twenty20 with the hosts comfortably chasing a 150-run target. Kuldeep, who had bamboozled England batsmen in the series-opener and returned a five-wicket haul, remained wicket-less in second match last night. “They played Kuldeep really well today, and that was the difference in the middle overs this time. They did their homework and played Kuldeep really well....

MS Dhoni, more often than not, talks about the process and how it is more important that the result. Though a certain set of people may view this as an excuse, some do believe that the process is important. If you get your process right, the results simply have to follow. There are two tendencies, unfortunately, that an average Indian fan inadvertently has: to be either result oriented or to forget the past too soon....

So, it will not be long before he will be on the cusp of owning almost all the batting records in the world by the time he retires. And, he is well on course of achieving that with 100 international hundreds being cherry on top. There are few records up for grabs in the ongoing test series against England to be devoured by Virat’s unquenchable thirst for runs. Here are 3 Indian batting records that are waiting to be broken by the Indian run machine-...

He advocated peaceful and cordial relations by using cricket as a friendly medium which can bridge the gap between the arch-rivals. Not only did he attend the SAARC summit in Pakistan, 2004 but the Government of India under his able leadership also gave green signal to the BCCI to allow cricket team to cross the border to play a full-fledged Test and ODI series (The historic tour of Pakistan in 2004)....

England started the day decently poised at 35-1, but inspired spells of bowling from captain Jason Holder and Shannon Gabriel saw the hosts bowled out for a mere 204. Joe Denly (18), Rory Burns (30), and Zak Crawley (10) all got off to starts, but none of them capitalised on a cloudy day in Southampton. Ollie Pope played a couple of beautiful strokes before fishing at one he should have left alone, giving West Indies keeper Shane Dowrich some work to do for the first time in the game....

The result — not a surprise, based on the extremely tired performances produced by players running on empty — leaves the visitors top of Group A3 on five points, while England remain bottom of the pile on two. Played at Wolves’ home of Molineux, the game was held officially ‘behind closed doors’ as a punishment for the violent disorder by fans around Wembley on the day of the Euro 2020 final between these teams last year....

SBI was originally designed to support intestinal health in farm animals, but more recently has been evaluated for treating enteropathy (intestinal disease) in humans, including addressing the loose and frequent stools of IBS-D. The product is derived from cows and is comprised of approximately 90% protein. The product is not absorbed at the level of the stomach or small intestine so that it makes its way intact into the large intestine....

The travails of Ano Liossia have lately been headlined across Europe as the worst of a widely shared problem. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Just head north to ecosensitive Germany, where the ethos of dutiful citizenship extends to one’s rubbish. There, dumping in the Grecian manner has been outlawed. Most landfill sites have been shut; those that remain accept only the trickiest materials that defy recycling. And through a mastery of modern alchemy, big business is turning trash into treasure....

These whales are vulnerable to ship strikes and entanglement with fishing gear. The Associated Press reported that a group of scientists said in 2019 there were 366 North Atlantic right whales. The population fell to 336 in 2020. The species is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act since 1970, according to The National Marine Fisheries Service. Petitioners would like the fisheries Service to expand areas and times in which a speed limit rule applies to protect the whales....

The purchase of a music company may seem like an odd acquisition for Epic, primarily known as a gaming company, but according to Ethan Diamond, co-founder, and CEO of Bandcamp, the two companies “share a vision of building the most open, artist-friendly ecosystem in the world, and together we’ll be able to create even more opportunities for artists to be compensated fairly for their work.” RELATED: Epic Games Store Changes Library UI...

Kiwi paceman Trent Boult was unplayable with the swinging pink ball in Auckland, taking a career-best six wickets for just 32 runs as England recorded their lowest score since managing just 53 against Australia in 1888. England even flirted with the lowest ever Test total – 26 – held by New Zealand following a meeting between the two nations in 1955, but a Craig Overton boundary spared the embarrassment....

Kane proved the hero for England on Monday, heading in a late winner - his second of the game - to secure a 2-1 victory in the Three Lions’ World Cup opener against Tunisia . The 24-year-old missed out to Mohamed Salah in the race for the Premier League’s Golden Boot, but still netted 41 goals across all competitions for Tottenham last term. And, having carried that form into the World Cup, Kane - who failed to find the net at Euro 2016 - claims to have put no limits on what he can achieve....

The 24-year-old, one of the stars of England’s Cricket World Cup triumph, has spent time recuperating in Barbados after suffering a side strain. Archer has been tipped to make his Test debut against Australia when the Ashes gets under way at Edgbaston next Thursday. He returned to England to watch Sussex beat Hampshire in the T20 Blast on Wednesday, and has been passed fit to take part in the match against Surrey after medical checks....

But the country has produced many fine players, who have excelled in the pinnacle event of the sport. Here we present an all-time XI of English players based on the performances in the FIFA World Cup over the years. Unsurprisingly, many from the team of the 1966 campaign feature in the list. Please note that performances from only World Cups have been considered and those in the Euro tournaments, international friendlies and club football are not factored....

Sweden brought back Sebastian Larsson, who was suspended for yellow card accumulation for the team’s match against Switzerland, while inserting Emil Krafth for Mikael Lustig, who is suspended this time out. Here are the lineups: England: Jordan Pickford, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Jesse Lingard, Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Kieran Trippier, Ashley Young, Dele Alli. Sweden: Robin Olsen, Emil Krafth, Victor Lindelof, Andreas Granqvist, Sebastian Larsson, Ludwig Augustinsson, Albin Ekdal, Marcus Berg, Emil Forsberg, Viktor Claesson, Ola Toivonen....

Having topped a group that featured Wales in qualifying, Phil Neville’s Lionesses will face another home nation in the finals in Scotland, who England beat 6-0 in their opening game of Euro 2017, while 2011 Women’s World Cup champions Japan are also in their pool. Holders USA, who beat Japan in the final in Canada three years ago, will start the defence of their title against Thailand in Reims....

While the series as a whole exceeded or at least has met the hype that it has created before its start, the same cannot be said about the individual performances of the people involved. Some players have given a good account of themselves while few others have failed to deliver big time in this series. Here are the 5 of the biggest disappointments from this series. #6 Hardik Pandya Hardik Pandya, without any doubt, is a talented cricketer and a rare gem that India has been looking for so long....