BERLIN, July 15 — Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal scored four minutes from time as they capped a dominant Euro 2024 campaign with a deserved 2-1 win over England in Sunday's showpiece for a record fourth title and condemned their opponents to a second straight final defeat.

DÜSSELDORF, July 7 — After so many painful 12-yard setbacks, England embraced the shootout on Saturday as they beat Switzerland 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2024 and move to within a step of their first overseas final.

BERLIN, Jan 26 — Manchester United put one foot into the league Cup final with an assured 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the first leg of their semi-final on Wednesday, reported German Press Agency (dpa).

LONDON, Jan 17 — Nurses in England and Wales will stage walkouts in February after talks for better pay broke down.

AL KHOR (Qatar), Dec 11 — France's top scorer Olivier Giroud netted the winner in the 2-1 triumph over England on Saturday and led the defending champions into the semi-finals of the World Cup in Qatar after Harry Kane missed a crucial penalty.

ANKARA, Dec 5 — England beat Senegal 3-0 Sunday in a Round of 16 match to set up a 2022 World Cup quarterfinal clash with France, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.

AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 30 — England marched into the last 16 of the World Cup as Group B winners after Marcus Rashford's double and a Phil Foden strike justified their first starts of the tournament in a 3-0 hammering of an outclassed Wales on Tuesday.

DOHA, Nov 22 — England hammered Iran 6-2 on Monday in an emphatic World Cup opener thanks to two goals from Bukayo Saka and strikes by Jude Bellingham and Raheem Sterling, before substitutes Marcus Rashford and Jack Grealish rounded off the rout.

DOHA, Nov 21 — Harry Kane said he hopes to break Wayne Rooney's England scoring record "as soon as possible" as the striker prepares to lead his country into their World Cup Group B opener with Iran today.

LONDON, Aug 13 — A drought was officially declared on Friday across a large swathe of England, amid a new heatwave and prolonged dry weather.

BANGKOK, May 9 — The Malaysian men’s badminton squad kicked off their 2022 Thomas Cup Finals’ campaign in stunning fashion as they cruised to a 5-0 victory against England in the opening fixture of Group D at the Impact Arena, here, today.

REUTERS, July 3 — Britain's government said it will lift its Covid-19 quarantine requirement for people arriving in England from countries including Germany, France, Spain and Italy from July 10.