England in World Cup semi thanks to ‘collective spirit’: Southgate
Sweden were lauded for their collective spirit heading into their World Cup quarter-final on Saturday, however after his side secured a 2-0 win it was England manager Gareth Southgate purring about the togetherness of his young squad.
Van Rooyen takes four-shot lead after three rounds at Irish Open
South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen turned in a spotless six-under-par 66 in the third round to open up a four-shot lead at the Irish Open on Saturday.
Southgate’s England shows maturity and smartness in confident win
No drama, no panic, no traumatic moment where it all went wrong — this really is a new England team and they showed it again in their 2-0 win over Sweden which sent them into the semi-finals.
Silverstone proves a pain in the neck for Vettel
Ferrari’s Formula One championship leader Sebastian Vettel shrugged off fears on Saturday that neck pain could hit his British Grand Prix hopes.
Confident England reaches semi-finals with win over Sweden
England defied almost three decades of disappointment to move confidently into the World Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1990 as headers from Harry Maguire and Dele Alli downed a dogged but toothless Sweden 2-0 on Saturday.
England form and Pickford saves made the difference: Sweden’s coach
Sweden made very few mistakes but came up against a better team on the day and a superb goalkeeper in England’s Jordan Pickford to miss out on their first World Cup semi-final since 1994, coach Janne Andersson said on Saturday.
Southgate, and England, reap reward for faith in Pickford
Despite England generally dominating their World Cup quarter-final against Sweden it was goalkeeper Jordan Pickford who was man of the match in the 2-0 victory as coach Gareth Southgate’s faith in the 24-year-old was amply rewarded.
Russia, Croatia each make one change for quarter-final
Russia have restored left-winger Denis Cheryshev to the team to face Croatia in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday.
Hamilton rises to the occasion with record British GP pole
Lewis Hamilton felt the pressure like never before on Saturday and stepped up to the challenge with one of the great qualifying laps of his Formula One career for a record sixth British Grand Prix pole position.
Froome loses big on tough day for Tour top guns
It was supposed to be a relatively quiet day for the overall contenders on the Tour de France, but defending champion Chris Froome and other big guns lost significant ground in a nervy finale to Saturday’s opening stage.
