Boasting a personal six-game unbeaten record against England, Iceland co-coach Lars Lagerback insists his side won’t be overawed by facing a selection of Premier League stars in their Euro 2016 last 16 clash Monday.

Irish hero Robbie Brady insisted that the Republic of Ireland have nothing to fear in a Euro 2016 knockout tie against hosts France after his goal secured a famous win over Italy.

Padraig Harrington stepped up for Ireland yesterday after compatriots Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy ruled out playing in Rio when golf returns to the Olympics for the first time in 112 years.

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) has taken another significant step in the ongoing preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar by successfully giving the renowned Al Sadd SC Stadium a new surface.

Al Rayyan face a daunting task at the Futsal Intercontinental Cup, which begins today in Doha.

A German flight attendant is suing footballer Max Kruse for infringement of privacy after he allegedly showed his teammates images of her in the nude, Bild daily reported yesterday.

Chile stormed into the Copa America final yesterday, beating Colombia 2-0 in a weather-disrupted semi-final that took more than four hours to complete.

Fresh from his second win of the MotoGP season Valentino Rossi heads to one of his favourite circuits this weekend eager to pile more pressure on championship leader Marc Marquez.

England coach Eddie Jones yesterday said he was targeting a 3-0 whitewash of Australia as a “dress rehearsal” for the next World Cup.

Chicago Bulls playmaker Derrick Rose, a former NBA Most Valuable Player nagged by knee injuries for years, was traded to the New York Knicks on Wednesday in a six-player deal.

Downtown Cleveland was a sea of wine and gold Wednesday as hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans gave a hero’s welcome to NBA superstar LeBron James and his Cavaliers teammates.

Imagine someone offered you $50-$100 a week to do a job in Everett, Washington and then someone else offered you $400,000 to do the same job for a year in Zurich.