Olympic double silver medallist Yohan Blake completed the sprint double at the Jamaican Championships when he easily won the men’s 200 metres on Sunday.
Gareth Bale’s Wales have captured imaginations across Europe with their run to the Euro 2016 semi-finals and nowhere are they more popular than in their Dinard base in northwest France.
The two most expensive players in football go head-to-head tomorrow when Cristiano Ronaldo leads Portugal against club teammate Gareth Bale and Wales in a Euro 2016 semi-final which could lead one to unprecedented glory.
Heroic Iceland finally ran out of steam on Sunday night, but not even their 5-2 collapse against hosts France could seriously dampen the overall feeling of pride at the nation’s first European championships.
Wales manager Chris Coleman would “never, ever” even consider taking charge of his team’s beleaguered British rivals England, he said ahead of tomorrow’s Euro 2016 semi-final against Portugal.
France will have the perfect opportunity to avenge their defeat to Germany in the 2014 World Cup when they take on their old foes in the Euro 2016 semi-finals on Thursday, according to star striker Olivier Giroud.
The resignation of Spain’s World Cup and Euro winning head coach Vicente del Bosque was officially confirmed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) yesterday.
After a week in the Paris Saint Germain (PSG) hot-seat, Spanish coach Unai Emery unveiled three new signings yesterday as he told fans to forget the past and focus on the future.
Olivier Giroud left the Stade de France pitch draped in a French flag and with a big smile, after he and his teammates had celebrated with their delighted fans until long after the final whistle.
An extended 24-team format was always going to make Euro 2016 a marathon not a sprint and, inspired by pre-tournament golden boy Paul Pogba, hosts France may be timing their run for the line perfectly.