The Netherlands Defeat Ukraine In Five-Goal Thriller

The Netherlands Defeat Ukraine In Five-Goal Thriller

The Netherlands made a dramatic return to major tournament football, snatching a late 3-2 victory over Ukraine having squandered a two-goal lead in their Euro 2020 opener. The side had failed to qualify for the previous European Championships and the...
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Austria Score Late Brace To Defeat North Macedonia In Romania

Austria Score Late Brace To Defeat North Macedonia In Romania

Austria struck twice late on to ensure North Macedonia’s debut at a major tournament ended in a spirited 3-1 defeat in Romania. Igor Angelovski’s side broke new ground by qualifying for Euro 2020 after a play-off win over Georgia last...
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Sterling Scores First Major Tournament Goal To Give England A Home Win

Sterling Scores First Major Tournament Goal To Give England A Home Win

Raheem Sterling’s first major tournament goal got England’s Euro 2020 campaign off to a winning start as Gareth Southgate’s side overcame World Cup semi-final foes Croatia. Three years on from their heartbreaking extra-time loss at the Luzhniki, England ...
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Breakthrough On Brexit Trade Deal Still Possible Says Taoiseach

Breakthrough On Brexit Trade Deal Still Possible Says Taoiseach

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said it will be “very problematic” if the UK again extends unilaterally the grace period for Northern Ireland Protocol checks. But speaking on the Trevor Phillips on Sunday program on Sky News, Mr Martin also insisted...
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Cancelo Tests Positive For Covid-19 Just Days Before Portugal’s Opener

Cancelo Tests Positive For Covid-19 Just Days Before Portugal’s Opener

Manchester City defender Joao Cancelo has tested positive for Covid-19 two days before Portugal’s Euro 2020 opener against Hungary. Cancelo has been placed in isolation and Portugal coach Fernando Santos has replaced the 27-year-old with Manchester United’...
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Lukaku Scores Brace As Belgium Ease Past Russia

Lukaku Scores Brace As Belgium Ease Past Russia

Belgium started Euro 2020 with a 3-0 win over Russia with Romelu Lukaku dedicating the first of two goals to Inter Milan team-mate Christian Eriksen. The Group B fixture had appeared in doubt when the other match in the group...
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Finnish Celebrations Muted After Eriksen Rushed To Hospital After Collapse

Finnish Celebrations Muted After Eriksen Rushed To Hospital After Collapse

Finland marked their arrival at a first international tournament with a 1-0 win over Denmark in Copenhagen, where the match had been suspended just before half-time after Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed and was taken to hospital. It had...
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Wales’ Kieffer Moore Rescues A Point Against Switzerland

Wales’ Kieffer Moore Rescues A Point Against Switzerland

Kieffer Moore headed a superb equalizer as Wales opened their Euro 2020 campaign with a 1-1 draw against Switzerland at the Olympic Stadium in Baku. Breel Embolo put Switzerland in front after 49 minutes, his close-range effort full reward for...
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Leinster End Rainbow Cup Campaign With Home Win Against Dragons

Leinster End Rainbow Cup Campaign With Home Win Against Dragons

Retiring duo Scott Fardy and Michael Bent bowed out on a winning note as Leinster closed out the Guinness PRO14 Rainbow Cup with a 38-7 bonus-point victory over the Dragons at the RDS. With supporters making their long-awaited return to...
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Two Irish Vaccine Researchers To Be Honored By British Queen

Two Irish Vaccine Researchers To Be Honored By British Queen

Covid-19 has been a “big, wake-up call”, a leading scientist to be recognized by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said. Dublin-born Professor Adrian Hill, co-director of the Oxford Martin Program on Vaccines, is to receive an honorary knighthood for his wor...
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