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Ollie Watkins struck a stunning injury-time winner as England beat the Netherlands 2-1 on Wednesday to set up a Euro 2024 final showdown with Spain in Berlin.

A 39th-minute Jefferson Lerma header sealed victory for the Colombians, who will now face holders Argentina in Sunday's final in Miami.

A historic 25th Grand Slam triumph is coming into sharp focus for Novak Djokovic, who demolished Holger Rune in straight sets in the fourth round.

Southgate's men are aiming to reach the final of a major tournament on foreign soil for the first time and take a step closer to ending a 58-year wait to win a major tournament.

Spain have lit up Euro 2024, winning all five games while scoring 11 goals and are just one win away from the final.

Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, who featured in France's 28-13 Test victory over Argentina on Saturday, were detained in Buenos Aires and will be taken to Mendoza where the crime allegedly took place.

The battle between the two most successful national sides of the new millennium, Tuesday's Euro 2024 semi-final between France and Spain, also showcases two contrasting styles.

Diminutive giant-killer Yulia Putintseva will target another upset against former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko, while lucky loser Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard aims to make more Wimbledon history.

Germany and Spain clash in Stuttgart at 1600 GMT with the host nation putting their hopes on the line against probably the best-performing side at the tournament thus far.

Just days after a controversial crash wrecked both drivers' races at the Austrian Grand Prix, gifting victory to George Russell of Mercedes, Red Bull's three-time champion and McLaren's pretender to the crown meet again.

The last-eight encounter in Hamburg brings together two of the most-fancied nations coming into Euro 2024, but two teams who have not completely convinced so far in Germany.

In an interview with AFP, Benjamin Cohen, Director General of the ITA, said potential tools as its disposal included biological and performance passports as well as a mountain of other data.

The tournament hosts suffered an upset 2-1 defeat to Panama last week and went into Monday's final Group C game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City needing to match or better Panama's result against Bolivia to advance.

Murray underwent surgery to remove a cyst from his back last month, a procedure he described as "not insignificant". The operation left him without full feeling in his right leg and placed in peril his final appearance at the tournament.

Alcaraz, who stunned seven-time champion Novak Djokovic in a five-set final in 2023, is looking to become just the sixth man to complete the French Open-Wimbledon double in the same season.

Drawn in Group D alongside heavyweights France and Ralf Rangnick's impressive Austria, the Netherlands finished just ahead of a lackluster Poland and qualified as one of the four best third-placed sides.

The discovery comes at a time when the government and privatized water companies are under mounting pressure to curb the high levels of raw sewage pumped into rivers, lakes and the sea around the UK.

A tournament which has been a mixed bag in terms of quality, entertainment and attendances, has certainly succeeded in setting up a final between the two best teams in the shortest format.

Ahead of the July 26 opening of the Games, ministers and financial observers are juggling the figures to estimate the costs and benefits of the sporting spectacle.

Romania's 1-1 draw with Slovakia in Frankfurt secured the point both nations needed to progress, while Ukraine's brave effort in a 0-0 draw with Belgium was not enough.

Narration by Hall of Fame announcer Al Michaels generated using artificial intelligence will voice the recaps that will be personalized to individual viewers of NBC's Peacock streaming service.

Left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi (3 for 6) and gangling pacer Marco Jansen (3-16) spearheaded the rout of Afghanistan's brittle batting line-up for just 56 off 11.5 overs after they chose to bat.

The welcome sight of the masked Kylian Mbappe back on the pitch could not disguise another under-par performance from France at Euro 2024 which raises questions about their chances of winning the competition.

The "big five" European leagues generated total revenue of 19.6 billion euros, up 14 percent on the previous campaign, and reported an aggregate operating profit (0.5 billion euros) for the first time since 2018/19.

Amid excruciating tension at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent, Afghan captain Rashid Khan and seamer Naveen ul Haq were the heroes as Afghanistan battled through three rain stoppages to secure a famous victory under the DLS scoring method that was sealed after 1am local time.

Paris played host Sunday to an ultra-glitzy collision between fashion and sport as Vogue put on its latest branding event in the heart of the city ahead of the Olympic Games.

The United States, one of the surprise packages of the event after defeating Pakistan on their way to the second round, were 115-6 when Jordan came onto bowl the 19th over.

Dutch coach Ronald Koeman said his side "weren't up to scratch" in a goalless draw with France last time out which all but secured a place in the knockout phase.

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie used parliamentary privilege in March to claim he had received information that the Australian Football League (AFL) was "secretly" manipulating drug tests to keep players on the pitch