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England 2, Germany 0: England rip up the script on night of release for fans and Gareth Southgate

June 29, 2021

For England, matches against Germany have historically been about pain, injustice, recurring nightmares and inferiority. At Wembley, in front of the biggest sports crowd the UK has witnessed since before the pandemic, they rewrote the script. This time around it was about joy, deserved victory, resilience and glorious possibility. But more than anything it was [...]
Black Widow review: Marvel returns with a familiar face

June 29, 2021

By the time Black Widow hits cinemas, it will have been the longest we’ve ever waited for a Marvel Cinematic Universe instalment. Obviously there have been external reasons for this absence, but in a strange way the wait has been beneficial for the world’s biggest franchise. Yes, there have been two and a half Disney+ [...]
English rugby scraps relegation until 2024 but chiefs insist Premiership is not being ringfenced

June 29, 2021

English rugby chiefs have scrapped relegation from the Premiership until 2024 as part of wide-ranging reforms to the game. The pausing of relegation and expansion of the Premiership to 14 teams is designed to stem the losses suffered by most clubs and exacerbated by the pandemic, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said. But the RFU [...]
England will beat Germany 2-1 tonight and make it to Euro 2020 final, analysts predict

June 29, 2021

England will take down Germany in tonight’s match, and even make it to the Euro 2020 final, according to analysts at Goldman Sachs. The Germans will be hoping for a repeat of their famous victory over England in the semi-final of Euro 1996, but Goldman Sachs’ analysts do not see it happening. After sneaking into [...]
Exclusive: Most Brits expect England to beat Germany at Euro 2020 and avenge previous major tournament defeats

June 29, 2021

Most Britons expect England to overcome Germany when they clash at Euro 2020 on Tuesday, according to a City PM poll. Germany have inflicted some of England’s most painful major tournament defeats, eliminating them in 1990, 1996 and 2010. But a slight majority of 52 per cent believe Gareth Southgate’s team will avenge those defeats [...]
How Germany are using data science at Euro 2020 and why it won’t help them in a penalty shoot-out against England

June 28, 2021

It’s hard to tell whether Pascal Bauer is being modest about his own work or afraid of giving too much away when he talks about Germany’s Euro 2020 showdown with England. As a senior data scientist for German football federation (DFB), he has an important role in preparing the team for matches like tomorrow’s last-16 [...]
Doubts resurface over British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa as country enters strict measures and Springbok trio test positive for Covid-19

June 28, 2021

The British and Irish Lions’ summer tour to South Africa has been plunged into fresh doubt just as the team is due to arrive in Johannesburg. The country’s president Cyril Ramaphosa has warned of a “massive resurgence” in Covid-19, with cases on course to overtake the peak of 2020. Three South Africa players tested positive [...]
Net profits: Andy Murray on life as an entrepreneur and investor, his new sports drink venture and why he’ll focus more on business after tennis

June 25, 2021

Sportswear entrepreneur Tom Beahon can remember one of his first meetings with Andy Murray, at the 2019 Australian Open. “Andy was in his hotel room, watching a Djokovic match, making notes on which side of the service box Novak was serving to just in case he played him in that tournament,” recalls Beahon, whose company, [...]
Goldman Sachs analysts: England will beat Germany in Wembley showdown and progress to final

June 25, 2021

Analysts at Goldman Sachs have predicted that England will beat Germany in their crunch Euro 2020 last-16 match at Wembley on Tuesday. After sneaking into the second round following a 2-2 draw against Hungary on Wednesday night, Germany will face England for a place in the quarter-finals. The Germans will be hoping for a repeat [...]
Euro 2020 fails to trigger surge in spending on pints

June 25, 2021

Euro 2020 has failed to trigger a burst in spending at pubs and restaurants, reveals new research. Spending in pubs and restaurants in the first 13 days since Europe’s flagship international football tournament kicked off was eight per cent lower than the 13 days before, according to debit card spending data from Lloyds Bank. The [...]