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Southgate resigns as England boss after Euros final defeat
Gareth Southgate resign as England manager on Tuesday after final loss at the European Championship, their. England lost 2-1 to Spain in Sunday’s showpiece in Berlin and the 53-year-old Englishman said after the game that he would discuss his future in charge of the national team. “As a proud Englishman, it has been the honour of my life to play…
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Spain beat England to win Euro 2024 with late Oyarzabal strike
Spain substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored four minutes from time to give his side a deserved 2-1 Euro 2024 final victory over England on Sunday. It was a record fourth European crown, as Gareth Southgate’s team lost in their second successive final. Oyarzabal finished off a swift counter-attack for the winning goal as Spain were crowned champions, having won all seven…
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More migrant dinghies cross Channel to England undeterred by Rwanda threat
Dozens of people in two rubber dinghies reached the southern coast of England on Saturday, the latest among thousands of asylum-seeking migrants to make the risky sea crossing from France this year. Bobbing on the waves of the English Channel on a clear morning, the boats sailed across the narrow strip of sea separating France and Britain, with a French…
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Metro
“Japa’’ syndrome uncalled for – Authur-Worrey
Chief Olufunke Arthur-Worrey, a 96-year-old former President of the Lions club, has said that the subsisting crave of Nigerian youths seeking greener pasture abroad, otherwise known as “Japa’’, is uncalled for The nonagenarian, who relocated with her family from England to Nigeria in 1960, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos.…
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Tinubu appoints Mobereola new NIMASA DG
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for a renewable term of four years. The appointment follows the exit of Mr. Bashir Jamoh, whose tenure recently expired. Mobereola holds a Ph.D. and an M.Sc. in transport economics from the University of Wales,…
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Sports
Mikel Obi leaves England again, joins new club in Kuwait
Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has signed for Kuwaiti Premier League club Al Kuwait SC. The Brigadiers confirmed that Mikel Obi has agreed a one-year deal for the 2021/2022 season. The Nigerian midfielder’s arrival comes as reinforcement for Al Kuwait, who finished third in the Premier League last season behind Al-Qadsia and leaders Al-Arabi. He won’t be the…
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Euro 2020: England claim historic win over Germany
England ended a 55-year wait for a knockout tie victory over Germany to reach the quarter-finals of the European Championship in front of more than 40,000 fans at Wembley. Raheem Sterling put England in front in the 75th minute when he placed Luke Shaw’s cross into the bottom right corner, sparking delirious celebrations in London. Captain Harry Kane made sure…
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England vs Scotland: Mourinho, Lampard single out one player after 0-0 draw
AS Roma manager, Jose Mourinho and former Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard has singled Billy Gilmour for praise following his impressive display for Scotland in their Euro 2020 0-0 draw against England on Friday. Mourinho and Lampard believe Gilmour made the ‘difference’ during Scotland’s goalless draw with England at Wembley. Mourinho said, “The kid Gilmour was the difference, he was always…
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football
Another poor performance for Kane against Scotland
Harry Kane reluctantly accepted that he had to take being substituted on the chin after offering little goal threat in England’s goalless draw with Scotland. The captain made no attempt to disguise his frustration at being removed with 16 minutes remaining when the game was in the balance, but was careful to avoid criticising Gareth Southgate. Kane has been substituted…
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United States
Covid: Lockdown easing in England delayed to 19 July
The final stage of easing lockdown restrictions in England is to be delayed until July 19. It means most remaining curbs on social contact will continue beyond June 21, when they had been due to be lifted. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said there would be a review after two weeks and he was “confident” the delay would not need to…
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Europe
Queen Elizabeth II says no to 95th birthday celebration
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will not have a public celebration for her 95th birthday, according to royal sources. The reigning monarch is understood to have “no plans” to mark the event on Wednesday, which is her first birthday without her husband Prince Philip in 73 years, sources have told DPA. Philip, who was also known as the Duke of Edinburgh,…
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football
EPL leaders Liverpool held at Everton in goalless derby
Liverpool may have to wait a little longer for their English Premier League (EPL) title celebrations after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Everton on Sunday. But it could have been worse for the leaders in the behind closed-doors Merseyside derby, after Tom Davies hit the post in the 80th minute for Everton. The hosts will feel a…
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