Richie Boon

The rescheduled Euro 2020 tournament is just around the corner, and we’re set for a mouth-watering month of top class football, as 24 European nations battle it out for the trophy. The top-scorer award is set to be fiercely contested this year, with a host of lethal strikers in contention for the Golden Boot, which was picked up by France’s Antoine Griezmann in the 2016 edition of the tournament. Here’s a rundown of some of the key contenders for claiming the honour of Euro 2020’s top scorer, an…

Last night, England fought back from a goal down to defeat Denmark 2-1 in the Euro 2020 semi-final at Wembley Stadium, with Simon Kjær’s own-goal and Harry Kane’s extra-time penalty rebound enough to see the Three Lions book their place in Sunday’s showdown. A far cry from the 4-0 romp against Ukraine in the previous round, this was the classic, tortuous trial of watching England in tournament football. You know, the one that would not be advised by any medical professional worth their salt: roc…

The 32-year-old looks set to leave Los Blancos before the transfer deadline at the end of August, after falling out of favour with then-manager Zinedine Zidane, and spending last season on loan with his former club Tottenham Hotspur. New Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo has already confirmed the club won’t be bringing the Wales sensation back this season, leaving the door open for another club to pounce. Cardiff City signing the £600k-per-week hometown hero would certainly be a transfer coup for t…

Antonio Conte has been named as the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur. A whirlwind 24-hour period saw the north London club sack under-fire boss Nuno Espirito Santo after just 17 games in charge, before swooping for the former Chelsea manager who had been without a club since leaving Inter at the end of last season. Speaking to the official Tottenham Hotspur club website, Conte said: “I am extremely happy to return to coaching, and to do so at a Premier League club that has the ambition to be a…

The Red Devils have announced the appointment of Ewan Sharp as the club’s new assistant coach and performance analyst, as they look to continue their off the field overhaul in pursuit of a revival. He joins his former Toronto FC colleague Chris Armas, now Rangnick’s assistant, at Old Trafford. Here’s the lowdown on United’s latest new member of backroom staff: The Scotsman’s links with Rangnick go back to the latter’s spell as head of sport and development for Red Bull GmbH. Sharp worked for Ne…

As things stand, England are 2-0 down in the series, after some shambolic batting from the tourists collapses saw the hosts take control of the series with victories in both Brisbane and Adelaide. The eagerly anticipated annual Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will begin at around 11:30pm on Christmas Day in the UK. Here’s everything you need to know about the iconic venue: The 100,000 capacity venue, originally opened in 1853, is an enormous multi-sports events complex th…

The cricket legend was known as a master of leg-spin, and remains the second-highest wicket taker in Test cricket history.

Brazil may be one of the favourites to wn the tournament, but they were put through the wringer by a defensively strong Serbia in the closing match of day five. Richarlison proved to be Brazil’s hero, scoring two goals - including a stunning bicycle kick - to take the 2-0 win. There was high drama earlier in the day as Portugal defeated Ghana 3-2 in an action-packed finale to their match. Meanwhile, Switzerland recorded a narrow 1-0 win over Cameroon in Group G, while Uruguay and South Korea was…

England have beaten Wales 3-0 in the final match of Group B, with the Three Lions progressing to the last 16 of the tournament. However, the result also meant that Wales finish their World Cup journey in the group stages. The USA also triumphed over Iran, which secured their place in the final 16 also. England now face Senegal and USA face the Netherlands in the next round, after the two teams progressed from Group A earlier today. Wednesday’s fixtures will see the final matches in Group C and…

France and Australia have progressed from Group D after two results which upset the odds. Tunisia defeated the French 1-0 and the Aussies also recorded a famous 1-0 win over Denmark. In Group C, Argentina made it through after a 2-0 win over Poland, who also progress on goal difference ahead of Mexico, who could only carve out a one-goal advantage over Saudi Arabia. Today’s fixtures in full: Follow the latest in our live blog, including reports from our football reporter Rahman Osman in Qatar...