The 115th meeting of the Auld Enemy finished scoreless, with Gareth Southgate’s England held to a goalless draw with Scotland in the sides’ second game of EURO 2020. It is only the fourth time in 147 years that an England versus Scotland fixture has finished 0-0. The opening forty-five minutes...
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As the Formula 1 paddock prepares for the seventh round of the season in France, it is worth reflecting on events that transpired in Baku at the start of the month. As The Boar reported at the time, Sergio Perez was joined on the podium by Sebastian Vettel and Pierre...
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Despite a second-half resurgence from North Macedonia, Andriy Shevchenko’s Ukraine held on to secure a vital 2-1 win at the European Championship in Bucharest. Having started brightly, the Zbirna broke the deadlock on 28 minutes through West Ham midfielder Andriy Yarmolenko. Left in space at the far post, the 31-year-old...
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A functional performance by the Czech Republic was marked with a moment of magic by Patrik Schick as Scotland were defeated 2-0 in their opening game of EURO 2020. The 24-year-old Bayer Leverkusen centre forward scored on both sides of the interval, with his second-half strike an early contender for...
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According to The Analyst, no nation is more likely than Spain to top their group at EURO 2020. Drawn alongside Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden, Luis Enrique’s Spanish national team has a 70.2% chance of finishing first in Group E. However, Spain’s path to success at the European Championship is lined...
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At last, the European Championship has arrived. EURO 2020 began on Friday evening with Italy defeating Turkey 3-0 in Rome. On Saturday, a medical emergency involving Danish playmaker Christian Eriksen threatened to derail the tournament. However, with the former Spurs midfielder recovering in hospital, play continued in Copenhagen and St....
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26-year-old defenceman David Clements will return to the Skydome Arena for a seventh year with the Coventry Blaze, the club announced on 12 June. In comments released on the organisation’s website, head coach Danny Stewart hailed Clements’ development on and off the ice over recent years, praising the Coventry-born blue-liner’s...
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Following England’s 1-0 friendly victory over Romania at the Riverside Stadium last Sunday, Gareth Southgate approached reporters with a confident stride. “There’s probably one decision in my head,” the England boss said regarding his team selection ahead of the Three Lions’ EURO 2020 opener against Croatia on 13 June. “Every...
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Organising an international football tournament is difficult at the best of times. In the middle of a pandemic, the process can become more chastening, as CONMEBOL – the governing body of South American football – has come to realise. Initially, the 47th edition of the Copa América was due to...
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Since opening the 2021 IIHF World Championship with back-to-back-to-back losses, Team Canada has undergone quite the revival in Riga. Later today, Gerard Gallant’s Canadians will go to war with Finland in the gold medal game, a finale few would have predicted at the close of the group stage on 1...
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“To go all the way in the Champions League, we played some tough teams,” Mason Mount told BT Sport on Saturday evening in Porto. “At this moment in time, we’re the best team in the world. You can’t take that away from us.” If not the best team in the...
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Luke Ferrara will return to the Coventry Blaze for the 2021/22 season, extending his association with the Skydome Arena club to five years. Ferrara, 27, is the first player to put pen to paper for the Blaze ahead of the new season, which is set to begin on 25 September....
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Team Great Britain bowed out of the 2021 IIHF World Championship with a 6-3 defeat against world-class Swiss opposition. Once again, Arizona Coyotes draftee Liam Kirk played a pivotal role for the Brits, scoring twice and registering an assist in his best performance of the tournament. With the game tied...
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