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Football  
Rowe edges England to U-21 Euros glory in extra-time thriller against Germany
Rowe edges England to U-21 Euros glory in extra-time thriller against Germany
Football  
Chelsea through to Club Word Cup last eight after four-hour match
Rugby union  
Williams injury leaves Lions facing race to fill scrum-half slot
Cricket  
England fall to heaviest T20 defeat as Mandhana century sparks India rout
Tennis  
Australian teenager Joint saves four match points to win Eastbourne title
Formula One  
Norris storms to Austrian GP pole as angry Verstappen slumps to seventh
The best of the week
Football  
Women’s Euro 2025: your essential guide to all 368 players
Women’s Euro 2025: your essential guide to all 368 players
Football  
An oral history of England’s Euro 2022 triumph: ‘An out-of-body experience’
An oral history of England’s Euro 2022 triumph: ‘An out-of-body experience’
Football  
Cazorla and Real Oviedo pull off most romantic of returns to La Liga
Cazorla and Real Oviedo pull off most romantic of returns to La Liga
Rugby union  
Spear and loathing: 20 years since tackle that changed the game
Spear and loathing: 20 years since tackle that changed the game
Cycling  
Curtain to fall on free-to-air Tour de France coverage in UK after 40 years
Curtain to fall on free-to-air Tour de France coverage in UK after 40 years
Cricket  
One in a 13 trillion chance: why six sixes in a Test over may never happen
One in a 13 trillion chance: why six sixes in a Test over may never happen
 

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Comment and analysis
I went back to the team where it all started. I am able to be the role model I never had
I went back to the team where it all started. I am able to be the role model I never had
I recently spent time coaching 80 girls at FC Midtjylland, the team where I began my career but had to leave in my teens as they had no women’s team
England’s unlikely win a beautiful reward for Stokes approach
Coventry has steel to make IOC role more than a puppet show
Watch and listen
Australian teenager pulls off 'best air ever' in Texas wave park
Surfing  
Australian teenager pulls off 'best air ever' in Texas wave park
Hughie Vaughan produced what has been dubbed a ‘stalefish flipper’ at a competition this week
Women's Football Weekly  
England gear up for title defence as Wales prepare for debut
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From the vault
Football  
Ronaldo, nightclubs and my summer at the 1997 Copa América
Ronaldo, nightclubs and my summer at the 1997 Copa América
The week ahead
A big week of live sport begins on Monday with day one of Wimbledon 2025. We’ll have updates from Centre Court and beyond throughout the fortnight. Join us from 10am (all times BST) every day to keep up with the big names, fan favourites and British hopefuls at SW19.

The Club World Cup last 16 continues with Inter v Fluminense on Monday (8pm) before Real Madrid take on Juventus in a heavyweight all-European battle on Tuesday (also 8pm). 

Also on Tuesday, England face India in their second women’s T20 game of the series in Bristol (from 6pm). We’ll also have live updates from around the grounds with our popular county cricket blog, featuring Yorkshire v Essex at York and much more (from 11am Sun-Weds).

Wednesday marks the kick-off for one of 2025’s biggest football events as Women’s Euro 2025 begins in Switzerland. Join us from 8am for all the pre-game news and buildup, followed by live coverage of Iceland v Finland in the tournament opener (5pm) before the hosts face Norway (8pm).

Elsewhere on a packed day, England’s men begin the second Test against India at Edgbaston seeking another statement victory (from 11am, Weds to Sat). In rugby union, the British & Irish Lions are building towards their first Test against the Wallabies on 19 July. Follow their second tour match in Australia as they face Queensland Reds in Brisbane (11am BST).

Euro 2025 continues on Thursday with two Group B games: Belgium v Italy (5pm) and favourites Spain against neighbours Portugal (8pm), plus the latest news live from the tournament through the day. Friday at Euro 2025 features Denmark v Sweden (5pm) in Geneva, before Germany take on debutants Poland (8pm) in St Gallen. The Club World Cup resumes with the quarter-finals – if Manchester City make it, their match will be live from 8pm. There’s also late cricket action as England take on India in the third women's T20 game at the Oval in London (6.35pm).

Another big summer sporting event gets into gear on Saturday as the Tour de France begins in Lille, and we’ll have live updates throughout every stage. The Lions face the NWS Waratahs in Sydney (11am) and there’s live F1 action at Silverstone as qualifying for the British Grand Prix gets under way (3pm).

In football, England begin their Euros defence with a tough first Group D fixture against France in Zurich (8pm) – but before that, Wales’ women’s side make their major tournament debut against the Netherlands (5pm). At the Club World Cup, the last two quarter-finals will take place at 2pm and 5pm, with next Sunday’s final at MetLife Stadium now in reach.

And finally, join us on Sunday for lap-by-lap coverage of the British Grand Prix from 2pm, plus fourth-round action from Wimbledon, day five of England v India at Edgbaston, and the second stage of this year’s Tour de France. Finally, Euro 2025 continues with Norway v Finland (5pm) and Switzerland v Iceland (8pm), plus all the latest news.
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