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4.10 Newton Abbot – Uggy Uggy Uggy faces Swift Hawk
Keiran Burke’s Uggy Uggy Uggy bounced back to form to land a third career success at Warwick last month and looks to have strong claims as he bids to follow up off this 6lb higher mark.
Paul Nicholls fields one of two four-year-olds in the race with recent Hereford victor Swift Hawk hoping to take this step up in class in his stride under Harry Cobden in the plate.
Of the others, Clearance produced a superb display to land a course and distance handicap on his last outing but might struggle to back that up in this deeper Don’t Miss The Newton Abbot Country Show Handicap Hurdle.
6.20 Ripon – Sonic Blue on Royal Ascot trial
Tom Dascombe’s Sonic Blue made a winning debut when justifying favouritism at Doncaster last month and with normal progress expected he could prove hard to peg back under Pierre-Louis Jamin.
Wathnan Racing have been making a splash in the Breeze-up markets and they will be hoping for a big run from recent £350,000 purchase Artagnan. A son of Mehmas, the Karl Burke-trained youngster is a half-brother to useful sprinter Marshman and represents a trainer who has won this twice in recent years.
Art Design is another to watch in the market as she debuts for William Haggas, while Blue Point Express is certainly bred to be quick and cannot be underestimated in a red-hot renewal.
7.55 Ripon – Fortamour and Sibyl Charm clash
Ben Haslam’s course specialist Fortamour has been in good heart of late when winning at the track in heavy ground in April before finishing a solid fourth last time and a big run can be expected off the same mark here.
The Iain Jardine-trained Sibyl Charm has been steadily progressive, scoring on three occasions and should appreciate the drop in class having been well beaten at Newcastle last time.
International Girl will be expected to build on her reappearance here last month, while Tim Easterby’s Bay Breeze has slipped to a workable mark and is another for the shortlist.
Best of the rest
King’s Castle looks the best of 11 runners going to post for the Book Our Winning Post Restaurant Handicap Hurdle at Newton Abbot, although Colonel Lesley could also pose a threat. Later on at Ripon (6.55), Golden Strike – saddled by Richard Fahey – clashes with Manhattan Mirage.
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Martha Thomas scored four goals as Scotland defeated Israel 5-0 in Budapest to remain unbeaten top of Women’s Euro 2025 qualifying Group B2 – a result which guarantees them a play-off place.
It was the second time in quick succession the two sides had faced each other after Pedro Martinez Losa’s side won 4-1 at Hampden on Friday night.
And Tuesday’s rematch on neutral territory in Hungary proved similarly comfortable for the Scots, who have now taken 10 points from a possible 12 in their quest to qualify for the finals in Switzerland next year.
Scotland are now 10 points ahead of bottom-placed Israel with only two games remaining in the group and the top three all qualify for the play-offs.
The visitors started on the front foot and threatened in the eighth minute when Claire Emslie’s low ball across goal was deflected onto the post.
The opener came six minutes later when Thomas drove home a low shot from 12 yards out after being released by a through ball from Emslie.
The Scots doubled their lead in the 37th when Thomas headed home Lisa Evans’ cross from the right.
The visitors changed their goalkeeper for the start of the second half, with Eartha Cummings replacing Lee Gibson between the sticks.
However, the majority of the action continued to be played out at the other end of the pitch, and Thomas sealed her first international hat-trick in the 74th minute when she guided home another Evans cross with her knee from the edge of the six-yard box.
The Tottenham striker was on target for a fourth time just three minutes later when she glanced home Nicola Docherty’s cross from the left.
Chelsea Cornet sealed a convincing victory for Scotland with four minutes remaining when she lashed in the rebound after Jane Ross saw a header cleared off the line.
Wales denied by late Ukraine equaliser
Nicole Kozlova’s last-gasp equaliser denied Wales three points in their Women’s Euro 2025 qualifier against Ukraine in Poland.
Kozlova struck seven minutes into stoppage-time to earn her side a 2-2 draw that cost Wales top spot in Group B4 with two games left to play.
Four days after they were held to a 1-1 draw by the same team in Llanelli, Wales struggled to gain the initiative and went in at half-time a goal behind.
Yana Kalinina finished off a swift counter-attacking move to give her side a deserved 33rd-minute lead in a half in which the visitors failed to create any clear-cut chances.
Wales improved after the break and drew level on 73 minutes when Kayleigh Barton rammed home a penalty after being fouled in the box by Anna Petryk.
Two minutes later, Jess Fishlock put her side in front with a stunning 25-yard effort that pulled her within one goal of equalling Helen Ward’s all-time record of 44 for her country.
But Wales were lucky to escape when Gemma Evans struck her own post before Kozlova’s effort earned Ukraine a point their performance deserved.
Croatia’s win over Kosovo saw Wales sink to second place in the group but two wins in their final two games will still be enough to ensure Rhian Wilkinson’s side finish top.
Portugal come from behind to beat Northern Ireland in Lurgan
Lauren Wade’s early goal was not enough for Northern Ireland as Portugal came from behind to win their latest Euro 2025 qualifier 2-1 in Lurgan.
Wade struck after just five minutes on Tuesday as the hosts looked to avenge last Friday’s loss to the Group B3 table-toppers at Mourneview Park.
Portugal quickly levelled with a fine header from Kika Nazareth and then took what proved a decisive lead as Andreia Norton pounced on a defensive mix-up on the half-hour.
The victory put Portugal in a commanding position at the top of the group with four wins from four games, with Northern Ireland eight points adrift in third place behind Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sweden beat Republic with late goal
Magdalena Eriksson struck six minutes from time to earn Sweden a 1-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland who still remain without a point in Euro 2025 Qualifying.
Sweden had chances to make their breakthrough in the first half courtesy of Fridolina Rolfo but earned their second win in four days over Ireland as Eriksson broke Irish hearts in Stockholm.
The Republic have failed to score in group A3 so far and relegation back to League B is looming for Eileen Gleeson’s side.
What is the Euro 2025 qualifying schedule?
Qualifying matchdays one and two: April 3 to 9 2024
Qualifying matchdays three and four: May 29 to June 4 2024
Qualifying matchdays five and six: July 10 to 16 2024
Play-off draw: July 19 2024
Play-off round one (two legs): October 23 to 29 2024
Play-off round two (two legs): November 27 to December 3 2024
England boosted their hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2025 with a 2-1 victory over France in Saint-Etienne.
Sarina Wiegman’s side dropped out of the automatic qualification spots in their group after France came from behind to beat the Lionesses 2-1 at St James’ Park on Friday. Sweden, who started the evening second in the group behind France, piled the pressure onto England with a 1-0 victory over Republic of Ireland, but the Euro 2022 holders responded in fine style.
In a near-perfect first-half performance from England, Georgia Stanway’s long-range piledriver gave the visitors the lead in the 21st minute before Alessia Russo’s header doubled the advantage before half-time.
France failed to produce a shot on target in the first half, but they were much more threatening after the break. They were eventually handed a lifeline when Ella Toone lost possession in the middle of the pitch before Leah Williamson clipped Grace Geyoro in the penalty area.
KadidiatouDiani made no mistake from the spot to set up a big finish at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, and England needed a big save from Hannah Hampton, deputising for the injured Mary Earps, to deny Marie-Antoinette Katoto in the closing stages to seal what could prove to be a huge victory for the Lionesses.
England end France’s impressive home run
England inflicted a first home defeat on France in 21 games.
The result means England, who secured a first win in France in 51 years, are now in control of their own destiny in terms of automatic qualification. The Lionesses stay third in the group on goal difference but sit level on points with Sweden, who they still have to play, while they are now just two points behind group leaders France with two games of the campaign remaining.
How Group A3 stands…
Despite the defeat, France stay top on nine points from four games, with Sweden second on goal difference but tied with England on seven points.
Republic of Ireland stay bottom after a slender defeat to Sweden.
England know they will return to the top two if they beat Republic of Ireland in their next game with France playing Sweden on the same day.
The top two in the group go through automatically to next year’s championship in Switzerland.
How England avenged Friday’s defeat to France…
Image: Georgia Stanway celebrates her opener for England against France.
England looked like a side lacking confidence in the early stages with a few passes going astray and some heavy touches gifting possession to a France side looking dangerous on the counter-attack.
Ella Toone’s weak shot was easily saved by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, while at the other end, Sakina Karchaoui’s low cross was diverted just wide by Kadidiatou Diani before the Lionesses really started to click into gear.
England moved the ball quickly to Beth Mead, who crossed to the near post. Russo arrived with a perfectly-timed run but could only side-foot wide. Mead then had a chance of her own but Peyraud-Magnin made a smart block at her near post to deny the Arsenal forward.
The momentum was fully with the visitors and they made their dominance count in the 21st minute. Hemp used her strength to keep hold of the ball before teeing up Stanway, who unleashed a powerful first-time shot into the bottom left corner.
Russo was then presented with a superb chance to double the lead by Lucy Bronze, who volleyed the ball back across goal. The Arsenal striker latched onto the cross at the far post, heading the ball back across goal, but Peyraud-Magnin’s outstretched boot kept the lead at one.
Russo wasn’t to be denied for long, however. Another cross in from the right, this time from Hemp, picked out the Arsenal striker, who guided a header into the roof of the net to send England in at the break with a two-goal advantage.
Image: Alessia Russo heads in England’s second against France.
The hosts were looking for a response and made a double change at the break, bringing on Sandie Toletti and Delphine Cascarino for Amandine Henry and Sakina Karchaoui.
And they were gifted a passage back into the game with 18 minutes remaining. Toone lost possession deep inside her own half, immediately putting the visitors under pressure. Geyoro then drew a foul from Williamson in the box before Diani converted past Hampton to hand France a lifeline.
The momentum was with France as England looked to hold on for victory, and the hosts created one final opportunity but Hampton produced a stunning save to deny Katoto from close range to get England over the finish line.
England team news
Hannah Hampton replaced the injured Mary Earps in goal with England otherwise unchanged from their defeat to France on Friday.
Earps came off during the first half with a minor hip injury and withdrew from the squad on Sunday.
Wiegman: We are in a better position now
England boss Sarina Wiegman:
“A team effort. You know the second half is going to be different and they are going to push, but we worked so hard to stay together and keep the win.
“You know they are going to press. They were really chasing us. We have to make better decisions, be a bit calmer. We played into their hands a bit. We know when they win the ball there they have players that are so quick. We want to take those moments out of course.
“Of course it gives a boost. We want to win and we are in a better position now. The group is totally open. We said from the beginning this is a really tough group with top level teams. It helps when you win, but most of all we did better than Friday.”
‘England flawless in first half’
Sky Sports’ Karen Carney on ITV:
“The first half was the best I’ve seen England play for a long time. It was flawless.
“Second half was a bit different, but they got the result and that was the most important thing.
“England play better when they are under pressure but that shows they are a big team with big players. Sometimes they just need that bit of a rocket, but we are a top team.
“The only team that really beats us are ourselves. When we apply ourselves we are unstoppable. But can we keep that consistency up? Can we keep showing the hunger?
“France are preparing for a home Olympics. It’s not easy for an England team to go away to France and under pressure, get two goals and a result.
“It was a brilliant performance from England.”
Russo: We got our standards back
England goalscorer Alessia Russo:
“I think we got our standard’s back to where we wanted them.
“There are still parts we will work on for sure. We know the level is higher than ever and to even qualify for the Euros is going to be harder than ever.”
“We know our standards have to be higher. We probably let them slip a bit recently. We know the talent we have, we know the potential we have and we saw a lot more flashes of it tonight.”
Stanway: Massive step in right direction
England goalscorer Georgia Stanway:
“We were on the front foot from the beginning. We knew the other day wasn’t bad but there was a few things we had to tweak. We did that today. We battled for 95 minutes, we made sure we weren’t leaving this stadium without a good result. We’re not satisfied with how this week has been but today is a massive step in the right direction for us.
“It’s absolutely massive. We knew how important it was to get the three points. That’s a really big win for us today.”
What’s next?
The Lionesses return to action next month with their final two Euro 2025 qualifying matches. Sarina Wiegman’s side host the Republic of Ireland at Carrow Road on July 12 and then end their campaign with an away trip against Sweden on July 16.
What are the other Euro 2025 qualifying dates?
July 12: England vs Republic of Ireland, Norwich, kick-off 8pm
July 16: Sweden vs England, location TBC, kick-off 6pm
Play-off draw: July 19
Play-off round one (two legs): October 23-29
Play-off round two (two legs): November 27-December 3
Jannik Sinner stepped up his bid for a second Grand Slam title by securing a a 6-2 6-4 7-6 (7-3) victory over Grigor Dimitrov to reach the French Open semi-finals.
Although he didn’t know it at the time, the 22-year-old will also become the new world No 1 next week, regardless of who wins the French Open, after defending champion Novak Djokovic pulled out with a knee injury before his quarter-final match.
Sinner quickly earned a double break over 10th seed Dimitrov, hardly breaking sweat when taking the opening set.
Italy’s Jannik Sinner will become the new world No 1 regardless of whether he wins the French Open or not
Things started to become a bit trickier thereafter, the Italian struggling with a back twinge during the second set that hampered his progress.
Despite the issue, Sinner still claimed the second 6-4 and edged out Dimitrov in a third-set tie-break despite blowing the chance to clinch victory sooner when broken by the Bulgarian as he served for the match.
Sinner said after his win: “It means a lot to me for sure. It’s not the way we all were expecting actually. He had two very long matches, tough matches, five sets, so it’s tough. The first one he finished really late also.
“You know, it’s tough also for the tournament. Novak [Djokovic] retiring, it’s always tough. Talking about myself, I am very happy about this achievement. It’s a lot of work we put in daily. It’s a daily routine. Obviously I’m happy to have this number.
Can Jannik Sinner add to his Australian Open win from earlier in the season?
“In two days there is a very important match for me, the semi-finals, so I’m focused about that at the moment. But, yes, of course, very happy to have this number now.”
Alcaraz sets up Sinner semi-final showdown
Sinner will play fellow young gun Carlos Alcaraz, who until last September was world No 1 himself.
Alcaraz claimed he had the “key” to beating Stefanos Tsitsipas ahead of their night session quarter-final, then was true to his word as he overpowered the Greek ninth seed 6-3 7-6 (3) 6-4.
Tsitsipas made a brief fight of things in the second set, and complained of hindrance to the umpire following one elongated Alcaraz grunt during the tie-break.
But a double-fault midway through the third set gifted Alcaraz the initiative and the Spaniard duly took his head-to-head with Tsitsipas to six wins from six matches.
Image: Carlos Alcaraz has only dropped one set on his way to the semi-finals
“I think it was a very good match, I played great,” Alcaraz said. “I controlled very well my emotions and was really calm in the moments I had to be. I’m really happy to play a semi-final here in Roland Garros.
“Jannik will be a really difficult challenge, right now he’s the best player in the world, the player playing the best tennis right now. We’ve played some great, great matches. Thanks to him I push myself to be a better player, to improve my game to try to beat him. I’m ready to take that challenge.”
Coco Gauff came back from a set down to beat Ons Jabeur and book her place in the final four of the French Open.
In a terrific quarter-final clash, Gauff rallied to prevail 4-6 6-2 6-3 after a shaky start to the match which saw the 20-year-old struggle to get to grips with the shot-making of Jabeur.
The US Open champion, seeding third at Roland Garros, grew in confidence in the second set and stamped her authority on proceedings by breaking Jabeur three straight times.
Ons Jabeur impressed early on in the match before her groundstrokes became increasingly erratic
The eighth-ranked Tunisian began to fade in the final set, her groundstrokes becoming increasingly erratic, and Gauff claimed another break of serve early on.
Jabeur threatened to break back as Gauff served for the match, but the American clung on and eventually closed out victory with her third match point as Jabeur volleyed wide.
“I definitely tried to be more aggressive,” Gauff said. “She was playing really well the whole match, she was hitting a lot of winners against me – which is not something I’m used to with anybody.
“Towards the end, I got a little bit tight on the match points, but I did what I needed to do to win.”
Coco Gauff will potentially meet world No 1 Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals, who has ended her French Open hopes in the 2022 final and 2023 quarter-finals.
Afghanistan opened their T20 World Cup campaign with a huge 125-run victory over Uganda in Guyana.
Debutants Uganda opted to bowl first, but Afghanistan’s opening pair racked up a partnership of 154 to set their team up for an imposing total.
Wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz clubbed 76 off 45 balls while Ibrahim Zadran clattered 70 off 46 balls before a late flurry of wickets saw Afghanistan finish on 183-5.
Cosmas Kyewuta (2-25) and Brian Masaba (2-21) were the pick of the Ugandan bowlers.
Two wickets in the first three balls of the reply then ensured Uganda were always up against it in the run chase.
Only two batters reached double digits after Afghanistan’s Fazalhaq Farooqi, who finished with 5-9 from his four overs, was on a hat-trick in the first over.
Captain Rashid Khan and Naveen Ul Haq took two wickets each to bowl Uganda out for just 58 in 16 overs.
Afghanistan play New Zealand next in Group C, while Uganda will take on Papua New Guinea.
What’s next?
England open up against Scotland in Barbados on Tuesday (3.30pm first ball) with Ireland playing India in New York on Wednesday (also 3.30pm).
Watch every match from the Men’s T20 World Cup live on Sky Sports between now and 29.
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As World Cup title defences go, it could not really have turned out any worse.
England’s 50-over shambles in India last autumn was up there with France’s defence of the Football World Cup in 2002 when Les Blues were dumped out in the first round without scoring a goal.
The England cricket team’s 2023 World Cup was full of goals – own goals. It felt like they were consistently booting balls into their own net in some perverse and unconscious act of self-sabotage.
Dallas Cowboys legend Larry Allen died Sunday while on vacation with his family in Mexico. He was 52.
Allen made 11 Pro Bowls and six All-Pro first teams over 14 seasons as an offensive lineman for the Cowboys (1994-2005) and San Francisco 49ers (2006-07). He was a member of the Hall of Fame’s All-Decade teams for the 1990s and the 2000s and was inducted into Canton in 2013.
“Larry, known for his great athleticism and incredible strength, was one of the most respected offensive linemen to ever play in the NFL,” Dallas Cowboys said in a statement.
“His versatility and dependability were also signature parts of his career. Through that, he continued to serve as inspiration for many other players, defining what it meant to be a great team-mate, competitor and winner.”
Image: Allen (right) poses with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones during the induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2013
“The Jones family and the Cowboys extend their deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers to the Allen family and grieve along with the many other friends and Cowboys team-mates that also loved Larry.”
Drafted by the Cowboys in the second round in 1994 out of Division II Sonoma State, Allen won Super Bowl XXX with Dallas in his second NFL season. He played in 203 regular-season games (197 starts) and eight playoff games (all starts).
Allen grew up in Compton, California, where he survived being stabbed 12 times while protecting one of his brothers.
He attended four different high schools before attending Butte College in Oroville, earning JUCO All-American honours before starring at Sonoma State and participating in the East-West Shrine Game and Senior Bowl.
Allen mostly played left guard in the NFL but also lined up at right guard, right tackle and left tackle while protecting quarterbacks from Troy Aikman to Tony Romo in Dallas and Alex Smith in San Francisco.
Novak Djokovic is uncertain he will be able to play in the French Open quarter-finals on Wednesday after injuring his right knee and needing anti-inflammatory tablets during an epic fourth-round victory over Francisco Cerundolo.
The world No 1 limped into the quarter-finals at Roland Garros after defying a knee injury to come through the longest Roland Garros match of his career.
He defeated Cerundolo – in another five-setter – 6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3 in four hours and 39 minutes.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion, whose five-set match against Lorenzo Musetti finished after 3am on Sunday morning, revealed that he has been bothered by the knee for a couple of weeks, but the injury reoccurred when he slipped on court at the start of the second set and tweaked it.
He began grimacing and rubbing his right knee shortly after taking the first set and required a medical time-out in the next before being visited by a trainer and a doctor on a number of separate occasions.
Djokovic was heard telling the physio: “I screwed up my knee. I’m slipping and sliding all the time.”
Djokovic rubs his knee after winning the opening set
The 37-year-old is due to face Casper Ruud in a rematch of last year’s final on Wednesday.
“At one point I didn’t know whether I should continue or not with what’s happening. I got the medications and then, after the third set was done, I asked for more medications and got them,” said the three-time Roland Garros champion.
“That was the maximum dose that kicked in… after 30 to 45 minutes, which was about the time at the end of the fourth set, when things started to really improve for me. I started to feel less limitations in my movement.
“The whole fifth set was almost without any pain, which is great. But the effect of the medications will not last for too long, so I’ll see. We’ll do some more screening and tests and check-ups tomorrow, as well.
“We’ve done some with the doctor now. Some positive news but also some concerns, so let’s see tomorrow. I can’t tell you more about it at the moment. I’m glad I was able to play fifth set… without feeling pain I felt for two-and-a-half-sets. But you never know what will happen tomorrow.
“Good thing about the Slam is that you have a day between that will allow hopefully the healing process to happen more efficiently for me.
“That’s it. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow – or after tomorrow, if I’ll be able to step out on the court and play. You know, I hope so. Let’s see what happens.
“This is something that happened. It’s unplanned and unpredictable injury, and so I have to rethink or reprogramme with my medical team and physio the recovery time and focus it mostly on the knee.”
Djokovic, who also took a tumble late in the contest, said drier conditions after a week of rain had affected the clay.
“The injury that I had today with the knee happened exactly because of that, because I slipped and slid a lot,” he added.
“Everyone slides on clay, but I slipped way too many times. That is quite unusual. I do, because I have an aggressive kind of movement, dynamic change of directions. It’s normal for me.
“I’ve slipped and fallen on the clay many times in my life, and on grass as well, but this was just too many times today.”
Djokovic said his team were having a conversation with tournament officials about why his requests to have the courts swept more frequently were being denied.
“Today I injured myself. I survived. I won the match. Great. But will I be able to play next one? I don’t know,” he added.
“I don’t know the severity of the injury. But could have this injury be prevented? Possibly, if there was just a little bit more of frequent care of the court during the set.”
