A brace from Alan Dzagoev was the highlight of an impressive attacking display by Russia in Group A.
Dzagoev and Roman Shirokov netted before half time to put the Eastern Europeans in a commanding position, although they could have led by more if not for wasteful finishing.
Vaclav Pilar then gave the Czechs a shout of getting something from the game with his strike, but Russia saved the best for last as Dzagoev and Roman Pavlyuchenko both scored in the last 15 minutes to seal an emphatic opening victory.
Russia were content to sit back at the beginning, but they had demonstrated their ability in front of goal with last week s destruction of Italy.
Apparently the Czech defence had not learnt the lesson; a fluid counterattack spearheaded by Alan Dzagoev …
The latest instalment of the Women s Super League returns this weekend, with the opening round of fixtures offering plenty of insight as to what this season may hold.
Sonia Bompastor started her quest for Chelsea s sixth straight title with a triumph against Aston Villa, with the Blues again kickstarting the action on matchday two.
The defending champions make the short journey to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace, while Sunday s action features both Manchester City and Arsenal after their enthralling encounter at the Emirates.
Elsewhere, Manchester United will be hoping to build on their emphatic first week showing against Everton, with Liverpool and West Ham squaring off in their attempts to get their respective campaigns up and running.
But who d…
Enrique Iglesias Shaggy ???? EURO 2008â„¢
Can You Hear Me? by Enrique Iglesias is the official song of UEFA EURO 2008â„¢. Enrique is scheduled to perform live at the final in Vienna on 29 June.
The Spanish singer has been described as the ideal person for the job in a statement issued by UEFA. He is an international star who is passionate about football and who has European roots, said commercial director Philippe Margraff, according to the Star.
Other Euro 2008 songs have also been released. The competition mascots Trix Flix have for instance teamed up with Jamaican rap-reggae star Shaggy to create the Euro 2008 hit Like a Superstar .
Enrique Iglesias, Can You Hear Me?
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Hosts Netherlands claimed UEFA Women s Euro 2017 glory in thrilling fashion with a 4-2 final victory over Denmark at Twente Stadion.
Vivianne Miedema was the hero on Sunday, starring with a brace in a pulsating contest, in which Denmark drew first blood thanks to Nadia Nadim s sixth-minute penalty.
Arsenal forward Miedema provided a swift response and Lieke Martens of Barcelona netted from 20 yards out before the half-hour mark to put Oranje ahead.
Denmark captain Pernille Harder slotted home to ensure it was honours even at the break but Netherlands hit the front once more, as skipper Sherida Spitse dispatched a free-kick beyond goalkeeper Stina Lykke Petersen.
Miedama had the final word with a fine solo effort before the final whistle sparked joyous cel…
Premier League giants Manchester City can consider themselves to be quite unfortunate having been placed in the so-called group of their for the fourth time in last five years, but the difference is they look capable of overcoming all the obstacles. It goes without saying that Juventus, Sevilla and Borussia M gladbach will also be hoping to make it to the knockout stages, but since only two of these sides can qualify for the next phase, we are bound to see home highly entertaining yet nervy affairs throughout the Group D campaign.
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While they have won two of last four Premier League title and have emerged as main candidates to make it three out of five, Manchester City cannot seem to catch …
Barely two weeks after the final whistle of Euro 2008, teams from around the continent are heading back to Austria, this time to prepare for their upcoming seasons.
Over half of the German Bundesliga sides, as well as Italian, English, Spanish, Turkish and Romanian clubs in all, about 60 foreign teams are holding their pre-season training camps in the small alpine country, whether in mountainous Vorarlberg in the west, or the plains of Burgenland in the east.
And the Euro can take little credit for this.
The two most prestigious teams, Arsenal and Real Madrid, have been coming here for years: Arsene Wenger s troops will arrive on July 21 for their eighth visit, while the Spaniards, arriving the same day, will be here on their sixth outing.
We started…
Olivier Giroud compared France s tense 2022 World Cup quarter-final win over England to their semi-final victory against Belgium four years ago.
France scraped past the Three Lions 2-1 at Al Bayt Stadium on Saturday, with Giroud s deflected header ultimately the difference.
Aurelien Tchouameni had fired the world champions ahead, but England responded strongly and levelled through a Harry Kane penalty.
Gareth Southgate s side might have equalised a second time following Giroud s goal, only for Kane to fire a second spot-kick over the crossbar.
Victory sends France through to a semi-final against surprise package Morocco, with Didier Deschamps side looking like favourites to retain their crown.
But this tie showed how hard it is to win the World Cu…
The Carolina Panthers attempt to rid the nasty taste of their first loss of the NFL season in Week 5, taking on another NFC East opponent in the Philadelphia Eagles.
The NFL betting odds have Carolina as a 4-point home favorite but early play on Philadelphia is starting to slim that spread midway through the week. The Panthers defense had some holes poked in it by Dallas last weekend while the Eagles succumbed in a shootout with Kansas City.
Here are our NFL free picks and predictions for Eagles at Panthers on October 10.
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The New York Giants have not one, but two picks in the Top 10 of the 2022 NFL Draft and you can expect the new regime in New York to address their two biggest needs on this roster: offensive line and edge rusher.
Luckily, for the G-Men, if there was any year where having two Top picks would benefit building up the trenches, this would be it. But with so many unknowns heading into this draft, who exactly those players are can be difficult to figure out.
With the event in Las Vegas just days away, we try to make sense of the madness with our New York Giants mock draft — to go with our full NFL mock draft — and best bets based on 2022 NFL Draft odds.