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England shocked by Gary Lineker criticism following Denmark draw

England players have thrown their full weight of support behind Gareth Southgate after admitting surprise at the strength of criticism they received from Gary Lineker. BBC presenter Lineker, on his The Rest Is Football podcast, had described the draw against Denmark as “s---” and on Saturday branded Southgate’s comments over struggling to replace K...

Gary Neville names the TWO England stars who should be brought in for their final Euro 2024 group stage clash against Slovenia... as he urges Gareth Southgate to 'disrupt' their line-up

The Three Lions put in an underwhelming display against Denmark on Thursday evening, which saw them held to a 1-1 draw despite Harry Kane's opener.

UEFA to investigate SIX pitch invasions during Portugal's win over Turkey after selfie-hunting fans targeted Cristiano Ronaldo after he took picture with young fan... as Roberto Martinez slams culprits

The 39-year-old posed for a selfie with one young fan who entered the pitch in the second half but became increasingly irate when three more supporters reached him before the final whistle.

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Gary Lineker calls out Gareth Southgate for 'insulting' England stars – and Alan Shearer agrees

Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer were left concerned by Gareth Southgate's comments about his midfield following England's dreadful draw against Denmark

'What was he thinking?!' - England boss Gareth Southgate torn to shreds over decision to take injured Luke Shaw to Euro 2024 with Man Utd left-back nowhere to be seen again in training

Gareth Southgate has been slammed by England fans for taking Luke Shaw to Euro 2024 despite him not being fully fit.

Portugal player ratings vs Turkey: From selfless to selfies! Cristiano Ronaldo tees up Bruno Fernandes & fights off pitch invaders as Bernardo Silva finally breaks his Euros duck

The Seleccao cruised into the knockout stage with an ultimately facile victory in Dortmund that featured an unlikely assist from their star striker

Rob Whittaker knocks Ikram Aliskerov in the first round to make statement at UFC Saudi Arabia

Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker has made a statement in the UFC's maiden trip to Saudi Arabia, stopping Ikram Aliskerov on the first round.

Premier League referee suffers UEFA demotion after Virgil van Dijk's pointed comment

Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk was unhappy with Anthony Taylor and Stuart Attwell at Euro 2024. Plenty of people have made the same point about Premier League refs.

International rugby: All Blacks squad for England tour of New Zealand named on June 24

All you need to know ahead of England's tour of New Zealand against the All Blacks.

Emma Raducanu handed brutal draw for final Wimbledon warm-up event as she faces a Grand Slam winner first up

No easy matches for Emma Raducanu at the Eastbourne International.

WTA Rankings Winners & Losers Pre-Wimbledon: Coco Gauff secures two milestones, Anna Kalinskaya +7, Ajla Tomljanovic +55

No positional changes in the top 10, but Coco Gauff a big winner.

England's Cricket World Cup mastermind makes the switch to football as he joins newly promoted Championship side Derby to head up new sporting intelligence unit

The ECB's former Performance Director has already begun work at Pride Park as the head of their new sporting intelligence department.

VIDEO: Cristiano Ronaldo's p*ssed off! Chaos at Euro 2024 as SIX pitch invaders cause havoc - with one even grabbing CR7's neck in hugely worrying security breach

Cristiano Ronaldo was visibly annoyed as multiple pitch invaders disrupted Portugal's Euro 2024 clash with Turkey.

Best finishes from UFC Saudi Arabia fighters (VIDEO)

Check out the best finishes from UFC Saudi Arabia fighters, including Robert Whittaker, Johnny Walker, and more.

Katie Ledecky 800-meter free results, final time: Star swimmer cruises to fourth Olympic trials win

Sporting News tracked live results and highlights from Ledecky's 800-meter freestyle race at the 2024 Olympic trials.

Eddie Hearn makes Daniel Dubois warning as he provides Anthony Joshua fight update

Eddie Hearn has admitted that a deal for Anthony Joshua to fight Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium is still not complete, despite a press conference being scheduled for later this month

The $1.5 billion wealth behind emerging tennis star Emma Navarro

Rory McIlroy's knee-jerk US Open decision vindicated by Xander Schauffele admission

Xander Schauffele has been in the hunt at the TPC River Highlands all week but he has admitted he is feeling the effects of a busy schedule after a fast start to the season

Ian Wright slams decision to disallow Romelu Lukaku's goal in Belgium's 2-0 win over Romania... as Ange Postecoglou jokes 'don't get me started' about new technology

Lukaku thought he had doubled Belgium's lead on Saturday night before semi-automatic technology called him offside in a hair-splitting decision.

‘Rank thuggery’ – England lock slammed after history making red card that rules him out of All Blacks series

Charlie Ewels is set to miss the series against the All Blacks through suspsension.

Cristiano Ronaldo breaks new record after howler from Man Utd's forgotten man

TURKEY 0-3 PORTUGAL: Cristiano Ronaldo couldn't find the net but Portugal breezed to a simple win over Turkey - as goalkeeper Altay Bayindir made a dreadful error

Virgil van Dijk expresses his frustration with English referees after the Netherlands had a goal ruled out for offside against France

The Group D clash ended goalless but the Netherlands thought that they had scored in the 68th minute when Xavi Simons found the net.

Turkey own goal: Man Utd goalkeeper Altay Bayindir left completely embarrassed as Samet Akaydin crazily passes ball into his own net against Portugal at Euro 2024

Turkey's Samet Akaydin scored a calamitous own goal against Portugal after his no-look back pass rolled by stranded goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.

Anthony Gordon signs, Luis Diaz decision - Liverpool dream attack for Arne Slot's first season

Liverpool could sign another forward this summer to further increase Arne Slot's options. Some players stand out as dream options in the current transfer market.

Hurricanes v Chiefs: Head clash inconsistencies a cause of frustration, says Clayton McMillan

He credited the referee's performance, but admitted a couple of calls left him frustrated.

Euro 2024 viewers furious as ITV miss goal and show Cristiano Ronaldo tantrum instead

Portugal opened up a two-goal lead in their Euro 2024 match against Turkey in bizarre fashion, but those watching the game weren't able to see all the action in real time

Jack Grealish returning to Man City early after brutal England snub for Euro 2024

England international Jack Grealish missed out on a place in Gareth Southgate's European Championships squad and is already getting ready for the new domestic season

Spectators struck by LIGHTNING at Travelers Championship as PGA Tour event is hit by second three-hour dangerous weather delay

Fans were urged to seek shelter from the inclement weather as players were rushed to the safety of the clubhouse but despite the precautions, two spectators were struck by lightning strike.

Fans SLAM 'poorly made' Belgium kit after players were left DRENCHED in sweat during 2-0 win over Romania and claim it was 'uncomfortable' watching the Euro 2024 clash

Belgium players bizarrely became soaked with sweat minutes into their clash with Romania and continued to retain moisture throughout the match.

Diogo Jota says Liverpool has player even better than Jude Bellingham

Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has been having his say on some big names from around the European game while away with Portugal at the European Championship.

Rory McIlroy choke explained by sports psychologist as he skips £3.1m payday

Rory McIlroy's almighty collapse in the final round of the US Open was explained by a sports psychologist after the Northern Irishman's 10-year drought for a major continued

Michael Cheika headlines Premiership club’s shortlist after coach’s shock sacking

Former Wallabies and Argentina head coach Michael Cheika has been linked with a return to coaching in the Premiership.

The little adjustment Lexi Thompson made on this sidehill lie, and why you should copy it

The little adjustment Lexi Thompson made on this sidehill lie, and why you should copy it Lexi Thompson had it going during the first round of the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. She shot a four-under 68 to take the lead at Sahalee Country Club. Anyone leading a major has hit a lot of great shots. But one approach shot Thompson handled exceptionally...

PGA Tour makes big change to schedule after Scottie Scheffler voiced concerns

The PGA Tour has confirmed a change to the date of the Memorial Tournament, which will now move back to its traditional time slot in 2025 rather than being the week before the U.S. Open

The heartbeat of the team that led England's revival is gone... Gareth Southgate could be forgiven for pining for three stars who aren't in Germany, writes SAMI MOKBEL

SAMI MOKBEL IN ERFURT: The strongest dressing rooms police themselves. Gareth Southgate once had that luxury with Harry Kane, Jordan Henderson and Harry Maguire.

Euro 2024 substitute booked as he enters pitch as referee applies rarely used law

Giorgi Gvelesiani was handed a bizarre yellow card after coming on in Georgia's Euro 2024 clash against Czech Republic thanks to an obscure rule applied by the referee

Michael Olise's staggering Bayern Munich salary emerges as Man Utd fail with late move

Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea all failed to land Michael Olise - and the Crystal Palace star is now set to complete a transfer to Bayern Munich this summer

Unusual object stops NRL match after pitch invader storms field in bizarre scenes

Just when you thought that you'd seen it all in rugby league, a pitch invader has caused an NRL match to be stopped twice in one night in the game between the Roosters and the Bulldogs.

Carlos Alcaraz scores an ace with huge new Nike contract

Teams out of Euro 2024: Updated list of nations eliminated from UEFA European Championship

As Euro 2024 moves towards the knockout phase, these are the teams who have been eliminated already and will be heading home from Germany a little earlier than intended.

PGA Tour star becomes first player in four years to break 60 with incredible round

Cameron Young has become just the 12th player on the PGA Tour to shoot under 60 in a round for the ages at the Travelers Championship on Saturday to shoot up the leaderboard in Connecticut

England given Trent Alexander-Arnold solution and role change – and it keeps him in midfield

Trent Alexander-Arnold's midfield experiment has been the talk of the town in England's Euro 2024 campaign as a former Three Lions ace suggested a solution to Gareth Southgate's midfield issues

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou reveals one 'exciting' thing he has 'loved' about Euro 2024 after joining ITV's punditry team

Postecoglou has been in Germany as a fan but joined ITV ahead of Belgium's clash with Romania to make his punditry debut.

USWNT icon Carli Lloyd hits back at social media abusers after she compared Christian Pulisic to Lionel Messi live on FOX Sports

United States women's national team legend and Fox Soccer pundit Carli Lloyd has backtracked her bizarre comments comparing USMNT star Christian Pulisic to Lionel Messi.

Erik ten Hag in hot water with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Man Utd chiefs over TV interview

Erik ten Hag appeared on Dutch television days after Manchester United decided to keep him as manager, and the Red Devils boss went public with a number of supposedly private details

Heartbreaking moment World No 1 golfer Nelly Korda wipes away tears in the middle of LPGA Championship

World No. 1 women's golfer Nelly Korda let out some emotions after a very rough day at the LPGA Championship led to a third straight missed cut.

Shakib blasts Bangladesh's lack of 'fight' at T20 World Cup

Veteran Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan hit out at the Tigers' lack of "fight" after a 50-run rout by India effectively ended their T20 World Cup dreams. Shakib was the only player to make a 50 when he hit an undefeated 64 in the first round victory against the Netherlands.

Jose Mourinho wants two Man Utd stars with Fenerbahce opening talks over double deal

United's summer sale is underway...

Harry Kane 'called players-only England crisis meeting' after torrid Denmark draw in bid to 'give stars chance to air their frustrations' at Euro 2024

Harry Kane reportedly called England's stars together for a crisis meeting in the wake of their 1-1 draw against Denmark at Euro 2024 as he sought to instil confidence in the squad.