HERZOGENAURACH, Germany (Reuters) – Germany midfielder Emre Can cancelled a planned holiday to Spain for a last-minute call-up to the Euro 2024 squad before scoring in the tournament’s opening-match victory over Scotland. The 30-year-old Can, who scored Germany’s final goal in their 5-1 Group A demolition of Scotland on Friday, …

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – Kicked backsides and a few cuddles were needed in the wake of Scotland’s demoralising 5-1 defeat by Germany in their opening Euro 2024 game, according to manager Steve Clarke. The thrashing by the hosts in Munich means Scotland sit bottom of Group A, although with Switzerland …

HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) – When coach Didier Deschamps takes to the dugout on Monday for France’s European Championship opener against Austria, it will be an opportunity to register a phenomenal 100th win in charge of the team. The 55-year-old is by some margin the most experienced coach at the tournament …

LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) – The joint top scorers at the last European Championship will face each other as Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal play Patrik Schick’s Czech Republic in their Euro 2024 Group F opener on Tuesday. Ronaldo and Schick both scored five at the COVID-delayed Euro 2020 and are likely to …

SEREMBAN: The Malaysian Cooperative Societies Commission (SKM) has approved Revolving Capital Fund (TMP) financing amounting to RM85.9mil for cooperatives engaged in large-scale projects as of April. Deputy Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Datuk R. Ramanan said that the initiative was established to assist and facilitate cooperatives in securing funds for …

FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) – Romelu Lukaku cut a disbelieving figure after missing a succession of chances in Belgium’s 0-0 draw with Croatia that sealed an early exit from the 2022 World Cup, but returns to the big stage at the European Championship hoping to banish those memories. A half-fit Lukaku …

BUERGENSTOCK (Reuters) – A leading Swiss right-wing nationalist panned a summit his country was hosting in a bid to pressure Russia to end its war on Ukraine as an “embarrassment”, reflecting the view that the talks are damaging for Switzerland’s traditional neutrality. The right-wing Swiss Peoples’ Party (SVP), the biggest …

KOTA KINABALU: Women are generally more comfortable talking about their problems and issues with someone of the same gender. Realising this, Kota Kinabalu police launched a motorcycle beat involving purple-dressed female officers and personnel to make their rounds at highly women-populated areas around the city. Kota Kinabalu police chief Asst …

WEIMAR, Germany (Reuters) – If Gareth Southgate is feeling the pressure of delivering England’s first European Championship in what many have speculated could be his final major tournament in charge, the 53-year-old manager is not showing it. The Three Lions play Serbia on Sunday in Gelsenkirchen in a Euro 2024 …

DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – After a shock last 16 exit from Euro 2020 and finishing runners-up as hosts in 2016, France can do themselves a big favour with a decisive win against an in-form Austria on Monday to stamp their authority on the tournament early on. Les Bleus have won …