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England captain Wayne Rooney will be left out of the starting lineup for their last Euro 2016 Group B match against Slovakia, British media reported.

Armando Sadiku scored Albania's first goal at a major tournament in a historic 1-0 win over Romania on Sunday to keep alive their slender hopes of progressing to the Euro 2016 knockout phase.

There was relief for Austria and joy for those who like to see superstars cut down to size after Ronaldo missed a penalty and a chance to go into the European Championship record books on Saturday.

Having, in the words of their coach Marc Wilmots, 'lost a battle but not the war' Belgium present arms again for Saturday's encounter with Ireland on what they consider to be home territory of Bordeaux.

Italy's victory over Belgium was celebrated as a triumph of the team over individual talents, but Friday's opponents Sweden are relying on the singular genius of frontman Zlatan Ibrahimovic to get their Euro 2016 campaign off the ground.

A Northern Ireland fan collapsed and died during their 2-0 win over Ukraine at Euro 2016 on Thursday, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said.

Albania are unlikely to pose much of a threat to France but Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann will be expected to produce sharper performances in Wednesday's Group A match when victory should assure the hosts a last 16 spot in Euro 2016.

Minnows Iceland earned a 1-1 draw with Cristiano Ronaldo-led Portugal on their European championship debut as the superstar forward failed to score as he equalled his country's apparence record.

Brazil fired Dunga as coach on Tuesday, the national football confederation said, two days after his side failed to get past the group stages of the Centenary Copa America.

The Hungarians, World Cup runners-up in 1954 with their golden generation, last featured in the Euros in 1972 when the final stages were a four-team affair.

Ukraine were unable to sustain the same tempo after the break but their display showed Germany they will need to raise their game against Poland on Thursday.

Coach Marc Wilmots, however, has not had things all his own way in the build-up after losing defensive rock Vincent Kompany and fellow centre back Nicolas Lombaerts.

Saina's personal coach Vimal Kumar is happy that Australian Open Super Series champion "attacked well" and displayed more determination during her hard-earned win over China's Sun Yu.

Former captain Kevin Ratcliffe said this week that Wales need a 'Plan B' and he did not mean 'B' for Bale.

Manchester United and Spain goalkeeper David De Gea said he was "desperate" to take part in Euro 2016 and would not be put off his team duties.

His government chimed in 24 hours ahead of the first match of a month-long football fiesta that millions of fans and foreign visitors hope to follow despite an industrial dispute and pickets that have hit public transport and rubbish collection and snarle...