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The Independent
18 hours ago
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- The Independent
When is the Lionesses trophy parade? Start time, route and how England team will celebrate Euro 2025 victory
England defeated Spain in dramatic fashion after Chloe Kelly 's winning penalty secured Women's Euro 2025 glory and now they will prepare for a parade in London. The Lionesses will show off their trophy on Tuesday 29 July after leaning on goalkeeper Hannah Hampton during the shootout, with the Chelsea shot-stopper thriving to deny Mariona Caldentey and Aitana Bonmati, while Salma Paralluelo missed the target completely. Sarina Wiegman 's side, playing their third successive major final, rallied after an early setback in the first half at St Jakob Park. Mariona Caldentey broke the deadlock with a superb header, but Alessia Russo's own header from Kelly's delightful cross forced extra-time, with nothing separating the sides after a further 30 minutes. Here's everything we know about a title parade for the Lionesses after Wiegman's side created more history: When and where will England's trophy parade be? The Lionesses' Euro 2025 parade will be on Tuesday 29 July with an open-top bus procession along The Mall. It will start at 12.10pm BST, finishing with a staged ceremony at the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of Buckingham Palace starting at approximately 12.30pm. How can I watch the Lionesses victory parade? The homecoming celebration will be broadcast live across the BBC, ITV and Sky between 12pm noon and 1pm. Fans can also follow coverage of the event across England's social media channels. The event is free to attend, with the Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines Portsmouth and the Central Band of the Royal Air Force welcoming home the victorious England team. What has the FA said about the trophy parade? FA Chief Executive, Mark Bullingham, said: "Our history-making Lionesses are Champions of Europe for the second successive time, and have become the first England Senior team in history to win a tournament overseas. We are so proud of all of the players, Sarina and the support team who have all been part of this incredible achievement. They have all worked unbelievably hard and we know the nation shares our pride. The victory celebration in London on Tuesday will give England fans an opportunity to celebrate with the players, and be part of history. We've had amazing support from our fans both in Switzerland and at home throughout the tournament, and we look forward to celebrating together and creating some lifelong memories.' What has the government said about the parade? Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy, said: "The Lionesses' incredible win has done our country proud. Now, we have the chance to cheer these heroes home at their homecoming parade. The Lionesses didn't just set out to win the tournament, they wanted to change society – and this government is rising to that challenge. Whether it is supporting girls and boys to pursue school sport, investing in grassroots facilities across the country or bidding for the 2035 Women's World Cup, we are laying the foundations for a decade of change by breaking down the barriers to participation and inspiring the next generation of players."
Yahoo
20-07-2025
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- Yahoo
England complete unbeaten tour with 40-5 rout of USA
England wrapped up their tour of Argentina and the United States with a comprehensive 40-5 victory over the US Eagles in a weather-interrupted Test match in Washington D.C. on Saturday. Curtis Langdon, Luke Northmore, Cadan Murley, Jack van Poortvliet, Harry Randall and Gabriel Oghre -- one of six players to earn his first cap in the match -- scored the tries as England backed up their two-Test series win over Argentina with a comfortable victory. Lightning delayed the match kickoff by about an hour and interrupted the contest in the 29th minute for a delay of about 40 minutes at Washington's Audi Field, home of MLS side DC United. "A lot of hard work," England captain George Ford said. "Conditions were difficult. I'm proud of the boys. It's the last day of a four-week tour for us. We won all three games. We had six new caps today. We're really proud of what they did and I'm proud of the group effort as a whole." England's win was their seventh straight international victory following their defeat to Ireland in February in their Six Nations opener. The English improved to 8-0 against the USA Eagles by winning only their second match on US soil. "It's always tough to face a tier one team," US captain Ben Bonasso said. "The boys, we still trust the process. We got a try at the end. We hope to keep on going." The Eagles defeated Belgium but lost to Spain in prior summer matches. "Facing this type of speed and collisions will make you better," Bonasso said. "We still have to qualify for the World Cup so this will help us down the road." The starting lineup featured previously uncapped Arthur Clark, Max Ojomoh and Joe Carpenter while substitutes Oghre, Charlie Atkinson and Oscar Beard also made England debuts. "It's massive. They have been huge all tour," Ford said. "They got their opportunities tonight but the way they have applied themselves and trained and prepared the team for the two games in Argentina was unbelievable. They deserved that. It's a proud moment for them." Also in England's lineup was Exeter Chiefs wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, who served a red-card ban for the two matches in South America but made his return against the Eagles. - Fast start - Chris Hilsenbeck of the Eagles was shown a yellow card in the ninth minute and England capitalized in the 11th minute, Langdon scoring the try from the back of a rolling maul. Northmore touched the ball down between the uprights off a pass from debutant Ojomoh in the 18th minute. Alex Dombrandt had what seemed to be a try in the 28th minute overturned on TMO review just before lightning halted the match in the 29th minute. After the resumption, Carpenter lost a try in his England debut on TMO review in the 37th minute but Murley scored a try on a cutback run on the final play of the first half to give England a 19-0 half-time lead. England scored again in the first minute of the second half as Van Poortvliet finished and Ford added another conversion. Harry Randall added a try in the 62nd minute following an impressive offload by Feyi-Waboso and Oghre added another try in the 74th minute with an Atkinson conversion making it 40-0. Shilo Klein grabbed a late consolation for the home side with a try in the final moments of the game. js/rcw
Yahoo
11-07-2025
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- Yahoo
How England can close out series win in Argentina
Borthwick's side have travelled to San Juan, close to the border with Chile, for the second Test [Getty Images] Second Test: Argentina v England Date: Saturday, 12 July Kick-off: 20:40 BST Venue: Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario Coverage: Live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app Before England left for Argentina, head coach Steve Borthwick called the odds. He proclaimed that the Pumas – higher in the world rankings and with a clutch of high-profile scalps to their name - were favourites for the series. Advertisement That's changed. England's superb 35-12 win in the first Test in La Plata propelled Borthwick's side above the hosts in the rankings. Markets still have Argentina as favourites for the second Test but only now by the width of a betting slip. So how can a young, inexperienced England, without 13 Lions, back up their victory and close out a seminal series win? Dig in under new scrum pressure England have prepared with a drill involving mismatched scrums this week [Getty Images] On a trip that has included visits to Boca Juniors' home ground and Buenos Aires' famous Palermo Hipodromo racecourse, England have also been hosted at a traditional, meat-mountain 'asado' barbecue. Advertisement The front row might need that protein. After being more than matched at the set-piece in the first Test, the hosts have beefed up their front five. First-choice loose-head prop Thomas Gallo is back in the starting line-up with the 40-year-old wiles of Francisco Gomez Kodela on the other side of the front row and Guido Petti in the second-row engine room. England gave travelling journalists a rare insight into a full-bore training session this week. One of the drills involved the eight starters scrumming against a 10-strong pack. "If we're playing against a team which scrummages for penalties, and a heavy pack, then I'll go 10 versus eight and have a longer time under tension," said scrum coach Tom Harrison. Advertisement England are prepared. Cool hands & hard lines from debutant Luke Northmore finally earns a first cap after first being called up to the England squad three years ago [Getty Images] Luke Northmore was not the obvious replacement for injured Henry Slade. His Harlequins team-mate Oscar Beard is a more natural outside centre. Max Ojomoh started at 13 for Bath in their Premiership final win over Leicester last month. But Borthwick instead has opted for Northmore's hard-running physicality alongside Seb Atkinson in midfield. England will miss Slade's playmaking nous. But he wasn't always central to the backline's slickest moments in La Plata. Tom Roebuck's second try was set in motion by Atkinson's impeccable pull-back pass and Freddie Steward clinging on to a pass around his hips. Advertisement Steward's own try was created by George Ford's daring miss-pass across the face of the Pumas' defence. Northmore's challenge will be to bring his brute force and while keeping that attack, being overseen by Bath assistant coach Lee Blackett in the absence of Lions assistant Richard Wigglesworth, flowing smoothly. Keep the line speed While Blackett is looking after attack, Sale Sharks' Byron McGuigan is helping out regular defence coach Joe El-Abd. England have been varying the angle of the accelerator pedal over the past year, trying to find a balance between raw, rabid line speed which cuts down opposition space and a coherent shape that denies them holes to exploit. Advertisement In the first Test in La Plata, there was a little more gas and go-forward compared to the Six Nations and, together with some gutsy goal-line rearguard, it worked brilliantly. Argentina created two tries with sharp heads-up rugby. England short-staffed the blindside by one man on halfway and paid the price with Pedro Rubiolo's try – but such opportunities were rare. Willis to overpower Pumas once more? WIllis made 29 metres from 19 carries in the first Test [Getty Images] One of England's star performers in the first Test, number eight Tom Willis, outshone the Pumas' stellar back-row trio of Pablo Matera, Facundo Isa and Saracens' team-mate Juan Martin Gonzalez. Advertisement He was furiously industrious on either side of the ball, with a bottomless appetite for the rough stuff. He carried remorselessly, made 21 tackles and won two turnovers in a figurehead individual performance. By the end of the Six Nations, Borthwick was favouring a speedy, low-slung ground game in his back row, with Ben Earl at number eight between the Curry brothers. If Willis can produce again at the levels he demonstrated in La Plata though, he will be hard to shift out of the team. Bench spots under the spotlight The strength of England's bench has been questioned this year. In theory, with 13 players on duty in Australia, it should be under even more pressure. Advertisement However, England finished on the front foot in the first Test, pushing for more points rather than clinging on for victory. It is a young set of replacements - six of the eight are 24 or under – and the experience gained at the business end of a Test series in front of a loud, away support will be priceless. Borthwick spoke about this tour being a chance to build and reveal Test-match temperament in his youngsters. That focus may be most acute on these finishers. Twenty-year-old Asher Opoku-Fordjour, who came under pressure in Sale's Premiership semi-final defeat by Leicester, will relish the chance to prove himself. Advertisement Chandler Cummingham-South, who is attempting to add second row to his repertoire, needs to rediscover his rampaging best. The broken field and tired opposition might suit the all-court skills of Theo Dan, centrally-contracted, but third choice at hooker behind Luke Cowan-Dickie and Jamie George. Cadan Murley is exorcising the ghosts of a difficult debut in Dublin, while Jack van Poortvliet, who would have travelled to the last World Cup as England's first choice scrum-half but for a late injury, is pushing hard to move up the pecking order.
CNA
09-07-2025
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- CNA
James double helps England bounce back at Euro 2025 with 4-0 win over Dutch
ZURICH :England's Lauren James scored twice, while Georgia Stanway and Ella Toone also found the net to put the defending women's European champions firmly back in the driver's seat at Euro 2025 with an emphatic 4-0 victory over the Netherlands on Wednesday. Four days after a lacklustre 2-1 loss to France made Wednesday a must-win match, England came out firing on all cylinders in front of a festive crowd that included Britain's Prince William. James put England on the scoresheet in the 22nd minute when goalkeeper Hannah Hampton picked out Alessia Russo with a stunning long ball. Russo slipped it to James on the edge of the box who worked the ball onto her left foot before unleashing a screamer into the top corner. Stanway doubled England's lead seconds before halftime when the Dutch struggled to clear the ball and the midfielder was there to fizz a first-time shot past wrong-footed goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar. An unmarked James completed her double in the 60th with an easy shot from inside the box, and Toone added more misery for the Dutch seven minutes later. Russo held up the ball in the penalty area before sending it to a running Toone, who calmly slotted home.
Telegraph
02-07-2025
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- Telegraph
Josh Tongue cannot survive as a Test bowler purely by mopping up the tail
'The Mop' is Josh Tongue's nickname: recognition of his capacity to clean up the tail. Ben Stokes likes to joke about Tongue's penchant for 'rabbit pie', as he showed by celebrating at Headingley with an impression of the bowler scoffing. Tongue's dismantling of the tail in Leeds was instrumental in England's victory. While England's bottom four contributed 73 runs in their first innings, India's mustered nine runs across both innings combined. Five of those wickets fell to Tongue in devastating spells: 4-7 in the first innings and three wickets in four balls in the second. Tongue's method was simple: bowling fast, spearing the ball in either short or at yorker length, and attacking the stumps. Too often, England have lacked such prowess. In the 2023-25 World Test Championship, the average number of runs that England conceded for the last four wickets was the sixth worst out of nine teams. Yet however welcome Tongue's qualities against the tail, Test cricket requires that bowlers can do far more. Twenty20 allows for specialist death bowlers; the demands of Test cricket do not create scope for such a role. Quick bowlers must be effective in all climes - or, at least, maintain control when they are not incisive. As the clock ticked towards noon on the opening morning at Edgbaston, Stokes handed Tongue the ball. In their contrasting ways - Chris Woakes bowling fuller with more swing, Brydon Carse bowling shorter and with extra pace - England's quicks both bowled immaculate opening spells. After 11 overs, India had stumbled to 21-1; both batsmen at the crease had needed an umpire's call to survive lbw appeals against Woakes. Tongue needed only three balls to alter the feel of the morning - just not as he had hoped. After his first delivery was tucked away for one by Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tongue then greeted Karun Nair with a pair of half-volleys. Both deliveries met the same fate: Nair caressed the ball through the covers for four. It set the template for Tongue's opening spell. Where Woakes and Carse had been relentlessly probing, Tongue was by turns too short and too full - and often too wide to boot. Tongue leaked eight boundaries in his first spell, culminating in three consecutive fours by Jaiswal: an imperious hook through square leg, then back-to-back cut shots, jumping up on his toes like a meerkat peeking over a wall. By the time that Tongue's six-over spell was over, he nursed figures of 0-42; India had raced to 91-1. While England bowled admirably on a flat pitch for much of the day, Tongue emphatically ranked bottom of the captain's list of preferred bowlers. Indeed, with England seeking wickets with the short ball when the ball had gone soft, Stokes opted to use himself. Tongue only bowled ten of India's first 73 overs. When Tongue returned, he was given an orthodox field, with two slips. While there was a tantalising hint of reverse swing, Tongue only bowled a perfunctory three overs until Joe Root was whisked on before the second new ball. In the opening day, Tongue conceded 0-66 from 13 overs. These figures extend Tongue's travails against India's top order this summer. Bowling to the top six across the first two Tests, Tongue has now taken 1-188 from 43.3 overs: a record that explains Stokes's reluctance to bowl him on the first day in Birmingham. In his first Test appearances, Tongue showed no such struggles against the top order. Indeed, in his second Test, at Lord's against Australia in 2023, all of Tongue's wickets were top-order players, including dismissing David Warner and Steve Smith twice apiece. At his best, Tongue's cocktail of pace approaching 90mph, an awkward angle from wide of the crease and seam movement can trouble the world's very best. Warner GONE! 🤩 S̶t̶u̶a̶r̶t̶ ̶B̶r̶o̶a̶d̶ Josh Tongue gets his man! #EnglandCricket | #Ashes — England Cricket (@englandcricket) June 28, 2023 But after returning from an injury-ruined 18 months this summer, Tongue has only threatened India's best batsmen for occasional balls, not whole overs or extended spells. And, however brilliant Tongue was against the tail in Leeds, his record there against the lower-order is not sustainable for any bowler. If he is to enjoy the extended Test run that his talents suggest, then, Tongue will have to be much more than a mop. The sight of Jofra Archer carrying the drinks at Edgbaston showed the alternative that England will soon be able to summon instead.
