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Euro 2020 semi-final England v Denmark: Bukayo Saka expected to start for England

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Last updated on 2 hours ago 2 hours ago . From the section England Date: Wednesday, 7 July. Kick-off: 20:00 BST. Venue: Wembley Stadium. Coverage: Listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live. Highlights on BBC One at 23:20 BST; Full replay on BBC One 00:55 Thursday; Text commentary, report and highlights on the BBC Sport website. Bukayo Saka is expected to start Wednesday's Euro 2020 semi-final with Denmark in place of Jadon Sancho. Arsenal forward Saka, 19, was outstanding in the last-16 victory against Germany on 29 June. It is expected to be the only change in Gareth Southgate's starting line-up at Wembley as England look to reach a first major tournament final since the 1966 World Cup final. Saka missed Saturday's 4-0 quarter-final win against Ukraine with injury. Sancho made his first start in the tournament in the last-eight game in Rome. 'England can make history' Southgate has challenged his England players to make hist...

Euro 2020: England face Denmark as they eye first major final for 55 years

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Last updated on 6 July 2021 6 July 2021 . From the section England Date: Wednesday, 7 July. Kick-off: 20:00 BST. Venue: Wembley Stadium. Coverage: Listen to live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live. Highlights on BBC One at 23:20 BST; Full replay on BBC One 00:55 Thursday; Text commentary, report and highlights on the BBC Sport website. England are preparing to face Denmark in the semi-finals of Euro 2020 at Wembley on Wednesday, knowing victory will secure them a place in a major men's tournament final for the first time since 1966. Gareth Southgate's side will face Italy in Sunday's final if they defeat the Danes in front of around 60,000 mostly England fans at Wembley. Millions more are expected to cheer the Three Lions on from home, in pubs and designated fan parks after a peak TV audience of 20.9 million watched them cruise past Ukraine 4-0 in the quarter-finals last Saturday. "We don't have as good a football history as we like to...

Euro 2020: Italy beat Spain on penalties to reach final

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Italy beat Spain on penalties to reach the Euro 2020 final after an enthralling semi-final at a noisy Wembley. After Alvaro Morata's penalty was saved, Jorginho strolled up to score and set up a final with either England or Denmark in London on Sunday. Federico Chiesa looked as if he had sent Italy - who are unbeaten in 33 games - to the final in normal time with a delightful curled finish to cap off a quick counter. But Morata stepped off the bench to slot an equaliser with 10 minutes to go after a one-two with Dani Olmo. But the Juventus forward's penalty miss in the shootout proved costly as Spain lost a semi-final for the first time in their history. Fears about an empty or quiet crowd proved unfounded despite tickets still being on sale during the day, and with fans unable to fly from either country without quarantining for too long to watch the game. More to follow. Line-ups Italy Formation 4-3-3 21 G Donnarumma 2 Di Lorenzo 19 Bonucci 3 Chiellin...

Fishmongers' Hall: Steven Gallant to be freed from prison

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Met Police A convicted murderer who tackled the Fishmongers' Hall attacker Usman Khan on London Bridge is to be freed from prison on licence. Steve Gallant was serving a life sentence for murder when he helped stop Khan's terror attack in November 2019. Mr Gallant was on day release to attend the prisoner rehabilitation conference where Khan stabbed Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones to death. Khan was restrained by Mr Gallant and two others before being shot by police. Once the attack began, he helped chase Khan out on to London Bridge. As ex-prisoner John Crilly sprayed Khan with a fire extinguisher, and Darryn Frost jabbed him with a narwhal tusk, Mr Gallant pulled him to the ground where the three men held him until armed officers arrived. Six police officers from the Met and City of London fired 20 times at Khan, including 18 shots in a 90-second period. Terrorist's suicide belt an 'elaborate hoax' Could Fishmongers...