Section: The Himalayan Times (Nepal)
Preview: Lewandowski and Shaqiri still to shine
Poland’s Robert Lewandowski reacts after the match REUTERS Poland forward Robert Lewandowski and Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri, who have yet to shine at Euro 2016, will have another chance to brighten up the tournament when their teams clash in St Etienne in the last 16 on Saturday. Although neither player has had an especially bad...
Slovakia warm-up defeat not an issue for Germans
Slovakia team pose for a photograph before their match in Euro 2016 at Stade de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Photo: Reuters EVIAN: Title contenders Germany are not thinking about their 3-1 defeat by Slovakia in a friendly international last month as they prepare to face them again in the Euro 2016 Round of 16 on Sunday....
Hummels says Germany take comfort from defensive solidity at Euros
Poland’s Arkadiusz Milik in action with Germany’s Mats Hummels during Euro 2016 at Stade de France, Saint-Denis near Paris, in France, on Thursday, June 16, 2016. Photo: Reuters PARIS: Germany can take comfort from their defensive solidity at Euro 2016 even if their strike force has yet to catch fire at the other end, centre back Mats...
France expels Russian soccer fan chief again
FILE PHOTO – Russian soccer fan leader Alexander Shprygin, who will again be deported from France after he returned despite a previous expulsion in connection with violence that marred the start of Euro 2016, is seen during his first expulsion in Marseille, France, June 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters/File PARIS: France deported Russian soccer fan...
Germany beat Northern Ireland to advance as group winners
Germany team pose for a photograph prior to their Euro 2016 Group C soccer match between Germany and Northern Ireland at Parc des Princes in Paris on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters PARIS: Germany showed more of their usual class when Mario Gomez’s first-half strike secured a 1-0 win over a stubborn Northern Ireland side and a place...
Blaszczykowski goal cements Poland’s place in last 16
Ukraine’s Taras Stepanenko and Poland’s Thiago Cionek in action during Euro 2016 at Stade Velodrome in Marseille, on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters MARSEILLE: Without much help from star striker Robert Lewandowski, Poland has made it into the knockout round of the European Championship for the first time. Poland cemented its...
Euro 2016 fever
Ukraine fans before the match of Euro 2016 Group C soccer match between Ukraine and Poland at Stade Velodrome in Marseille, on Tuesday, June 21, 2016. Photo: Reuters The post Euro 2016 fever appeared first on The Himalayan Times. …read more Source: The Himalayan...
Wales top group ahead of England as Russia goes home
Wales’ Gareth Bale (left) scores his side’s third goal past Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev during the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match between Russia and Wales at the Stadium municipal in Toulouse, France, on Monday, June 20, 2016. Photo: AP PARIS: Wales qualified for the knockout stages of the European Championship as a group winner...
Germany waiting for Mueller to rediscover goal-scoring form
Thomas Mueller smiles during a press conference after a training session of the German national soccer team at their base camp of the German national soccer team in Evian-Les-Bains, France, Sunday, June 19, 2016. Photo: AP EVIAN-LES-BAINS: Thomas Mueller has yet to click at the European Championship and Germany looks far from convincing as it...
Tight groups, matches show 24-team format working, says UEFA
The decision to increase the number of teams for Euro 2016 has been justified with nearly all sides still able to qualify for the knockout stages and games proving closer than in previous tournaments, a senior UEFA official said on Monday. Europe’s soccer governing body opted eight years ago to expand the European Championship from 16 to 24...
