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      EU Envoys Vote to Extend Russia Sanctions
      Jun22

      EU Envoys Vote to Extend Russia Sanctions

      European Union ambassadors meeting in Brussels agreed to extend current economic sanctions against Russia for another six months because the conflict in Ukraine remains unresolved. Envoys from the bloc’s 28 member states approved the decision in principle Tuesday. It still needs a unanimous formal a… …read more Source: The...

      Poland beat Ukraine to advance for first time
      Jun21

      Poland beat Ukraine to advance for first time

      Poland can prepare for a European Championship last-16 meeting with Switzerland after Jakub Blaszczykowski’s crisp, second-half goal beat already-eliminated Ukraine 1-0 on Tuesday to send them into the knockout stage for the first time. …read more Source:...

      Football: Gomez guides Germany into Euro 2016 knockouts
      Jun21

      Football: Gomez guides Germany into Euro 2016 knockouts

      PARIS (AFP) – Mario Gomez struck as world champions Germany beat Northern Ireland 1-0 in Paris on Tuesday to qualify for the Euro 2016 knockout phase as winners of Group C.Drafted in to address the goal-scoring problems witnessed in Germanys 0-0 draw with Poland, the on-loan Besiktas striker netted from Thomas Muellers pass in the 30th...

      Football: Poland ease into last-16 over hapless Ukraine
      Jun21

      Football: Poland ease into last-16 over hapless Ukraine

      MARSEILLE (AFP) – A second half strike by substitute Jakub Blaszczykowski booked Polands ticket into the last-16 at Euro 2016 and sent Ukraine home without a point. The Group C win in Marseille propelled Poland further than they have ever gone in a European Championship and they will meet Switzerland in the last-16.For the first time in...

      Poland ease into Euro last-16 over hapless Ukraine
      Jun21

      Poland ease into Euro last-16 over hapless Ukraine

      MARSEILLE – A second half strike by substitute Jakub Blaszczykowski booked Poland’s ticket into the last-16 at Euro 2016 and sent hapless Ukraine home without a point. …read more Source: Bangkok...

      Germany beat Northern Ireland to advance as group winners
      Jun21

      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
      Jun21

      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...

      Poland ease into last-16
      Jun21

      Poland ease into last-16

      Poland midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski (C) celebrates after scoring his team’s winning goal against Ukraine during their Euro 2016 match at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille on Tuesday. — AFP photo A second half strike by substitute Jakub Blaszczykowski booked Poland’s ticket into the last-16 at Euro 2016 and sent hapless Ukraine...

      Gomez guides Germany into last-16
      Jun21

      Gomez guides Germany into last-16

      German forward Mario Gomez celebrates after scoring his team’s winning goal against Northern Ireland during their Euro 2016 match at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Tuesday. — Reuters photo Mario Gomez struck as world champions Germany beat Northern Ireland 1-0 in Paris on Tuesday to qualify for the Euro 2016 knockout phase as...

      Marseille police use water cannon against Euro 2016 football fans
      Jun21

      Marseille police use water cannon against Euro 2016 football fans

      MARSEILLE – French police used water cannon and tear gas on football fans amid ugly incidents in Marseille ahead of the Euro 2016 match Tuesday between Ukraine and Poland, an AFP reporter said. …read more Source: Bangkok...