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Euro 2016 has begun and as usual with a major international tournament, there has been plenty of entertainment. Here at The Sports Lowdown, we bring you a review of all the teams opening games. Embed from Getty Images France 2-1 Romania-Group A The hosts, France, kicked things off with the ...

The final round of Copa group games saw the quarter final placings decided. Despite losing to Costa Rica, Colombia made it through from Group A, while Brazil were dumped out of Group B thanks to a controversial Peruvian winner. Argentina are the only team to go 3-0 in the group ...

  There was an air of optimism, a thick ray of gleaming hope and a smorgasbord of England’s burnished young sensations on offering as a raucous Stade Velodrome gave the impression of a packed Wembley belting out the English National Anthem back in the days of Alan Shearer, Paul Gascoigne, ...

  The much awaited UEFA European Championship 2016 kicks off tonight as hosts France take on Romania at the Stade de France. The tournament will see Europe’s elite nations compete in France with a treasury of some of the world’s best players who are all capable of wreaking havoc on any ...

The latest edition of the European Championship (beginning later this week) will feature some of the sport’s most exciting young talents, who are all set to star on the biggest stage of them all. From France’s prized possession Paul Pogba to Spain’s latest sensation Hector Bellerin, we take a look ...

The Copa America Centenario got underway this week with the first round of group stage fixtures. The US suffered defeat on home soil, while Angel di Maria showed his courage by scoring for Argentina, just days after the passing of his grandmother.   Group A United States 0 – Colombia ...

Embed from Getty Images Despite being one of the most unpredictable and fascinating Premier League seasons to date, it has certainly been one to forget for Chelsea. Their fall from emphatic title winners in May, to having their season end in March the following year, has been sudden, complex and ...

Roy Hodgson has named his England squad for the friendlies against Germany and Holland, and two players are in line for their first senior caps. Embed from Getty Images Danny Drinkwater has been in excellent form all season for table topping Leicester City, and now the midfielder will get his ...

Embed from Getty Images When Roy Hodgson announced his World Cup squad in May 2014, it was a squad for the future. A squad with potential. A squad capable of upcoming success. The campaign in Brazil, however, did not go to plan. England finished bottom of the group, unable to ...

View image | gettyimages.com England secured qualification back in October with a 100% record and after the latest round of international fixtures we now know all 24 teams that will compete in France next summer. The tournament takes on a new format for the first time this year with 6 ...