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England reached the quarter-finals of the European Championship with a 2-0 win over rivals Germany after Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane scored second-half goals at Wembley on Tuesday. Notably, this is the first time since the 1996 World Cup final that England have defeated Germany in the knockout match of a major tournament.

In the first half, both teams tried hard but weren't able to score. There were chances but both the goalkeepers ensured no goal was scored. The intense first witnessed a gripping game but both England and Germany kept their hopes in the Round of 16 match.
However, England took the lead in the 75th minute when Luke Shaw squared the ball from the left flank to find Sterling, who had started the move and finished it with a tap-in from the edge of the six-yard box as the home crowd erupted.

Switzerland completed a remarkable comeback to knock world champions France out of Euro 2020 in the Round of 16 match that needed a penalty shoot-out in Bucharest on Monday. After it remained 3-3 at the end of the regulation time, Switzerland made sure they did not allow France to find the winner in extra time.

France have failed to reach the quarter-finals of a major tournament for the first time since the 2010 World Cup. It was a pulsating match that ebbed and flowed as there was plenty of emotions at the packed National Arena in Bucharest.

Stand-in coach Rahul Dravid said the young Indian players going to Sri Lanka will look to make a mark in the limited opportunities that they will get in the upcoming 6 white-ball games in Colombo.

The Indian contingent is traveling to Sri Lanka with a squad of 20 players and the support staff. Dravid will coach the young players on the tour in the absence of Ravi Shastri, who is in England with the Test squad.

Dravid made it clear that it won't be possible for everyone in the squad to play on such a short tour but the youngsters will still look to make the most of whatever chances they get.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Friday said that India came so close to winning the inaugural World Test Championship and congratulated New Zealand for becoming Test cricket's first official champions in Southampton.

New Zealand have been to the semi-final of the 50-over World Cup eight times and lost the last two finals, in heartbreaking fashion to England on the boundary countback rule after the 2019 decider was tied. Throughout those setbacks, New Zealand have continued to play in a spirit sometimes derided as "nice guy" cricket.

An incredibly tight game saw the Black Caps bowl out India for 170 in the second innings, leaving them 139 to chase for victory at the Hampshire Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday.

India head coach Ravi Shastri has lauded New Zealand cricket team for their win over India in the WTC Final. Shastri watched from the sidelines as Ross Taylor hit the winning runs off Mohammed Shami.

“Better team won in the conditions. Deserved winners after the longest wait for a World Title. Classic example of Big things don’t come easy. Well played, New Zealand. Respect,” he tweeted.

After suffering two back to back losses in the 2015 and 2019 World Cup at the hands of Australia and England, respectively, the Black Caps kept their composure to take their first-ever major International Cricket Council (ICC) title home.