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Veni, Vidi, Vici! Italy v France: 1-1 (5-3 after penalties) The decisive encounter of the 2006 World Cup turned into a story of two men, heroes and villains both, who

New beginning? Steve McClaren’s debut as England manager has been thrown into doubt, as proposed August opponents Greece, were suspended from world football by Fifa. The Euro 2004 winners have

Triumph of the old guard France v Portugal: 1-0 Portugal’s last victory over France dates back to 1975, only one of five in 21 encounters since 1921. More recently, a

THE 93rd edition of the world’s greatest cycle race suffered a serious body blow before this year’s competitors could even get started. In the absence of the now retired, Lance

ENGLAND’S ASHES winners, already trailing 3-0 to Sri Lanka in the NatWest One Day International series, failed to salvage any pride, slumping to their first ever 5-0 series whitewash. In

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER has not yet given up on wrestling this season’s Formula One crown from Fernando Alonso’s vice-like grip. The multiple world champion interrupted the young Spaniard’s five straight pole

The long and winding road First phase: End games GERMANY MANAGER, Jürgen Klinsmann’s intention of putting on a show for the fans in Berlin, in his team’s last group game,

Last 16 Germany v Sweden SHOOTING STAR, Lukas Podolski, required 12 minutes to send the shell-shocked Swedes tumbling out of the tournament with two quality finishes. Hopes of a Scandinavian

Wild beasts ENGLAND NEW boy, Theo Walcott, was given an unexpected opportunity to show off his speed (11.4 seconds over 100 metres) when threatened by a Doberman in a German

Group A – The hosts: Germany v Costa Rica THE THREE-time world champions began their current campaign very much in the mould of their manager, Jürgen Klinsmann. Philipp Lahm produced