The Athletic has live coverage of England vs. Italy semifinal at the 2025 UEFA Women’s Euros. There are a couple of paradoxes in international women’s football in Europe at the moment. The first is that, while the overall quality of the game is steadily improving year on year, it is difficult to make a case that any individual side has …
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How did Italy reach the semi-finals?published at 12:44 British Summer Time 12:44 BST England v Italy (20:00 BST) Alex BrothertonBBC Sport journalist If the expectations were that defending champions England would reach at least the semi-finals, the same cannot be said of opponents Italy. Italy, who are the lowest ranked side left in the tournament, progressed to the knockouts by …
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By euronews Published on 17/07/2025 – 22:03 GMT+2 •Updated 18/07/2025 – 2:03 GMT+2 ADVERTISEMENT Felix Baumgartner, the Austrian extreme athlete who became the first person to break the sound barrier during a freefall jump in 2012, died Thursday in a paragliding crash along Italy’s eastern coast, according to officials. He was 56. Italian firefighters reported a paraglider crashed into a swimming …
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The legendary daredevil, best known for his record-breaking jump from the stratosphere, lost control of his paraglider and crashed into a hotel pool. Renowned extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, most famous for jumping from a record 39 kilometres (24 miles) at the edge of space in the 2012 Red Bull Stratos project, has died in a paragliding accident in Italy on …
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Italy’s heroine Cristiana Girelli hailed their “magical and special” achievement of reaching their first major women’s tournament semi-final since 1997 after her 90th-minute header beat Norway and sparked memorable celebrations. The 35-year-old striker’s dramatic strike, her second goal of the game, set up a semi-final with either England or Sweden, who meet in Zurich on Thursday, as Italy moved a …
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Following the Springboks’ 45-0 victory over Italy at Nelson Mandela Stadium, here are our five takeaways. Top Line A smart, accurate, and aggressive Springboks outfit put their Loftus low behind them to notch up a comprehensive seven-try victory inspired by innovation and sheer brutality. The inexperienced Azzurri outscored the world champions in the second half in Pretoria last week, but …
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