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New plans for the Schengen area, comprising 26 countries, were revealed by the EU’s European Commission on Wednesday to support free movement, after Italy’s COVID-19 outbreak in February 2020 led to 19 countries issuing border restrictions. Currently, eight countries have border restrictions in place due to COVID-19 or security measures. “Terrorism will not end. We will have new pandemics probably, we will have other challenges coming. What we need is to prepare the governance of the whole Schengen area to be able to face and address these challenges, to secure our citizens while also having free movement,” EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson said to reporters while revealing the union’s new plans....

Vin Lananna, who is president of the USA Track and Field board of directors, was contacted “months ago” by the authorities regarding his role in securing the championships for the city of Eugene, Oregon. “In a step taken to help eliminate potential conflict of interest concerns as the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigates the bids for several international athletic championships, the USATF board of directors on Sunday placed USATF President and board Vice Chairman Vin Lananna on temporary administrative leave,” the USATF said in a news release yesterday....

With the Euro 2016 curtain on the brink of rising, fans of the continent’s finest football nations are suspended in a state of supreme anticipation. More teams and more chances play like sweet music to the ears of underdog enthusiasts and it’s sure to be one of the most open European Championships in a long time. Put the champagne on ice though, for there’s still the small matter of the group stages before any team can get carried away with themselves....

In fact, many of the countries appearing newly in competitive tournaments (like Iceland, Northern Ireland and Albania) have shown mettle, talent and composure and have laid down the gauntlet to the very best teams involved in the tournament. What’s more, the addition of 8 teams to both the group phases and the knockout stages now means that the group stages are now being contested more keenly than ever. With 16 knockout berths up for grabs and only the 4 best of the 3rd-placed teams in groups qualifying for the knockouts, almost every side in the competition technically still has the opportunity to make the knockouts, as well as missing out on them....

Having said that a draw for both sides would also dent Czech’s chances of making it to the Round of 16 with results in group E and F becoming the deciding factor of their fortunes. The two sides have met nine times before with the Czechs having a better record of 5 wins, 3 losses and a draw against the Turks. Turkey haven’t been much convincing in Euro 2016 and only a supreme effort backed up with luck can take them through but the Czechs are in no comfort zone either....

To compound matters, Russia may be eliminated from Euro 2016 irrespective of the result tonight, as they are under a suspended ban from the tournament, thanks to violence incited by their fans. Wales are in a far more comfortable situation compared to Russia. Victory against Slovakia on opening day gave them crucial 3 points, and a draw today will almost guarantee progression to the next round irrespective of the result between England and Slovakia....

But supporters are most likely to stick with the big fish of the tournament and hope the top crop of stars representing those teams will shine on the international stage. The fan base in India is ever growing with European football especially popular in the major metropolitans. Our team managed to analyze the data based on followers on social media and came up with a quantifiable measurement of fan support for each of the major teams in the tournament....

Teams progressing through the early Europa Conference League rounds have their eyes on a lucrative spot in the group stage, and even harbour dreams of pushing through to the knockout rounds. To get there, they must earn a spot by playing through the qualifying and playoff rounds, which present tough trips across Europe against equally hungry opponents. As the second qualifying round takes the field with two legs over the next two weeks, the third qualifying round has been constructed so each team has a potential path towards the group stage in focus....

Jose Mourinho’s side opened the scoring early on when Paul Pogba’s strike deflected off defender Davinson Sanchez to leave goalkeeper Andre Onana wrong-footed. Their lead was doubled when Ajax failed to clear the first ball from a corner, allowing Henrikh Mkhitaryan to produce a smart back-flicked finish. Mourinho expertly switched to game management post the second goal to see out the remainder of the match and guide United to European success and a place amongst Europe’s elite next season....

We are told that these are only temporary measures, needed to mitigate the energy shortages caused by the war in Ukraine. As soon as the conflict ends, the race to a renewable future will recommence. In Africa, we believe what we see, not what we hear. We see hundreds of millions of our own citizens without access to electricity. We see climate-compulsive Western investment in African energy funneled into wind and solar that creates intermittent electricity and not the consistent baseload generation required to power factories or produce employment....

From England, Spain, Italy, France and Germany, we scouted the matches that took place across Europe’s big five leagues with a handy pair of binoculars to see who shone the brightest from the weekend’s action. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) The former Cardiff City man went back to his old stomping ground and put on a quite brilliant display that was filled with energy, running and some great finishing to boot. What a season the Welshman is having and he added two more goals to his account to take his tally to 8....

But it hasn’t always been good PR when it comes to Kane. The reason why the 30-year-old is currently playing on a one-year, $2.1 million deal with the Oilers is because the Sharks terminated his contract in January, following a laundry list of issues that Kane has had over the years. The final straw was that Kane was suspended by the league for breaking the NHL COVID-19 protocol in October of 2021....

Somewhere in the borderland between free speech and consequence, Schilling resides, resting on his bed of bad memes, bad numbers, and subjectively, bad opinions. Resting on a bed of nails, precariously; each movement of his mouth or keyboard-bound fingertips risks puncturing his already-diminished broadcasting career. This is the Schilling way, in pitching form and metaphor: Let the blood flow and keep going, whatever consequences may come. MORE: What becomes of ESPN employees who leave?...

The Nigeria international secured a loan switch to the Estadio Gran Canaria outfit from Portuguese side, Feirense in January. And after helping La Union Deportiva to a 1-0 victory over Malaga on his debut, he is unhappy as they failed to secure the maximum points against Jose Angel Ziganda’s side in his second game. “Tough game last night against a good team,” Etebo posted on Instagram. “Disappointed not to take all three points but pleased with another clean sheet and point away from home....

Military side Defence Force SC and Welwalo Adigrat were tied at 1-1 when the referee controversially ruled that the ball had crossed the line and awarded a goal to Defence. Welwalo Adigrat players then chased him down and footage shared by broadcaster ETV, shows the referee being punched and pushed to the ground by one of their coaches as a scuffle unfolded. The man punching the official in the footage is said to be the coach of Welwalo Adigrat and has since been fired....

The Cameroon great spent two years at San Siro after leaving Barcelona in 2009 and claimed an historic treble of Serie A, Coppa Italia and Champions League triumphs in his first season at the club. Pep & Mou: More in common than ever Inter beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the final at Santiago Bernabeu - their first in the tournament since 1972 - thanks to two goals from Diego Milito....

The idea was floated by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday in a video statement. “We are ready to start working with the international community to get the broadest international support possible for this specialized court,” von der Leyen said. An investigation into alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Russian troops in Ukraine has been launched by the International Criminal Court (ICC) since the early days of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but the court has no jurisdiction to prosecute crimes of aggression—like Russia’s invasion....

This was proving to be Bouchard’s breakout for 2015. Her best tennis, the matches and results she failed to get in a huge disappointment that started in Australia. Bouchard, the darling of her sport in 2014, the fresh-faced Canadian who was helping prove tennis did exist in North America’s northern realm, was finally showing she could win. MORE: Court action images | Williams sisters headline Sunday | And then, Bouchard’s magnificent week at the U....