EURO 2021

The stakes and expectations are higher for Poland as co-host of Euro 2012. For the Polish team, this will be their second European Championship campaign after a poor outing at the 2008 tournament. They finished last in the Group in their debut tournament. Our reporter, who was in Poland recently, looks at Poland’s chances for Euro 2012. That’s the question on the minds of millions of Polish fans who are hoping to cheer their team on at this year’s European Championships. Defender Jakub Wawrzyniak admits that his team are not […]

Tiger Woods is hitting form at exactly the right time as his preparations for the US Open continued with victory at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

It was Woods’ fifth success in the tournament and his second victory of the year.
He fired a 67 on S…

Andy Murray is expecting a tight contest with Richard Gasquet in the fourth round of the French Open after being involved in some classic encounters with the Frenchman in the last few years.

The Scot has twice come from two sets down to beat Gasquet …

Tiger Woods is hitting form at exactly the right time as his preparations for the US Open continued with victory at the Memorial Tournament in Ohio.

It was Woods’ fifth success in the tournament and his second victory of the year.
He fired a 67 on S…

The favorites of the coming European football championships are Spaniards and Germans. The title’s defenders, who defeated the Germans four years ago, have a chance of about 34 per cent to win the whole tournament; that results from the analyze of bookmakers betting predictions Euro 2012 winner. Poland’s odds to be winner are much smaller, but as a compensation, our team can really count on advance to the next stage. Betting on Poland can bring you a fortune, because in case of White-and-Red victory, for every PLN bet on that […]

Vincent Kompany and Thomas Vermaelen are struggling to be fit for Belgium’s friendly clash with England at Wembley.

Manager Marc Wilmots will be able to call on the likes of Everton’s Marouane Fellaini and Fulham playmaker Moussa Dembele, but could b…

With a week to go until the start of Euro 2012, the FARE network programme for Poland and Ukraine is making final preparations ahead of a launch in Warsaw next Friday (8 June). With concerns over potential racism and far-right activity high on the public agenda, the FARE programme includes an unprecedented level of monitoring at matches and a high profile campaign that comes to a focus at the semi- finals of the tournament. FARE has been working with UEFA on a ‘Respect Diversity- Football Unites’ programme that will include […]

Fernando Torres is in his best shape “for a while” going into Euro 2012, according to Pepe Reina. Torres has endured mixed fortunes since scoring Spain’s goal that beat Germany in the Euro 2008 final. The Chelsea striker, 28, struggled for form after leaving Liverpool in January 2011, but played a role in his club’s Champions League triumph. “It’s been a while since I’ve seen him like this,” said Reina, Torres’s international team-mate. Torres could become a key figure as Spain attempt to defend their crown without David Villa. Barcelona’s […]

ХудожникJoleon Lescott hopes England can build on their victory in Norway by beating Belgium at Wembley in their final warm-up match before Euro 2012. England are 4/9 with bookmaker to win Saturday’s friendly international while Belgium can be backed at 7/1 to secure a victory. Lescott played a key role in helping Manchester City clinch the Premier League crown earlier this month and the former Everton and Wolves defender was arguably England’s star man during the 1-0 friendly win in Oslo. He hopes Roy Hodgson’s squad can continue to build […]

In the second, definitely less interesting match in Group C, the teams of Ireland and Croatia will measure their strength. The 18th team in FIFA ranking secured themselves the right to participate in European Championships in Poland and Ukraine after victorious playoffs with the team of Estonia. Croatians had also to play an additional match, taking up the second place in their group just behind Greece, but they defeated the Turkish team and were decidedly better than their rivals. It will be an encounter of two very well matched teams […]