England beats Sweden on penalties to reach Euro 2025 semifinals after dramatic comeback
Zurich, Jul 18 (AP) With 12 minutes remaining, defending champion England was heading out of the Women's European Championship.
But then the Lionesses came roaring back. Two quick goals saw them stage an improbable comeback to draw 2-2 against Sweden and then win a penalty shootout to advance to the semifinals.
"Very hyper, still very emotional, I think lots of adrenaline still in my body, I mean," England coach Sarina Wiegman said, who added that it was the most chaotic match that she had ever been part of.
"I can't remember anything like this.
"I think that's a quality that's so strong from this team, that together they're fighting back and not playing well, but sticking together, that shows so much resilience."
The shootout featured some terrible attempts nine misses in all before England triumphed 3
England all-rounder Stokes is confident his side can win the second Test against the West Indies after the tourists declared their first innings on 507/9 and took a wicket on Day 2 at Kensington Oval.
England all-rounder Ben Stokes expressed happiness after he scored a ton on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test here at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown on Friday
England pace bowler Mark Wood is likely to be sidelined for the second Test against the West Indies at the Kensington Oval here from March 16, as he is still reportedly battling the elbow injury
Late-bloomer Nkrumah Bonner's career-best century anchored West Indies to a 62-run lead against England on an attritional third day of the first test at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium
An unbeaten century from England's Jonny Bairstow saw the visitors post 268/6 on the opening day of the first Test against the West Indies at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.
Moeen shined despite the tourists losing the five-match series 3-2 in Barbados where Moeen made 108 runs at a strike rate of 146
Fast bowler Jofra Archer has undergone a second operation on his injured right elbow and will be sidelined until next summer, the England and Wales Cricket Board said.
Broad finished the third Test between England and West Indies with a match haul of 10 for 67 during which he touched the milestone of 500 Test wickets
West Indies played into England's hands by asking the hosts to bat first in the lost second and Third Tests, reckons legendary pacer Courtney Walsh
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Wednesday lauded 'legend' England pacer Stuart Broad after the latter reached the millstone of 500 Test wickets.Broad registered his 500th Test wicket on Tuesday during the third Test against West Indies. Singh, who had struck the England bowler six sixes in an over in 2007 T20 World Cup, said Broad's recent achievement is "no joke"."I'm sure everytime I write something about @StuartBroad8, people relate to him getting hit for 6 sixes! Today I request all my fans to applaud what he has achieved! 500 test wickets is no joke-it takes hard work, dedication & determination. Broady you're a legend! Hats off," Singh tweeted.With this, Broad had become the second bowler from England to register 500 Test wickets. He is now placed at the seventh place in the list for most wickets taken in the Test format.Despite missing the first Test against West Indies, Broad was named the Player of the Series award as he clinched 16 wickets in the remaining two .
Pacer Stuart Broad has said that he has done some technical work, changed his run-up and he tries to make the batsmen play as much as possible which has ultimately improved his game
Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has said he never felt that Stuart Broad would take 500 wickets in the longest format of the game
West Indies had won the first Best but England showed who's the boss on home turf by winning the next two in grand fashion
England snatched the bio-secure series 2-1 after losing the first test by 113 runs in Southampton
Broad became the fourth fast bowler to pick 500 wickets in the longest format of the game after Glenn McGrath, Courtney Walsh and Anderson
England wins the third and final Test by 269 runs as Chris Woakes take five-wicket haul
Stuart Broad adds a fresh feather to his illustrious cap as he became the seventh bowler in the history of Test cricket to scalp 500 wickets
Former skipper Andrew Strauss believes that batsmen Dom Sibley and Rory Burns are "made of the right stuff temperamentally" to form a durable opening partnership for England
It would be no surprise if the day is a washout as the forecast is not good for whole day barring a one hour window in the afternoon