Murray thrashes Roddick: At least the Brits can play tennis...

The 19-year-old Scot brushes aside the third seed in straight sets to reach the fourth round in sensational style The achievement was great in itself. Andy Murray first tamed and then dismissed Andy Roddick, the second most dangerous player in the world on...

They think it's all over - it is now.

Well that's it. England lost on penalties. A sense of deja vu comes over me, but I held my head up high in a beer garden full of Germans, Italians and Portugese strangely cheering on the other...

Rooney's unfinished business with Portugal

"The last time England and Portugal met, Wayne Rooney started the evening as the focal point of English hopes out on the Estadio da Luz pitch but ended it as a forlorn observer in his hotel room. "

English and German soccer hooligans on the rampage

"German police detained 50 English and German football fans after skirmishes following Germany's quarter-final win over Argentina on Friday. Riot police had moved in to separate hundreds of English and German fans...

Strauss ready for captaincy role

"Andrew Strauss says he is prepared to captain England on a full-time basis."

Wimbledon day five photos

"Pictures from the fifth day's play at the All England Club"

England training photos

"Pictures of Sven's men as they prepare to face Portugal"

Eriksson, Scolari contrast in styles (AP)

"Portugal's Luiz Felipe Scolari and England's Sven-Goran Eriksson are top international soccer coaches. The resemblance pretty much ends there. Except that neither of them wants to be England coach. The World Cup paths of Scolari, a hot-blooded, mustachioed South American,...

England feels pressure to advance (AP)

"England's World Cup starts for real on Saturday. And no excuse for failing to reach the semifinals will do. "There is a time and a moment for players to deliver," defender Gary Neville said. "We're relatively honest, and if we fail you on Saturday as a country, then we have...

Eriksson low key before quarterfinals (AP)

"With England a victory from its first World Cup semifinal in 16 years, some want Sven-Goran Eriksson to inspire players with a fiery speech, as if he were a grand orator or a character from a Shakespeare play. "I will be as I've always been," the soft-spoken Swede said...

England v Portugal

"Team news ahead of Saturday's World Cup quarter-final match." Portugal 0, England 0 (4 -1 penalties) Portugal triumph in the penalty shoot-out that crowned an epic battle, which saw English bulldog Wayne...

Abstinencewatch™: A Little Lovin' is Italy's Secret Weapon

"WorldCupBlog - In the round of 16, we saw a classic battle of philosophies when England played Ecuador. England prevailed despite predictions that their non-abstinent ways would be a detriment to their...

Flintoff faces Test fitness fight

"England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff is facing a race against time to be fit for the first Test against Pakistan."

Jonathan Agnew column

""Another bleak day for England and the crisis deepens""

Eriksson defends coaching style

"England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson launches a passionate defence of his World Cup decision-making."

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