
US and Vietnam set to expand ties as China worries grow
US President Joe Biden arrives in Vietnam on Sunday to deepen cooperation between the two nations, in the face of...
2023-09-10 16:26

Meloni Signals to China That Italy Plans to Exit Belt and Road
Giorgia Meloni privately signaled to Chinese Premier Li Qiang that Italy is planning to exit from an investment
2023-09-10 16:19

Matthew McConaughey's amazing reaction to Longhorns' interception gives Internet that fuzzy feeling
Matthew McConaughey's sideline antics stole the spotlight at the Texas-Alabama game
2023-09-10 16:16

Gareth Southgate looking forward to tough examination against Scotland
Gareth Southgate is looking forward to another really good test and “important learning step” as England head to Scotland for their first friendly in 18 months. The Euro 2020 runners-up are among the favourites to win next year’s finals in Germany, which they are within touching distance of despite Saturday’s 1-1 qualification draw against Ukraine. Long-serving Kyle Walker’s first-ever England goal cancelled out Oleksandr Zinchenko’s opener in front of a yellow and blue wall at the rocking Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland. It felt like a home game despite Ukraine being forced to play away from their homeland due to Russia’s ongoing invasion, leaving Southgate to reflect on an important point and valuable learning experience. The 53-year-old is expecting a similar test when they face in-form Scotland at Hampden Park on Tuesday evening in England’s first friendly since beating the Ivory Coast at Wembley in March 2022. “We can have everybody in the squad involved for the next one,” Southgate said after 16 successive competitive matches, covering last year’s Nations League campaign, the 2022 World Cup and this qualifying campaign. “We’ll assess everybody over there over the next 24 to 48 hours because it’s another really good test. “Another hostile environment, a team that are playing really well. “You know, they’re in great form, full of confidence so it’s another important learning step for us.” The nations last faced one another in June 2021, when they played out a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Wembley in the European Championship group stage. Scotland, like England, are on the cusp of qualification for next summer’s Euros, with Friday’s 3-0 triumph in Cyprus extending their outstanding winning start in Group A to a fifth match. Southgate’s side do not head into the friendly on the same high having failed to click against Ukraine, after which James Maddison said it was important to dig in and take a point if the attack is not firing. “James would be one that won’t have played in an England game like that in the past,” the England manager said. “Marc (Guehi), Chilly [Ben Chilwell] wouldn’t have played a huge number of those games for us either. “So, the only way to learn and grow as a team is to have those sorts of experiences. “To go behind in a game like that is a challenge, but we stayed calm. “I’m not so sure it was a case of digging in because I think we were in control of the game. “But we had to defend some counter-attack moments and a couple of set plays well. “And, yeah, without a doubt, to go through that sort of experience is good learning for several of the players. “I think on a night like this the experienced players were really important for the team and I thought they all did a very, very good job.” Southgate rued too many turnovers and a lack of attacking fluency on Saturday night, when skipper Harry Kane took it upon himself to spark England into life. Ukraine stood off the striker and watched him fire an exceptional diagonal ball from just outside the centre circle over Vitaliy Mykolenko to put in Walker to score. “In the end, it was difficult for all of the forward players to find space between Ukraine’s midfield and defence,” Southgate said. “I thought they did that as a team very well. “I thought occasionally we were coming too deep outside of the block, but when you do that, if you’ve got players with that range of passing, then it’s an alternative way of breaking them down. “The important thing was as he was dropping, Kyle making the run he did. “He’s got outstanding vision but also technical quality to make those passes.”
2023-09-10 16:15

‘Today’ undergoes major change as NBC show hosts celebrate ‘new chapter’ with on-air toast
On Saturday, September 9, ‘Today’ producers revamped the weekend morning show desk to welcome Laura Jarrett and Peter Alexander
2023-09-10 15:55

Ukraine Vows to Press On as US Warns Fighting Time Running Out
The top-ranking US military officer said time is running short before bad weather hampers Ukraine’s ground operations for
2023-09-10 15:51

Logan Paul trolls Dillon Danis for stuttering during their DAZN face-off: 'Give this man a glass of water'
Logan Paul made fun of Dillon Danis as appeared to have trouble with his words during the DAZN face off
2023-09-10 15:49

I know what you did on Feb 21, 2001: Chrissie Bixler drops bombshell on Ashton Kutcher
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis had described convicted rapist Danny Masterson as a 'role model' in a character reference letter
2023-09-10 15:49

'It's like a robot taking your soul': Tim Burton upset by AI recreating his animation style
Tim Burton was left feeling very uncomfortable when AI was used to create Disney characters in his signature style of animation.
2023-09-10 15:28

How tall is Noah Schnapp? 'Stranger Things' actor once received mixed reactions from fans for his height
'Stranger Things' actor Noah Cameron Schnapp's height is 5 feet 8 inches
2023-09-10 15:28

Pretenders star Chrissie Hynde feels 'guilty' over deaths of her bandmates: 'I didn't stop them!'
Chrissie Hynde feels "guilty" over the deaths of her Pretenders bandmates because she "didn't discourage" their drug-taking in the 1980s.
2023-09-10 15:25

'Just burst into tears': Paige Spiranac was once left embarrassed in front of neighborhood children
Paige Spiranac's sister recalled a painful memory from Halloween when the former golfer was six
2023-09-10 15:25