Sunday, June 16th, 2024
UEFA Euro 2024 full schedule: All results, scores and standings – complete list
BERLIN, JUN 16: All the EURO 2024 football results and scorers from the matches in Germany. Get group tables and the scorers from the knockout rounds, including the final. Germany is hosting the UEFA EURO 2024 which will take place from 14 June to 14 July. After an extensive qualification process, 24 of the best football teams in Europe will come together across 10 host cities in a bid to be crowned champions. Split into six groups of four, the sides who finish inside the top two will progress toRead More
EURO on this day: 16 June
Berlin, JUN 16: Thunderous free-kicks eight years apart from Michael Ballack and Gareth Bale brought contrasting rewards. Germany captain Michael Ballack booked his side’s place in the UEFA EURO 2008 quarter-finals with a powerful free-kick, ending the hopes of Austria despite a valiant effort from the co-hosts in Vienna. To overtake their opponents and claim the runners-up spot in Group B, Austria needed to beat their neighbours – something they had not achieved since defeating West Germany in 1986. The home team enjoyed long periods of possession but, as inRead More
China views Taiwan’s ‘elimination’ as national cause, President Lai Ching-te says
Taipei City, JUN 16: China views the annexation and “elimination” of Taiwan as its great national cause, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, telling cadets at the military’s premier academy they must know their enemy and not give in to defeatism. Lai has faced sustained personal attacks from China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, since assuming office last month, with Beijing calling him a “separatist”. China staged war games around Taiwan shortly after Lai’s inauguration. Lai says only Taiwan’s people can decide their future and has repeatedlyRead More
Prime Minister calls President of Azerbaijan on Eid ul Adha
DNA ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif had a telephone conversation today with the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha. The two dignitaries exchanged Eid greetings and expressed their best wishes for the people of both countries on this auspicious occasion. They also prayed for unity, peace and prosperity of the Muslim Ummah. During the telephone conversation, the two leaders reviewed recent developments in bilateral relations, especially in the domain of trade, defence and energy. They expressed satisfaction on the positive trajectory ofRead More