England beats Germany 2-0 to reach Euro 2020 quarterfinals
England is unburdened by the weight of agonizing history: Germany has finally been beaten in a tournament again.
No need to endure more penalty heartache or disallowed goals this time.
Just like in the 1966 World Cup final, England triumphed over a German team at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday, winning 2-0 to reach the European Championship quarterfinals.
And just like in England’s two group wins, Raheem Sterling was on the scoresheet, breaking the tense deadlock in the 75th minute in a move he started and completed.
The round of 16 finally saw England net more than once at Euro 2020, and for Harry Kane to shed the pressure on his shoulders by finally scoring. The striker headed in Jack Grealish’s cross in the 86th minute to give England only its second-ever win in the knockout stage of the European Championship.
England will play Ukraine on Saturday in Rome.
UKRAINE 2, SWEDEN 1 >> Ukraine reached the round of 16 at the European Championship with worst record of the advancing teams.
And now the quarterfinals, too.
Ukraine eliminated previously unbeaten Sweden with a goal in stoppage time at the end of extra time. Substitute Artem Dovbyk stooped low to guide a header from Oleksandr Zinchenko’s cross past goalkeeper Robin Olsen.
MLB
MARINERS’ SANTIAGO SUSPENDED 10 GAMES FOR FOREIGN SUBSTANCE >> Seattle Mariners pitcher Héctor Santiago became the first player disciplined under Major League Baseball’s crackdown on gripenhancing foreign substances, given a 10-game suspension.
Michael Hill, the former Marlins general manager who is senior vice president for on-field operations, announced the penalty two days after Santiago was ejected from a game at the Chicago White Sox. Santiago also was fined an undisclosed amount. SKAGGS’ FAMILY SUES ANGELS >> The family of former Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs filed lawsuits in Texas and California charging the team and two former employees with negligence in his drugrelated
death two years ago.
The lawsuits — filed by Skaggs’ parents in Texas and his wife in California — name the Angels organization as well as former Los Angeles communications directors Tim Mead and Eric Kay as defendants. Neither complaint specified how much money the family is seeking.
Skaggs, 27, was found dead in his suburban Dallas hotel room on July 1, 2019, before the start of what was supposed to be a four-game series against the Texas Rangers.
NHL OILERS’ MCDAVID DOUBLES UP AS HART, LINDSAY AWARD WINNER >>
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid ran away in the voting to win his second Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, much like he blew away the competition while leading the league in points.
McDavid doubled up on honors by also winning his third Ted Lindsay Award as the league’s most outstanding player, which is voted on by NHL players.
Cycling
CAVENDISH POSTS 31ST STAGE WIN ON TOUR RETURN >> Veteran sprinter Mark Cavendish sat on the road and cried after posting a 31st stage win in the Tour de France on his return to cycling’s biggest race following a three-year absence.
Cavendish was not expected to be among the eight riders selected by Deceuninck-Quick Step for the Tour but was a lastminute inclusion in the squad following Sam Bennett’s withdrawal.
Cavendish powered to victory in a mass sprint at the end of the fourth stage in the western Brittany region.