Pan African Press

Fighting for the right to head to Florida and compete in the Copa America final, Uruguay and Colombia clash in a mouthwatering semi-final at the Bank of America Stadium in North Carolina on Wednesday.While Marcelo Bielsa's men needed the lottery of a penalty shootout to edge out Brazil, the clinical Colombians smashed five past a beleaguered Panama without reply in the quarter-finals.© ReutersEnhancing their reputation as one of the meanest defences South America has to offer, Uruguay kept Brazil off the scoresheet for 120 minutes of their quarter-final encounter even...

After nervously edging through the first two knockout rounds, England now aim to reach successive European Championship finals, as they meet the Netherlands in Wednesday's second Euro 2024 semi-final.A high-stakes showdown in Dortmund determines which team progresses to Sunday's decider, where either France or Spain will await.© ReutersThrough to a third major tournament semi-final in four attempts - but only by the skin of their teeth - England have become a regular fixture at the sharp end of both Euros and World Cups without claiming the prize, so only silverware...