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The final TV clash of the election campaign was an ill-tempered shouting match, at least from Rishi Sunak. Sir Keir was more measured. More prime ministerial, perhaps?
As he had to as the underdog, Mr Sunak went on the attack from the start until the very end and unveiled a new campaign slogan: “Don’t surrender…”
He said it no fewer than 15 times during the 75-minute debate. That’s once every five minutes.
But just like the England-Slovenia Euros match 24 hours earlier, the result was a draw, 50%-50% exactly, according to pollsters YouGov.
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Image: Mr Sunak unveiled a new campaign slogan
And, some would say, that just like the England game, it was a 0-0 draw really.
At the outset, the PM served notice he wanted to talk about tax, while Sir Keir wanted to talk about politicians gambling. Hardly surprising.
As Mr Sunak read out prepared lines – and appeared to be looking down at notes – it was a smart ad lib from Sir Keir that won the first round of applause.
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“If you listened to people in the audience more you might not be so out of touch,” he said, in a familiar Labour attack line.
But the PM was strong and came out on top in exchanges on illegal migrants crossing the channel.
Image: Sir Keir was maybe more prime ministerial? Pic: Reuters
“Don’t surrender our borders to the Labour Party,” he urged the audience in the first of many “Don’t surrender…” appeals to voters.
Then he challenged Sir Keir on illegal migrants: “What will you do with them?” And then came a good ad lib – or perhaps prepared line of attack – from the PM.
“Are you going to sit down with the ayatollahs? Are you going to sit down with the Taliban?” he goaded Sir Keir, winning applause this time.
Image: The UK will head to the polls on 4 July
The host Mishal Husain had a good line too. When the Labour leader attacked Mr Sunak for saying: “We should unite behind Liz Truss.”
“You know what it’s like to fall in behind the leader of your party!” in a clear reference to Sir Keir’s backing for Jeremy Corbyn, which gave him some uncomfortable moments in earlier TV clashes during the election campaign.
Surprisingly, Mr Sunak didn’t respond to that. On this occasion, a bit like the England football team, he missed an open goal.
Image: The political leaders head-to-head in their last TV debate before the vote. Pic: PA
One of the best moments came when a member of the audience, Robert, asked a devastating question.
He said Mr Sunak “was a good chancellor but is a mediocre PM” and “Sir Keir’s strings are being pulled by others in the Labour Party”.
And then came this killer question from Robert: “Are you two really the best we’ve got to be the next prime minister of our great country?”
There were gasps from the audience and applause at the same time. Great question.
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‘Are you two really the best we’ve got to be PM?’
Another good question from the audience came when Judy told how her jazz vinyl records business had lost 90% of its trade with Europe since Brexit. What could be done to get a better trading deal, she asked.
Mr Sunak, however, dodged that question by talking about business rates and other UK taxes.
On Brexit, it seemed, the PM was like a cracked record.
He claimed Sir Keir’s plans for better deals with the EU would mean more migration.
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But Sir Keir said Mr Sunak was the most liberal prime minister on migration. “The numbers have gone through the roof,” he said.
The debate ended as it began, with Mr Sunak shouting over Sir Keir. It wasn’t a good look.
In the closing speeches, the PM hammered home the Tories‘ £2,000 Labour tax grab charge, yet again. And yet again he said: “Don’t surrender…”
And as the debate ended there was no handshake between the pair, which is unusual for these TV clashes.
At least party leaders pretend to be civilised towards each other usually.
There’s clearly no love lost between these two. It showed. A 50%-50% draw, said YouGov. Just like England at the Euros!
England captain Harry Kane has said he is feeling as “fit as I have all season” and is “getting fitter with each game” as he responded to criticism of the national team’s performances at Euro 2024.
Kane’s comments come after Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate suggested his players are not fit enough following flat performances against Serbia and Denmark.
On Tuesday, they face Slovenia in their final Group C match in Cologne.
England are in a strong position to reach the knockout stages, but Southgate has said this week his players have “limitations” and are struggling to play a pressing game and disrupt the opposing team because of their physical condition.
Image: Harry Kane played darts during a media day at the team’s base in Germany. Pic: PA
Although among the favourites to go all the way in Germany this summer, they have opened Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win over Serbia and an underwhelming 1-1 draw with Denmark on Thursday.
Asked whether he feels he can play in all of England’s games in the tournament at the level he wants to play at, Kane, who was substituted in the second half on Thursday, nonetheless said: “In the first game I felt as fit as I have all season.
“Of course, I know I came off [the pitch] in the second game, but that was down to the manager wanting to… maybe freshen up the front players especially.
“So, from my point of view I’m fit, getting better and better with each game and fitter with each game.”
The Bayern Munich striker, who missed the end of the German domestic season with a back injury, said it was more important to “make sure you’re coming into your peak towards the most important part of the tournament which is the knockouts”.
‘It’s tough to play for England’
Asked about comments from former England striker-turned-pundit Gary Lineker, who described the Three Lions’ performance against the Danes as “s***”, Kane urged his illustrious predecessor and others to “remember what it was like to wear the shirt” before criticising current players.
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Image: Match Of The Day host Lineker was critical of England’s display against Denmark. Pic: PA
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Kane said: “I’d never want to be disrespectful to any player, especially, you know, a player who’s worn the shirt and knows what it’s like to play for England.
“Maybe ex-players or ex-players who are pundits now have got to realise… it’s very hard not to listen to [what they say] now, especially for some players who are not used to it or some players who are new to the environment.
“So I always feel like [former players and pundits] have a responsibility. I know they’ve got to be honest and give their opinion, but also they have a responsibility of being an ex-England player.
“The bottom line is, we haven’t won anything as a nation for a long, long time. And, you know, a lot of these ex-players were part of that as well… they do know that it’s tough to play in these major tournaments. It’s tough to play for England.”
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Kane also said the squad is in a “good place” despite widespread criticism of the team’s first two performances and being booed and jeered following the 1-1 draw in Frankfurt.
Before taking questions, the striker played darts with reporters.
Scotland have kept their chances of reaching the knockout stages of the Euros alive after drawing 1-1 with Switzerland in Cologne.
Steve Clarke’s side put in a more positive performance after their 5-1 thrashing at the hands of Germany on the opening day of the tournament but couldn’t secure three points.
The draw leaves Scotland in third place in Group A with a single point – meaning they will need to beat Hungary to stand a chance of qualifying for the knockout stages automatically.
Scott McTominay’s deflected strike gave Scotland the lead after 13 minutes at the Cologne Stadium, but celebrations were short-lived after former Liverpool star Xherdan Shaqiri equalised on the 26-minute mark.
Scotland had to work hard to contain Murat Yakin’s side but they did so with intensity and nearly went ahead in the second half when Grant Hanley hit the post.
The Tartan Army were saved from conceding twice by the offside flag but still put on an impressive performance to secure a draw.
Image: Scott McTominay celebrates after his deflected strike put Scotland ahead. Pic: AP
Clarke knew he had to get something from the game and he made one enforced change with centre-back Hanley in for the banned Ryan Porteous, while midfielder Billy Gilmour came in for Ryan Christie.
Winning two corners in three minutes provided instant encouragement for the Scots.
Sky Sports’ expert Nick Wright called it a “much improved showing overall”.
Former Scotland international Kris Boyd said: “A point will do. We’re alive and kicking… They’ve responded tonight, it was more like Scotland. Switzerland are no mugs and Scotland more than matched them.
“Steve Clarke will be relatively happy with that result.”
There was bad news for Scotland defender Kieran Tierney in the second half after he left the pitch on a stretcher following a challenge on Dan Ndoye.
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Image: Switzerland’s Xherdan Shaqiri, left, celebrates after scoring his side’s equalising goal. Pic: AP
Germany beat Hungary 2-0 earlier in the day and are top of the group with six points.
Switzerland are second on four points, Scotland are third with one point and Hungary sit in bottom place with zero.
Scotland face Hungary in both sides’ final group game on Sunday night.
Only the top two teams in each group automatically go through to the knockout stages.
The sides which finish third in each group will be placed into a league table, with the top four sides progressing to the last 16.
A team’s position in the table is based on criteria including points, goal difference and goals scored.
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have already brought a touch of Hollywood to Wrexham – now the club could be at the heart of a true FA Cup blockbuster.
The Welsh football side could face Manchester United or Manchester City – two of England’s biggest clubs – in Monday night’s FA Cup fifth-round draw.
It comes after the National League outfit came just minutes from pulling off a famous David-and-Goliath-style giant-killing against Sheffield United – a team three leagues above them in England’s football pyramid – on Sunday night.
A late equaliser meant Wrexham were forced to settle for a 3-3 draw – and a tough away replay – against their Championship opponents.
Club co-owner Reynolds, star of Marvel hit Deadpool, watched on from the stands as the emotional rollercoaster of a match played out below, later describing it as “one of the most exciting things I’ve ever seen”.
Tweeting after the match, he said: “When Rob and I got into this it all felt so impossible. But impossible is Wrexham’s favourite colour.
“That was one of the most exciting things I’ve EVER seen. Thank you each and every Wrexham supporter who came out and aimed your heart at that pitch tonight.”
Speaking to the media before the match, Reynolds also reiterated his desire to push the club into the Premier League.
While Wrexham fans will no doubt share the actor’s lofty ambitions, the club still has a long way to go, sitting four leagues below English football’s promised land.
But they could get a taste of Premier League life if they can win their FA Cup replay away at Sheffield United on 7 February – and draw one of the remaining big teams in the competition.
Wrexham, the only remaining National League side, could also face Premier League sides Tottenham, West Ham, Leicester City or Brighton.
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However, it will be a tie with 12-time winners Manchester United or current Premier League champions Manchester City that will really fit the Hollywood script for Wrexham.
It could prove a lucrative tie for the National League side, too. A draw against a Premier League side could earn Wrexham more than £200,000 in TV broadcasting income.
In 2017, Sutton United, then in the National League, earned £710,000 from an FA Cup run where they were eventually knocked out by Arsenal in the fifth round.
Wrexham still have to overcome Sheffield United in next month’s replay – but will be hopeful though of pulling off an upset.
Image: Wrexham’s Paul Mullin has scored in the first four rounds of the FA Cup proper this season
On Sunday, the club became the first non-League team since the creation of the Football League in 1888 to score three goals in the first, second, third and fourth rounds of the competition.
They beat Oldham 3-0 in the first round, followed by a 4-1 win against Farnborough in the second, before beating Coventry City 4-3 in a dramatic third-round tie.
And they will be buoyed by the sensational form of striker Paul Mullin, whose goal on Sunday meant he became the first player since 1984-85 from a non-League club to net consecutive goals in the first, second, third and fourth rounds of the FA Cup.
With a superhero-playing owner, a lethal striker and the prospect of a near-undefeatable foe, Wrexham could be about to pen a story worthy of a true Hollywood epic.
Wales came from behind to draw 1-1 with the USA in their first World Cup finals since 1958.
The USA completely dominated the first half and took the lead in 36 minutes when Timothy Weah, son of footballing icon George Weah, scored from Christian Pulisic’s through-ball.
After Wales had been overwhelmed in the first half, manager Rob Page brought on Kieffer Moore for Dan James at the break.
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Time was fast running out when Bale equalised eight minutes from the end, converting his 41st Wales goal from the penalty spot after Tim Ream went right through the back of him.
It was Wales’ first goal at a World Cup since Terry Medwin scored against Hungary in 1958 and keep them very much in the race for a last-16 place.
Image: Wales’ Gareth Bale scores his side’s first goal past goalkeeper Matt Turner of the US
Following the match, Page said: “To go a goal behind against a very good team, we showed character and determination to get a point out of the game. It’s important in a tournament that you don’t lose the opening game.
“This game suited Kieffer (Moore), to get us up the pitch. It was purely a tactical decision.
“The medical team have got a bit of work to do. They’ve got a big job to get us ready for Friday.”
Page added that penalty-scorer Bale has “never let us down”.
“Once again it’s about Bale-o and rightly so. To see the red wall there and all the supporters enjoying it, it’s incredible.”
Image: US player Antonee Robinson flies over Wales’ Ethan Ampadu in the first half
Hundreds gathered at the Al Bidda Park in Doha to watch the match, while fans back home flocked to venues across Wales after the 64-year wait.
The result leaves both sides trailing England in Group B, after they earned all three points against Iran on Monday afternoon.
Speaking ahead of the game, Bale said the squad were feeling the “buzz from back home”.
Earlier, England secured a comfortable 6-2 win against Iran to get their World Cup campaign up and running in Qatar, amid “carnage” off the pitch for some fans trying to enter the stadium.
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Hundreds of fans trying to get into the Khalifa International Stadium were faced with delays after they found their ticket app only started working minutes before they reached the front of the queue.
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Fans said their tickets suddenly disappeared off the app, leaving them unable to get into the game.
Wales next face Iran on Friday morning, while the USA take on Group B leaders England in the evening on the same day.
A UK ticket-holder has staked a claim for the biggest ever £195m jackpot after Tuesday’s EuroMillions draw, Camelot said.
The £195,707,000 jackpot reached its cap after no one scooped the top prize in Friday night’s draw.
The claim will undergo a series of checks to ensure its validity before the windfall is paid.
Camelot said no information will be released on whether the claimant is an individual or a syndicate winner, or where the ticket was purchased unless the ticket-holder decides to go public.
Andy Carter, Camelot’s senior winners’ adviser at the National Lottery, said: “This is absolutely incredible news.”
The winning numbers were 06, 23, 37, 40, 41 and the Lucky Stars were 02 and 12.
Only 15 people in the UK have ever won more than £100m, putting the latest winners in elite company.
What can you buy for £195.7m?
Unsurprisingly, £195.7m goes a long way.
Despite a sharp rise in property prices this year, the winnings will still net a respectable 696 houses, based on the latest average.
Or how about a private jet?
This one lucky winner will be able to take three friends flying in style – all in separate aircraft with four Gulfstream G550 planes.
The massive sum would also buy 23 Pisces-VI Submarines, Southampton Football Club or a townhouse in London’s Mayfair, complete with a steam room and plunge pool, cinema room and fully-equipped chef’s kitchen.
It also means they would be richer than Adele (worth £150m).
Tuesday’s lucky ticketholder will also surpass previous record-winners Joe and Jess Thwaite, a couple from Gloucester, who revealed their identities after winning £184m on the EuroMillions back in May.
