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Jess Fishlock questioned why Wales’ crucial Nations League game against Denmark did not have goal-line technology, blaming it as “it needs to be better.”

Wales sported the lead in an encounter that needed to be won, thanks to Midfielder Fishlock, who appeared to have taken them out of Nations League A.

The top tier fixture used neither VAR nor goal-line technology, so the 21st-minute effort was not made.

Wales’ record goalkeeper Fishlock said: “When it’s about whether you stay in League A or League B and the complications with that, we should be having goal line technology.

Although Wales had a difficult start to the game, including losing teenager Mayzee Davies to a worrying injury as the defender left the stadium on crutches, Fishlock said, “We started to settle, started to play, and scored a goal – it needs to be better. We need the technology and everything to make it fair at this level.

Why didn’t a League A game use what has come to be a more accepted form of assistance for match officials, questioned several Football Association of Wales officials at the ground. Uefa has been asked to comment.

Rhian Wilkinson, the head coach of Wales, also questioned why the technology wasn’t being used despite being told otherwise by the fourth official.

Williamson said, “Maybe I didn’t understand, maybe she didn’t.” However, I’m frustrated because it teaches us something, and it shouldn’t for a competition this high, as well.

In their final match before starting their Euro 2025 campaign against the Netherlands in Switzerland on July 5, Wilkinson said she is still proud of her side as they face Italy in Swansea on Tuesday.

However, she will have to wait to see if she has lost Davies, age 18, who was in excruciating pain after only four minutes of non-contact contact, despite her plea for calm and patience as the team waits for a full diagnosis.

She said that anyone who experiences such a traumatic injury is terrified. I’d ask that we just let the medical team do their excellent work, let the swelling subside, and keep our fingers crossed that it’s not as bad as it first thought.

Rhiannon Roberts’ ability to play for Italy will also be determined by Wales.

Play-offs for the United Rugby Championship between the Stormers and the Glasgow Warriors

Glasgow Warriors (19) 36

tries: Horne Con: Horne 4; Rowe 2, Darge, Venter, and Horne Pen:

Stormers (13) 18

The Glasgow Warriors defeated the Stormers to take their place in the final four, continuing their defense of the United Rugby Championship title.

The hosts scored three first-half tries, with a Seabelo Senatla try and eight points from Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s boot to keep the Stormers within six points at the break. Rory Darge, Kyle Rowe, and Henco Venter also crossed for the hosts.

Senatla scored a try for the South African team early in the second half, but Glasgow drew level with George Horne and Rowe’s try to bring it home with a little help.

After being defeated at this point last season in the same location, The Stormers had come to Scotstoun in search of retribution.

As the visitors quickly broke through the blocks, Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored the opening points of the game, but Glasgow quickly responded.

After Kyle Steyn’s lovely break, Stormers wing Senatla was sent to the trash for cynically destroying Warriors’ momentum. When Glasgow turned the corner, Darge had to make a creative lineout move to make room for himself.

The Scotstoun crowd soon had more energy when Sione Tuipulotu stabbed a clever grubber in the back for Rowe to latch onto and score.

The stormers then react in bizarre ways.

Feinberg-Mngomezulu launched a free-kick that sparked chaos in the Warriors 22 and caused an up-and-under. Senatla received a good bounce and headed in under the sticks shortly after receiving his yellow card.

Glasgow’s response was swift, with Venter powering over in the corner by peeling off the base of a ruck.

Warriors were forced to hold off a powerful Stormers attack late in the first half to go 19-13-up at the break, but Senatla’s second try sent them flying away for his second try to bring the visitors back within one.

The breakneck pace displayed no signs of slowing down, making this a classic URC.

Rowe crossed for his second try of the evening after Tom Jordan discovered a kink in the Stormers’ defense.

Glasgow had to give themselves some breathing room on the scoreboard, and they did it in the most magnificent way.

After pulling a Stormers lineout, Euan Ferrie led Glasgow out from deep. After a string of superb passes, Rowe fed Horne to the backfield for the Warriors’ fifth try.

Tanya Oxtoby, manager of Northern Ireland, acknowledged that her side “caused problems for ourselves” with Friday’s 4-0 Nations League defeat by Poland.

Poland made a first-time League A debut with the help of Barcelona’s Ewa Pajor, who scored twice in the opening ten minutes.

With the addition of Pajor, Bosnia-Herzegovina will now face Northern Ireland on Tuesday in the promotion play-off spot against Paulina Tomasiak and Adriana Achcinska.

The plan wasn’t put together as we would have liked, according to Australian Oxtoby of Northern Ireland’s poor start.

We wanted to use the spaces, but we were sloppy with the ball.

We changed our bodies to try to help in that area after causing problems for ourselves.

Oxtoby continued, “The players know we can be better, not one thing, but the”behind the performance and the result, but the.”

Despite the defeat, Northern Ireland still has a chance of advancing to League A for the first time.

Northern Ireland are currently three points ahead of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the play-off spots, and second place secures a spot against a League A side.

Even if NI lose to Zenica, they could still hold onto second place ahead of the Bosnians thanks to Larne’s dramatic 3-2 victory in February. Teams on level points are split by their head-to-head ranking.

Oxtoby added, “We were disappointed with the first half, that goes without saying.

We made some adjustments at half-time, and the result was a better second-half performance.

There are some real positives, but we now need to concentrate on the Bosnia game because we managed to get Abi (Sweetlove) and Aimee (Kerr) on the pitch for their senior debuts.

Derby’s first ODI

England 345-6 (50 overs): Jones 122 (121), Beaumont 107 (104), Matthews 2-49

West Indies 237 (48.2 overs): Joseph 62 (74), Smith 5-36

108 runs led to England’s victory.

In the first one-day international at Derby, Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones scored 108 runs to win the team.

Beaumont added 107 to her opening stand of 222, making her first international hundred since she was promoted to open for the first time since 2019.

Nat Sciver-Brunt’s quick 52 from 35 balls helped England to 345-6 in her first ODI since becoming permanent captain.

West Indies openers Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph responded with a score of 91 in 14 overs before debutante Em Arlott took Matthews’ prized wicket for 48.

England started cautiously in overcast conditions, winning 45-0 from the first 10 overs, after new coach Charlotte Edwards had called for them to be smarter in 50-over cricket since their Ashes drubbing at the beginning of the year.

Beaumont’s fifty came from 74 balls, before a sudden change in acceleration caused her to take just 22 balls to surpass Jones’ milestone century, which Cherry-Ann Fraser eventually bowled in the 36th over.

Emma Lamb was called back to the starting lineup after her impressive domestic debut as a Lancashire opener, but she was left with two games to go.

Jones shook as she approached three figures: Jahzara Claxton and Karishma Ramharack, respectively, dropped her on 91 and 92 and both put down in their follow-up, before bringing up a 108-ball ton in her 226th international debut.

When asked about her coaching philosophy and goals after being appointed in April, Edwards frequently made references to England’s 50-over cricket strategy, calling for a more detailed gameplan, and departing from Jon Lewis’ mantra of inspiring and entertaining.

England have a few days to prepare for the World Cup in this format, but for the first time ever, their batters have delivered.

With their innings leading to 121-0 after 25 overs, it could be argued that Jones and Beaumont could have been a little more aggressive in the first half of the innings because their attack was unthreatening and their fielding average was average.

The pair made sure they had wickets in hand before accelerating in the final 20 overs as a result of adapting to the slow bowling attack.

England started out with 55% attacking shots in the first 10 overs, before dropping to 45% in the next 10; after both openers had passed 50, that percentage increased to 77% between 21-30 overs.

Their opening partnership was England’s fifth-highest in women’s ODI history and their fifth-highest ever wicket taken against West Indies in the format, which provided the perfect foundation for Sciver-Brunt.

In the 36th over, Lamb entered the crease, but England passed 300 with ease thanks to captain Sciver-Brunt’s six fours and six from the wilting Windies bowlers.

Despite the positive changes in the batting department, England’s debut in the field was disappointing because their bowlers struggled to control and the sloppiness that had persisted for a while.

Joseph, a well-known face to England following her T20 World Cup heroics last year, batted with much more control than that infamous innings despite still racking up nine fours with her customary leg-side dominance. Matthews, on the other hand, stayed in top form throughout the T20 series before falling behind Arlott at the beginning of the 15th over.

West Indies resisted, but the run-rate completely stalled: between 20-30, they scored only 2. 8 runs per over. From there, England’s victory seemed inevitable.

Sophia Dunkley dropped Zaida James on the spot, but she was unable to capitalize on her chance as Smith’s first breakthrough was pinned her for seven, before Shemaine Campbelle and Mandy Mangru were bowled by stunning floating deliveries that resisted their defenses.

As Smith became only the second England player to record a five-wicket haul on their first ODI debut, Fraser and Jahzara Claxton both were caught by Dunkley on the boundary.

Aaliyah Alleyne scored 44, helping West Indies to record their highest ODI total against England, which the hosts were frustrated by.

I’m most proud of how we settled in, making numerous adjustments, and making the big partnerships and hitting commitments we wanted to achieve.

Hayley Matthews, captain of the West Indies, said, “It was pretty difficult out there. The England openers had a great time and were very disciplined. They were set for a rather large total later on, but we didn’t discover a breakthrough until later.

Even though Bruno Fernandes leaves, Al-Hilal may target Cristiano Ronaldo, while Manchester United are open to offers for Kobbie Mainoo. Arsenal are in talks to sign Benjamin Sesko, and Al-Hilal are in talks to do so.

In an effort to sign Slovenian international Benjamin Sesko, 21, who has a release clause worth more than 80 million euros (£67.4 million), Arsenal have begun discussions with RB Leipzig. (Sky Germany)

Even if fellow midfielder and Portugal international Bruno Fernandes, 30, leaves Old Trafford, Manchester United are still willing to make offers for the 20-year-old Kobbie Mainoo, England. (I Paper)

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Ronaldo has, however, agreed to extend his stay with Al-Nasr. (Foot Mercato – in French)

Theo Hernandez, a key summer target for the Saudi Pro League side, is a top player in the country and Al-Hilal is in talks with AC Milan over a deal. (Romano-Fabrizio)

Next week, Real Betis and Manchester United counterparts will meet to discuss the future of Brazilian winger Antony, who is unlikely to be let go by the Red Devils on loan once more. (Spanish: Marca)

Chelsea will be without French forward Christopher Nkunku this summer, despite Tottenham‘s request to know about his availability. (Talksport)

Franco Mastantuono, 17, an incredibly talented attacking midfielder from Argentina, has joined Paris St-Germain and Chelsea in the pursuit of a top-ranked position at River Plate. (Sky Sports)

Leroy Sane, 29, has received better terms at Bayern Munich. (Sky Germany)