Sweden boss Janne Andersson accused the Germans of gloating and 'rubbing his face' in defeat after the goal which puts them back in control of their destiny in Group F.

They may no longer be able to count Zlatan Ibrahimovic among their ranks, but the enigmatic striker's retirement has certainly not hindered Sweden at the current World Cup.

Sweden have lit the blue touchpaper before Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final with England by accusing Ashley Young of diving. Young has been criticised in the past for going to ground too easily.

The Russian National Tourist Office reiterated on social media on Thursday morning that the embassy was now making an exception to their usual process and issuing visas within one working day.

James Milner has revealed that he is excited to get the pre-season underway but insists their first fixtures has ruined his World Cup wall chart as Liverpool's first friendly clashes with England's quarter-final.

SAMI MOKBEL IN SAMARA: Southgate, who has considered giving his midfield a defensive feel against Swedenn by starting with Dier in place of Alli, has nurtured a feeling of togetherness.

MIKE DICKSON ON CENTRE COURT: It was all there again for Jo Konta - another Grand Slam semi-final, this time against a possibly vulnerable Serena Williams.

The actor, 38, looked enthralled as he watched Johanna Konta of Great Britain play against Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo took his goal-scoring career tally to an incredible 700 after netting in Portugal's 2-1 defeat against Ukraine. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner confidently slotted away a penalty.

Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal to glory in 2016 despite injury and is one of a number of greats to write his name into the glittering history of the Euros since they were introduced in 1960.

Ray Quinn, who shot to fame on reality shows The X Factor and Dancing On Ice, proposed to his girlfriend Emily Fletcher over New Year's.

The former TOWIE star, 27, flashed a glimpse of her washboard abs as she posed in a bikini and animal print sarong during Caribbean getaway

The dancer, 38,has hit back at the hundreds of Ofcom complaints the Pussycat Dolls have sparked over their raunchy performances during ITV family shows.

The Loose Women panellist, 30, took to Instagram to share a video of her presenter beau, 38, as she jokingly likened his facial hair to Tiger King's Joe Exotic.

The X Factor: Celebrity winner, 27, displayed her washboard abs as she posed in a black bikini that showcased her bronzed hue.

The destroyer USS John S. McCain is having its first sea trials after undergoing repairs, lasting two years, following a collision with the Liberian-flagged Alnic MC oil tanker off the coast of Singapore.

Vincent and Jane Hee will also be chauffeured around in a Rolls-Royce, receive a rose-gold platinum ring set with a rare 2.08-carat diamond and spend the night at the Raffles Singapore hotel.

Tala Alamuddin Le Tallec, who lives in Singapore, has uploaded £25 masks in a ranger of prints and colours to her fashion website Totally Tala, alongside pouches for carrying hand sanitiser.

Head coach Joe Schmidt will give British and Irish Lions star Henshaw every chance to prove his fitness, while fly-half Joey Carbery is still inching back to full tilt after hamstring trouble.

The 25-year-old Henshaw has not played since being deployed at fullback in Ireland's 32-20 defeat by England in the first round and 'is improving more slowly than hoped,' the IRFU said in a statement,

British and Irish Lions flanker Sean O'Brien has been omitted from Ireland's squad for Sunday's Guinness Six Nations clash with France.

Sportsmail provide you with everything you need to know for Wales vs Ireland's Six Nations 2019 clash including date, kick-off time and channel plus squads, results, stats and odds.

Liam Williams is fit to start Wales' Grand Slam game against Ireland as Warren Gatland named an unchanged 23 for Saturday's Six Nations decider.

Rory Best has tipped rookie lineout caller James Ryan to come of age for Ireland against the 'world's best lock' Alun Wyn Jones in Cardiff for their Six Nations clash.

England want all three available to take on Ireland to offset any need to pitch Billy Vunipola into a third Test in as many weeks. All three trained on Wednesday at England's Pennyhill Park camp.

Over a long and distinguished career, Brian O'Driscoll became adept at dealing with everything and anything thrown his way.

RORY KEANE IN SHIZUOKA: Carty starts only his second Test in place of conductor-in-chief Johnny Sexton, who is out with a groin injury. Schmidt reckons Carty has the right stuff.

Johnny Sexton has questioned the 'strange' negativity around Ireland's World Cup campaign, insisting Joe Schmidt's men are ready to peak for the All Blacks.

Caelan Doris has been backed to make a huge impact for Ireland on his Six Nations debut against Scotland on Saturday, with assistant coach Simon Easterby saying the No 8 is 'made for this level'.

WILL KELLEHER IN DUBLIN: The 59-year-old Bono dropped into the Irish camp to give a rallying speech to Andy Farrell's team ahead of their Six Nations clash with England.

MIKE BROWN: You always know when it's an Ireland Test week because the coaches put a life-sized cardboard cut-out of Johnny Sexton in the team dining room.

Italy are meant to have lucrative a trip to Qatar in March that will include two friendly games as part of their preparations for the upcoming Euro 2020. But Roberto Mancini does not see this as tough enough.

Selena Gomez posted a sweet Instagram photo praising her friend Taylor Swift. The post came shortly after she deleted a plug for Kim Kardashian's SKIMS in a possible show of allegiance to Taylor.

She was seen enjoying a dinner with ex boyfriend Samuel Krost and friends at a restaurant on Tuesday night. And two days later, Selena Gomez stepped out geared in her ex beau's fashion label.

While promoting her much anticipated new music, 27-year-old Selena Gomez has been showing off her style savvy. Not sure what to put on your fall shopping list? Just follow Selena's lead.

The 27-year-old pop star's new single Lose You to Love Me landed the No. 4 spot on first Billboard Hot 100 and it's currently topping Billboard's Streaming Songs chart

Selena Gomez's first album in four years, the highly anticipated Rare, dropped on Friday. And fans got a first look at some of the lyrics for her brand-new songs.

His ex just dropped a new album which seems to drag him quite a bit, but that didn't stop him from smiling and busting a move in the parking lot outside his dance studio on Friday.

Boris Johnson goaded the Labour leader that he had abandoned his long-standing Euroscepticism as he claimed that the Tories were now the only ones 'on the side of the people'.

She thrilled fans at the weekend when she shared some sultry images of herself online, while in lockdown at her Sydney home.

The star took to Twitter on Saturday after many were put off by a Snapchat story she shared earlier in which her mom Dianna Hart joked, 'Everybody down in Rio gonna get the Zika virus!'

The sudden onslaught of floods and torrential rain brought by Matthew over the weekend to Florida's east coast has destroyed areas of contained water where the species which carry the disease thrives.

Robert Lewandowski has urged Poland to approach their crunch Euro 2016 game against Germany 'without fear' ‒ although the captain admits their opponents are favourites to win the tournament.

Poland's first-choice goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny will miss Thursday's Euro 2016 clash with Germany but could return for their final Group C game against Ukraine

Germany's players have taken to Twitter ahead of their second game of Euro 2016 Group C against Poland at the Stade de France. Mesut Ozil and Bastian Schweinsteiger both got involved.

Bucharest police have questioned 17 football fans after clashes at the World Cup qualifier between Romania and Poland on Friday.

The Bayern striker, who scored twice in his country's 3-0 World Cup qualifier win over Romania on Friday, will not be in the squad for the friendly against Slovenia after returning to Germany.

Robert Lewandowski is 'an example' to young players everywhere, according to his coach Adam Nawalka, but there is more to this Poland side than the Bayern Munich star's goals.

The UEFA Nations League inaugural weekend continues tonight as Italy host Poland, while Scotland are also in action in a friendly with Belgium. Follow the action here with MICHAEL SEARLES .

Italy prepared for Sunday's UEFA Nations League clash with Poland with a training session in the Florence sunshine. Roberto Mancini watched on as the late afternoon sun beat down.