London police make 49 arrests during EURO 2020 final

MOSCOW: London police say 49 people were detained and over a dozen officers were injured on Sunday during the 2020 UEFA European Football Championship final held at London’s Wembley Stadium. “Our policing operation for the #Euro2020 final is drawing to a close. Thank you to the tens of thousands of fans who had good spirits […]

England, Italy set for thrilling EURO 2020 showdown on Sunday

ISTANBUL: England and Italy are set to face off on Sunday to be crowned the best in European football at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium. Italy are looking forward to win their first European title after 53 years when they beat Yugoslavia (1-1 and 2-0) in the EURO 1968 final, Anadolu Agency reported. They then lost […]

Online gambling syndicate busted

KUCHING: Five men were arrested for allegedly operating a ‘Euro 2020’ football betting and online gambling activities in a house at Jalan Stutong on Thursday. In the 12.45pm operation codenamed ‘Ops Dadu’, an integrated task force raided a luxury residential house believed to be used to conduct illegal betting and online gambling activities. Kuching police […]

Switzerland knock world champions France out of Euro 2020 in penalty shoot-out

BUCHAREST: Switzerland knocked world champions France out of Euro 2020 in 5-4 penalty shoot-out win following a thrilling 3-3 draw after extra time on Monday, making its way to the quarterfinals. Switzerland’s goalkeeper Yann Sommer denied French striker Kylian Mbappe’s spot kick to earn his side the victory. Switzerland will next play against Spain, which […]