Like a duck to water

The pressure of success may weigh on a wounded England, but debutantes Wales can play without fear, says Simon Barnes

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Obsessive, independent and agelessly energetic – England’s most decorated female footballer has made net gains from not fitting the mould. As the Lionesses enter Euro 2025 as defending champions, Lucy Bronze talks about her team’s chances, life after her ADHD and autism diagnoses and why she doesn’t fear her career’s final whistle

Morag Pearce (nee Kirkland), 67, from Southampton, lives with husband Gordon. They have two daughters and five grandchildren. Morag Pearce was 10 when she started kicking a football. Five years later

When British tennis star Jodie Burrage moved into her London apartment just two streets behind Wimbledon’s iconic All England club, she was buying more than a home. “I can see Court One from my balcon

SEEMA JASWAL and LAURA WOODS share their predictions as Wales and England get match-ready