Month: August 2022

Thousands of fans are celebrating England’s historic Euros triumph as the team are credited with inspiring the nation. The Lionesses beat Germany 2-1 after extra time in front of 87,000 supporters at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, securing the first major tournament title for the country since 1966 and setting a television viewing record. Fans in Trafalgar Square hailed the victory as a “massive” moment for women’s football, while the FA’s […]

England’s Euro 2022 final with Germany was watched by an average of 11.0 million people on TV, a record for a women’s football match in the UK. The audience peaked at more than 17 million in the closing minutes of the Lionesses’ 2-1 victory, according to overnight figures released by the ratings organisation Barb. This is also a record for a women’s football game. The previous highest peak came during […]

It's the first departure of such a vessel since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain has set off from the port of Odesa, Turkey’s defence ministry said Monday. The Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship, Razoni left the port of Odesa for Lebanon, the ministry said. A statement from the United Nations said the Razoni is carrying more than 26,000 tons of corn. Data from the Razoni’s […]