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Clinic 'offers cosmetic surgery procedures with no medical qualifications'
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Powys County Times
17 minutes ago
- Powys County Times
Sarina Wiegman: Pressure on England no different to Euro 2022
The Lionesses manager feels expectations remain the same as they did three years ago as she prepares for the opening fixture in Switzerland on Saturday. England will face France in their first match of the tournament but despite the label of title holders, Wiegman insists that expectations remain unchanged. 'For me it doesn't feel that different. It has always been there - high expectations. We have high expectations from ourselves, too,' she explained. 'We just want to do really well. We know we're here and we know exactly where we want to go, but we bring it back to [the fact] we have to be the best prepared, we have to have the best game plans and, if necessary, be able to adapt to what we have in front of us. 'The team is in a very good place, they're really well bonded. We have worked really hard and we will work really hard in every single game and every single training session. That's what we can control.' Since 2015, England have reached the semi-finals of every major tournament they have competed in and further success under Wiegman arguably only pushes expectations higher. Having claimed European Championship gold with the Netherlands in 2017, the Dutch manager repeated the feat with the Lionesses in the seminal home Euros in 2022. Such game-changing success was followed by a World Cup final in 2023, leaving expectations for England sky high. But while the outside world discuss the possibility of England becoming first team to defend a Euros title and repeating the feat that inspired so many at Wembley in that heady summer, in the Lionesses' camp no such conversations are occurring. Instead, Wiegman's squad are distancing themselves from past achievements in the search of a 'New England' that remains intune with the ever-increasing demands of women's football. 'We absolutely cherish what we have done before and we never forget it. Those are lifetime experiences for us, for our families and also for our friends but you have to move on,' said Wiegman. 'You have to be on top. Things are changing very quickly, things are developing very quickly so we have to do too. 'We came together in February and said it's a new challenge. The approach was there anyway but we called it a 'New England'.' The first glimpse of such that reformed Lionesses team will come against a France side who have undergone major changes of their own. Laurent Bonadei has opted not to include French legends and serial winners Eugenie Le Sommer and Wendie Renard in his Euros squad, but has so far not been proved wrong with France winning their last eight fixtures. It presents a huge task for Wiegman who is in no illusion of the strengths the French team possess, or the stature of their omissions. 'The French are very, very strong and they have great young players coming through. They have shown already that they are still a very powerful, quick team that can play really well,' she said. 'They have played games without [Renard] recently. I don't have the context but she is an absolute legend. They [Renard and Le Sommer] have been trailblazers for the women's game and they still are even though they are not here.'
Powys County Times
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Cameron Norrie takes inspiration from Andy Murray in latest Wimbledon win
Cameron Norrie mirrored two-time champion Andy Murray by harnessing the energy of a merry Wimbledon crowd to keep the British flag flying. Jack Draper's surprise second-round loss on Thursday to former finalist Marin Cilic left Norrie as the last home hope standing in the men's draw in SW19. To the delight of high-spirited spectators on his favoured Court One, the 2022 semi-finalist delivered, recovering from a slow start to dispatch Italian world number 73 Mattia Bellucci 7-6 (5) 6-4 6-3. Cameron Norrie is here to stay 👇 It's a straight set victory for the Brit as he defeats Mattia Bellucci 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-3 to move into the fourth round 🇬🇧 #Wimbledon — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 4, 2025 British number three Norrie will take on Chilean qualifier Nicolas Jarry in round four, with two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz a potential quarter-final opponent. 'It's important to use the crowd to your advantage,' he said. 'I was just pulling from random people, getting fired up with them. You can see they're loving it. 'Obviously Friday afternoon, people had a few drinks. I could feel that. Getting behind me. It was nice to see. 'I wanted to try to give them something to cheer about. I think the people quite like it when you look at them and get fired up. They feel like they've played a part in the win. 'I wanted to pull from the energy from not just my team but from some random people in the crowd. I've seen Andy Murray do that a lot in his matches. Yeah, it was so much fun today.' Norrie, who has plummeted from a career-high ranking of eighth to 61st, conceded he 'stole' an unconvincing opening set from Bellucci on a tie-break after being broken in the opening game. He gradually took control of a tight contest to enhance his enviable Court One record, having won eight of nine matches there across his career, including his impressive second-round success over 12th seed Frances Tiafoe. The 29-year-old is also open to returning to Centre Court – the scene of his four-set, last-four defeat to Novak Djokovic three years ago – for Sunday's showdown with Jarry but will not be making any official requests. 'If I'm playing my next match on Centre Court, that's great,' he said. CAM STORMS INTO ROUND FOUR AT WIMBLEDON!! 💪 It's a top performance from @cam_norrie who's through to the last 16 in SW19 #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | #Wimbledon — LTA (@the_LTA) July 4, 2025 'I feel there's the tendency to be a little bit more respectful on that Centre Court in terms of energy and crowd, noise and everything. 'I felt like today on Court One, there were a few difficult moments for me that the crowd got really fired up – some love 30 (down), love 40 (down). 'I managed to switch the energy and switch the momentum of the match. I think that was huge to use that today. Yeah, I felt that. 'I obviously played Centre Court a few times. The match with Djokovic, they got loud as well. I'm not saying that doesn't happen. 'I just feel a little bit more on Court One – it's maybe just a little bit biased (because of) winning there and playing well there.'
