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Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Tom Jones cancels show at last minute after contracting infection
Welsh singer Tom Jones has cancelled a show hours before he was due to perform after contracting an infection. The 85-year old, best known for hits like It's Not Unusual and Delilah, was due to perform in Bremen on Tuesday evening. However, he had to postpone the concert after contracting an upper respiratory infection. Posting the news on his Instagram account, Jones said: 'Hello to all the fans in Bremen. Unfortunately, I must postpone my show this evening, as I've contracted an upper respiratory infection that needs treatment and rest. 'I know this is really disappointing and will cause inconvenience to you all, and I'm very sorry about that. 'But the show will now go ahead on Monday 28th July, so I look forward to seeing you then. 'All tickets will remain valid for the re-scheduled date. Until then, thank you for your understanding. Love, Tom.' The comment section was full of messages from fans, wishing the singer a speedy recovery. Jones is midway through his UK and Europe summer tour which began on June 13 at Hampton Court Palace in Surrey with concerts scheduled in Dundee, Marbella, and Colchester. The tour is due to end in Wales with two performances scheduled at Cardiff Castle at the end of August. Jones is also a voice coach on the singing competition series The Voice UK alongside McFly's joint judges Tom Fletcher and Danny Jones and former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland who is set to join the coaching line-up for the 2025 series. Read More Billy Joel says he feels 'good' after being diagnosed with brain condition
Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
England vs Italy LIVE: Build-up, team news and updates from Lionesses Euros semi-final
Deep breaths, everybody. It can't be as dramatic as that again. Can it? England are back in action in the Women's Euros this evening as the Lionesses take on Italy in the semi-final in Geneva. It comes after their pulsating quarter-final victory against Sweden, in which they came from two goals behind to force extra-time and triumph at the end of a frankly farcical penalty shootout. After the Sweden goalkeeper blazed her penalty into orbit with the last four at her mercy, the Lionesses recovered to seal glory in sudden death with shot-stopper Hannah Hampton the hero. Hampton and her teammates are big favourites tonight, but can Sarina Wiegman's side reach the final and keep hopes of successive Euros triumphs alive? We'll have all the build-up, team news and latest updates from Switzerland throughout the day and evening right here, with Mirror Football reporter Tom Victor on the ground.
South Wales Argus
4 days ago
- Sport
- South Wales Argus
Hampton says she is 'happy at England again' after heroic display
As Smilla Holmberg blazed her decisive penalty over the bar, Hannah Hampton was swarmed by a charge of celebrating England players. A tissue still stuffed up her nose to stem the flow of blood as the first notes of Sweet Caroline rang round the Stadion Letzigrund, this was a career-defining moment. The image of her continuing with a bloodied nose will be remembered just as much as her heroics in the penalty shootout that followed as England progressed to the Euro 2025 semi-finals. England came back from two goals behind to draw 2-2 as Hampton claimed the player of the match accolade after they triumphed 3-2 against Sweden on penalties. 'We said at half-time, 'We don't want to go home,' so we knew it was down to us to turn the game around and that is what we did,' she said. 'We know that whoever is on that pitch from right at the back to up top, they're going to put in 100% for that team. We know that we're going to be fighting for every person on that field whether they make mistake, the next one is there to back them up. 'I'm just glad that we all stuck together. That is one thing we never wanted to do, we never wanted to turn on each other. 'If the outcome was reversed and we were going home, we didn't want to feel like we all got on each other's backs.' It was a togetherness that saw the Lionesses turn around an otherwise underwhelming display inside three minutes as Chloe Kelly's introduction in the 78th minute brought greater threat to the England attack. Goals from Lucy Bronze and Michelle Agyemang brought England back from 2-0 down and the fight could be found all over the pitch. Bronze was seen taping her own quad during extra-time, Lauren James and Leah Williamson both took knocks to their ankle, while Hampton's nose streamed with blood. 'All I remember was that I was going up for that ball and the next thing I know is someone has elbowed me I think,' said Hampton. 'I thought I got away with it at first but as I sat up it just started streaming. But as a few of the girls said, I'm better with one nostril so I think I might have it again the next game. 'It shows that 'proper England' is back. We're going in the right direction, and everyone was putting their bodies on the line out there, literally. 'Everyone is a bit battered and bruised. We'll definitely be taking the next couple of days to recover ready for the next game. 'But you know everyone has got your back out there and tackles were made when they needed to be.' Your reactions to a memorable night ❤️ — Lionesses (@Lionesses) July 18, 2025 Hampton herself has not had the easiest run to the England number one spot. Just this year she has come under immeasurable scrutiny as Mary Earps announced her retirement from international football after Sarina Wiegman had said Hampton was ahead of her in the pecking order. It led fans to suggest Earps was worthier of the jersey than Hampton, with the 24-year-old speaking out before the tournament about the difficulty of dealing with such perceptions. 'It's hard when you see English fans not want you in goal. I've not done anything to make you hate me,' she told ITV Sport. But if she hadn't already convinced fans of her place in the team with pinpoint passing against the Netherlands, the Chelsea 'keeper will have silenced any doubters with her display on Thursday. 'It's been a difficult couple of years in the England environment. All the girls were ecstatic, they've seen all the hard work I've put in and how difficult it has been,' she reflected. 'They've helped me to get to where I am now in being happy to wear an England shirt again. I just want to do whatever I can for the team to get that win. 'I don't care if I have one touch in a game or multiple, I just want to do whatever I can to get what we deserve as a team. 'It was a big team performance today. I'm just happy for the whole group of girls. We didn't want to go home.' Hampton was instrumental in preventing such a fate. Sweden failed to score five of the seven penalties they took, with Hampton saving well from Filippa Angeldahl and Sofia Jakobsson. Her Swedish counterpart Jennifer Falk also produced heroics in the net but when she stepped up to take Sweden's fifth penalty to win the shootout, she sent her spot-kick over the bar. 'I was panicking about the fact we didn't have any data on [Falk] on where she was going to go, so I was like, 'Oh my goodness, this is down to me,'' recalled Hampton. 'But I was a bit surprised. She did unbelievably well in the penalty shootout itself with all the saves she did. I was thinking she might just try to focus on saving them like I did. 'But it's always a high-pressure moment, a penalty shootout, so she had enough bravery to step up for Sweden. 'She's seen as a hero for sure with the amount she saved and how she kept Sweden in it right to the very end.'
The Sun
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
England's goalkeeping hero Hampton continues to prove people wrong at Euro 2025
AS a bloodied Hannah Hampton saved two penalties to send England into the Euro 2025 semi-finals, it was all the more impressive given she was advised at a young age against pursuing football because of an eye condition that affects her depth perception. The 24-year-old, who had gauze stuffed up one nostril throughout Thursday night's wild shootout against Sweden after an earlier collision, was born with strabismus, a condition that prevents the eyes from properly aligning. She underwent three surgeries before the age of three. She has broken fingers and suffered bloody noses from misjudging the ball's trajectory. Even pouring a drink, she has said, is problematic. But Hampton is not easily deterred, and enjoys proving people wrong. 'I'm here right now. You can't let all the scrutiny win,' Hampton told reporters recently. 'I think if you do that it just adds fuel to the fire and I wasn't willing to accept that.' Hampton was thrust into the spotlight after the experienced Mary Earps announced her international retirement just weeks before the tournament. She has shone at the Euros in Switzerland, making a couple of diving saves in normal time on Thursday before her shootout heroics, made more remarkable by the fact she had taken an elbow to the face minutes earlier. 'I said to her, you only need one nostril,' teammate Chloe Kelly said. The Chelsea keeper also made headlines last week when her brilliant long ball led to a goal in their 4-0 thrashing of the Netherlands in the group stage. 'She made a massive contribution to a very good team performance,' coach Sarina Wiegman said. 'The outcome was really good and how the team stuck together, but she had a big contribution to that.' Hampton was a backup to Earps when England won the 2022 European title, but was dropped from the squad soon after amid media reports about her attitude and behaviour. She said the negative commentary almost made her quit. Hampton was all smiles on Thursday, even taking a Facetime call with family and friends during her post-game press conference. 'I'm in a presser!' Hampton yelled to a family member, before turning the phone screen so they could see the packed media conference. Her family and friends cheered. The Birmingham-born keeper spent much of her childhood in Spain, attending the British School of Vila-real where her parents worked as teachers. She played as a striker for Villarreal's academy team. Sweden's goalkeeper Jennifer Falk saved four of England's shots in Thursday's shootout before stepping up to boldly take one of her own. A goal would have clinched victory for Sweden, but Falk fired her shot over the crossbar. Asked if she had considered taking a penalty herself, Hampton laughed. 'They told me to focus on the saving part first and then when it comes to it I would've taken one,' Hampton said. 'I get a bit excited – my striker instincts come out.'
The Sun
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Heroic Hampton sends England to Euro 2025 semi-finals
AS a bloodied Hannah Hampton saved two penalties to send England into the Euro 2025 semi-finals, it was all the more impressive given she was advised at a young age against pursuing football because of an eye condition that affects her depth perception. The 24-year-old, who had gauze stuffed up one nostril throughout Thursday night's wild shootout against Sweden after an earlier collision, was born with strabismus, a condition that prevents the eyes from properly aligning. She underwent three surgeries before the age of three. She has broken fingers and suffered bloody noses from misjudging the ball's trajectory. Even pouring a drink, she has said, is problematic. But Hampton is not easily deterred, and enjoys proving people wrong. 'I'm here right now. You can't let all the scrutiny win,' Hampton told reporters recently. 'I think if you do that it just adds fuel to the fire and I wasn't willing to accept that.' Hampton was thrust into the spotlight after the experienced Mary Earps announced her international retirement just weeks before the tournament. She has shone at the Euros in Switzerland, making a couple of diving saves in normal time on Thursday before her shootout heroics, made more remarkable by the fact she had taken an elbow to the face minutes earlier. 'I said to her, you only need one nostril,' teammate Chloe Kelly said. The Chelsea keeper also made headlines last week when her brilliant long ball led to a goal in their 4-0 thrashing of the Netherlands in the group stage. 'She made a massive contribution to a very good team performance,' coach Sarina Wiegman said. 'The outcome was really good and how the team stuck together, but she had a big contribution to that.' Hampton was a backup to Earps when England won the 2022 European title, but was dropped from the squad soon after amid media reports about her attitude and behaviour. She said the negative commentary almost made her quit. Hampton was all smiles on Thursday, even taking a Facetime call with family and friends during her post-game press conference. 'I'm in a presser!' Hampton yelled to a family member, before turning the phone screen so they could see the packed media conference. Her family and friends cheered. The Birmingham-born keeper spent much of her childhood in Spain, attending the British School of Vila-real where her parents worked as teachers. She played as a striker for Villarreal's academy team. Sweden's goalkeeper Jennifer Falk saved four of England's shots in Thursday's shootout before stepping up to boldly take one of her own. A goal would have clinched victory for Sweden, but Falk fired her shot over the crossbar. Asked if she had considered taking a penalty herself, Hampton laughed. 'They told me to focus on the saving part first and then when it comes to it I would've taken one,' Hampton said. 'I get a bit excited – my striker instincts come out.' England face Italy in the semi-finals on Tuesday in Geneva. - REUTERS
