England beat Germany 2-1 in overtime to become European champions.

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Substitute for England, Chloe Kelly scored a goal during overtime which gave England a 2-1 win over Germany in Sunday’s UEFA Women’s European Championship final, securing their first major win in front of a record home crowd.

Kelly quickly reacted  to a loose ball from a corner in the second period of extra time to give her side the win and repay  Germany for their defeat during the 2009 Euro final in Helsinki.

England coach Sarina Wiegman is the first manager to win the Euros – men’s or women’s – with two different nations having led her native Netherlands to the title in 2017. She was appointed England boss in September last year and the side has not lost since.

“I just can’t stop crying. We talk, we talk and we talk and we finally done it. You know what, the kids are alright. This is the proudest moment of my life,” said England captain, Leah WWilliamso

“Listen the legacy of this tournament is the change in society. The legacy of this team is winners and that is the journey. love every single one of you, I’m so proud to be English. I’m trying so hard not to swear.”

On a memorable day for England, the hosts Screenshot has been saved to/storage/minute through fonated/0/Pictures/Screenshot of a sell out crowd at Wembley Stadium, the 87,192 attendance a record for a UEFA tournament, men’s or women’s.

Substitute Lina Magull brought Germany back into the game to send it to extra time but Kelly popped up at the right time to clutch it for England and made the home fans crazy.

Germany suffered a warm-up setback when striker Alexandra Popp, who scored six goals in five games on her European debut, was removed from the squad with a muscle injury and replaced by Leah Schuler.

Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s side were oblivious of Popp’s presence in the box but a brutal physical collision led to a goalless score in the first half.

Toone opened the scoring shortly after the hour mark with a beautiful chipped finish, moments after coming on as a substitute.

However, that was cancelled out by Magull who fired in an equaliser from close range 17 minutes later after the hosts had been pushed back by their opponents.

The match finished 1-1 after 90 minutes to take it into extra time where the atmosphere died down a little as the thought of Germany winning a record-extending ninth Euros crown at the home of English football began to permeate.

That was until the 110th minute when Kelly, who had moments before urged the crowd to raise their voices and cheer the side on. reacted quickest to stab in the winner and inflict Germany’s first defeat in a major final.

“It doesn’t seem real. I’m buzzing my head off. Honestly the best moment of my career, best moment of my life. I’m so proud to be a part of this group.” Toone stated.

Beth Mead of England won the Player of the Tournament award for her six goals and five assists, helping her side score a record 22 times during the tournament.

“I am speechless. I’m in shock. I’ve just had a good cry with the family, wouldn’t be here without them,” the 27-year-old said.

“I am so, so proud of this team, love this west moment my me. Top Ca part of this group.” Toone said.

England’s Beth Mead won the Player of the Tournament award for her six goals and five assists, helping her side score a record 22 times during the tournament.

“I am speechless. I’m in shock. I’ve just had a good cry with the family, I wouldn’t be here without them,” the 27-year-old said.

“I am so, so proud of this team, I love this team and I love this country.”

 

PSG beat Nantes to win the Super Cup as Neymar scores twice.

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Paris Saint-Germain’s Neymar scored two goals in a 4-0 win against Nantes in the French Super Cup at Bloomfield on Sunday, with Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos scoring two more goals.

The final goal occurred in the 82nd minute after Nantes defender Jean Claude Castelletto fouled Neymar who was sent off, and the Brazilian converted the subsequent spotkick.

This was the ninth time in 10 years that the Parisians won the traditional season opening clash between the champions of Ligue 1 and the French Cup winners, regularly played outside of the country over the last decade.

Zimbabwe introduces gold coins to stave off rising inflation.

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The Central Bank of Zimbabwe has introduced gold coins to curb rising inflation amid a monetary downturn.

 Its main interest rate this month increased  to 200% after the annual rate of inflation rose above 190%.

Each coin will for production costs be priced at the international market rate for an ounce of gold plus 5%.

According to Zimbabwe Central Bank Governor John Mangudia, you can use them in stores, If you have enough coins.

 The coin called “Mosi-oa-Tunya” means “The Smoke Which Thunders” and refers to Victoria Falls, on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia.

As of Friday, an ounce was worth about $1,724 (£1,435).

The Zimbabwean dollar this year has been devalued against major currencies.

The country recalls the economic upheavals of the era of Robert Mugabe, who ruled for almost 40 years.

 Decision was made to abandon the Zimbabwean dollar and use foreign currencies, especially the US dollar in 2009 due to hyperinflation.

The government stopped publishing official inflation data during the worst of the crisis.

The local currency was reintroduced 10 years later, but quickly depreciated again.

Drone saves the life of a drowning boy on a Spanish beach.

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Lifeguard drone saves the life of a 14-year-old boy who almost drowned in Valencia, Spain.

 The boy while battling strong waves on the beach, the drone dropped a jacket, which helped the boy stay afloat until a real rescue team arrived on the scene.

“When we arrived what we saw was a kid that was in very bad shape, with almost no energy to keep floating, so we sent over the life vest,” the drone pilot for General Drones, Miguel Angel Pedrero, told Reuters.

“Because of the heavy waves it was a complicated manoeuvre, but we finally managed to give him the vest and he could float until the lifeguards reached him by jet ski.”

“These extra seconds are vital in some cases and also allows the rescue teams to approach the person more calmly and cautiously.” Pedrero added.

The 14-year-old has not yet been identified. The rescued boy was given oxygen in the ambulance and taken to the nearest hospital. He was sent home after 24 hours.

According to the Royal Spanish Lifeguard Federation, 140 people drowned in the first six months of this year alone. This is 55% more than in the same period last year.

Detached snakehead identified in meal of airline in-flight.

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A flight attendant working in Turkey said she was horrified when she found a freshly severed snake head in her food.

According to The Independent, citing aviation blog One Mile at a Time, the shocking incident took place July 21 on a SunExpress flight between Ankara, Turkey, and Düsseldorf, Germany.

The flight attendant aforesaid that she saw the head of a small snake hiding among potatoes and vegetables during lunch.

The reptile’s head can be seen in the center of the food tray in the video posted to Twitter.

 A spokesman for SunExpress told Turkish media that the incident was “completely unacceptable,”.

 The airline and food supplier contracts are currently on hold and an investigation has been launched.

The airline said in an interview with The Independent that maintaining the highest level of quality of service we provide to passengers on our aircraft is “our top priority” and ensures a comfortable and safe flight for both passengers and staff.

However, the seller denied that the snake’s head could have come from anywhere.

According to the report, Sancak’s onboard service states that they did not deliver foreign matter that is claimed to be in food during cooking.

The relatively fresh-looking snake head may have been added later because the food according to the catering company, was cooked at 280 degrees Celsius