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Buoyed by Scotlands brave and thoroughly deserved draw against New Zealand, England head into Sundays (Monday 0100 AEDT) clash against Australia knowing that its win, draw or bust.With points differential no longer an issue the home side have to worry about, Wayne Bennetts men can even head into the game knowing a point will be enough to take them into the decider at Anfield next weekend.Although the Kangaroos are already through to the final without kicking a ball, thanks to the Scots, England centre Kallum Watkins maintains his sides focus and mindset hasnt altered.Theyre a great team, but these are the games you want to play in, against the best teams and the best players, Watkins said.The focus is on ourselves to play our best and come up with a game-plan that can stop the Aussies and make sure we play to the best of our ability.Former St George Illawarra prop Mike Cooper says despite the shock result in Workington on Friday, there is no expectation of Australia taking their foot off the gas as the hosts look to beat the Kangaroos for the first time in a decade.Were going to have to raise the bar a little bit, Cooper said.We just need to be a bit more smart with what we do with the ball and take our opportunities when we get them.Weve created enough opportunities but weve sort of rushed what we do a little bit. We need to execute better because against Australia were not going to get too many chances.Cooper has no doubt about the impact an England victory on Sunday could have on the game in a soccer-obsessed country..Its massively important for us, said Cooper, who is returning home next season after a three-year stint with the Dragons.I think its important for the game in this country that we get a win and progress to the final.It would mean the world to us to make the final and hopefully go on and win it but I think its so important for the game moving forward in this country. Clearance Soccer Jerseys .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Soccer Jerseys China . Olli Jokinen, Mark Scheifele, and Bryan Little each had a goal and an assist as Winnipeg won 5-2, handing Calgary its record-setting seventh consecutive loss on home ice. https://www.soccerjerseyschina.us/ . 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AMSTERDAM -- Dafne Schippers won the 100 meters at the European championships with ease Friday, speeding away from all opposition to clinch her first title of the championships.On a chilly, windy night at the Olympic Stadium, she finished in 10.90 seconds, which was all the more impressive since silver medalist Ivet Lalova-Collio crossed a massive .30 seconds behind her.She immediately thrust her finger in the air, clearly No. 1 when it comes to European sprinting but also the biggest star at the championships for the adoring 22,000-strong sellout crowd.It was quite windy so it was difficult to set a good time, Schippers said. She will be running the 4x100 relays on Sunday but did not compete in the 200, where she is the world champion, so as not to overexert herself.At next months Olympics, she will run both sprints and the relays. I am shaping up well for Rio, she said.If Schippers performed to expectations, Olympic pole vault champion and world record holder Renaud Lavillenie did not. The Frenchman failed to clear his opening height with the gold medal at stake and lost his title.He only started jumping at 5.75 meters, with Robert Sobera holding the lead at 5.60. Instead of a fourth straight title for the Frenchman, it was the first major gold for the Pole. Czech Jan Kudlicka won silver on a countback.During warmup, I cleared 5.80 two times without problems, Lavillenie said, but he could not master the swirling gusts.The wind was making things very difficult for us, he said.Sobera, however, didnt complain. Maybe the wind was a problem but for me it was not very disturbing.For an athlete used to dominating with ease, it was a devastating loss for Lavillenie, barely a month before the Olympics.I will have to work hard now and try to do well in Rio, he said.ddddddddddddIn the medal standings, Turkey shot to the top with two more golds from foreign-born athletes -- Polat Kemboi Arikan in the 10,000 and Yasmani Copello Escobar in the 400 hurdles. Turkey has three gold and eight medals overall, and leads Britain -- 3 golds, 7 overall -- going into the concluding weekend.On a hot-and-cold night for France, Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad recaptured the steeple chase title he lost two years ago for taking his vest off in celebration before crossing the line. He kicked with on lap to go and won easily with a more subdued celebration of outstretched arms crossing the line.It was the same feeling for the Dutch. Before the Schippers finale, it had seemed like Churandy Martina had clinched a Dutch double when he added the 200 gold to his 100 title which he won on Thursday. But he was disqualified for stepping outside his lane and Bruno Hortelano of Spain took gold instead.Martyn Rooney won Britains third gold at the championships, coming back from behind to win the 400 meters in a defense of his title.Rooney won in 45.29 seconds, edging Czech Pavel Maslak by .07 while Liemarvin Bonevacia of the Netherlands took bronze.In the women hammers throw, Anita Wlodarczyk continued her domination of the event, with a throw of 78.14 meters for her third European gold to add to the world title and record. Only an Olympic title is still missing from her resume. Her longtime rival Betty Heidler of Germany took silver.On Thursday, Greg Rutherford in the long jump and Dina Asher-Smith in the 200 got Britains first titles in the five-day event. ' ' '