England have 'platform' for success - UEFA
Captain Steven Gerrard summed up the general satisfaction in the England camp when he described the opening 1-1 draw with Group D rivals France as "a platform" for Roy Hodgson's men to build on. Scott Parker repeated those words as he reflected on a third game unbeaten under new manager Hodgson, though he also promised that England would show more as an attacking force in the games to come.
Steven Gerrard, England midfielder
France have got fantastic players and I thought we caused them as many problems as they caused us so we're satisfied with the performance. I said before the game that no matter what the result was today, we wouldn't get carried away, it was only going to be a platform. It's great to get off the mark, points-wise, and now we need to follow it up and try and get four points after two.
Wayne Rooney showed all those years ago that if you're good enough, you're old enough and [18-year-old Alex] Oxlade-Chamberlain showed tonight that he's good enough for this level. He's still got a lot of learning to do but playing with experienced players he'll soon pick that up quickly.
Scott Parker, England midfielder
We're happy with the point. It was a difficult game in difficult conditions in terms of the temperature, quite a slow game against a very good France team. We had a good chance in the first half with James [Milner] and then went 1-0 ahead but like I said, we are happy with the draw and it gives us a good platform now to move on in the competition. In the next two games, we hope that maybe we can go a little bit more on the attacking side.
Joe Hart, England goalkeeper
Samir [Nasri]'s a clever player, we dropped off a little bit. It was a good goal and we have to concentrate on the good performance. You can question the team all you want, but you'll always get belief, pride and quality. People forget that we're England and we're a good side. In that first 25 minutes they weren't ready for us.
Black Sabbath and Soundgarden close Download festival - BBC News
Ozzy Osbourne at Download festival. Photo: Gary Wolstenholme
A re-formed Black Sabbath brought this year's Download rock festival to a close at Donington Park.
The band included three of the four original members, with only drummer Bill Ward not appearing on stage.
Singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and Tommy Clufetos played a set packed with Black Sabbath hits including War Pigs, Paranoid and Sweet Leaf.
The band are bringing out a new album next year with a world tour planned.
'Best shows'Seattle band Soundgarden, who reunited in 2010, performed their first UK show for 15 years as second headliners on the main stage at Download.
The band played songs including Spoonman, Black Hole Sun and Rusty Cage but left out some well known tracks like Superunknown.
Soundgarden played their first UK concert for 15 years at Download
Front man Chris Cornell admitted on stage that he was almost more excited about seeing Black Sabbath play than performing with his band.
He admitted every American band wanted to play at Donington Park once.
He said: "If you're in a rock band or you're a fan, it's pretty well documented as being the big hard rock festival worldwide. It's the one.
"I played Download three years ago on a solo tour and it was great. It stood out as being one of the best festival shows I'd had, certainly that year."
Other acts who appeared on Sunday (10 June) included Rise Against, Megadeth, Anthrax, Ugly Kid Joe, Lamb of God and Black Label Society.
2013 headlinersDownload organiser Andy Copping said the 10th anniversary festival had been the best yet.
He also backed the inclusion of Chase & Status on the line-up after some negative fan reaction.
Andy Copping Download organiserWe've got to take risks now and again otherwise the festival is just going to roll over and die. We're a rock festival but every now and again we have to widen the scope
"We've got to take risks now and again otherwise the festival is just going to roll over and die," he said.
"What we've had to do with the line-ups over the years is make sure that we do push the boundaries a little bit.
"We're a rock festival but every now and again we have to widen the scope."
Andy Copping also revealed that one of next year's headliners had already been signed up with the second due to be finalised in the next few weeks.
He said the line-up would be revealed when all three headliners were in place.
Next year's festival will take place between 14 and 16 June.
A new deposit scheme has also been launched for 2013 which will allow festival-goers to pay in instalments for the first time.
More than 100,000 people attended this year's event.
Emeli Sande announces UK headline shows for November - BBC News
Emeli Sande sang on Chipmunk's third single Diamond Rings
Emeli Sande has announced details of her biggest headline UK shows to date.
The Aberdeen singer will play gigs in Glasgow, Birmingham, London and Manchester later this year.
A concert at London's Royal Albert Hall is in support of the Prince's Trust, while a gig in Glasgow will be for Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy.
Tickets for the Heaven singer's shows will go on general sale at 9am on Friday 15 June.
In a statement Sande said: "I'm looking forward to contributing in some small way to highlighting the work that these two organisations do."
Sande's debut album Our Version Of Events is currently the biggest selling debut album of the year so far in the UK.
This summer she'll perform at festivals including T In The Park, V festival and Bestival.
The tour dates are:Glasgow Clyde Auditorium - 6 November
Birmingham Symphony Hall - 8
London Royal Albert Hall - 11
Manchester Bridgewater Hall - 12
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