Add another chapter to England’s tortuous history with penalty shootouts.

Three years on from losing the European Championship final on penalties, England’s players radiated confidence as they beat Switzerland in a shootout to reach the semifinals of Euro 2024.

Trent Alexander-Arnold blasted the ball into the top corner for the winner as England swept all of its penalties to win the shootout 5-3 after a 1-1 draw in extra time on Saturday.

“The team showed a lot of character, a lot of belief, heart and spirit out there,” Alexander-Arnold told the BBC. “We knew it was going to be tight but whatever it takes, no matter what, we win and that’s all that matters.”

Bukayo Saka, whose penalty kick was saved to decide the final shootout in 2021, and who was racially abused on social media in the aftermath, also stepped up to score. The 22-year-old had also equalized earlier to ensure the game went to extra time.

The other shootout scorers were Cole Palmer and Jude Bellingham, 22 and 21 respectively, and Ivan Toney, who returned in January from an eight-month ban for breaching betting rules.

The Netherlands came from behind to beat Turkey 2-1 on Saturday and book its place in the European Championship semifinals.

Golf: Bernhard Langer bid farewell to the European tour on home soil in Germany 50 years after the two-time Masters champion made his debut. The 66-year-old Langer missed the cut at the BMW International Open in Munich on Friday.

MLB: The Twins’ Jose Miranda singled in the fourth inning on Saturday for his 12th straight hit in an at-bat, tying the longest streak in MLB history. His streak ended in the sixth.

WNBA: Caitlin Clark posted the first triple-double by a rookie in WNBA history to help rally the Fever to an 83-78 win over the Liberty on Saturday.