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The home side are without Jofra Archer following his Indian Premier League commitments, while fellow pace bowler Brydon Carse is recovering from a broken wrist.Ollie Robinson has been recalled to the England squad for the first time in more than two years and seems likely to take the new ball on a Lord’s pitch that had a green tinge on Tuesday. The weather forecast is for rain for much of the Test.And 23-year-old Baker’s extra pace could come into contention if the grass is cut from the surface.”There is a little bit of jeopardy around the conditions and the forecast…
Switzerland’s World Cup squad travelled to the United States without Breel Embolo on Tuesday after the forward’s Esta authorisation was placed under review.The review of Embolo’s Esta – an automated system that determines if an international visitor is eligible to enter the US without a traditional visa – relates to a Swiss court ruling about an altercation Embolo was involved in in Basel in 2018.The 29-year-old, who has scored 23 goals in 85 games for his country and played in the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, was convicted in 2023 of making multiple threats and handed a suspended fine. After…
Swansea City midfielder Ethan Galbraith said his calf injury is “all good” after being included in Northern Ireland’s squad for friendlies with Guinea and France.Galbraith had not played since the friendly draw against Wales at the end of March, which came after Northern Ireland’s World Cup play-off defeat by Italy.In April, Swansea boss Victor Matos said he would prefer the 24-year-old was rested for June’s international window, but Galbraith said he had conversations with his club manager and the medical team.Having missed the remainder of Swansea’s Championship campaign, Galbraith said he had been “ticked off” by the club’s medical team…
There is though, the question of whether to utilise the squad and not cash in on some, with Donyell Malen’s £22m move to Roma in mind.The forward scored 15 goals in 20 games for Roma after initially joining on loan in January, leaving some at Villa with seller’s remorse. He made just 14 starts in his 12 months at Villa Park but his value will now be double what they sold him for. In terms of incomings, a winger and a right-back, who can also play centre-back, are high on the agenda with Andres Garcia expected to move to Valencia…
England made no secrets about their Ashes gameplan: hit Australia with hostile pace and try to make them uncomfortable.What transpired down under was a more nuanced set of conditions, far more akin to what we would expect in the UK. The sight of an Australian bowling attack using a wicketkeeper stood up to the stumps for two of their seam bowlers tells you everything you need to know.The best teams I played in had bowlers who fulfilled specific roles. Right now, the England attack needs bowlers to fulfill three roles, in addition to skipper Stokes. Those three jobs would be…
In the immediate aftermath of one of the most significant wins of his career, a victory over the unheralded Zachary Svajda that sent him into his first quarter-final at Roland Garros on Monday, Flavio Cobolli was posed a straightforward question. The Italian had been easing through the match, leading 5-1 in set four, when he almost capitulated. After desperately dragging himself over the line in an excruciating tie‑break, the 10th-seed’s evaluation was succinct: “I almost shit on my pants.”The majority of men at this year’s French Open have similarly had to closely monitor their bowel movements on the court considering…
The EFL’s commission said it was “deplorable” of the club to have used junior staff members to “conduct the clandestine observations”.Solak admitted that such a culture was “unacceptable”, but he blamed “a huge amount of misunderstanding, ignorance and arrogance, we have dysfunctions in the club, but we will actually make an effort for people to understand that whoever orders them to do something, that is putting them out of their comfort zone, they have every right to refuse”.When asked about the analyst intern who had been sent to spy on opposition training sessions, and who had been caught doing so…
Appointed on a four-year deal in the summer of 2024, Bellamy made an impressive start as Wales head coach, his first senior managerial role.The former captain was unbeaten in his opening nine matches, winning promotion to the Nations League’s top tier and instilling an attacking new style of play.However, his first qualifying campaign ended in failure as Wales lost their World Cup play-off final at home to Bosnia-Herzegovina in March.Bellamy has often been linked with a move into club management, and he has been open about his desire to make that switch after leaving Wales.However, leading Wales at Euro 2028…
Arteta has been central to the club’s planning for next season with the Gunners targeting a central midfielder, forward and full-back in the transfer market.But it will not be straightforward.Given last season’s £250m spend on new players, a number of player renewals and lucrative bonuses paid to players in lieu of their Premier League success, the club are mindful of ensuring finances are balanced during the close season.For the forward position, three players are known to be on the shortlist – Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers, Bournemouth’s Eli Junior Kroupi and Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez.Rogers and Kroupi are expected to cost…
Tournament director Amelie Mauresmo, herself a former women’s world number one, had regularly pointed to the possibility of short two-set matches as the reason for often overlooking the women.”The match-ups are always interesting for both men and women, but there are multiple factors for us to make the choice,” Mauresmo said earlier on Monday. “As you know, the potential length of the matches is something that we are also looking at.”On picking Sabalenka against Osaka, she added: “It was obvious that it should be a night match tonight.”There was a school of thought that Mauresmo might have looked elsewhere, though,…