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On paper, Canada’s group is more favourable this time. They face Switzerland, Qatar and Bosnia-Herzegovina – the latter beating Italy on penalties to earn their spot.”People are saying there is no reason Canada cannot top this group, especially after Italy choked,” says Johal. “Now maybe the Swiss are our biggest rivals.”That confidence has not quite been matched by recent results. Canada were dumped out of the Concacaf Gold Cup by minnows Guatemala on penalties in the quarter-finals, while their friendly results have been mixed. The March international break yielded back-to-back draws against Iceland and Tunisia in Toronto.Goals have been at…
Erling Haaland swapped the football pitch for the ice rink as he and his Norway team-mates took in a Stanley Cup match.The Norway contingent provided lively support for the Carolina Hurricanes in game five of the NHL play-off series against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday.The Manchester City forward, who will make his long-awaited World Cup debut against Iraq on 16 June (23:00 BST), cut a relaxed figure at the Lenovo Centre in Raleigh, waving to the crowd when the Norway team appeared on the scoreboard screen and swinging a Hurricanes rally towel around his head.Arriving at the game in…
Pivac has signed a contract as first-team head coach with the Italian club until June 2028, with the option of two further seasons.”After Japan, we had come back to New Zealand with a view of just sort of semi-retiring,” said Pivac.”I’ve been helping the local club with coaching coaches and doing recruiting out of the schools, identifying the young talents, which I’ve enjoyed doing. “I said to my agent it’d have to be something special and a few clubs popped up which weren’t of interest.”Then the phone call came through that Benetton were interested in having a conversation. “We did…
Together with Scott Allan and Dylan McGeouch, Lennon’s Hibs midfield became one of the most formidable in the country after their promotion back to the top flight.McGinn was the shining star, though.”Some of the games there would be boys on his shoulders trying to get the ball off him and he would never lose it,” his former team-mate Allan tells BBC Scotland.”I was expecting him to be all action and a wee bit loose with the ball, but I was most surprised about how good he was technically.”That’s not mentioned enough, but that’s because you always see his fight and…
One of the most famous moments from CM Punk’s “Summer of Punk” storyline has finally been cleared up. For years, fans believed Punk’s comments aimed at John Laurinaitis during a 2011 episode of RAW were unscripted and based on real backstage frustrations. The segment happened during an in-ring confrontation involving CM Punk, John Cena, Triple H, and Laurinaitis. After Triple H called Punk “gutless,” Punk turned his attention to Laurinaitis. “Who fires people around here? You or ‘Funk-man’ over here?” Punk asked Triple H before going after Laurinaitis directly. He then brought up several recently released WWE stars by name.…
Rocky Flintoff has returned to the England Under-19s squad for their three-match one-day international series against South Africa.Flintoff, who is the son of ex-England all-rounder Andrew, missed England’s run to the final of the U19s World Cup earlier this year because of injury.The 18-year-old is joined in the squad by uncapped seamer Charlie Harmison, who is also the son of an England legend – fast bowler Steve.Six players remain from the World Cup squad earlier this year: Ralphie Albert, Ben Dawkins, Will Bennison, Ali Farooq, Alex French and James Minto.The first of three Youth ODIs against South Africa is in…
In 2017, Pierluigi Collina was appointed as Fifa’s new head of referees and it heralded a very different era.Collina often takes about how decisions should serve as justice – for both teams.Players should stay on the field unless they have done something which truly deserves a red card. For instance, under his stewardship the law around denying a goalscoring opportunity (Dogso) when a penalty has been awarded have been hugely relaxed. It is now very difficult to get a red card.So it should be no surprise that the 2018 and 2022 World Cups saw just the four red cards after…
Connecticut Network Janel Grant distanced herself from anonymous emails sent to WWE executives, exhibited in the shareholder lawsuit that was settled in principle last week. Grant’s own lawsuit, filed in January 2024 alleging sexual abuse and trafficking at the hands of Vince McMahon during her time working for the company, looks set to go into private arbitration following a joint motion filed on Thursday. Her allegations were central to the shareholder suit, given shareholders were suing over the WWE-UFC merger under Endeavor being predetermined, on the basis that McMahon could…
Manchester United keen on wantaway Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall, Spanish giants close in on Bernardo Silva, Real Madrid target Manchester City’s Josko GvardiolManchester United are interested in Newcastle and England defender Lewis Hall, 21, who wants to leave the Magpies. (Sun), externalFulham and United States left-back Antonee Robinson, 28, is also being viewed by Manchester United as a possible signing for next season. (Sky Sports), externalBarcelona will not match the financial packages being offered to Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva, 31, by Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, who are both keen on signing him when his contract expires at Manchester City…
Teddy Long believes wrestling has plenty of talent in 2026, but he still thinks WWE needs Vince McMahon back in the picture. While speaking to Inside The Ring, Long said today’s wrestlers are heavily affected by creative direction. He argued that one bad segment can damage someone’s career, especially when the wrong people are in charge. “Got a lot of talent out there now, you know, and some guys are doing great and some guys are not. And it’s based on the creative people, the people that are in charge of what you do out on that TV. That’s how…