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Carlo Ancelotti’s news conference was coming to an end when he addressed the elephant in the room in his typically subtle, elegant way.”People sometimes say Brazil don’t have a star right now. Maybe that’s true,” the Brazil manager said before the friendly against Panama in late May.”We don’t have a Pele, a Romario or a Ronaldo, but we can have a shared sense of responsibility, and that can be a very powerful thing.”The expectation was for Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, by now, to have become the Selecao’s leading figure.Yet, four years on from a penalty shoot-out exit against Croatia in…

Everything seemed to be progressing perfectly for Emma Raducanu in the early stages of a day that, in the best case scenario, would require a marathon effort like no other. The British No 1 was in the middle of putting together a cool, efficient performance on a mercifully sunny day in Barons Court. She led, 6-3, 3-1.Then she slipped on the slick grass. Raducanu emerged from her fall wincing and clutching at her left thigh, clearly in pain, and as her lead evaporated, a victory began to look in serious doubt. However, Raducanu impressively dug deep and held her nerve…

Kretinsky, who bought his initial stake in West Ham in November 2021, and Gold, whose late father David was Sullivan’s long-term business partner, said their vision for West Ham’s future is being backed by fellow shareholders Tripp Smith, Daniel Harris and Terry Brown.”We are taking these steps because West Ham needs to be truly united at this moment in its history,” they said.”We expect to finalise this transaction in the next couple of weeks.”Once the agreement is complete, group EP and the Gold family have also agreed to vote jointly on key matters and to support the strategy targeting an…

Friday Night SmackDown aired this week from inside the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island. After a recap was shown of Jade Cargill and Michin’s win over Women’s United States Champion Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair last week, Cathy Kelley interviewed Cargill, B-Fab, and Michin. Asking her if there was any pressure to repeat her performance like she did when winning last year’s Queen of the Ring tournament, Cargill questioned the usage of the word “pressure”, stating she built her career off of pressure and that they have nothing to worry about because best believe that if she won…

Wales pairing Jonny Clayton and Nick Kenny continued their impressive start to the World Cup of Darts with a resounding victory over Group C opponents Thailand in Frankfurt, Germany.Having had to go through group qualifying after Gerwyn Price withdrew, the new Wales pairing opened their campaign by thumping Lithuania 4-1, and then followed that up on Friday by beating Thailand by the same score.The Welsh duo topped their group to book a Saturday afternoon tie at the Eissporthalle against USA.Hosts Germany again impressed with a 4-2 win over New Zealand as Martin Schindler and Ricardo Pietreczko secured their place in…

Northampton Saints head coach Sam Vesty told BBC Radio Northampton:”This place was absolutely buzzing and that always helps. Our lads were absolutely right up for it and I think we wholly deserved that, to be honest.”Our attack was fast, and because our ball was fast – Archie [McParland] had it off the floor so quickly – that the defence could never get set. I thought our breakdown and the fact our ball was so fast was probably the difference in the end.”We were good and we gave them a few ins that were a bit cheap, which we need to…

Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 2, Edgbaston England 219-1 (20 overs): Wyatt-Hodge 105* (62), Jones 53 (38)Sri Lanka 132 (19.5 overs): De Silva 39 (32); Kemp 4-22England won by 87 runsScorecard. Tables.Danni Wyatt-Hodge lit up the opening night of the T20 World Cup with a sensational 105 not out as England began with a statement victory over Sri Lanka at Edgbaston.Veteran opener Wyatt-Hodge, whose partner gave birth to their first child three weeks ago, celebrated by rocking her bat in her arms after racing to three figures in 61 balls.She put on 135 for the first wicket with Amy Jones…

What was already a huge rematch between Cody Rhodes and Gunther just got a lot more complicated. On the June 12 episode of SmackDown, Gunther revealed that Sami Zayn will be the special guest referee for next week’s WWE Championship match against Rhodes. Zayn has already been going through a complicated relationship with Rhodes, and now he is in the middle of one of WWE’s most heated current rivalries. With all these developments, the title match suddenly became much harder to predict. Gunther uses Sami Zayn’s emotional confrontation with Cody Rhodes to his advantage The special guest referee announcement came…

Ilia Topuria shoved Justin Gaethje in front of the Lincoln Memorial in the final news conference before the UFC’s unprecedented show at the White House on Sunday.After both fighters predicted victory in their unification fight, lightweight champion Topuria, 29, pushed interim title holder Gaethje, who responded by laughing off the incident.As UFC president Dana White separated the fighters with a wry smile on his face, American Gaethje could be heard saying to Topuria: “Look where we’re at, look at this beautiful view and you want to act like an animal?”Earlier, Georgian-Spaniard Topuria had told 37-year-old Gaethje he was “going to…

Tonight’s WWE SmackDown, airing June 12, 2026, promises an action-packed night live from the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, Rhode Island. The show sees “The Mega Star” LA Knight, “Main Event” Jey Uso, Finn Balor and Royce Keys face each other in a King of the Ring Tournament First Round Fatal 4-Way Match. Plus, “The Ring General” GUNTHER will reveal his condition for an Undisputed WWE Championship Match with Undisputed WWE Champion “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes. The show kicks off at 8:00 PM ET on the USA Network and is available for international fans on streaming platforms like Netflix.…