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Tottenham back in for Savinho, Yan Diomande tops Liverpool’s list of Mohamed Salah replacements, Barcelona keen to make Marcus Rashford move permanent and Arsenal to swoop for Julian Alvarez. Tottenham are rekindling interest in a £60m move for Manchester City and Brazil winger Savinho, 22. (Mail – subscription required), externalLiverpool will prioritise signing a replacement for Mohamed Salah, with RB Leipzig’s 19-year-old Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, who has a release clause of £86m, their top target. Newcastle and England winger Anthony Gordon, 25, and Paris St-Germain and France forward Bradley Barcola, 23, are also options. (Telegraph – subscription required,…
Netflix’s Gabe Spitzer named Nick Khan as one of his mentors. The newest episode of The Main Event with Andrew Marchand featured a sit-down chat with Netflix Vice President of Sports Gabe Spitzer. As the conversation moved along, Spitzer was asked to name some of his mentors, and he mentioned WWE President Nick Khan. “Oh wow, like I said, in the HBO days, learning from people like a Jason Hare, Aaron Cowen, amazing writers. Conor Schell at ESPN, Jamie Horowitz… Even just more recently, Nick Khan on the WWE side but I would say at Netflix, Bela Bajaria, Brandon Riegg.…
One of South African rugby’s most iconic flyhalves has swapped the highveld for the American heartland. Naas Botha, the legendary Springbok pivot whose boot terrorised opposition teams for nearly two decades, has landed his first rugby role in the United States after relocating earlier this year. The former Blue Bulls and Springbok captain will serve as director of rugby for the Kansas City Blues, a club with deep American rugby roots dating back to 1966. For a player whose name remains synonymous with precision kicking and tactical brilliance, it represents a new chapter in a remarkable rugby journey that has…
Background about WWE’s Clash in Italy PLE that will be airing on Netflix internationally. The next Premium Live Event on the schedule for WWE is Clash in Italy on May 31st from Inalpi Arena in Turin, Italy. The event was spoken about by Netflix Vice President of Sports Gabe Spitzer as Spitzer guest appeared on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand. Netflix carries WWE Monday Night Raw, NXT, SmackDown, and PLEs internationally. Spitzer shared that Netflix and WWE executives met at the beginning of 2026, and it was known that WWE on Netflix would be launching in Italy in April.…
Another in-form Hurricane could make their way into the All Blacks reckoning after coming to the fore during the 2026 Super Rugby Pacific season. While most of the talk has been about fly-half Ruben Love, wing or full-back Josh Moorby has also started to display some Test-like qualities. Moorby has scored 13 tries in 12 matches and has duly impressed a number of onlookers this year. That includes All Blacks legends Jeff Wilson, Mils Muliaina and Christian Cullen with the latter, who represented the Wellington outfit with distinction during his playing career, excited by what he has seen from the…
The 29-year-old endured a difficult 2025, dropping from 24th in the world to outside the top 100, and she lost her British number one ranking amid injury issues.Searching for a fresh start, she split from her long-time coach Biljana Veselinovic and appointed Michael Joyce – the former coach of Maria Sharapova – in early 2026.After a first-round exit in January’s Australian Open, Boulter returned to the world’s top 100 with a WTA 250 title in Ostrava and a run to the third round in Miami.But her form remained inconsistent and she had won just three WTA Tour-level singles matches from…
“It’s tough, it’s tough,” said Stan Wawrinka, tears welling in his eyes. “I don’t want to say goodbye to you here.” He was addressing a full crowd on Court Simonne-Mathieu moments after losing his first-round match at the French Open 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Jesper de Jong, a lucky loser from the Netherlands.This will be the final match and moment for Wawrinka in Paris. The three-time grand slam champion, a winner here in 2015, will retire at the end of the season after a distinguished 25-year career. The 41-year-old announced his decision at the end of last year, allowing…
eagles.rugby — Determined to finish out the season with podium level performances, the USA Women’s Eagles Sevens squad has been set to travel to Spain and France for the final two stops of the HSBC SVNS World Championships and conclusion of the 2025-26 season. [Photo: Alex Ho @hoiho_photo] https://nextphaserugby.com Coming in as a top seed from their third place standing on the HSBC SVNS Series, the USA Women dipped in the opening World Championship stop at the historic Hong Kong tournament taking 5th. Landing in Valladolid, Spain, the Eagles will kick off against Fiji in Pool B, before taking on…
Pat McAfee and his family grew a bit bigger as he and his wife Samantha welcomed their second child together. Midas McAfee was born on May 22 after an emergency C-section. Mom and baby are now healthy. Pat and Samantha already have a daughter named Mackenzie. McAfee posted the following message on social media: Please help @MrsMcAfeeShow, Mackenzie, and I welcome Midas Robert McAfee to our family.. Due to Samantha having a high risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, the decision was made to have an emergency C-Section on Friday night. Baby boy officially entered the world on May 22nd at…
Munster will be without star fly-half Jack Crowley for their upcoming United Rugby Championship (URC) play-off tie against the Bulls, in a major blow to head coach Clayton McMillan. The Limerick-based side, who finished fifth in the table at the end of the regular season, will leave for South Africa tomorrow (Tuesday, May 26) to arrive in Pretoria on Wednesday afternoon. They have yet to announce their wider squad, though, but Crowley has been confirmed as unavailable for selection. Jack Crowley ruled out for Munster ahead of crucial URC play-off tie The Ireland international has been out of action since…