Author: sportsnewsuk
Christian Pulisic reminded Olivier Giroud of Eden Hazard during their Chelsea days. Giroud played alongside Pulisic for two years at Chelsea. The Frenchman had previously teamed up with Hazard at Stamford Bridge, following his move there from Arsenal in 2018. Hazard left Chelsea for Real Madrid in 2019, having spent seven years in west London. The Belgian ranks third in the Blues’ all-time Premier League chart for goal involvements, with his 139 ranking behind only Didier Drogba (159) and Frank Lampard (237). And Giroud said he saw shades of Hazard’s play in Pulisic when the American joined Chelsea from Borussia…
Australian cruiserweight Jai Opetaia has outlined that his boxing mission remains to be the undisputed champion at 200lbs.Opetaia, the Zuffa cruiserweight champion, is 30-0 (23 KOs), is regarded as the best fighter in the world at the weight, although David Benavidez, should he stay at 200lbs after dismantling Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez, could argue the case.Opetaia has boxed just once this year, outscoring Brandon Glanton in March, and he’s calling for the biggest fights at his weight and he wants the champions.Bournemouth’s Chris Billam-Smith – another Zuffa signing – is in hot pursuit of the Australian southpaw following his stoppage of…
It is not only Yoshida who has set the bar high for Japan.Earlier this year, Moriyasu said he had his sights set on leading Japan to World Cup glory this summer.”My goal is for the team to be one of the best of the best,” Moriyasu told World Soccer Magazine before the tournament. “We have raised our level little by little through our national team activity. “For me the task is to bring out the best in the players. We do have a lot of injuries but we have also proven that we have the squad to produce our best…
Ghana and Panama meet at BMO Field in Toronto on June 17, 2026, in a Group L fixture that carries significant qualification implications for both sides. Ghana enter as slight favorites at +120, with Panama available at +265, and the game shapes up as a genuine contest between two teams who cannot afford a slow start in a group that also contains England and Croatia. Ghana qualified from CAF Group I with a record of 5 wins and 1 draw from 6 matches, scoring 16 goals and conceding just 1. Panama went unbeaten through CONCACAF qualifying with 5 wins and…
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-06-13, disappointing boxing match: Tommy Fury vs Eddie Hall gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2026). Hall vs Fury is scheduled to take place Saturday, June 13th, at the Manchester Arena in Manchester (United Kingdom), in a 8-round heavyweight (over 200 lbs, 90.7 kg) bout; it is the main event of “Misfits 23 – Beauty vs. The Beast”. Watch the video and rate this fight! Tommy Fury record The undefeated Tommy Fury entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 11-0-0 (4 knockouts) but he…
Though he’s “not praying for hat-tricks”, many would have been asking the man above for a favour or two as Scotland eyed up their first World Cup win in 36 years.It was evident early doors against Haiti that if anything was going to happen, Gannon-Doak would be at the heart of it.Keeping it simple, when he received the ball down the right, he looked to attack. A sight that makes Scotland supporters rejoice, such has been its rarity in recent times.When McTominay skelped a post, it was on the end of another dazzling Gannon-Doak burst. He set up Che Adams…
Fans of Championship clubs on social media reveal the away day they’re most looking forward to for the 2026/27 season. Everyone’s attention turns to the forthcoming campaign now that the previous one has come to an end, with all 24 teams now confirmed. The following teams have changed division since the 2026–27 season: Promoted from League One – Lincoln City, Cardiff City, Bolton Wanderers Relegated from the Premier League – West Ham United, Burnley, Wolverhampton Wanderers Promoted to the Premier League – Coventry City, Ipswich Town, Hull City Relegated to League One – Oxford United, Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday Full…
Slade, who has won 74 England caps and played in the 2019 World Cup final, is one of a handful of Exeter players left who have experienced the club’s former glories.The Sandy Park academy graduate helped Exeter reach six successive Premiership finals from 2016 to 2021 – lifting the trophy in 2017 and 2020 – as well as a European Champions Cup triumph in 2020.But of that Exeter side, stars like Jack Nowell, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Sam Simmonds and Stuart Hogg left the club as Covid-19’s financial realities bit. It led to a host of new faces coming in, but success…
Morning all, here’s a quick Sunday round-up. There was Arsenal involvement in the World Cup last night as Gabriel started for Brazil in their 1-1 draw with Morocco. Gabriel Martinelli didn’t get off the bench. Earlier Switzerland drew 1-1 with Qatar, and overnight Scotland beat Haiti thanks to a scrappy John McGinn goal, while Australia produced an excellent 2-0 win over Turkey. I can’t lie though, none of these fixtures are really moving the needle for me. I thought about watching some of the Switzerland game but couldn’t be arsed, and the times of the rest of them made the…
Cardenas earned scores of 100-90, 98-92, and 97-93 to retain his bantamweight title and improve to 18-0-2 (9 KOs). Martinez fell to 16-1-1 (15 KOs), suffering the first defeat of his professional career. Cardenas took a more aggressive approach in the rematch, establishing his jab early and pressing forward while Martinez attempted to use his hand speed and movement. The Mexican contender landed a right uppercut in the third round as Martinez closed the distance, though the Phoenix native answered with right hands of his own. Between rounds, trainer Robert Garcia urged Cardenas to keep his gloves high as Martinez…