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Claressa Shields’ team continues to pursue Lauren Price while keeping Tamm Thibeault among its alternatives. The preference makes sense. Price delivers British viewers and the potential for a profitable UK event without the physical risk Thibeault poses at middleweight. “We’re working on it as we speak,” promoter Dmitriy Salita told Sky Sports. “Our intention is to make the fight. Based on my understanding, we have agreed to all the requests from BOXXER and Lauren’s side.” Salita provided no details about the weight, purse, location, or proposed date. Those terms will determine how seriously the matchup should be treated. Price is…

Match report – Player ratings – Arteta reaction – Quotes round-up Arsenal were deserved winners of the Community Shield yesterday, as goals from Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard gave us a 3-0 win over Man City. Rather than go through the game chronologically, here are some observations/talking points. I like a fast start I think it was three seasons ago we developed a very nice habit of scoring early goals. Beyond the obvious that it’s always good to score, scoring early just helps settle you down, and that was certainly the case yesterday. The pass from Myles Lewis-Skelly…

Overnight scoreIndia 460/9 in 116 overs (KL Rahul 82, Devdutt Padikkal 167, Dhruv Jurel 51) vs Sri Lanka.TossIndia captain Shubman Gill wins the toss and opts to bat against Sri Lanka.Playing XIsIndia: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.Sri Lanka: Lahiru Udara, Nishan Madushka, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Sonal Dinusha, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Keshara Nuwantha, Prabath Jayasuriya, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando.Live Streaming InfoThe live streaming of the India vs Sri Lanka first Test match will be available on SonyLIV…

“And as for being irrelevant, Ryan Garcia, probably, but you’ve been gifted a world title fight coming off a loss to Rolly because you are a TikTok star,” Catterall stated on X. “I have to earn everything the hard way, nothing handed on a plate like you, you little gimp.” The response followed Ryan’s attack on Catterall after the secondary WBA welterweight champion praised Haney as “a real one” and claimed his only defeat came against a drug cheat. Catterall also challenged Ryan to fight him next if he defeats Conor Benn on September 12. Catterall has a valid complaint…

Manchester City are in advanced talks with Lille over a move for Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi.The Premier League side want to conclude the transfer this week after agreeing to sell Rodri to Barcelona.It is understood Lille value the 18-year-old at 100 million euros (£85.6m).Bouaddi impressed at this summer’s World Cup – starting all of Morocco’s five matches in their run to the quarter-finals – after a starring role in Lille’s Champions League victory over Real Madrid in 2024 announced him on the big stage.He functions as a deep-lying conductor and would complement summer signing Elliot Anderson, who is comfortable as…

There are a lot of positives for Carrick to take from a pre-season of five weeks and six games.Two wins, two draws and two defeats might look average, but the benefits are clear.There is huge potential in midfielder Andrey Santos for a start. One of three players – Patrick Dorgu and Ayden Heaven were the others – to start every game, the 22-year-old, £48m summer arrival from Chelsea impressed with his ability to rotate the ball, his positional discipline and communication.Like Carrick himself, there is an assurance about Manchester United’s other major signing, Youri Tielemans, that should spread through the…

Andoni Iraola felt it was important for Liverpool to end pre-season with a victory and a clean sheet, particularly for new defenders Jeremy Jacquet and Ronald Araujo. Liverpool faced Como in two friendlies on Sunday, the first being a goalless draw between rotated lineups at the Reds’ AXA Training Centre, before Anfield staged the main event later in the evening. And, one week out from their Premier League opener against Newcastle United, Liverpool ran out as 2-0 victors with goals from Cody Gakpo and Jacquet. Gakpo finished low past Jean Butez from Jeremie Frimpong’s 23rd-minute cross, then turned provider for…

Hunt is not afraid to voice her bold ambitions.Announcing that she “wants it all” before these championships, Hunt, even in these early stages of her senior career, has demonstrated a propensity to thrive on major stages, and under ever-increasing expectation.”Four golds was the dream and perhaps dreams do come true,” said Hunt. “It’s so beyond the bounds of my dreams that I’m just euphoric. I can’t believe it’s happening.”I think it will sink in later, maybe on the podium. I’m just so proud of myself and the way I’ve handled this week.”The Briton has already spoken about the big goal:…

Being Nigel Benn’s son gave Conor immediate recognition in Britain. Matchroom then promoted him against manageable opposition while selling the family brand. Chris Algieri, Chris van Heerden, Samuel Vargas, Adrian Granados, and Sebastian Formella provided recognizable names, but none belonged among the division’s elite when Benn faced them. His biggest paydays came against Chris Eubank Jr, another second-generation British attraction. Eubank was 35 for their first fight and 36 for the rematch. Benn lost the opening contest before dominating a depleted opponent seven months later. Regis Prograis was 37 and nearing retirement when Benn defeated him in April. The former…

“The concept was really, really strong,” said Higgins, now chairman of League of Ireland side Sligo Rovers.”Jack Charlton’s Irish team was in his heyday, and coming off Italia ’90 and USA ’94, you’d have had a mini-international side playing in Dublin every other week. “I believe it would have transformed soccer on the island, but they [the FAI] were looking down too narrow a pipe. “And look at what’s happened since – rugby and the GAA have eaten our lunch and they get the money for TV and sponsorship.”Soccer just didn’t have the vision to do something transformative.”In the end,…