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Dee has embraced the new experience and believes the Barbarians can survive in the professional era.”It’s probably the most fun I’ve ever had on the field and it has been a class trip,” said Dee.”I think the game needs this. It can almost be too serious at times now. There’s so much pressure and so much at stake all the time. “Sometimes that can take the enjoyment away. There’s nothing like this. This has been an amazing experience with a great bunch of men. “To go from not knowing anyone 10 days ago, to be close mates on and off…

Algeria and Austria meet at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on June 27 knowing that only a win guarantees a place in the last 16. Both sides sit on three points in Group J after two matches, separated only by goal difference, with Argentina already through and Jordan eliminated. Austria hold second place on goal difference, scoring three and conceding three, while Algeria sit third having scored two and conceded four. A victory for either side effectively secures progression, making this a straight knockout match in all but name. Algeria are priced at +305 with BetOnline, representing a slight underdog…

Eddie Hearn has offered his verdict on a clash between Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney, which has suddenly emerged as an unexpected possibility for later this year. WBO welterweight champion Haney took to social media earlier this week, claiming that Davis’ team has reached out in a somewhat bizarre turn of events. This follows the news of ‘Tank’ withdrawing from negotiations with Floyd Schofield, thus forgoing an opportunity to reclaim his WBA lightweight title. An encounter with Haney would therefore come as a considerable curveball, given that Davis was seemingly plotting a return to 135lbs. It was at this weight…

Aston Villa could be banned from selling tickets for a European away game next season following an incident at the Europa League final.Villa beat Freiburg 3-0 in Istanbul on 20 May with goals from Youri Tielemens, Morgan Rogers and Emi Buendia.But the Villans were subsequently charged by Uefa over racist and/or discriminatory behaviour of their supporters during the game.BBC Sport understands a banner was displayed which was of an offensive and derogatory nature.On Wednesday, Uefa announced that Villa had been fined €10,000 (£8,600) and their fans given a suspended ban from attending a game. A Uefa statement said the “ban…

Chelsea are being strongly linked to two central defenders right now, one more experienced that the other. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. After a slow start, things are getting really spicy in the transfer market for Chelsea. The Blues are making moves, and different outlets are giving their different information on what’s going on. As ever, the Athletic have good sources and plenty of new information for us to digest. Chelsea target two…

Many historians regard Sugar Ray Robinson as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in boxing history. Robinson won his first 40 professional bouts before suffering his first defeat to Jake LaMotta in 1943, only to avenge that loss one month later. He captured the welterweight championship in 1946 by defeating Tommy Bell and later dominated the middleweight division, famously stopping LaMotta in their brutal sixth meeting to win the world title. Robinson also challenged light heavyweight champion Joey Maxim in 1952 but was forced to retire after the 13th round because of extreme heat despite leading on the scorecards. He retired with…

From early on, we were looking at the game, yes, but also working out the mad significance of it all. We turned elsewhere to see what all of this meant in the grand scheme of things. Before the games began on Wednesday, Scotland were sitting relatively pretty as second of the best third-placed teams in the tournament.Bosnia-Herzegovina’s win over Qatar dropped Scotland to third. Brazil’s dominance dropped them further. Down and down they went, their buffer all but removed, their obsession about results elsewhere in the coming days multiplying as they went. Back to Charlotte, North Carolina they’ll go on…

Lincoln’s new joint head coaches Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw look ahead to the club’s first time in 2nd tier for 65 years. The duo spoke with ITV’s Chris Dawkes a day before with the Imps find out their first fixtures of the Championship season. Lincoln promoted from within after impressing as assistants, replacing Michael Skubala, who guided the club to the League One title, with 103 points from 46 games played. Nice little chat this afternoon with the new joint head coaches of @LincolnCity_FC Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw. Both highly motivated ahead of the #imps first season in…

Welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 match between England and West Indies at Lord’s on Wednesday.TOSS NEWSWest Indies wins the toss and opts to bowl first.PLAYING XIsEngland: Amy Jones (wk), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean (capt), Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.West Indies: Hayley Matthews (capt), Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbell (wk), Stafanie Taylor, Jahzara Claxton, Chinelle Henry, Jannillea Glasgow, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack, Ashmini Munisar.LIVE STREAMING INFOThe Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 match between England and West Indies will be telecast on the Star…

Excuses, finger pointing and regret have shadowed those who’ve fought Edwin De Los Santos, but the Dominican is not interested in the blame game.Welterweight De Los Santos, 17-2 (15 KOs), rematches former WBA 140-pound champion Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela, 15-3 (9 KOs), in the Zuffa Boxing main event of a card Sunday night on Paramount+ from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.De Los Santos, 26, knocked out Valenzuela in the third round of a 2022 Premier Boxing Champions show in Los Angeles, a triumph that Valenzuela said was the result of struggling back from leg surgery, disruptions in his camp and overconfidence.“I…