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Toulouse had scored 106 points in their past two away trips, including a 46-0 whitewash of St Helens, but it was their turn to be scoreless on this occasion and they remain ninth after a 14th defeat of the campaign.Ned McCormack was denied a sixth-minute score for Leeds in a stop-start opening when video referee Liam Rush spotted Chris Hankinson’s knock-on.But the Rhinos had the lead after 12 minutes when Connor dummied and cut back inside to score following Lumb’s break.Super League’s leading points scorer this season was involved again as he teed up Oledzki to power over from close…
Errol Spence Jr recently called time on his illustrious professional career and now Andre Ward has revealed if he believes ‘The Truth’ is deserving of a place in the Hall of Fame. Spence was widely regarded as one of the best 147lb fighters on the planet for a number of years, dating back to when he first became IBF welterweight champion with a knockout win over Kell Brook in 2017. Successful defences against the likes of Mikey Garcia and Lamont Peterson followed, before he went on to unify the division and add the WBC and WBA titles with respective victories…
Olivia Breen leapt to Commonwealth Games gold in Glasgow by winning the T38 long jump final at the Scotstoun Stadium.The Team Wales captain secured her country’s sixth gold with a jump of 5.09m in the first round.That distance was further than her own Games record from 2018 but the wind speed (+3.9) was too high to count.Just minutes later she did set a new record with a second round jump of 5.03m that was deemed wind-legal.The 30-year-old was defending the title she won at Gold Coast in 2018 after the event was not included in the programme at Birmingham 2022.It…
Chelsea have just added an £80m winger to their squad, without any warning, in a stunning announcement from the club. 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. Talk about a big news day… We had only just digested the news that Chelsea were successful in their appeal against a points deduction for historic rule breaches when some even bigger admin-related Blues news came in. Mykhailo Mudryk’s doping ban has been lifted, and the winger is…
Bill Haney challenged Shakur Stevenson on Friday after accusing Keyshawn Davis of pursuing WBO mandatory status while negotiating for a 144-pound catchweight fight with Devin Haney. Rather than dismissing the challenge, the three-division champion questioned why the Haney camp had suddenly moved away from the catchweight. “Wait what? I thought yall said 144 😂😂😂 I knew it was all a bluff I swear this whole time I knew it.. Pussy!!” said Shakur on X. Bill Haney fired back by offering Stevenson the chance to fight Devin for the WBO welterweight title in October if Keyshawn Davis does not move forward…
Victor Montagliani (Concacaf president)Like Infantino, he was elected in 2016 promising governance reform. A former president of Canada Soccer, as co-chair, Montagliani was heavily involved in the build up to, and delivery of the 2026 World Cup, the first to be hosted by three nations. He is fluent in French, Italian and Spanish, as well as English.Explaining his decision to run for the Concacaf presidency, Montagliani told the BC Business website: “Like anything, when I decide to go, I go. I campaigned on my own dime for three months, went to see all 41 countries, from the US to Bonaire,…
Eddie Howe speaks on the decision to step down as Newcastle United head coach, with his replacement already lined up. The Athletic’s David Ornstein reported that Howe’s time in charge comes to an end after five years, telling Newcastle that he wants to take a break from football. Matthias Jaissle of Al Ahli expected to replace him, with talks with Jaissle, 38, at an advanced stage. As per Alex Crook and Ben Jacobs: “Howe told Newcastle’s hierarchy he wanted to leave several weeks ago but agreed to stay on until a replacement found. “A decision not taken lightly and informed…
(Courtesy of DAZN) LAS VEGAS – The fractures have healed. The disdain has transformed to respect. The lawsuits have been dismissed. Saturday night’s second edition of the new TNT/DAZN monthly boxing series, “The Fight,” features two lightweight title fights starring boxers from three former heated rivals, as Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions sends Lamont Roach Jnr to meet No. 1 contender William Zepeda of Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions while Bob Arum’s Top Rank offers an IBF-title fight pitting champion Raymond Muratalla versus Brazil’s former Olympic gold medalist Robson Conceicao. “It’s a beautiful thing. We should always be…
AIG Women’s Open-7 H Ryu (Kor); -6 S Kuwaki (Jpn); -5 Y Noh (US), A Thitikul (Tha); -3 S Joo (Kor); -2 L Woad (Eng), C Hull (Eng), C Wannasaen (Tha), L Li (US), J Yan (US), L Coughlin (US), P Martin (Esp), M Katsu (Jpn)Selected others: -1 L Ko (NZ), N Korda (US), M Rhodes (Eng); +2 A Hewson (Eng), +6 G Hall (Eng), +7 M Yamashita (Jpn)Full leaderboardSouth Korea’s Haeran Ryu birdied the 18th to bounce back from a poor start and end the second round as leader of the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Lytham & St…
The Hundred women’s competition, Old TraffordTrent Rockets 153-8 (100 balls): Dunkley 57 (33), Luff 51 (26); Ecclestone 2-24Manchester Super Giants 122 all out (93 balls): Lanning 35 (24); Gardner 4-16Trent Rockets won by 31 runsScorecard. TableHalf-centuries from Sophia Dunkley and Sophie Luff helped Trent Rockets beat Manchester Super Giants by 31 runs and move above their opponents into second in the Hundred table.Dunkley hit 57 from 33 balls and Luff 51 from 26 as the pair put on a second-wicket partnership of 91 at Old Trafford, helping set up a score of 153-8.Ash Gardner then took 4-16 in the Super…