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The surroundings resemble a Gilded Age estate rather than a boxing gym. After what happened in his last outing, plenty of boxing fans would probably rather see him working toward a legitimate opponent. Joshua needs a proper tune-up. Kristian Prenga was supposed to serve that purpose, but he created more questions than answers. Prenga dropped Joshua twice in the opening round before the bell ended the round and gave the former two-time heavyweight champion a full minute to recover. Strangely, Prenga offered virtually no offense in the second round after having Joshua in serious trouble. Joshua regrouped and scored the…

First Test, Darwin (day three of five)Australia 198: (Smith 71; Mahmud 6-55) and 161-4 (Green 43*; Mahmud 2-33) Bangladesh 426: (Tanzid 101, Shanto 84, Miraz 65; Hazlewood 6-89)Australia trail by 67 runs with 6 wickets remainingScorecardSpinner Mehidy Hasan Miraz took the crucial wicket of Steve Smith as Bangladesh moved closer to a historic first Test victory in Australia on day three in Darwin.Smith, so often Australia’s talisman, chipped a leading edge straight back to the off-spinner to depart for 44 and leave his side 122-4 in their second innings.Australia safely batted out the rest of the session but they face…

David Storch speaks on the prospect of Jamie Vardy signing for Sheffield Wednesday, with the free agent keeping fitness in the meantime. His last played for Cremonese, scoring 7 goals in 29 appearances for the side who ended up being relegated from Serie A, leading to his departure at the end of the season. He also won a Serie A Player of the Month award for November, becoming the first English player to manage such an achievement. But now he’s looking for a new club, a return to English football a possibility with a number of clubs looking at him.…

Garcia sees another motive behind that request. “If Shakur really wants to fight Raymond and he’s holding a title at 140, why? That’s telling you he wants to get Raymond weak,” Garcia said to Fight Hype. “I just told you Raymond told us he didn’t feel as strong. That means he was weak. He wants to take advantage of that.” Muratalla gave his trainer ammunition for that argument during his August 1 win over Robson Conceição. Garcia said Muratalla struggled during the cut and told his team afterward that his conditioning remained good, but his strength wasn’t there. The IBF…

Morning. We can focus on the Community Shield and team news tomorrow, so let’s do a quick Saturday round-up, starting with Gabriel Martinelli making it clear he does not want to join Galatasaray after Andrea Berta drummed up some interest from the Turkish club via his connections there. 🚨 EXCL: Gabriel Martinelli camp tell Arsenal winger has no interest in joining Galatasaray. #AFC received €45m bid from Turkish club & open to trading if suitable offers arrive but #Galatasaray not on agenda for 25yo Brazil international 🚨@theathleticfc.bsky.socialwww.nytimes.com/athletic/751… — David Ornstein (@david-ornstein.bsky.social) 2026-08-14T15:49:06.282Z I fully understand his reluctance to go there.…

TOSSAfghanistan won the toss and opted to field.PLAYING XIsAfghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Sediqullah Atal, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Rahmat Shah(c), Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Nangeyalia Kharoti, AM Ghazanfar, Mohammad Saleem Safi, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi.Ireland: Andrew Balbirnie, Paul Stirling(c), Cade Carmichael, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Jordan Neill, Gavin Hoey, Liam McCarthy, Jai Moondra.SQUADSIreland: Paul Stirling(C), Andrew Balbirnie, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(wk), Benjamin Calitz, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Andy McBrine, Mark Adair, Jai Moondra, Gavin Hoey, Cade Carmichael, Liam McCarthy, Byron McDonoughAfghanistan: Rahmanullah Gurbaz(wk), Sediqullah Atal, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah(C), Hashmatullah Shahidi, Darwish Rasooli, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan,…

Croft suggested a return to Lancashire’s County Championship XI, where he would face higher quality bowlers compared to the Hundred-depleted One-Day Cup attacks, may not be far away. “He has put himself in a great position,” Croft said.”The way he is striking the ball. He has stuck to what he is good at.”Lancashire host Northamptonshire when the red-ball competition restarts on Thursday and travel to Worcestershire the week after.There are also five youth one-day internationals between England and Pakistan from 2 September, placing another decision is on the horizon.His parents are known to play a big role in that decision-making.…

Liverpool’s attack is being rebuilt from the ground up this summer. Mohamed Salah has left Anfield, Cody Gakpo looks set to follow him out of the door after Tottenham made formal contact to sign the Dutchman, and Hugo Ekitike is currently out with injury. Victor Munoz has already arrived to freshen up the wide options, while Rio Ngumoha is being lined up for a considerably larger role in Andoni Iraola’s plans. But the one man who could tie the whole rebuild together is still Bradley Barcola, and the picture around his move just got a lot clearer. Barcola links have…

There is no uniform approach to youth development among Premier League clubs.International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) figures for 2025-26 show club-trained players accounted for 16.2% of Manchester City’s Premier League minutes, followed by Chelsea on 15.5% and Brighton on 12.5%.CIES defines a club-trained player as someone registered with their current club for at least three full seasons, or 36 months, between the ages of 15 and 21. That means an 18-year-old recruited from an EFL academy can still go on to qualify as club-trained if he spends the next three seasons with his new Premier League club.At the other…

Mikel Arteta has eased any worries regarding his Arsenal future, stating he is “extremely happy” at the club. Arteta has entered the final year of his contract at Arsenal, but has no plans to leave the Gunners just yet. Arsenal ended their 22-year wait for a Premier League title last season, beating Manchester City to the trophy with just one game to spare. Arteta has also won one FA Cup and two Community Shields, and the Spaniard could win the latter again when Arsenal face City on Sunday. The 44-year-old took over at Emirates Stadium in December 2019 and has…