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Britain’s Dan Evans has played the last professional singles match of his career after losing to Tristan Schoolkate in the second round of Wimbledon qualifying.The 36-year-old announced earlier this month that he would retire after the Championships, which starts on Monday.Evans missed out on one of the eight singles wildcards, meaning he needed to win three matches in Roehampton this week to play one last singles tournament at SW19.But his singles career came to a disappointing end as he suffered a 7-5 6-0 defeat in a match that was disrupted by an issue with the electronic line calling system.Evans, however,…
John Terry opens up on being ‘overlooked’ for the role of interim Chelsea manager, feeling his should have got the job. He appeared on the latest episode of Sports Uncensored with Piers Morgan and Simon Jordan, talking about a range of topics. It included Keir Starmer’s resignation, leadership, England, the World Cup, management opportunities, team talks, Cristiano Ronaldo, handshakes and much more. But one that has got plenty of talk, a clip going viral across social media, more so John Terry’s TikTok, saw the former footballer being overlooked by Chelsea… Timestamps – 00:00 Introduction01:41 Resignation of Keir Starmer and important…
Former all-rounder Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh was on Wednesday appointed as Tamil Nadu head coach for the upcoming 2026-27 domestic season.Yo Mahesh will be in charge of both the state red ball and white ball teams.He has replaced M Senthilnathan (red-ball) and M Venkataramana (white-ball) for the upcoming season, the state cricket association said in a release.The 32-year-old will be assisted by R Srinivasan in red ball format while J Hariesh will be his deputy in Syed Mushtaq Ali and Vijay Hazare trophies.ALSO READ: Sandeep Patil appointed Mumbai’s Team MentorYo Mahesh, who retired from all forms of cricket in 2020, played…
The following is an excerpt from the book, Russ Anber: Unrivaled – A Boxing Memoir by Paul Harrietha, which is published on July 1There he is. Ukrainian boxing phenome Olexandr Oleksandrovych Usyk. A former Olympic and amateur world Champion, Usyk is the former undisputed cruiserweight champion, and current WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight champion of the world. At 37, he is in the eyes of many boxing insiders, the greatest pound-for-pound fighter on the planet.It is training camp in Gandía Spain, at approximately 6 pm local time on another temperate Spanish evening in late April. Usyk and his team are…
Leeds have agreed a four-year contract with Fulham attacker Harry Wilson to become their first signing of the summer on a free transfer.The 29-year-old Wales international is out of contract next week, although the move remains subject to a medical and the formal signing of terms in the coming days.It would represent a major coup for the Yorkshire club if completed. They faced competition from Premier League rivals for his signature.Wilson has been a long-term target for Leeds, who attempted to sign him on deadline day last summer before the move collapsed.His departure would be a significant blow to Fulham,…
Panama vs England meets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on June 27 with a 5:00 PM ET kickoff, live on Fox Sports. England sit top of Group L on four points after one win and one draw, while Panama are bottom with zero points from two defeats. The Panama vs England betting odds reflect that gulf in quality, with England heavy favorites at -550 across leading operators. England’s path through Group L has been functional rather than spectacular. Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Croatia 4-2 on Matchday 1 before a goalless stalemate with Ghana left them needing a…
“It no doubt had an effect on the lads who were making their debut. That should have been all about them but unfortunately a situation out of their control took precedence over their big day of making their debut for England in Test cricket.”It would be stupid and naive for me not to acknowledge that and address that. And it’s something that you do have to do as someone who’s got the responsibility of being a leader within a group.”It’s all fine and well everything being fine and dandy when it’s going well, but you need to take responsibility for…
“I’ll tell you now, the level, the only level that I think is going to be competitive for Ben Whittaker is the big levels,: said Hearn to Fighthype. “Benavidez, Bivol, Beterbiev, all those guys. I don’t see anybody else,” said Hearn. “Honestly, you’ll see this kid’s a special fighter.” Hearn went even further when asked specifically about a potential fight with WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez. “I’m telling you, Ben Whittaker can beat him maybe next year, year and a half, something like that,” Hearn said. The prediction places Whittaker alongside fighters who have already proven themselves at the…
The two tight-heads that played in the Six Nations for Steve Tandy’s side will not feature this summer.Sale-bound Tomas Francis was brought back into the international fold to shore up the scrum.The 34-year-old is rested after his exertions with Provence as Wales try to get him through to the World Cup, while Bath’s Archie Griffin is absent after surgery.Keiron Assiratti, the leading tight-head last autumn, withdrew from the squad after suffering a calf injury in Cardiff’s United Rugby Championship (URC) quarter-final defeat.Lewis is joined in the squad by Sam Wainwright and Ben Warren, while Chris Coleman and Rhys Henry have…
Oleksandr Usyk’s undefeated record remains intact, but his former sparring partner Dave Allen believes that there is one heavyweight rival who can put an end to that streak. During his 13-year professional career, the Ukrainian has had a few close calls but ultimately is deemed to have merited the wins in each of his tight decision triumphs over Mairis Briedis, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Last month, Usyk came closer than ever to losing his ‘0’, as Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven almost pulled off a Buster Douglas-esque upset to put an end to his legendary reign as heavyweight world champion.…