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Then McCullum was sacked as Test coach. His last act in charge of both the Test and white-ball teams was to relax the drinking guidelines so England’s T20 side could celebrate their series win against India.Now the curfew is gone, under the instruction of Root and McCullum’s replacement as Test coach – his great mate Stephen Fleming.The England and Wales Cricket Board see Fleming as a grown-up, and he has made a grown-up move, one that also includes the curfew being lifted from a white-ball team still led by McCullum and Harry Brook.McCullum is said to be supportive of players…

Rolly was responding to comments from Teofimo’s camp about taking his WBA welterweight title before moving on to bigger fights. Rather than objecting to the idea that he is being treated as a stepping stone, Rolly offered his own version of events. “I beat Teofimo, he still goes on to bigger fights. He becomes world champion at 147 anyway,” Romero said to the media. “Teofimo can beat all the other guys at 47.” Romero made sure nobody mistook that praise for a prediction that Teofimo would beat him. “Remember this though, I’m always betting on me. I’m always betting on…

After a comfortable 15-run win against London Spirit at Sophia Gardens, Michael Klinger’s side finished fifth in the women’s overall standings.They looked a much improved outfit compared to last season but three defeats in their first four games – alongside the loss of captain Sophie Devine, The Hundred’s joint most expensive signing – extinguished any hopes of a spot in Friday’s knockout match.Replacement skipper Georgia Wareham led the side to three wins from four as they finished on a high and insists she has enjoyed her time in the Welsh capital, despite the ultimate lack of success.”I’ve really enjoyed Cardiff,…

Chelsea winger Pedro Neto is wanted by Man City, but so far Enzo Maresca’s team isn’t making it worth our while with their offers. 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. There are a number of players at Chelsea who are very likely to leave this summer. Largely they are the same players we’ve been trying to shift for a year or more. But there are others who we will consider selling – they aren’t…

William Zepeda’s victory over Lamont Roach did nothing to change Bernie “The Boxer” Davis’ opinion about a rematch with Shakur Stevenson. Davis, an assistant trainer for Terence Crawford who has spent time around Shakur in Crawford’s camp, rejected the idea that Zepeda showed significant improvement in his title-winning performance. Zepeda defeated Roach by unanimous decision earlier this month to capture the vacant WBC lightweight title. Bernie expected that pace to present problems. He felt Roach needed to counter between combinations and use his jab to slow down the Mexican pressure fighter. Roach never found a consistent answer. Davis gave Zepeda…

Atletico Madrid have agreed a £34.2m (40m euros) fee to sign Cristian Romero from Tottenham.The 28-year-old is set to become Atletico’s fourth signing of the summer, while Spurs will also retain a 15 per cent sell-on clause as part of the deal.Argentina international Romero was the subject of interest from Premier League champions Arsenal in recent days, but Tottenham did not want to sell their captain to their north London rivals.He leaves Tottenham after five seasons, having made 156 appearances for them, scoring 13 times, following an initial campaign on loan from Atalanta in 2021.The centre-back played for Argentina during…

Brennan Johnson hits back via social media at being criticised by talkSPORT’s Jamie O’Hara and Gabby Agbonlahor. The two former footballers were giving their reaction to Crystal Palace and Everton swapping Dwight McNeil and Brennan Johnson. Gabby Agbonlahor has now apologised to Brennan Johnson when giving a response to his comments on Instagram the following morning, Jamie O’Hara also posted a tweet… 😅 “Give us crap, we’ll give you crap back!” 🤷‍♂️ “I like Dwight McNeil but Brennan Johnson has been a myth!” O’Hara and Agbonlahor react to #CPFC and #EFC swapping Dwight McNeil and Brennan Johnson! 🔁 pic.twitter.com/Avc4VcR7y1 —…

(Zuffa Boxing) A 10-round lightweight bout between former WBC featherweight world champion Mark Magsayo and unbeaten Andres “Savage” Cortes has been pegged as the broadcast opener for Zuffa Boxing’s Ryan Garcia-Conor Benn welterweight showdown on Saturday, September 12, live on Paramount+ from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Garcia-Benn will be available in the UK and Ireland on DAZN PPV. Magsayo, 29-2 (19 KOs), and Cortes, 25-0 (13 KOs), join an undercard that also features cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaia facing two-time world champion Noel Mikaelian in the 12-round co-main event. Magsayo, who captured the WBC featherweight title in January…

Afghanistan posted its record one-day international score of 343-9 as it thrashed Ireland by 42 runs in Belfast on Wednesday to clinch a five-match series with a game to spare.Ibrahim Zadran and Sediqullah Atal both struck centuries in Afghanistan’s second-wicket partnership of 231.After the opening match of the series was washed out last week, Afghanistan won the second and third matches by 92 runs and three wickets respectively.Ireland opener Andrew Balbirnie managed a century of his own in response for the host before becoming the 11th of leg-spinner Rashid Khan’s 12 wickets so far this series.ALSO READ: Afghanistan vs India…

Arsenal have received an offer from Galatasaray for Gabriel Martinelli, Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi could also leave the Gunners for Chelsea and Newcastle push for Benfica defender Amar Dedic.Galatasaray have submitted a 45m euros bid (£38.4m) to Arsenal for 25-year-old Brazil forward Gabriel Martinelli. (Florian Plettenberg), externalArsenal are open to selling Spain midfielder Martin Zubimendi for at least £77m, with Chelsea a strong contender to sign the 27-year-old. (Teamtalk), externalAston Villa have held talks with West Ham to sign right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 28, with the DR Congo defender valued at £25m. (Athletic – subscription required), externalIpswich are set to complete…