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There might be those at Liverpool fearing the worst following a muted summer window, but Andoni Iraola has already proven he can maximise what he has at his disposal, following that fine recent spell at Bournemouth. The Basque boss lost almost his entire backline last summer, yet barely kicked up a fuss, while also embarking on a remarkable unbeaten run in the wake of Antoine Semenyo’s exit to Manchester City on a £64m deal. Semenyo had helped to kickstart that 18-game streak by netting the winner against Tottenham Hotspur on his final Cherries appearance, with all parties reaping the benefits…
“The fight takes place October 10. We are 99% sure it will be in Las Vegas,” Schofield’s manager Michael Miller told The Ring. “We are thankful for the chance to fight for a title. It is something we have waited on for years.” Bahdi (20-0, 15 KOs) scored a massive victory in July 2024 by knocking out Ashton Sylve in the sixth round. Sylve controlled much of the action until Bahdi landed a decisive late combination. The 32-year-old Canadian then beat Armando Casamonica and Ryan James Racaza, handing both fighters their first professional losses. He followed those victories with a…
Villa had fought since the start of the year to register the 6ft 4in Madjo following his £10m arrival from Metz.Under-18 players cannot complete international transfers, but the club argued that since Madjo was born in London he should be exempt – despite having three caps for Luxembourg in friendlies. Since those games, he accepted an England Under-17 call up last year and has four goals in nine appearances, scoring on his debut against Venezuela. With England searching for their next No9 once Harry Kane eventually retires, Madjo could force himself into the conversation in the coming years.Fifa does allow…
Unai Emery lavished praise upon Aston Villa youngsters Brian Madjo and George Hemmings after they impressed in Wednesday’s 2-1 Super Cup defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. Desire Doue’s 61st-minute strike proved decisive as the Champions League holders beat last season’s Europa League winners in Salzburg, though Villa gave a good account of themselves. Even without Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa and Emiliano Martinez – who were granted additional leave after going deep at the World Cup – Villa spent long periods on top, having 15 shots to PSG’s 12 and winning the expected goals battle by 2.13 xG to 1.03. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia…
Floyd Schofield Jr. finally has his world title opportunity, but Lucas Bahdi gives him a dangerous opponent for the vacant WBA lightweight belt on October 10. Schofield and Bahdi have reached an agreement for the fight, eliminating the need for the WBA purse bid that had been postponed while Golden Boy and Most Valuable Promotions continued negotiations. Manouk Akopyan reports that Las Vegas is the planned location. Schofield’s manager Michael Miller told The Ring that they are “99% sure” the fight will land in Las Vegas. The opportunity gives Schofield (19-0, 13 KOs) another chance to establish himself near the…
Malawi’s success at an expanded 16-team tournament in Morocco is proving that women’s football in Africa has the potential to grow beyond the traditional big names.Excluding the inaugural edition in 1998, they are the first debutant to reach the final.But having already booked their place at next year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup in Brazil, courtesy of their run to the last four, the Scorchers are now on the verge of something very special – and anything looks possible with the Chawinga sisters firing on all cylinders in attack.With Tabitha helping OL Lyonnes to another French title last season, and with…
Sam Jones, the former advisor to Daniel Dubois, has explained why he and the WBO heavyweight beltholder recently parted company. Jones, a licensed matchmaker with the British Boxing Board of Control, started working with Dubois earlier this year and victory over Fabio Wardley to win the championship soon followed. However, with the rematch set to be announced for October, Jones, who does not hold a manager’s licence, walked away from the 23-3 (22 KOs) heavyweight because he didn’t feel “boss of the situation.””I had a good year with Dan, I just chose not to carry on,” Jones told TalkSport.”But Daniel Dubois…
Born in Wolverhampton, Hudson-Smith said before the championships that it would “mean the world” to land gold not only home soil, but where he first began working towards his dreams.With his achievements since those early training sessions recognised in writing on the north stand, to Hudson-Smith’s mind there could be only one possible outcome.He did not make it easy for himself, however.Entering the championships as the fastest European this year, the Briton admitted he “misjudged” his semi-final after fading to second place in his heat – an error which meant he had to pursue gold from the outside lane.Unable to…
Shim Mheuka is set to sign a new contract before going on loan, according to Nizaar Kinsella of the BBC’s reporting today. 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. Chelsea are back training at Cobham today after the end of their preseason tour, and from now things are going to get very serious in terms of finding loans for young players. They’ve served their purpose filling in for the senior players who were on holiday…
Bruno Fernandes was the centre of attention in every sense on a historic night at Croke Park.One of the biggest cheers of the evening from a sell-out crowd for the first ‘soccer’ match between English teams at the 82,500-capacity home of the Gaelic Athletic Association came after an hour of Manchester United’s pre-season game with Leeds, when Fernandes’ name was read out as one of five substitutes being made by head coach Michael Carrick.The place would have erupted if either Fernandes had not had an effort ruled out for offside, or his shot from the edge of the area had…