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Chelsea had done plenty of work to mitigate those demands. As well as hiring a private Airbus A340, the club immediately switched players on to Sydney time and instructed them to sleep after meals during the journey, which included a stop at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake, Sri Lanka, before landing in Australia.Training at Sky Park, home of Sydney FC, they had access to a compact but high-quality training facility, in addition to an open session at Allianz Stadium that was relatively low in intensity.The session nevertheless offered an insight into Alonso’s hands-on approach. He regularly demonstrated his passing ability,…
The Premier League Outright Title Winner, Top Four and Relegation odds for the upcoming 2026/27 season has been revealed. Preparations for the new campaign are well underway, just weeks to go until it begins, clubs have moved on from released and retained lists, and the transfer window is open, looking at which areas of the squad needs strengthening. We can also expect plenty of changes this summer, having already seen a number of managers saying farewell and looking for new ventures. The 2025/26 Premier League season saw Mikel Arteta guide Arsenal to their first the Premier League title since 2004.…
India completed a six-wicket win over the Sri Lanka Cricket XI on Sunday in their three-day practice match in Colombo.The attention will now turn to the first Test, that begins on Saturday, with India needing a win in order to stay in the hunt for the World Test Championship Final next year.The visiting side will be buoyed by the return of Shubman Gill, who overcame a finger injury and batted on the final day of the practice game.Head coach Gautam Gambhir and the team management emphasized on giving batting time to its spin-bowling all-rounders, Saransh Jain, Manav Suthar and Ravindra…
After the game, Vrancken confirmed the rumours that winger Alexandros Kyziridis looks set to move to Turkey.”The club accepted a bid,” Vrancken said of 25-year-old Greek. “It’s a good deal for the club, a good deal for him. “He came in for nothing and goes out for a good deal. This is football, we focus on the players who are here.”The reality is, this is the club model now. Hearts brought Kyziridis in for a free from Slovakia and will make a reported seven figures on him.In the league last season, he scored four goals and registered seven assists. Only…
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 Tri-SeriesUnited Arab Emirates 231-8 (40 overs): Usmani 116 (126); McMullen 3-30Scotland 235-9 (39.5): Cross 66 (51), Jones 44 (52); Jawadullah 3-47Scotland won by one wicketScoreboardScotland beat United Arab Emirates by one wicket as Jasper Davidson struck the winning boundary with just one ball to spare in a dramatic finish to their Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 Tri-Series match in Dundee.It came two days after a nine-run win over Canada at the same Forthill venue sealed their place at next year’s World Cup Qualifier.This time the hosts were set a target of 231,…
Fundora was stalking Thurman around the ring, landing hard punches while receiving little offense in return. Thurman’s face showed the effects of the punishment, and two judges had Fundora leading 50-45 when Taylor stopped it at 1:17 of the sixth. Now Thurman is considering dropping back to the division where he once held the WBA and WBC titles. “For 147, I would prefer a December date just so that I can really focus on the longevity of the cut at this age and just keep cutting nice and slow and work with my nutritionist, and I believe we could probably…
After years of speculation, Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he agreed to replace Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2013, before changing his mind and re-joining Chelsea instead.”When I left Real Madrid, I signed to go to Manchester United after Sir Alex,” the 63-year-old coach – now back at Real for a second spell – said in a new Netflix documentary series about his career.”He was offered the job, yes,” confirmed Ferguson, who won 13 Premier League titles over 26 years at Old Trafford before retiring in 2013.”I sat him down and explained the situation,” he added: “As far…
Derek McInnes vowed to turn things round but acknowledged the sense of frustration from the Rangers supporters after his winless with the club continued on Sunday. McInnes watched on as his team were beaten 2-1 by Hibernian in their first Scottish Premiership match of the season at Ibrox Stadium. Josh Campbell’s 12th-minute penalty had put Hibernian a goal up, with Rangers’ misery further compounded when Youssef Chermiti was stretched off with an injury. However, the hosts thought they had salvaged a point in the 85th minute when Miguel Chaiwa turned Djeidi Gassama’s cross into his own net, only for Callum Wright to net a stoppage-time winner…
Keith Thurman isn’t sold on Conor Benn’s technical ability as the challenger prepares to face WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia on September 12 in Las Vegas. Thurman sees the obvious athletic qualities in Benn. What he questions is how much boxing skill sits underneath the power, relentless pace and conditioning. “Yeah, it’s interesting. I still don’t know what to think too much about Conor Benn. You know, he reminds me of like just those guys at the gym that are a little bit like bodybuilder boxers. You know, like they’re just shredded. They train hard, they got the physique, and…
Algeria, Morocco, Cameroon and Malawi have all qualified for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (Wafcon) in Morocco is also acting as a qualifying tournament for next summer’s tournament, with any country that makes the semi-finals earning their places at the World Cup.Algeria beat 10-player Ivory Coast 2-1, with goals from Ines Khiri and Amira Ould Braham – after N’Sira Oudraogo was sent off when the Ivorians were 1-0 ahead – to reach the Wafcon last four and qualify for a Women’s World Cup for the first time.Goals from Sakina Ouzraoui Diki and Hanane…