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Now that Martin O’Neill is locked in as Celtic’s manager for the next 12 months, the experienced head coach can start to bring in his own signings in the summer transfer window. The Northern Irish boss should be aiming to add more attacking quality to the group after it took until the final day for the Hoops to secure the Scottish Premiership title last season. One of the players who could be in danger of being replaced with a better option at the top end of the pitch is South Korean forward Hyun-jun Yang. The 24-year-old star, who is currently…
Oscar De La Hoya says Golden Boy Promotions is making progress toward resolving its contract dispute with Vergil Ortiz Jr. and expects the unbeaten junior middleweight contender to return to the ring before the end of the year. Ortiz has been inactive since late 2025 after a disagreement with Golden Boy derailed plans for a fight against Jaron “Boots” Ennis. “There’s nothing that makes me happier than to see fighters get in the ring and perform. Vergil Ortiz is one of the best fighters out there. I hate not seeing him fight,” De La Hoya said during Golden Boy’s DAZN…
A couple of days before the Tri-Nation series final, as Vaibhav Sooryavanshi walked out of the nets after a long and gruelling batting session under the scorching sun, a handful of local fans gathered around him, hoping to click pictures. The teenager obliged to most requests, but the demands kept growing. One picture led to two, two led to three, three led to more.It reached a point where the team had to leave the Rangiri International Stadium and Sooryavanshi had to rush to catch the team bus, but the young fans simply wouldn’t let him go. As the local security…
Northampton Saints are proving themselves to be the formidable force in English club rugby union.For the second time in three seasons, they have been crowned champions. But they did it the hard way, pushed all the way by Exeter Chiefs in the Prem final before eventually running out 26-17 winners at Allianz Stadium.Were it not for George Hendy’s quickfire second-half double when the Chiefs were down to 14 men following the sin-binning of Dafydd Jenkins, the story may have been different.But nobody in Northampton will care. This is their third crown in all, and it would be hard to bet…
Graham Potter believes that Sweden’s 5-1 defeat to the Netherlands will serve as a learning curve for the rest of their World Cup campaign. Potter watched on as his team were thumped at Houston Stadium on Saturday, with Brian Brobbey and Cody Gakpo both scoring twice for Ronald Koeman’s side. The Netherlands were already four goals up by the time Anthony Elanga pulled one back in the 59th minute, but Crysencio Summerville added more gloss for the Oranje late on. The result saw Sweden lose a World Cup match by three or more goals for the first time since their 5-2 defeat to Brazil in the 1958…
Dave Allen got back to winning ways with a four-round decision victory over Ross McGuigan in Rotherham, England.The popular heavyweight was fighting for the first time since his third round stoppage defeat to Filip Hrgovic on May 16. Allen was beaten handily by Hrgovic that night and pulled out by his corner after three one-sided rounds. Allen announced shortly after that he would make a quick turnaround, announcing two dates including tonight’s and another bout on July 26 in Doncaster, England.Should Allen add another victory to his now 26-9-2 (20 KOs) record, he will look to land another big fight…
As Ecuador forward Enner Valencia raced through on Curacao’s goal inside the opening three minutes, the outcome seemed inevitable.About 10 yards out and with just the keeper to beat, he looked certain to score. It would give Curacao a mountain to climb – and, as it did in the 7-1 defeat by Germany in their World Cup opener, could well set the tone for what was to come.But goalkeeper Eloy Room anticipated where Valencia’s shot was headed, stooped low to his left and clawed the ball around the post. It was an improbable, barely believable save. And the tone was,…
Harry Kane and Dan Burn were among the England players who attended a concert of US country music star Ella Langley, but had to leave early to make their curfew.Defender Burn said that captain Kane, who scored twice in England’s 4-2 win over Croatia in their opening World Cup match, is a “big country music fan”.The England players were given a day off by manager Thomas Tuchel on Friday and Kane, Burn and goalkeeper Jason Steele used the opportunity to watch Langley in Independence, Missouri.Langley is best known for her hit Choosin’ Texas, which hit the top of the US…
Oxford United begin their search for new head coach after dismissing Matt Bloomfield following relegation from the Championship. @GraemeBailey first announced the news, tweeting: “Matt Bloomfield is set to leave Oxford United, @TEAMtalk understands. Bloomfield was unable to save Oxford from relegation after replacing Gary Rowett.” Tom Burrows (@TBurrows16) shortly after wrote that Matt Bloomfield was dismissed as Oxford United head coach. The club statement soon followed… Matt Bloomfield is set to leave Oxford United, @TEAMtalk understands. Bloomfield was unable to save Oxford from relegation after replacing Gary Rowett. — Graeme Bailey (@GraemeBailey) June 20, 2026 Matt Bloomfield has been…
Shakur Stevenson dropped a reality check on the boxing world by revealing he plans to hang up the gloves around age 33. While fans screamed lack of ambition, anyone tracking the game knows it is just a clear, cold assessment of how his style carries a built-in expiration date. Unlike Terence Crawford, who can modify his approach, rely on real equalizer power, and fight out of both stances into his late thirties, Shakur operates on a razor-thin margin for error. His whole game is built on quick-twitch reflexes, distance control, and pure defensive timing. Once those physical gifts dip by…