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Zinedine Zidane revealed he has not yet spoken with Kylian Mbappe about the France captaincy role. Zidane was officially announced as France’s new head coach on Tuesday, signing a four-year deal to take him through to the end of the 2030 World Cup. It is his first role since leaving Real Madrid for the second time in 2021, having won three Champions League and two LaLiga titles across a combined five years with Los Blancos. Zidane, who won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 with France, will take charge of his first game on September 25, when Les Bleus…
A sublime unbeaten 88 and two catches from star Indian batter Smriti Mandhana helped Manchester Super Giants seal a four-wicket win over Sunrisers Leeds in a league fixture of the Hundred in Leeds on Tuesday.After winning the toss and opting to field, Meg Lanning’s Super Giants held Sunrisers to 142/4, powered by enterprising scores from Bryony Smith (26 runs off 22 balls), Phoebe Litchfield (31 runs off 26 balls) and Annabel Sutherland (35 runs off 24 balls). Smriti was involved in Litchfield and Sutherland’s dismissals, taking two sleek catches.Star India allrounder, Deepti Sharma, did not get a chance to bat.Chasing…
Jai Opetaia will return to the ring on September 12 after securing the co-main event slot on the Ryan Garcia versus Conor Benn card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. An opponent for the Ring cruiserweight champion has not yet been finalized, though plans continue moving forward for Opetaia to compete on a card expected to rank among boxing’s biggest events of 2026. Mike Coppinger reported that sources confirmed the Australian star’s place on the bill. His addition gives the promotion another world-class attraction beneath the headliner, where Garcia meets Benn for the WBC welterweight title. Interest in the show…
Nowacki’s victories propel him to one of Jersey’s greatest ever sports stars.The Commonwealth Games is the highest level at which athletes from the island, with a population of about 100,000, can compete under their own flag. Previous to Colin and Cliff Mallett, Jersey had won just two medals in their own right.In 1986, bantamweight boxer John Sillitoe won bronze in Edinburgh, while Jersey’s first-ever medal was also in the ring when Albert Turmel won welterweight bronze in Perth in 1962.Islanders have won medals for England – diver Dot Macready won 10m gold in 1934, while more recently Serena Guthrie was…
Terence Crawford has recalled the biggest crises of his 42-fight career, reflecting on the only time he claims to have ever experienced serious jeopardy in the ring. The former three-division undisputed champion announced his retirement in December, just a few months after dethroning Canelo Alvarez with a unanimous decision victory at 168lbs. As a result, ‘Bud’ ended his career after claiming world titles in five weight classes, while also maintaining an unbeaten record and winning the majority of his fights in dominant fashion. The American did not quite have it all his own way, however, as many will remember his…
Seven-time world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan has been knocked out of the Shanghai Masters in the second round by Kyren Wilson.Defending Shanghai champion Wilson produced breaks of 113 and 91 on the way to a 3-1 lead against the 50-year-old.O’Sullivan knocked in three centuries in a row with breaks of 100, 111 and 131 to move 4-3 up in an entertaining match.However, Wilson responded with runs of 89, 79 and 97 to clinch three frames in a row for a 6-4 victory which sets up a quarter-final against Mark Williams, who beat Chris Wakelin 6-5.”It is always great playing in Shanghai…
There is finally some talk about where Benoit Badiahshile might play next season, with a Serie A loan on the cards. 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. While the focus was on Chelsea’s friendly against Western Sydney Wanderers today, there was also a rumour emerging about Benoit Badiashile. The central defender is up for sale, and we finally have some talk about where he might go. FootMercato are claiming that Napoli are trying to…
Celtic are the favourites at 5/6 to land another William Hill Premiership winner crown, but Rangers and Hearts are both in the conversation as the new season gets going. The market points to familiar names, yet last season’s title race showed there is still room for a surprise. Here, William Hill News look at the leading contenders in Scotland’s top division – with the Hoops once again clear favourites to land yet another domestic crown. Who are the favourites to win the 2026/27 William Hill Premiership? Celtic head the 2026/27 William Hill Scottish Premiership outright market at 5/6, with Rangers…
“Errol Spence may have a better resume than Crawford kinda nuts cause he lost to him, but if you look closely you can see that it’s the truth,” Ryan wrote. Crawford settled the head-to-head matchup by stopping Spence in their undisputed welterweight championship fight. Ryan’s point, however, focuses on the paths both men took to reach the top rather than the result of their meeting. Spence captured Kell Brook’s IBF title in Sheffield in 2017, though Brook was returning from the orbital injury suffered against Gennadiy Golovkin. After that victory, Spence defeated Lamont Peterson, Mikey Garcia, Shawn Porter, Danny Garcia…
In September, the France national team will have a new face on the touchline for the first time in 14 years.By the time the appointment was announced on Tuesday morning, it had long been an open secret that Zinedine Zidane would succeed Didier Deschamps this summer.Talks between the former Real Madrid manager and the French football authorities kicked off as early as February 2025 – after Zidane’s former team-mate Deschamps announced a few weeks earlier he would step down following the 2026 World Cup.At his unveiling in Paris, Zidane was keen to highlight the time he had spent waiting on…