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Switzerland boss Murat Yakin revealed the reason he waited until the hydration break to make substitutions against Bosnia-Herzegovina was to have an advantage over their opponents. Switzerland defeated Bosnia 4-1 on Thursday in their Group B clash, boosting their chances of qualifying for the knockout rounds. The first goal of the match came in the 74th minute as Johan Manzambi scored off the bench, before another substitute in Ruben Vargas doubled their lead. Both players were introduced during the hydration break in the second half, with Manzambi scoring again to help get Switzerland over the line. Switzerland (three sub goals)…

Jaron “Boots” Ennis has spent years being mentioned alongside the sport’s elite, but DAZN commentator Todd Grisham believes the June 27 showdown with Xander Zayas is the fight that will determine whether he truly belongs in the same conversation as Terence Crawford. The unbeaten Ennis will move up to junior middleweight to challenge unified WBO and WBA champion Xander Zayas at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in one of the most anticipated fights of 2026. While both fighters enter undefeated, Grisham sees the bout as a defining moment for Ennis’ standing in the sport. “As great as Boots Ennis is, I still…

France’s team will be led by Mickael Guillard, who partners uncapped Thomas Staniforth, an Australian who qualifies for France via residency, in the second row.Elsewhere, the visitors, who are without players from Top 14 semi-finallists Toulouse, Racing 92, Montpellier and Stade Francais, lean on established club combinations.La Rochelle half-back pair Nolann Le Garrec and Antoine Hastoy start inside the Bordeaux-Begles centre duo of Yoram Moefana and Nicolas Depoortere.Bordeaux-Begles provide the whole of the front row, with 33-year-old Jefferson Poirot joined by Maxime Lamothe and Sipili Falatea.Pau’s Theo Attissogbe is at full-back.France: Attissogbe; Ambadiang, Depoortere, Moefana, Arfeuil; Hastoy, Le Garrec; Poirot,…

David Benavidez and Noel Mikaelian’s promoters are in advanced negotiations to stage a cruiserweight unification bout between the pair in the fall, BoxingScene has learned.Sampson Lewkowicz and Don King participated in an extended conversation Wednesday morning in an effort to strike an agreement, with Lewkowicz telling BoxingScene he expects “to make a deal shortly.”Unbeaten, three-division champion Benavidez, 32-0 (26 KOs), of Phoenix will defend his WBO and WBA belts against new WBC champion Mikaelian, 28-3 (12 KOs), of Armenia.The talks were preceded by WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman ordering Mikaelian to immediately negotiate with WBC light heavyweight champion Benavidez last month…

Olympic champions Emma Finucane and Matt Richards, former world indoor champion Jeremiah Azu and Paralympic sprinter Olivia Breen will compete for Team Wales at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games between 23 July and 2 August. The 114 athletes include Paralympic champion Aled Sion Davies and world silver medal artistic gymnast Ruby Evans.The team will compete across 10 different sports with 66 female and 48 male athletes with ages ranging from 16 to 73 years old. Twenty-two Para-athletes are selected with Glasgow hosting more para-events than in any other Games. “This group represents the very best of Welsh sport – dedicated, ambitious…

While Chelsea bide their time, sister club Strasbourg are making moves in the transfer market already, signing up a young Swede. 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 taking their time in the transfer market last summer – they’ve got to make some major sales before they really get into gear buying players. But that’s not holding back their sister club, Strasbourg. According to an exclusive from Fabrizio Romano, the Alsatians have already…

Shreyanka Patil will take no further part in the T20 Women’s World Cup. She had injured her ankle during India’s match against the Netherlands.Shreyanka, who had to leave the field after bowling just one ball, has been replaced by the uncapped Prema Rawat. The Event Technical Committee of the World Cup 2026 approved the replacement late on Thursday (June 18, 2026) night.Prema, who has been a part of India A, picked up eight wickets in five matches during India’s victorious campaign in the Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament. She was also the joint-leading wicket-taker on India A’s tour of…

It should have been a moment of pure joy.Canada, 40 years after playing in their first World Cup, secured their first-ever win at the tournament in emphatic fashion, thrashing Qatar 6-0 in front of a packed and loud Vancouver Stadium.They are almost certain of a place in the last 32. But celebrations were overshadowed by a dreadful injury to Ismael Kone.The incident happened eight minutes into the second half, with Canada leading 3-0. Their former Watford midfielder Kone, shortly after receiving the ball, was caught late and badly by Assim Madibo as he challenged for possession.Kone’s reaction, and that of…

Peter Cklamovski speaks for the first time on becoming the new manager of Salford City, coming in as replacement for Karl Robinson. He has most recently been the head coach of Malaysia, guiding them to their highest FIFA ranking in over 20 years, beginning that role in 2025. The 47 year old has also managed the likes of FC Tokyo, Montedio Yamagata, Shimizu S-Pulse and Australia under 17s. The club said in a statement on their website: Salford City FC today announces Peter Cklamovski as the Club’s new Men’s First Team Manager. The 47-year-old arrives in Salford following a spell…

The 21-year-old Itauma has been one of boxing’s most heavily promoted young heavyweights, compiling a 14-0 record with 12 knockouts while rarely being extended by his opposition. His fifth-round stoppage of Jermaine Franklin in March generated renewed calls for tougher competition after another dominant performance. Frank Warren had promised a top-10 opponent would be next. Hrgovic appears to be the answer. The Croatian contender enters the fight with a 20-1 record and considerably more experience against high-level opposition than anyone Itauma has faced as a professional. Hrgovic’s lone defeat came against Daniel Dubois in their June 2024 IBF interim heavyweight…