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Manzambi was once a goalkeeper for his youth team – and his first footballing idol was Germany’s Manuel Neuer.Now he is a creative midfielder who enjoys getting forward.And his goalscoring exploits against Bosnia-Herzegovina suggests he could be far more than just a “super-sub” at this World Cup.He broke into the Freiburg first XI last season and helped the German club reach the Europa League final.Manzambi started against Aston Villa in the final and although he could not help his side win – they were beaten 3-0 – he has been linked with moves to Napoli, Chelsea and Manchester United.His performance…

Uruguay and Cape Verde meet in Group H on Matchday 11 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on June 21, 2026, with both sides having taken one point from their opening fixtures. Uruguay drew 1-1 with Saudi Arabia while Cape Verde earned a goalless draw against Spain, meaning this fixture has direct implications for who advances from a tightly packed group. Uruguay are priced at -205 with BetOnline and Lucky Rebel to win, reflecting their status as a two-time World Cup champion facing a side making their tournament debut. Cape Verde’s +700 best available price acknowledges the gap in…

Away from his fighting career, Lyndon Arthur has built a sizable presence on social media, creating funny and relatable videos that consistently get thousands of views. In the boxing world, ‘King Arthur’ is hardly known for his engaging personality. In fact, he has often been accused of looking “moody” – especially during fight week, when the light-heavyweight contender is intensely focused on his battle with the scales. The reality, though, is that Arthur likes to have a laugh and a joke as much as anyone else, hence why he has become a social media comedian under the alias ‘some1zgot2sayit’. While…

England head coach Thomas Tuchel has won a battle with Fifa to get photographers moved away from the bench during the national anthems.Tuchel said he “could not see my team” before Wednesday’s 4-2 win over Croatia, with a wall of photographers blocking his view to the pitch.After taking on board feedback from a number of people, including Tuchel, Fifa has altered its policy and put in place a compromise used at other tournaments. Photographers may be grouped in a huddle, potentially closer to the halfway line. The coaching staff will no longer be required to remain in front of the…

Floyd Mayweather is facing a new legal challenge after promoter CSI Entertainment filed a lawsuit seeking repayment of $4.65 million in advances allegedly paid to the boxing legend for two fights that never materialized. TMZ Sports reported Thursday that CSI Entertainment filed the lawsuit in New York, alleging it paid millions of dollars for exclusive rights to exhibition bouts involving Mike Tyson and Manny Pacquiao. CSI claims it paid $4.5 million in advances to Mayweather’s management company, Frist Apex Ventures, for the proposed events. The company alleges the agreements gave it exclusive rights to promote the fights and says Mayweather…

Ivan Toney and Morgan Rogers were among the scorers as England recorded a comprehensive 5-1 victory over Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City in a practice match on Thursday.The game, played behind closed doors at England’s Swope Soccer Village training facility, featured the players not used in Wednesday’s World Cup 4-2 win over Croatia and the squad members who did not play significant minutes in Dallas.Toney scored a hat-trick while Aston Villa duo Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins were also on target as England ran out comfortable winners.Jordan Henderson, Eberechi Eze, Marc Guehi, Dan Burn, Kobbie Mainoo, Djed Spence…

Cristian Chivu has put pen to paper on a contract extension to keep him in charge of Inter through to June 2028. Chivu enjoyed a stellar first season in charge of Inter, leading them to the Serie A and Coppa Italia double after replacing Simone Inzaghi ahead of the Club World Cup. He took charge of 58 games in all competitions, winning 38 of those (D9 L11), finishing the campaign with a win percentage of 65.5%. Chivu became the fifth manager ever to win the Scudetto in his first season with Inter in Serie A, after Arpad Weisz in 1929-30,…

Mexico’s Neider Valdez hasn’t won four of his past six bouts, and one of his victories came against an 0-1 opponent.Title-fight worthy? Hardly.Yet, in the desperate situation of needing unified minimumweight champion Oscar Collazo’s Saturday night title defense on DAZN at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California, to mean something, a title fight it is.Valdez 15-3-3 (12 KOs) arrived in California Wednesday and was quickly added to promotional material marketing his fight versus Puerto Rico’s Collazo 14-0 (11 KOs) as a WBA/WBO title bout despite the challenger residing outside the top 15 contenders of both bodies.It’s pushing it to make a…

Spain vs Saudi Arabia kicks off at 12:00 ET on June 21 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, with Luis de la Fuente’s side sitting fourth in Group H after a goalless draw with Cape Verde on Matchday 1. Saudi Arabia hold a point of their own following a 1-1 draw with Uruguay, and Herve Renard’s replacement Georgios Donis needs a result to keep knockout-round hopes alive. Spain are priced at -900 to win, underlining the gulf in class that the odds markets expect to define this fixture. Spain’s qualifying campaign produced 21 goals in six matches at a 5W-1D-0L record,…

In a statement released on 8 June, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) revealed Stokes and Atkinson had broken the curfew and are under investigation.In the aftermath there were fears Stokes would retire, ending a storied England career. Those fears were allayed when he returned to training with Durham last weekend.And, as part of the investigation, both Stokes and Atkinson have been spoken to this week, with the ECB hoping for a swift resolution.In addressing the media, neither director of cricket Rob Key nor head coach Brendon McCullum have endorsed Stokes’ future as captain, adding to speculation that his…