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Turning their attention back to Europa Conference League qualifying duties on Thursday night, Ajax will welcome Shelbourne to Amsterdam. With the 2026/27 campaigns from across Europe’s elite domestic leagues set to get underway in just a mater of days now, there are plenty of attractive betting promotions available. Verdict: Ajax to win both halves Best Odds: 19/20 Bookmaker: 1xBet Ajax Starting with the hosts, eventually forced to settle for a downbeat fifth-place finish among Holland’s elite last season, Ajax have found themselves at the heart of a public crisis over recent times. Facing what has been a huge backlash from…
Moses Itauma and Filip Hrgovic will fight for the vacant IBF heavyweight title when they meet on August 29 at London’s O2 Arena. What was already one of the summer’s biggest heavyweight matchups now carries championship stakes, with the winner leaving London holding one of boxing’s four major belts. The added prize increases the pressure on both fighters. Itauma, 21, receives a world title opportunity after only a brief stay among the heavyweight contenders. Hrgovic has spent years working through eliminators and contender bouts in pursuit of another chance to fight for a world championship. Itauma’s last performance against Jermaine…
The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow were a huge driving force for Goodburn, amid the emotional turmoil of the past two years, and he completed his goal of reaching the 50m breaststroke final.He missed out on the medal he craved, but even after that disappointment he was able to eloquently and passionately advocate for increased brain cancer research.Few athletes – if any – at the Games got a bigger ovation than Goodburn and he says it was a privilege to compete in front of a home crowd.”It was an honour to compete in front of such a fantastic and supportive home…
Former two-weight world champion Carl Frampton has revealed who he favours between Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. The two heavyweights are expected to collide later this year, just so long as both sides can agree on a specific date and location. At the same time, though, there appears to be waning interest in their long-awaited showdown after both Brits failed to impress last weekend. First to the stage was Fury, who left a lot to be desired as he trudged through seven rounds of uninspiring action against the 46-year-old Mariusz Wach. But still, the 37-year-old never seemed in any danger…
British heavyweight Moses Itauma’s fight against Filip Hrgovic on 29 August will be for the vacant IBF title.Itauma, 21, has been widely tipped as the next star of heavyweight boxing, with 12 knockouts in 14 professional victories.Promoter Frank Warren told BBC Sport the IBF belt, vacated by Oleksandr Usyk in June, will be on the line at London’s O2 Arena.”A lot of people have high expectations of him as I have, by the way,” Queensberry Promotions’ Warren told BBC Sport. “We signed him when he was 16. He was an amateur. We sponsored him and he turned professional with us.…
Preseason is already a fascinating time for fans – you’ve been starved of your favourite team in action for months, and have had to survive on a diet of transfer rumours for sustenance. Suddenly they’re back in action, and no matter what team they put out, where on the globe they are or who they’re facing, you’ll want to see them in action. There are new signings making their debuts, and often a host of young talents getting a taste of the action. This is an especially exciting preseason for Chelsea fans because they’re also introducing a new manager –…
Shakur Stevenson may shortly have a difficult decision to make after WBO president Gustavo Olivieri revealed the timetable for his first mandatory title defense at light welterweight. Based on the sanctioning body’s schedule, Shakur could find himself preparing for an ordered defense rather than chasing the marquee fights he has been targeting. Stevenson captured the WBO 140-pound title in January, and Olivieri said the organization’s rules generally require champions to satisfy their mandatory obligation nine months after winning the belt. “Nine months after winning the title. He fought in January, so by November I have to send Shakur a letter…
Root’s first spell as Test captain was between 2017 and 2022 and he captained England to a record 27 Test wins in 65 matches.He will work with new England Test coach Stephen Fleming, the former New Zealand captain, in the role.Root stepped down from his first stint as skipper in April 2022, following a 10-wicket defeat by West Indies.At that time, England had won just one of their past 17 Tests, including a 4-0 Ashes humbling in Australia, while also navigating Covid restrictions – with Root saying the job “took its toll” on his health.”I wish him [Root] nothing but…
Scott Lindsey responds to boos and chants from York City fans after a Carabao Cup Preliminary Round defeat to Crawley Town. Gianmarco Di Biase and Danilo Orsi were on the scoresheet at the York Community Stadium, Crawley booking a place in the First Round, an away trip to Watford. Both sides also struck the woodwork, Crawley’s Stephen Duke-McKenna against the post and Zech Medley against the crossbar. It was Scott Lindsey’s first game in charge of the Minstermen, and by the end of it, faced ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ chants. York fans also sang “Stuart Maynard’s Barmy Army”…
The upheaval did not begin this summer. The 2025-26 Premier League season featured 11 managerial changes, with Forest among the clubs to make multiple appointments during the campaign.The average tenure of a top-flight boss now stands at about 20 months, illustrating just how fleeting life in one of football’s most demanding jobs can now be.Recent history also suggests changing manager offers no guarantees. During the 2025-26 season, several clubs that switched coaches continued to struggle. Forest employed three managers during the campaign, Tottenham changed head coach twice, while Chelsea also altered direction before the season ended.Others, however, did enjoy an…