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Roach says a showdown with Stevenson would decide the best lightweight, but his focus must first turn to William Zepeda on August 1. Lamont Roach Jr. has already identified Shakur Stevenson as his preferred next opponent if he defeats William Zepeda on August 1. Roach believes a meeting between the pair would determine the division’s leading lightweight, but he first faces one of boxing’s toughest pressure fighters. “I don’t think it’s hard to make me and Shakur, and I don’t think it’s hard to make any unification,” Roach said to Sean Zittel. “Me and Muratalla are fighting the same night.…
Former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has been confirmed as the new head coach of the France national team.Didier Deschamps, France’s longest-serving manager, ended his 14-year stint in charge after the nation’s semi-final exit to Spain at the 2026 World Cup. Zidane, a World Cup winner with France in 1998, has been out of management since leaving Real Madrid for a second time as head coach in 2021. The 54-year-old, widely considered to be France’s greatest player, will sign a contract that will see him lead the nation into the 2030 World Cup.On being appointed, he said it was “a…
Chennai Super Kings turned heads last season by pulling off the blockbuster trade for Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals.It could now be on the verge of another headline-grabbing move, with the five-time champion reportedly exploring a trade with fellow five-time champion Mumbai Indians to acquire Hardik Pandya.Securing a premier Indian pace-bowling all-rounder could solve one of CSK’s biggest structural deficiencies, giving the Super Kings a balance they have not enjoyed since Dwayne Bravo’s exit.Such a move, however, would almost certainly require sacrificing Shivam Dube, their primary middle-order enforcer, in one of two rumoured trade scenarios.If the first possibility were to…
Looking to finish off the job and extend on their Europa League qualifying adventure on Thursday night, Ferencvaros will welcome Twente to Hungary. With the European qualifiers stealing all of the midweek attention, there are plenty of attractive betting promotions available. Verdict: Both teams to score Best Odds: 7/10 Bookmaker: BetUS Ferencvaros Starting with the hosts, springing what was an almighty upset on foreign soil last week as they clinched a sensational 2-1 victory over in the Netherlands, Ferencvaros are sat in pole position to claim a real Europa League scalp. Extending on their qualifying adventure earlier in the month as…
Over the weekend, both Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua returned to action in contrasting performances, and now former WBO cruiserweight world champion Johnny Nelson has provided a fresh prediction for Britain’s blockbuster heavyweight bout. Fury fought for the second time this year in a low-profile meeting with 46-year-old Mariusz Wach in Pattaya, Thailand. In a relatively humdrum, slow-paced encounter, Fury won every round but it took him until the seventh to bring the contest to a close, as Wach retired in the corner. Meanwhile, Joshua got the job done inside two rounds against Albania’s Kristian Prenga atop a pay-per-view bill…
Kelly made a rapid start at Arsenal in the second half of the 2024-25 season, scoring twice and providing five assists, and helping the club win a second Women’s Champions League title.She then played an instrumental role in England retaining the European Championships that summer, including scoring the title-winning penalty against Spain in the shootout.Last season however, was less successful. Hampered by injury, she only started four times in the Women’s Super League – so is itching to get going in the new campaign, which kicks off on Friday, 4 September.”I had big goals to do amazing things at Arsenal…
“The thing that happened in that fight is because I made the decision to be in Japan and training in Japan full-time because of the corona [virus]. I didn’t have any similar fighter like him. The first round to the fifth round I didn’t do anything because the jab was a little annoying. But when I touched him, I was very close to finishing the fight by KO. He was more smart than me. He listened to the corner. He started running. That’s why he win the fight,” said Linares to YSM Sports Media about his fight with Haney. Bill…
Top of the classMercedes came into the season as favourites and have lived up to the billing. Their car has been dominant with eight wins from 11 meetings, a strike rate greater perhaps even than the team had expected. Despite the rather skewed conclusions of the Aduo engine assessment, which declared the Red Bull the cream of the crop (on the basis of internal combustion output rather than overall capacity) the Mercedes power unit as a whole, including the hybrid electrical element which is now so vital, is without doubt the class of the field.They have been challenged, not least…
Do you think Aston Martin’s upgrade could persuade Fernando Alonso to continue as a driver? – RobertFernando Alonso is out of contract at the end of the year and has a decision to make as to whether to stay in F1 next year.He is 45 on Wednesday and has been doing this for 25 years. He wants to be sure he makes the right decision because, unlike the last time he stepped away from F1 in 2018, there will be no coming back this time when he leaves.Alonso has been discussing his mindset on his future all season. In a…
A club of Chelsea’s stature is always going to supply a wide range of countries with players when a major international tournament comes around. With this summer’s World Cup being the largest ever, with an unprecedented 48 teams competing to lift the famous trophy, it is no surprise that there were Blues featuring across almost every group. Many of those Chelsea players will have been predicted to do well by all the best World Cup betting sites before the tournament kicked off, and will now be taking a well-earned rest before resuming training before what promises to be a tough…