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The experienced former Premier League and EFL player Freddie Sears signs for ambitious 7th tier club Brentwood Town. He began his career at West Ham, progressing his way through the youth ranks and got into the senior team, had loan spells with Crystal Palace, Coventry, Scunthorpe and Colchester, turning into a permanent deal with the latter, and spent four seasons with them. He then headed to Ipswich, his time ended after seven seasons, went back to Colchester for another two seasons and that proved to be his final time in the EFL. Sears dropped non league back in the 2023/24…

It was a dream then, it is a dream now – especially as Leicester prepare for League One.Ten years ago the Foxes were preparing to defend their Premier League title and looking forward to Champions League football.At 5,000-1, they had pulled off the most improbable, the most stunning, the most incredible feat to shock the world.But now, after back-to-back relegations, those days seem almost as surreal as when they actually happened.New manager Russell Martin will be expected to take the club back to the Championship at the first attempt, something that sounds nowhere near as impossible as what the Foxes…

The Hundred women’s competition, EdgbastonBirmingham Phoenix 107-9 (100 balls): Lamb 47 (34); Deepti 3-11Sunrisers Leeds 111-1 (69 balls): Litchfield 71* (33); Fatima 1-25Sunrisers Leeds won by nine wicketsScorecard. TableSunrisers Leeds put three sides out of contention for the Hundred’s knock-out stage with a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Birmingham Phoenix at Edgbaston.The home side, MI London and London Spirit can no longer progress after Phoebe Litchfield’s unbeaten 33-ball 71 helped take Sunrisers past their target of 108 with 31 balls to spare.Opener Litchfield brought up the fastest ever half-century in the competition, reaching the landmark off 20 deliveries, and hit 13…

From boasting an abundance of left-wingers before the exodus of Alejandro Garnacho and co last summer, Manchester United now appear to be well-stocked on the right flank instead. Indeed, in last weekend’s pre-season win over Atletico Madrid, Michael Carrick started three players who could all be considered natural right-sided players, in the form of Shea Lacey, Bryan Mbeumo and Amad. With Lacey still a mere teenager, and Mbeumo – who again scored from a centre-forward berth – potentially set to rival Benjamin Sesko through the middle, that role could be Amad’s to lose heading into the new season. And yet,…

“Dev is the only fighter out here really taking fights, you know, or risking,” Martin told Fight Hub TV. “He taking risky fights and he been doing it for a long time. I take my hat off to Devin just because of that.” Traveling to Australia for the undisputed lightweight championship serves as a clear example. Haney went overseas for the title and returned for the contracted rematch instead of maneuvering around the obligation. Keyshawn Davis handled his recent opportunity against Haney differently. Davis moved to welterweight, earned the WBO mandatory position and called for the fight, but passed once…

The Scottish Football Association is to hold a “critically important” summit around the future of the national game.An email has been sent to all Scottish Professional Football League clubs to attend the forum, which will take place in St Andrews on 4 September.The email, which has been seen by BBC Scotland, says the SFA will “discuss opportunities” around homegrown talent and hear from clubs who have “optimised their elite talent development model”.The memo also states the objective is to focus on the “current reality” facing Scottish football.Part of the conversation will be around improving the prospects for homegrown Scottish talent…

PSV coach Peter Bosz is surprised that United States international Ricardo Pepi has not moved elsewhere, but he is happy to keep someone he regards as a “real goalscorer”. Pepi has been strongly linked with Fulham for months, and he appeared to be on the verge of joining the Premier League club on two occasions. A move to Craven Cottage collapsed in January, and it was a similar story when Fulham renewed their interest in the 23-year-old earlier this summer. Fulham have since turned their attention to other targets, bringing in Real Madrid youngster Gonzalo Garcia in a €40m (£34m)…

WBO featherweight champion Rafael Espinoza may finally have his next opponent, with top contender Lorenzo Parra in line to challenge him on the Canelo Alvarez versus Christian Mbilli undercard in October. Fernando Barbosa of ESPN KnockOut reports that the fight is being planned for the card, with the Venezuelan challenger getting his opportunity through the mandatory route. Parra (24-1-1, 18 KOs) has worked his way to the No. 1 position in the WBO rankings at 126 pounds. That puts him directly in Espinoza’s path, providing the champion a mandatory defense after a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Espinoza (28-0, 24…

A cavalcade of blacked out Mercedes, flanked by police cars, rolled into the Fifa headquarters in Rabat, Morocco, earlier this week.Infantino had summoned a select few members of the Fifa management board to discuss his plan to sell off 21% of the commercial and ticketing business to a private equity firm.This is how the Swiss-Italian travels – in between flights on the Qatar Airways Executive jet which has been made available to him. The plane enabled him to take up to three flights a day, watching two games, throughout the 2026 World Cup. That type of arrival does look presidential…

The Hundred men’s competition, EdgbastonSunrisers Leeds 169-7 (100 balls): Rickelton 65 (37); Tariq 2-28Birmingham Phoenix 124-8 (100 balls): Dickson 34 (27); Carse 3-17, Potts 3-22Sunrisers Leeds won by 45 runsScorecard. TableSunrisers Leeds moved up to second in The Hundred and eliminated Birmingham Phoenix with a 45-run win at Edgbaston.Opener Ryan Rickelton hit 65 from 37 balls as Sunrisers reached 169-7, while Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts took 3-17 and 3-20 respectively as Phoenix finished well short on 124-8.South African Rickelton, who struck six fours and three sixes in his 37-ball innings, put on an opening partnership of 52 with Mitch…