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Former champion jockey Jim Crowley has retired 10 months after sustaining serious injuries in a fall, saying it was “the most difficult decision” of his life.Crowley, 48, announced his retirement on Saturday at Goodwood, 20 years after he rode his first Group-race winner.He was injured at York in September when his mount Almeraq was brought down after clipping heels with a rival and then rolled over Crowley.The jockey was taken to Leeds General Infirmary and has since had multiple operations on his pelvis and legs.”It’s been a great career, it’s just unfortunate that after my accident at York my body…
Roberto de Zerbi says Tottenham “don’t know” whether forward Richarlison will stay at the club as he “sometimes” wants to leave.The Brazil international, 29, scored a last-minute winner as 10-man Spurs beat Chelsea 2-1 in a high-profile friendly in Sydney.After the match, De Zerbi was asked whether Richarlison – who has entered the final year of his contract – would leave this summer.”I don’t know because I like him as a player and as a guy,” De Zerbi said at Accor Stadium. “He’s unbelievable in terms of attitude and behaviour. But, in the end, we have to respect what he…
‘Worst penalty shootout ever?!’ – Tranmere miss four penalties in a Carabao Cup Preliminary Round exit to Rochdale. Following a 2-2 draw, the game had to be settled with a shootout, with the League Two new boys Rochdale winning it 2-1. It means Rochdale will now head to Bradford City in the First Round, set for Saturday the 8th of August 8th. York City and Crawley Town will play in the second Preliminary Round tie on Monday, with the winners travelling to Watford in the First Round. MATCH HIGHLIGHTS: WATCH THE PENALTY SHOOTOUT: Team lineups, as per rochdaleafc.co.uk Tranmere –…
“I wasn’t ready for that,” Crawford said to the TNT post-fight panel about Zepeda’s performance. “From round one, look at his movement, his footwork, his distance, his range, his angles, his feints, his jab, his counter ability, his punch placement. I was looking for the straight come forward type fighter.” Crawford’s analysis echoed what Zepeda revealed after the fight. The new champion said his loss to Stevenson gave his team a full year to study what needed to change, and many of those adjustments showed up against Roach. “We worked on many things,” Zepeda said. “We studied his videos, watched…
Fans always get excited when the transfer window comes around.Your team is linked with a big-name signing and you start to dream they could be the ones to lead your club to glory.Tottenham fans might have felt this way a few years ago when they were strongly linked with a young, prolific striker from Nigeria by the name of Gift Orban.They had every reason, on paper at least, to be excited.In the summer of 2023, Orban, then 21, was regarded as one of the hottest prospects in the game.After scoring 16 goals in 22 games for Norwegian top-flight side Stabaek,…
Morning all. A quick Sunday round-up for you, starting with Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Girona last night. It was interesting to see some big names start, particularly Kai Havertz, Piero Hincapie and Viktor Gyokeres, all of whom had been on World Cup duty this summer. Their tournaments ended earlier than others, and their games ended earlier than others too as they played just half an hour before being replaced. Clearly they are easing these guys back into action. At that point we were 2-0 up. Havertz opened the scoring with a nice finish after excellent midfield play from Max Dowman,…
Tony Bellew has outlined the distinction between “world-class” and “elite-level”, believing just two British legends fall into the latter category. While winning a major title should, in theory, mean guaranteed world-class status, it often depends on whether that particular fighter has crafted a world-class resume. Likewise, an elite-level fighter must consistently prove themselves against top-class opposition in order to be immortalised as one of the all-time greats. With that in mind, Bellew has named Terence Crawford, Oleksandr Usyk and Canelo Alvarez as three of boxing’s elite-level operators in recent years, providing an idea of what it takes to reach such…
Pegula won their previous meeting, a tight three-set match in the Miami Open semi-finals last year.However, Eala has improved since then, notably on her serve. She won 71% of first-serve points against Osaka, and dropped only four points behind her second.”I’m more well-rounded 1785654794. I’m physically a little bit better,” Eala said.”I played really well, had a great mentality and stayed locked in until the end.”Pegula came back from 5-2 down in the first set to beat Russia’s Diana Shnaider 7-5 6-4 and reach a second Washington final.In the men’s tournament, third seed Taylor Fritz will face rising Spanish star…
Chelsea have welcomed Danny Welbeck to Stamford Bridge this summer, with Jordan Henderson soon to follow, in a sharp change of pace from the youth-heavy transfer strategy that has dictated the first several years of the BlueCo era. Xabi Alonso, still warming into his seat as the Blues’ new manager, is also driving a deal to sign Rayo Vallecano left-back Pep Chavarria, who, aged 28, will provide experience and balance down the channel following Marc Cucurella’s transfer to Real Madrid. There have also been younger additions to the team. Morgan Rogers has signed for the west Londoners in a £117m…
Great Britain won golds in the women’s synchronised 10m diving and artistic swimming mixed duet at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.Maisie Bond and Lois Toulson achieved a score of 300.06 to clinch the women’s 10m – just ahead of second-placed Germany (298.20) and Ukraine (286.20) in third.”We came into these championships wanting to win and knowing it was possible,” said Toulson. “We’d been training really hard and looking good I think.”That was a [personal best] for us. To be able to do that and get a gold medal – we’re really proud.”In the mixed duet, Isabelle Thorpe and Ranjuo…