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York City have appointed former Crawley Town boss Scott Lindsey as their new head coach, one day after sacking title-winning manager Stuart Maynard.Maynard led the Minstermen to promotion as National League champions last season but was relieved of his duties on Sunday because of what the board called a “difference in direction and vision for the football club”.Lindsey took Crawley up to League One in his first spell in charge in 2024 but his second spell was brought to an end in March after a 10-game winless run in League Two left them one point above the relegation zone.His first…
Morning, welcome to a brand new week. The team headed to Girona yesterday for a warm weather training camp ahead of the friendly there on Saturday evening. There’s a picture gallery on the official website which shows some familiar faces, but quite a lot of young ones involved to make up the numbers with so many senior players still away after the World Cup. There’s work to do on the pitch, and off it, as we look to build the squad ahead of the new campaign, which is a little over three weeks away. The weekend stories about Vinicius Junior…
Anthony Joshua overcame adversity to secure a second-round win upon his comeback on Saturday night, and fellow British former heavyweight world champion Frank Bruno has offered his thoughts on Joshua’s performance. Entering the bout as a huge favourite against the lesser-known Kristian Prenga, ‘AJ’ was expected to dispatch of the Albanian early – and that he did, but the official result of a second-round stoppage triumph failed to reflect the nature of the contest. Joshua was dramatically knocked down on two occasions in the opening round in Jeddah, with the 36-year-old’s punch resistance, of lack of, seemingly evident from the…
Wakefield Trinity have confirmed hooker Tyson Smoothy will join new NRL side Perth Bears at the end of the season after being released from his contract on compassionate grounds.The 27-year-old Australian joined Trin on a three-year deal for this campaign but head coach Daryl Powell said earlier this month that he would be leaving at the end of 2026.Smoothy has scored four tries in 21 appearances in all competitions to help Wakefield to second in Super League.”Tyson has made a fantastic contribution to the squad this season and while we would love to keep him, we are conscious of family…
West Bromwich Albion continued their impressive pre-season with a 4-1 win over Shrewsbury on Saturday, with two goals from new signing Jimmy Jay Morgan. The Baggies bolstered their squad with the addition of the former Chelsea attacking midfielder, and he has racked up three goals and two assists in pre-season so far. James Morrison will be hoping that the former Southampton youngster, who left St. Mary’s to join Chelsea, will be the attacking spark that they lacked last term, when they only scored 48 goals in 46 Championship games. Continuing on the Southampton link, West Brom are still looking for…
Jack Dempsey’s rise to the heavyweight championship did not begin when he defeated Jess Willard for the title. It began one year earlier on July 27, 1918, when he demolished Fred Fulton in one of the quickest and most influential knockouts in heavyweight history. There was barely enough time for either man to establish himself before the fight was over. Fulton entered the bout as one of boxing’s most respected heavyweights and the betting favorite despite giving away speed to the younger Dempsey. Weighing about 208 pounds to Dempsey’s 188, the towering “Rochester Plasterer” had built a reputation as one…
Infantino also addressed criticism surrounding the standard of officiating at the tournament, in particular concerns about political interference after USA forward Folarin Balogun was made available for their last-16 tie when his one-match ban was suspended by Fifa – following the intervention of US President Donald Trump.Of the 191 other red cards shown at a men’s World Cup, only one other player has escaped a suspension.Uefa said the decision had “crossed a red line”, labelling it “unprecedented, incomprehensible, and unjustifiable”, while the Norwegian Football Federation is considering filing a formal complaint to Fifa’s ethics committee.Infantino, however, argued that such decisions…
In what appeared to be a one-sided final, Spain beat defending champions Argentina to win the FIFA World Cup after a wait of 16 years. They were in possession of the ball far more than the Argentinians, who seemed a little listless. They also had more shots at goal than the champions. But for the classy defending of the Argentinian goalie, the scoreline would have been far more than the 1-0 that the game ended with.The final whistle also saw some unsavoury scenes, with a fight breaking out between some Spanish reserve players and the Argentinian players. The Argentinians had…
Former France international Emmanuel Petit believes Harry Kane’s chances of winning the Ballon d’Or are over after the England captain “disappeared” at the World Cup. England finished third at this summer’s tournament – after being beaten in the semi-final by Argentina, they then earned a thrilling 6-4 victory over France to take the bronze medal. Kane scored six goals at the tournament, with his final goal serving as the winner in the round of 16 against Mexico. The 32-year-old had a stellar season for Bayern Munich heading into the tournament, netting 61 goals from 44.4 expected goals (xG) in all competitions (excluding…
(Ed Mulholland) Super middleweight Edgar Berlanga returned to the win column in style, stopping Steven Butler in the seventh-round of an electrifying firefight. Fighting in the Zuffa Boxing 09 main event at the Infosys Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, and live on Paramount+, Brooklyn’s Berlanga, 24-2 (19 KOs), got up off the canvas from a partially blocked right hand from the powerful Butler, 38-6-1 (32 KOs), in the final seconds of round two to take over and wobble Montreal, Canada’s Butler repeatedly before the exciting finish. Berlanga, who was 1-2 in his last three fights coming…