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The enthusiasm wasn’t shared by everyone on the panel. “I think this is a lot of talk for a fight that probably doesn’t happen. At least not next,” Coppinger said at Ring Magazine. “I don’t love this fight. You saw Oshaki standing toe-to-toe with Shakur. He’s a lot smaller than Shakur. Don’t forget about the weight Shakur fought at.” Coppinger argued that Foster should pursue other options and suggested Emanuel Navarrete as a more suitable opponent. Lopez largely agreed. When asked whether Foster’s style could create problems for Stevenson, Lopez dismissed the idea. “Honestly, from what I noticed from the…
Ok, today we’ve got the mostly traditional end of season players ratings post, which also gives a rating to the performance of Mikel Arteta as manager. A couple of things to point out. 1 – I’m using a 1-10 rating system – like in the player ratings on Arseblog News. In this, 6 is considered the baseline/average, the starting point at which performance levels go up or down. 2 – The ratings are individual, based on expectations of them and what they’re capable of, rather than comparable with teammates. So don’t say ‘How can you give X this when you…
Christie and Dykes – who McGinn said can’t be separated “but it’s not Christie’s choice” – are likely to watch the two final episodes of Netflix series, Legends. “No spoilers, please” asks the former.Curtis will be having a laugh “with my best mate”.Hanley – or “Grizz” to back-shaver Kelly – might not be calling McLean his pal after exposing that story – “the big man needs it, grows quickly”.Christie, meanwhile, has never been able to get his head around “leader, legend” Andy Robertson’s pre-match meal. “Some weird chicken sandwich thing”.It’s pancakes for Christie, while John Souttar is the barista to…
Last month, Oleksandr Usyk came shockingly close to losing his heavyweight titles and undefeated record against Rico Verhoeven, in a fight which has raised questions as to what the 39-year-old has left. For the Ukrainian, Agit Kabayel seems to be his next threat, but stablemate Anthony Joshua believes that there is another man that Usyk should face instead. Kabayel has sat patiently, waiting for his shot at Usyk and the opportunity to end Germany’s 94-year wait for a full heavyweight world champion, since Max Schmeling lost his title to Jack Sharkey in 1932 via a questionable split-decision. The 33-year-old has…
Charles Leclerc has signed a new multi-year deal to remain driving for Ferrari, with the 28-year-old Monegasque extending his relationship with the team which began in 2019. He will continue to drive alongside Lewis Hamilton who also has a long-term contract with the team.Ferrari announced their decision to continue with Leclerc on the eve of his home grand prix at Monaco this weekend. He has been a staunch Ferrari driver for almost all of his career and has competed in 155 races for the Scuderia, a tally second only to Michael Schumacher’s enormously successful tenure with Ferrari between 1996 and…
Liverpool are desperately attempting a pre-World Cup deal for a player who Man City held talks to sign, according to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg. The Reds have reportedly sealed the appointment of Andoni Iraola as their next head coach (Fabrizio Romano), with the former Bournemouth manager now on his way to succeed Arne Slot at Anfield. The Spaniard was strongly linked with the vacancy since Slot’s departure, and discussions are understood to have progressed significantly in recent days. Iraola’s work at Bournemouth earned widespread praise across the Premier League, particularly after leading the club to a historic sixth-place finish and…
England will have a chance to prove it has learned from its Ashes drubbing when it faces New Zealand in the first Test of its home season at Lord’s on Thursday.The English were swept aside 4-1 in Australia in a series that ended in January, sparking renewed criticism of Brendon McCullum’s men over their ultra-aggressive “Bazball” style of cricket.Attacking cricket has been the hallmark of McCullum’s four years as England coach, starting with a thrilling series win over New Zealand in 2022.But it has failed to deliver series wins against either Australia or India and McCullum accepts England must display…
Monaco has become notorious in recent years for soporific races in which the leader controls the pace from the front in an attempt to secure the victory knowing that overtaking is almost impossible.Last year’s 78-lap race had just four overtakes in total. The average for 2025’s 24 grands prix, discounting sprints, was 66.9.F1 has taken on a new look this year, with increased levels of overtaking and on-track battles lasting for many laps, with drivers swapping positions repeatedly.Could this change the character of the race where overtaking is most difficult?On paper, there are reasons to believe it might. A bit,…
The remark stood out because it reflected a wider theme running through the replies. “Got to get past next fight first,” one fan wrote. “AJ is done,” posted another. “Itauma would humiliate AJ,” predicted a third commenter. “Man just talks s***, stfu and let’s see it then,” wrote another fan. Others questioned why Joshua was already discussing Fury, Daniel Dubois, Fabio Wardley, Agit Kabayel, Moses Itauma, and Deontay Wilder before getting through Prenga. The reaction highlights how sharply opinion has changed around the former two-time heavyweight champion. Joshua still talks openly about becoming a three-time world champion and competing in…
Salah has played for the senior national team for 14 years and his importance to Egypt is such that high-ranking government officials have been known to get involved when he has been injured.”I even had calls from Egypt’s Minister of Health,” recalls Dr Mohamed Aboud, the national team’s medic, about the time Salah suffered a serious shoulder injury in Liverpool’s defeat to Real Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final, leading to speculation he could miss the World Cup in Russia a few weeks later.”I told him not to panic, everything is going well.”Speaking from his medical clinic in the…