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Chelsea winger Pedro Neto has been linked with a surprise move to Saudi by an Italian transfer journalist this morning. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. Italian transfer journalist Gianluigo Longari has today fired up a brand new Chelsea rumour. He says that winger Pedro Neto has been offered to Saudi team Al Hilal by his agent Jorge Mendes. The news has yet to be confirmed by any of the really big, Chelsea-focused accounts,…
The September 12 Las Vegas card delivered a strong opening at the box office as Zuffa Boxing builds momentum ahead of fight night. Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn’s September 12 showdown generated more than $6.3 million in ticket sales during its first day on the market, according to Turki Alalshikh. The early demand gives Zuffa Boxing another commercial boost ahead of its latest Las Vegas event. Sharing the update on X, Turki highlighted the fast start for the event. “After being on sale for only one day, @kingryan and @conorbennofficial on September 12th at @tmobilearena with @zuffaboxing and @danawhite on…
It was Anthony Hughes MBE, the driving force behind so many of Wales’ most successful Para-athletes as performance director at Disability Sport Wales, who first spotted her potentialHe introduced Bowen to wheelchair racing, in which she immediately won medals, before she found a passion for throwing. “I had just started shot put, discus and javelin when Covid happened. I went back after and was thrown into a competition and I won best performer,” she said.”So I was like, ‘oh, I’m okay at it’ and then I just kept going and fell in love with it.”It is hard to imagine there…
The FA have been warned by Harry Redknapp to stay away from appointing Pep Guardiola and instead back Thomas Tuchel going forward. Earlier this month, reports emerged that the former Manchester City was the Football Association’s first choice to become England manager and had even reached a verbal agreement in 2024 to take the job. However, Pep Guardiola instead stayed on at Manchester City, with the Three Lions instead opting for Thomas Tuchel instead. In the last week, Italian Football Federation president Giovanni Malago confirmed Pep Guardiola held talks on potentially becoming the new head coach of Italy. But Pep…
Tim Tszyu defeated Errol Spence Jr in Sydney, Australia, this weekend, prompting the American to announce his retirement from boxing. Spence ended three years of inactivity to return at middleweight, but looked a shadow of his former self as he bravely lasted the full 12 rounds in a wide unanimous decision defeat. Tszyu gradually took control, using his size and steady pressure to wear Spence down over the course of the contest. After the fight, the 36-year-old from Dallas, Texas, confirmed his retirement, thanking fans and saying he felt fortunate to leave the sport with his “faculties intact”. “I’ve got…
Para-swimmer Barry McClements claimed a Commonwealth Games silver medal in the men’s S9 100m backstroke at Tollcross Swimming Centre.It’s Northern Ireland’s second medal of the Games in Glasgow after Bethany Firth took bronze on Saturday in the women’s S14 100m freestyle.McClements, who won the bronze four years ago in the same event in Birmingham, pushed Australia’s Timothy Hodge all the way to the touch, finishing in a time of 1:03.68, just 0.68 behind the Australian.”This morning it was about just being comfortable, leaving a bit in the tank for this evening. I had a bit of a slip on the…
Berlanga boxed effectively in the opening round, using his jab and movement to keep Butler from closing the distance. He stayed on the outside, picked his shots, and appeared confident enough to exchange words with Butler before returning to his corner. The momentum changed late in the second. Berlanga landed a left hook to the temple followed by a straight right, but Butler answered before the bell with a right hand that sent Berlanga to the canvas. Berlanga quickly climbed to his feet and assured the referee he was clear to continue, while the knockdown energized Butler heading into the…
Blasphemy from Oscar Piastri had to be censored on more than one occasion during his frustrating Hungarian Grand Prix. But it was the Australian’s use of the M-word that will fuel speculation about his future at the halfway mark of a disappointing Formula One season.“Mate, just don’t fucking talk to me now,” Piastri said down his radio to his crew after the moment a possible race victory was lost, when the team’s pit stop strategy left him in traffic and exposed to backmarker incompetence. “Nice of you guys to factor that one in by the way, thanks,” Piastri added.If the…
Given Evans qualified fastest – and fastest by a distance – any pre-Games ignorance had already evaporated by the time she strode out into this clammy, claustrophic cauldron of noise on Sunday.The Cambridge-born athlete could have represented England or Wales through her parents but, after choosing to train at the University of Stirling upon her return from studying in the United States, she opted for Scotland.And the noise that greeted her before – and carried her through – her race was rich reward for that decision.As Evans’ impressive nails – adorned with Saltires, the T of a well-known lager brand,…
For the first time after his summer appointment, Andoni Iraola led out his Liverpool side last night and secured a 4-2 victory over fellow Premier League side, Sunderland. Goals from Kieran Morrison, Dominik Szoboszlai, Federico Chiesa and Lewis Koumas secured victory in Nashville and secured the perfect start for the Spaniard. After the final whistle, the 44-year-old spoke to the media and sent out a demand to his players, stating: “Keep pushing, don’t relax, don’t stay comfortable, we have things to improve.” He will certainly be happy with the first showing from his side, but he will still desperately want…