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There may be speculation over Callum McGregor’s future at Celtic, but he is hoping to “build something special” with Martin O’Neill. The Celtic captain has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia in recent months, potentially to link up with former manager Brendan Rodgers, who is currently in charge of Al-Qadsiah. McGregor came through the academy at Celtic before making his first-team debut in July 2014, making 576 appearances since then. He has also won 26 major honours with the Bhoys – 11 Scottish Premiership titles, including the last five seasons in a row, seven Scottish Cups and eight…
Jaron Ennis believes boxing fans and critics will not fully appreciate what he has accomplished until after he retires. The unbeaten unified junior middleweight champion says every dominant victory is met with a new excuse, leaving him convinced that recognition will come only when his career is over. Ennis explained that he has stopped letting the criticism bother him and now uses it as motivation. “I just take it as a compliment at this point because that shows the world understand how great I am, and I just got to keep living up to their standard, which I’m going to…
Deschamps is one of only three people to win the World Cup as a player and manager – alongside Brazil’s Mario Zagallo and West Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer.His longevity as manager is also rare in the current era – having led the national team for 14 years. He won 20 of his 26 World Cup games as France boss, only losing three times – including this defeat by Spain in Texas.As a player or manager he was involved in over half of the games France have ever won at World Cups – and the only two times they have lifted the…
Call it adulting. Diego Pacheco considered his new life, his surprise knockdown and his valued position in the sport, and knew he needed to make wholesale changes. The 25-year-old and top-five-ranked super middleweight opted to establish a training camp near his Los Angeles home, hired a new trainer and management team, and set his mind on a more dedicated path to becoming a world champion. Saturday night in a DAZN main event at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, Pacheco, 25-0 (18 KOs), tests his progress when he meets Immanuwel Aleem, 22-4-3 (14 KOs). Last time out, atop a…
The half-time break in Sunday’s World Cup final is expected to last between 20 and 25 minutes.An 11-minute Super Bowl-style show, co-headlined by Madonna, Shakira and K-pop boy band BTS, will take place during the interval at New York New Jersey Stadium.While sources within World Cup organisers Fifa suggest the break will be around 20 minutes, it is understood that one option is for the normal 15-minute half-time break and then the planned 11-minute show.The laws of the game, governed by Ifab (the International Football Association Board), state that players are entitled to a half-time break “not exceeding 15 minutes”.Half-time…
Harry Brook was adamant England’s white-ball cricket was “heading in the right direction” after another chastening one-day international loss saw India enjoy a six-wicket success at Edgbaston on Tuesday.But England’s limited-overs captain was rather more reserved when asked about the possibility of succeeding Ben Stokes as Test skipper, saying that was a matter for the incoming red-ball head coach.England came into this campaign following a 4-0 T20 clean sweep of India.But Tuesday’s reverse means England has now lost 14 of its last 20 ODIs — a worrying statistic ahead of next year’s 50-over World Cup in southern Africa.Brook, 27, has…
Viktor Gyokeres may be used as a makeweight to bring Julian Alvarez to Arsenal, Liverpool have made contract with Paris St-Germain over a transfer for Bradley Barcola, while Tottenham captain Cristian Romero is set to leave the club.Arsenal have explored the possibility of offering Sweden striker Viktor Gyokeres, 28, as part of a deal for Atletico Madrid’s Argentina forward Julian Alvarez, 26. (Talksport), externalBarcelona will resume their pursuit of Alvarez after the World Cup and could also include one of their players as part of the deal. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), externalBarcelona want to offer Spain forward Ferran Torres,…
Graeme Souness, Charlie Nicholas, and Gordon Strachan root for Argentina in a gone viral Paddy Power video ahead of the England World Cup game. Paddy Power captioned their post: “Ahead of England’s World Cup semi-final, we visited a Scottish community who are suddenly discovering their Argentinian roots…” Charlie Nicholas began saying in the video: “If you’re Argentinian, you’re by the beach. It’s where we meet, we socialise and we have a drink.” He is told: “You’re standing in a bin full of water.” Graeme Souness: “Beach culture is a state of mind.” Gordon Strachan: “I love tango. The drink and…
The winner would become the mandatory challenger for unified IBF, WBA and Ring light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol. Wallace is ranked No. 2 by the IBF and brings a 17-1 (13 KOs) record into the bout, while Whittaker sits at No. 3. Since winning silver at the Tokyo Olympics, the unbeaten 29-year-old Whittaker has become one of British boxing’s most heavily scrutinized figures. He has won four straight by stoppage, extending that streak in June with a second-round knockout of Richard Rivera to retain his WBC Silver light heavyweight title. Before that, he scored early knockout victories over Braian Nahuel…
Shakur Stevenson is targeting four Americans, including Gervonta Davis and Devin Haney, after inking a multi-year deal with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing. The 29-year-old had been heavily linked to White’s promotional outfit for quite some time, with an announcement finally arriving via social media last week. This follows Stevenson’s dominant performance against Teofimo Lopez, who he dethroned with a wide unanimous decision victory to become a four-division world champion in January. But despite holding the WBO super-lightweight title, the slick southpaw has made it clear that his focus is on securing the “big fights”, rather than on collecting all the…