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Townsend will not have Rory Darge or Kyle Steyn for this one, both are injured and will now disappear for some well-earned rest at the end of what must have felt like two seasons rolled into one. The coach has promised changes but past experience will have taught him to approach Fiji with caution. Given the depth in Scotland’s squad these days, those alterations don’t come with a whole lot of risk, though. It is not as if Townsend would be bringing in kids.There might, for instance, be the return of Scotland’s greatest-ever wing combination – in terms of tries.…
Hayato Tsutsumi moved within touching distance of a world title shot on Tuesday, stopping previously unbeaten Felix Batista in the second round of their WBA super featherweight title eliminator at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. The victory improved the unbeaten Japanese contender to 9-0 (7 KOs) and put him in line for a shot at the WBA 130-pound title later this year. Batista, who entered the bout with a 14-0 (10 KOs) record, suffered the first defeat of his professional career. Batista made Tsutsumi work in the opening round, landing several clean punches and finishing the frame aggressively with extra…
Manchester United have completed the signing of Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa on a five-year deal.United have met a release clause of £35m for the 29-year-old midfielder, who has just helped Belgium reach the World Cup quarter-finals.Tielemans has spent the past three seasons with Villa, having initially moved to the Premier League to join Leicester City in 2019.”It’s hard to describe just how proud I am to join Manchester United,” he said. “Signing for such a special club feels incredible.”It is the culmination of years of dedication since I first fell in love with football.”A former team-mate of United’s current…
Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario has urged Neymar not to rush into any decisions about retiring from international football following the Selecao’s exit from the World Cup. In the wake of Brazil’s round-of-16 exit to Norway, Neymar said that his international career spanning across 16 years was over. The 34-year-old was included in Carlo Ancelotti’s 26-man squad for the tournament and made two substitute appearances, netting a penalty against Norway. Neymar became only the second Brazil player to score in four different World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026) after Pele, and retires as a legend for his nation. He is…
Mike Perez will take on Aloys Junior in an intriguing cruiserweight clash on the London O2 undercard of Moses Itauma-Filip Hrgovic on August 29.The Cuban veteran has long been on a journey to fulfil his undoubted potential but now, aged 40 and 32-3-1 (22 KOs), one wonders how much time the southpaw has left with which to do so.In Junior – real name Aloys Youmbi – he meets a Londoner who is also on a mission. Still only 23 years old, he seemed on the road to nowhere when he lost his debut in 2021 but he’s won 11 since,…
The Open Championship has, so often down the years, been as much a battle with the elements as it has the swing for the world’s top golfers.Recent Royal Birkdale Opens have been no different. When the Southport venue last staged the game’s oldest championship in 2017, play was briefly suspended during the second round because of heavy wind and rain. In 2008, at the end of a week largely dominated by horrendous weather, Padraig Harrington prevailed with a winning score of three over par, four shots clear of Ian Poulter.This week, however, it is shaping up to be a much…
England still have plenty to improve on despite the 11-try win over Fiji, says Marcus Smith – who will only be satisfied with the side’s summer work if they end Argentina’s unbeaten run in Santiago del Estero this weekend.England face the Pumas on Saturday at Estadio Unico Madre de Ciudades, 600 miles north west of the country’s capital Buenos Aires.Argentina have played twice at the 30,000-capacity stadium – which was opened in 2021 – and have won both matches, against Scotland and South Africa.”It’s nice to get reaffirmation that we’re on the right path,” Smith told the Rugby Union Weekly…
Xabi Alonso has been speaking about how he intends to build the “right mentality” to compete at Chelsea. 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. The Xabi Alonso era at Chelsea has begun. The new manager took his first press conference yesterday, and today he’s had a chat with the club website. There he gave his impressions of the players after his first few days of training. “I have already felt that they want to…
WRESTLINGHaryana dictates proceedings at U-23 National Wrestling ChampionshipPowerhouse Haryana clean swept the team titles across all three formats – men’s freestyle, Greco-Roman, and women’s section – at the 2026 U-23 National Wrestling Championship at MDU Rohtak.The host state topped the men’s freestyle division with 200 points, the Greco-Roman category with 195 points, and the women’s wrestling field with 183 points. The Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) put up a strong challenge to finish as runner-up in both men’s freestyle (138 points) and Greco-Roman (165 points), while Maharashtra claimed the second spot on the podium in the women’s team standings with…
“That’s the sickest [thing] I ever heard,” Shakur said when asked about the criticism. Even if you watch my last fight, I was coming forward. Teofimo was the one that was on the back foot. Why was he backing up?” said Shakur on the 4th and 1 podcast. Shakur compared his fights to a lopsided basketball game. “You know what’s boring? When you watch a basketball game, and somebody go up 30 or 40 points, you don’t even want to watch the game no more,” said Stevenson. “You’ll cut it off and keep it moving. I feel like that’s my…