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Barcelona’s latest Rodri bid rejected, Tottenham’s Djed Spence on verge of Inter Milan move, Arsenal rebuffed in bid for Marc Pubill, plus more.Manchester City have rejected a £55m bid from Barcelona for Spain midfielder Rodri, with the Premier League club wanting more than £60m for the 30-year-old as talks between the two clubs continue. (Sky Sports), externalTottenham’s England defender Djed Spence, 26, will have a medical in Italy on Friday prior to completing a move to Inter Milan worth 30m euros (£25.6m), plus 5m euros in add-ons. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian), externalArsenal made a move for Spain defender…
The weather gods briefly halted the proceedings in the battle between the Kings at the NPR College Ground on Thursday.But once the rain relented, S. Rithik Easwaran weathered the Vida Kovai Kings storm with a sensational 69 off 31 balls (4×4, 6×6), helping Nellai Royal Kings overcome a mid-innings wobble and win by two wickets in a Tamil Nadu Premier League thriller.The Royal Kings’ 163-run chase stuttered at the start as left-arm spinner M. Siddharth struck in the second over, dismissing Santhosh Kumar.Deeban Lingesh removed the other opener, S.R. Athish, in the third over before G. Ajitesh and U. Mukilesh…
Just before the beginning of each season, I like to conduct something of a squad audit on some of the clubs in the Premier League that you would expect to finish in the European positions. We are all so consumed by Arsenal that I think it pays to lift one’s head from the parapet on occasion and survey the landscape, meerkat style. It gives you a good idea of what is going on in the market and what is going to need to happen in the coming weeks. (Elliott and I recorded a podcast (£) on this for Arsenal Vision…
Tagoe also got a physical reaction from Mercado when he reached over and touched his WBO International light welterweight belt on stage. Mercado pushed Tagoe’s hand away, and when the Ghanaian reached for the belt a second time, Mercado shoved him away again. Officials were close by, and the confrontation went no further. “I hope he does stay there. I don’t know why he’s showing me his face for. I don’t know what the hell he just said, but looked like they whooped his ass before he got here,” Mercado said. “You can say what you want to say, but…
British teenager Filip Nowacki claimed a dramatic gold in the men’s 200m breaststroke final at the European Aquatics Championships in Paris.The 18-year-old finished with a late burst in two minutes 7.70 seconds to edge out Dutch swimmer Caspar Corbeau (2:07.78).Luka Mladenovic of Austria was third (2:08.91), while Briton Gregory Butler finished fifth in 2:09.45.Nowacki made history for Jersey last month by claiming gold in the 200m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.Meanwhile, Lauren Cox and Freya Colbert both won bronze medals for Great Britain.Cox was third in the women’s 50m backstroke final as 19-year-old Italian Sara Curtis won the…
It’s been all change in defence for Tottenham Hotspur this summer. Who can blame them for wanting to mix things up? In recent seasons, Spurs have put in some hideous defensive displays. That stretches back to the days of Ange Postecoglou. The Lilywhites have agreed to sell Cristian Romero to Atletico Madrid and Djed Spence is also in the process of finalising a move out of England, bound for Inter Milan. REUTERS/Paul Childs Before then, Roberto De Zerbi had brought in Marcos Senesi, Andy Robertson and Jan Paul van Hecke. It’s been a busy old time for the recruitment team…
“Yeah, listen, without Andy, I’d be in a strange place,” Donovan said. “I don’t even want to say where I’d be. I’ve got a great team and he’s been monumental to me. Keith Sullivan in America has been the same thing. These guys are keeping me up. It’s not about what Andy is doing, I think, in the ring that matters, because when I turn up to train I’ll always be the same. I’m very very disciplined. I work extremely hard, but sometimes I can suffer outside the gym and I think Andy’s done a great job managing me, like…
PSV Eindhoven winger Couhaib Driouech is at Ibrox to watch Rangers face Jagiellonia Bialystok pending a transfer to the Scottish Premiership club.The 24-year-old Moroccan is expected to complete his move on Friday. Driouech, who predominantly plays on the left, scored nine goals and provided eight assists in 40 appearances last season.However, he was often used as a substitute, starting just once in PSV’s eight Champions League outings and coming off the bench 24 times in the Eredivisie.Driouech, who has represented Morocco at Under-23 level, spent three seasons with Rotterdam side Excelsior before joining PSV in the summer of 2024.He will…
Lucas Herrington’s move to the Premier League should serve as proof that players who excel for the Colorado Rapids in MLS can have big futures elsewhere, says head coach Matt Wells. On Wednesday, Australia international Herrington joined Premier League new-boys Hull City in a deal that could reportedly be worth up to $23m (£17m). That is the highest fee the Rapids have ever received for a player, and though the 18-year-old’s exit may damage the team’s bid for a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, Wells feels Herrington’s rise has set an example for other youngsters. Herrington impressed while representing…
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 tri-series, ForthillScotland 347-7 (50 overs): Berrington 120, McMullen 64, Cross 51, Jones 41; Shirzad 4-60Canada 177 (35 overs): P. Singh 42; Robertson 6-52Scotland win by 170 runsScorecardCaptain Richie Berrington and debutant Lyle Robertson starred as Scotland enjoyed a thumping 170-run Cricket World Cup League 2 victory over Canada at Forthill.Berrington, 39, hit an impressive 120 as the hosts posted an imposing total of 347 from their 50 overs before Falkland off-spinner Robertson ripped through Canada’s batting order, taking six wickets for 52 runs.Berrington’s seventh one-day international century included four sixes, taking his overall…