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Xabi Alonso took his first training session yesterday and will be getting used to his new group of players up close and personal. 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 World Cup is reaching the final stages, with the eyes of the world on those final few games. But the summer is rolling on and the club season is already almost here. Chelsea had their first day of preseason yesterday, a first chance to…
Murat Gassiev successfully retained his WBA heavyweight title Saturday night, defeating late replacement Peter Kadiru by sixth-round technical knockout after the challenger’s corner threw in the towel at VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia. The victory improved Gassiev to 34-2 (27 KOs) and marked the first successful defense of the full WBA heavyweight championship he received after Oleksandr Usyk vacated the title. The former unified cruiserweight champion had won the WBA Regular belt by knocking out Kubrat Pulev in six rounds in December 2025 before being elevated to full champion. Kadiru (23-2, 13 KOs) accepted the fight on approximately five days’…
Catalans Dragons head coach John Cartwright told Sky Sports:”Intent-wise and physicality, it was a massive improvement on last week. To compete with them, we had to do that.”Up until 16-0 down we were still in the game. We were unlucky because we should have scored a try and had to take our chances against a side like that, and we didn’t.”There were a lot of things we had to get right to be in the game against them, and we didn’t quite do it. But physically, I just loved the way they had each other’s back in that second half.”Leeds…
6th tier newboys Farnham Town show off their impressive stadium renovations ahead of the 2026/27 season in the National League South. Just a few months ago, the club were promoted from the Southern League Premier Division South, winning 5-1 against Gloucester in the playoff final. They ended the regular season with 84 points from 42 games. Over the summer, changes have been made around the Memorial Ground, a brand new club shop, new turnstiles, new LED screens, new stands, a newly renovated clubhouse, take a look… Take a look inside the new look Memorial Ground!🤩 pic.twitter.com/4DrxYbEnBE — Farnham Town FC…
Larry Holmes has named the heavyweight icon who he believes several all-time greats, including himself, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier and Ken Norton, would have defeated. Holmes remained an unbeaten world champion between 1978 and 1985, before suffering a surprising and controversial defeat to Michael Spinks. Prior to that, many suspected ‘The Easton Assassin’ to be past his prime at 35 years old, yet he was nonetheless heavily favoured to retain his IBF title against Spinks. Their immediate rematch then resulted in another contentious win for Spinks, a former light-heavyweight king, who suffered a first-round stoppage defeat to Mike Tyson around…
Joe Joyce’s comeback fight ended in bizarre fashion as the veteran British heavyweight lost to Artem Suslenkov in Moscow.The 40-year-old was facing undefeated Russian Suslenkov in his first fight since losing to Filip Hrgovic in April 2025.But after looking lethargic and lacking power throughout, Joyce appeared to signal that he no longer wanted to fight in the 11th round and stepped backwards.Joyce offered little defence as Suslenkov, 30, landed a few more blows before the referee stepped in to stop the fight.Joyce, a silver medallist at the 2016 Olympics, now has a professional record of 16 wins and five losses,…
Heather Knight is set to retire from international cricket when the historic one-off Test at Lord’s between India and England ends.Her decision has been made public by a statement from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).Knight made her England debut in 2010 and leaves the game as England’s most-capped woman, with 320 appearances across formats to her name.She captained the side on 199 occasions from 2016 to 2025, overseeing 134 victories – most famously at Lord’s in 2017 as her team won the ICC Women’s World Cup.ALSO READ | IND-W vs ENG-W Lord’s Test Day 2: Kranti makes history,…
Despite giving away size, Suslenkov controlled long stretches of the contest with accurate straight punches and hooks while Joyce found it increasingly difficult to mount sustained offense. The British veteran continued pressing forward, but his punches lacked the snap needed to slow the aggressive Russian. Joyce absorbed heavy punishment through the middle rounds and relied on his trademark durability to remain in the fight. By the championship rounds, however, the pace and accumulated damage had taken their toll. The decisive sequence began when Joyce raised his right hand and retreated to a neutral corner. Suslenkov closed the distance and unleashed…
Mayo manager Andy Moran feels his side are “not the finished article” despite watching them romp into their county’s first All-Ireland SFC final for five years with a 17-point win over Louth.It has been a blend of youth and experience that Moran has sought to combine this season, with the exciting talent of Kobe McDonald tempered by experienced campaigners.While Mayo faltered in their Connacht semi-final against Roscommon, they have improved game on game throughout the All-Ireland campaign and now find themselves 70 minutes away from lifting Sam Maguire against either Kerry or Dublin who meet in the second semi-final on…
(Zuffa Boxing) Chris Billam-Smith wants Jai Opetaia next but the cruiserweight contender won’t put his career on hold to wait for the former IBF beltholder. A contest between the two has long been mentioned and, with both joining Zuffa Boxing, it seemed likely it would come to fruition. But Billam-Smith hasn’t heard anything about the matchup since he overcame the wildly durable Ryan Rozicki in seven rounds in June. “I have no idea what’s going on with [Opetaia] but that was the one we’re up for,” Billam-Smith, 22-2 (14 KOs), told Sky Sports. “I’m not sure what the plan is…