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Lamine Yamal believes France should be more worried than Spain ahead of their titanic World Cup semi-final tussle. La Roja booked their place in the last four with a 2-1 victory over Belgium in Los Angeles, with Mikel Merino coming off the bench to score the decisive goal again. Spain have reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for only the second time after 2010, when they went on to win the tournament in South Africa. They have also set the outright longest unbeaten run in their history, now avoiding defeat in each of their last 36 matches since a…
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis put in a performance of the year candidate to become a unified super-welterweight world champion last month. Now, the Philadelphian is being linked to a host of major fights in the 154lb division, but promoter Eddie Hearn believes that there is one clear frontrunner. Ennis dethroned Xander Zayas in style, halting the Puerto Rican inside six rounds to capture the WBA and WBO super-welterweight marbles and announce himself as the man to beat in the super-welterweight scene. Since then, Ennis has been mentioned for meetings with WBC world champion, Sebastian Fundora, and long-term rival, Vergil Ortiz Jnr…
Pickford made an uncertain start to the World Cup, at fault when he was beaten at his near post when DR Congo took the lead against England in Atlanta before captain Harry Kane’s two late goals saw them through.In the pressure cooker of the Azteca, however, Pickford had his finest game for England, with two brilliant first-half saves from Mexico striker Raul Jimenez, followed by an outstanding display of penalty-area command in a frantic second period.”It was a very brave display of goalkeeping,” said Robinson. “I really admired what he did out there in that second half and his two…
William Hill News tipster @Footy_Tipster previews Sunday’s 2026 World Cup Quarter-Final game between Argentina and Switzerland. Our Prediction: Both Teams To Score & Argentina To Win (7/2), Argentina 2-1 Switzerland (13/2) The Kansas City Stadium will play hosts to Argentina and Switzerland going head-to-head for a place in the 2026 World Cup semi-final. Now, let’s take a closer look at some World Cup odds and betting angles for Sunday’s fixture: Argentina v Switzerland – Sunday, 2am View all available markets at William Hill Reigning world champions Argentina needed extra time in their round of 32 game against Cape Verde and looked…
Bowe dismissed Golota before the fight and arrived at a career-high weight of approximately 252 pounds, believing a victory would move him closer to a lucrative fight with Lewis. Golota quickly exposed those assumptions. Using a sharp jab and straight right hands, Golota repeatedly beat Bowe to the punch during the opening rounds. Bowe looked slow, struggled to close the distance, and absorbed clean shots while searching for a single power punch that could change the fight. Golota’s dominance was interrupted only by his repeated fouls. Referee Wayne Kelly warned Golota several times after low blows in the second round…
Great Britain’s Alfie Hewett is into his fifth successive wheelchair singles final at Wimbledon after he fought back from a set down to beat Gustavo Fernandez.Hewett, the second seed, was edged out in a first-set tie-break but recovered well and stormed to a 6-7 (2-7) 6-0 6-3 victory against the Argentine.”It was a rollercoaster of a match. I seem to always have these sorts of matches in the semi-final against Gustavo,” said 2024 champion Hewett.”It’s these sort of matches that I believe puts wheelchair tennis on the map a lot more.”Hewett, a 10-time Grand Slam singles champion, said he wanted…
A top source has pointed out that Jesse Derry would be a very interesting target for Bayern Munich – but they’ve waited too long. 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. Christian Falk is a well connected source in German football, and he’s today been talking about Chelsea youngster Jesse Derry and the teenager’s transfer links to Bayern Munich. “He could be a good backup option. But, at the moment, in the offence, Bayern have…
The Ryan Garcia-Conor Benn WBC welterweight title fight could be formally announced as soon as Friday, as the involved parties have congregated in Las Vegas pending final negotiations, BoxingScene has learned.Southern California’s Garcia, 25-2 (20 KOs), is set to make the first defense of the WBC welterweight title he won in February on September 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, an individual close to the situation said.England’s Benn, 25-1 (14 KOs), is the WBC’s No. 1-ranked contender after avenging a 2025 fight-of-the-year loss to Chris Eubank Jnr and then defeating veteran Regis Prograis in April in the U.K. However,…
He said: “I cook dinner… It’s going to be a little embarrassing for her that I say this, but she likes video games.”We play Minecraft together, we build houses and all that. Or we go back home to Bryne and order kebabs.”Bellingham is widely reported to be going out with US model Ashlyn Castro. He has not talked about the relationship – but his close ties to his family are well-known.”Looking back, I think if I had a dad that didn’t play football, I probably would never have got into football really, because there was nothing there for me that…
Crewe Alexandra fans are to vote on their commemorative home kit and anniversary crest for the 2027/28 season. The supporters were this week asked to take part in a survey in preparation of Alexandra’s 150th anniversary celebrations. There will be three surveys conducted where fans can have their say, in person at the turnstile prior to the Stoke game on the 18th of July, all season ticket holders and Railwaymen Supporters’ Society are invited to vote via email. Crewe Alexandra’s 150th anniversary is on the horizon 🎉 As preparations for the 2027/28 celebrations begin, supporters will help shape history by…