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Thomas Tuchel insisted he had “no regrets” for the way England were eliminated from the World Cup semi-finals by defending champions Argentina. England fell short of ending their 60-year wait for World Cup glory on Wednesday after they conceded twice late on in a 2-1 defeat to Argentina at Atlanta Stadium. Anthony Gordon’s 55th-minute goal had given the Three Lions the lead, but after going in front, Tuchel opted to sit back and try to defend England’s lead until the end. Ezri Konsa came on to replace Gordon as England reverted to a back five, while Declan Rice and Reece…
The WBA has given the winner of the August 22 welterweight title fight between Rolando “Rolly” Romero and Teofimo Lopez until November 19 to reach an agreement with mandatory challenger Jack Catterall. On paper, it looks like the next fight is already lined up. In reality, Catterall may face the same obstacle that has frustrated mandatory challengers for years: money. Catterall will be ringside for the Romero-Teofimo clash, hoping to see his next opponent crowned. The problem is that whoever leaves Las Vegas with the WBA title will likely have far more lucrative options than defending against the British southpaw.…
Sunderland have signed Belgium defender Thomas Meunier on a two-year deal following his departure from French side Lille.The 34-year-old has made more than 550 senior club appearances and previously had spells with Club Brugge, Paris St-Germain, where he won three league titles, Borussia Dortmund and Turkish side Trabzonspor.He also has 83 international caps and played for Belgium at the 2026 World Cup.Meunier is the Black Cats’ first signing of the season after the departures of forward Eliezer Mayenda and midfielder Dan Neil.”We are delighted to welcome Thomas to Sunderland,” said director of football Florent Ghisolfi.”From the moment we started speaking,…
Victor Ortiz returns to fighting this weekend when he makes his bare knuckle debut in California. Ortiz is part of a July 18 BKB card in The NOVO in Los Angeles and is back competing after a fateful series of events that makes him believe that, at 39, he is destined to fight – with or without gloves – for another seven years.As Ortiz tells BoxingScene the whole story, about going to church early one morning with his wife and fate, coincidence, family and religion conspiring to inform him he needed to fight again, he goes on to reflect on his…
Jordan Pickford: The England number one was a lot more assured than in the previous match with Norway. As Argentina sat deep, Pickford had the ball at his feet a lot and could threaten in behind the defence with his kicking. One poor pass which could have ended in an Argentina attack. One excellent save from a close range header to keep England in front but then beaten by a Fernandez strike late on before England lost. 7Reece James: It was a big call for Tuchel to bring James back in from the start but it was a decision that…
Xabi Alonso has spoken about how much he’s looking forwards to working with Reece James, who won’t join preseason for a few weeks. 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. Xabi Alonso did his first press conference as Chelsea manager yesterday, covering some interesting and important topics as preseason gets underway. But that wasn’t all the media duties done – he also had a chat with Sky Sports, the quotes from which have come out…
England’s white-ball captain Harry Brook can be considered the best embodiment of Brendon McCullum’s aggressive ‘Bazball’ approach. The Kiwi’s sacking as England’s Test coach has visibly shaken Brook.“He has played a massive part in my career,” Brook said, after the six-wicket defeat to India in the first ODI in Birmingham. “I have only ever played under him, and he has been awesome for me. The things he did for the Test side when he first came in, and in the last few years, have been phenomenal.”By McCullum’s own admission, results weren’t good enough, with England having lost seven of its…
Saturday’s World Cup third-place play-off between England and France and Sunday’s World Cup final will both be shown live on BBC TV.England lost 2-1 to Argentina in dramatic fashion in Wednesday’s semi-final a day after France were beaten 2-0 by Spain in their last-four tie.Saturday’s match, which is now known as the bronze final, will kick off at 22:00 BST.Argentina will face Spain in the final a day later, with a 20:00 BST kick-off.Both matches will be shown live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer – and there will be live commentary on BBC Radio 5 Live. ITV will also…
The Independent Football Regulator issue a warning notice to Morecambe’s owners, their first action within club football. Morecambe’s directors Kuljit Singh and Harjit Singh have failed have to respond to requests for information from the IFR about the running of the club, who in 24 days will begin their first season in the 6th tier for the first time since 1995. The Shrimps will be playing in the National League North after suffering a third relegation in the last four years. They have endured the toughest period in their history, administration, winding up petitions, and a transfer embargo. But were…
A switch to 130 pounds immediately puts Cruz (6-1, 3 KOs) into one of boxing’s deepest weight classes. It also creates interesting possibilities within Matchroom Boxing, which promotes both IBF champion Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez and former featherweight titleholder Ray Ford. Matchroom has several options for Cruz at 130 pounds, including in-house matchups with Ford and Nunez, giving the promotional company another highly skilled contender in a division already filled with established names. Cruz built one of the most decorated amateur careers in boxing before turning professional, capturing Olympic gold and multiple world championships while earning a reputation as one of…