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Youri Tielemans has apologised to Aston Villa fans after suggesting he had moved to a bigger club in Premier League rivals Manchester United. The Belgium midfielder, 29, moved to Old Trafford this summer on a five-year deal from Villa when United triggered a £35m release clause in his contract. Tielemans spent three years at Villa Park after joining from Leicester City in 2023, making 134 appearances and scoring 10 goals. Speaking during United’s pre-season tour, Tielemans praised Villa for putting him “back to my best level”, before adding: “But there are clubs above Villa, and Manchester United is one of…
Derby County are now in talks to sign West Bromwich Albion midfielder Alex Mowatt, who could join alongside Southampton striker Ben Brereton Diaz. After Turki Alalshikh’s proposed takeover was abandoned at the 11th hour, Derby may have to change tack in the transfer market somewhat ahead of the September 1st deadline, but they remain interested in signing West Brom’s Mowatt. An opening offer for the midfielder has already been knocked back, with the Baggies seemingly happy to keep hold of the 31-year-old, who picked up one goal and four assists in 39 Championship appearances last season. The Albion star caught…
“DEEBO vs Hi-Tech. Some will say size. I knew it was the skills,” Bill posted on X. Devin won a unanimous decision by scores of 116-112 and 115-113 twice to retain his undisputed lightweight championship. The result drew immediate criticism, with many fans believing the then-35-year-old Lomachenko deserved the victory. The controversy never completely disappeared. Lomachenko surged late, particularly in rounds 10 and 11, while Devin took the 12th on all three cards. Judge Dave Moretti’s 116-112 scorecard received heavy criticism for giving Devin the 10th round. Physical advantages were also part of the criticism. Devin was 24 and considerably…
Keely Hodgkinson’s bid for European gold continued as she stormed into the final of the women’s 800m – moments after rival Audrey Werro suffered a dramatic fall that put her place in Friday’s showpiece in doubt.Werro – who ran the fastest time for 43 years earlier this season – led from the start in the first semi-final, but crashed to the floor on the final bend.The Swiss 22-year-old got back to her feet a moment later and finished the race in last place, grimacing and clutching her chest.However, Werro will race against Hodgkinson in a highly anticipated final following a…
Niklas Dorsch revealed he has “the feeling of more confidence” at Toronto FC following two weeks of uninterrupted training. Toronto’s last match came on July 31 against New York City FC, when Dorsch made his MLS debut, due to the Leagues Cup break. Dorsch signed on a five-year deal from Heidenheim last month and started against NYCFC, though the Reds were held to a 1-1 draw. Toronto, who have not won a match since the start of April, host the New England Revolution this weekend, and Dorsch is raring to make his home debut. “The coaches did a great job,…
Instead, Teofimo skips the line entirely. Winning that WBA strap from Rolly would give him a massive bargaining chip for fights against Devin Haney or the Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn winner. It turns a non-performance against Shakur into a golden ticket to the biggest paydays in the sport, all while bypassing the mandatory contenders who actually earned their spot. The belt becomes a cheat code. Promoters and networks will push the “three-division champion” tag, ignore the soft route and the Shakur beating, and hand him top-tier leverage in multi-million dollar purse splits. There was no rebuilding fight at 147.…
Islam Makhachev says he “does not have much time” left in the UFC as the Russian prepares to make the first defence of his welterweight title.The 34-year-old, who is widely regarded as one of the best MMA fighters of all time, faces Ireland’s Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday.The former lightweight champion made his UFC debut in 2015 and has gone on to build a glittering resume, winning 17 of his 18 fights in the promotion.Should he beat 28-year-old Machado Garry at the Xfinity Mobile Arena, he will eclipse Anderson Silva’s 16 successive wins in…
(CMH) The WBC has sent a formal letter to Noel Mikaelian promoter Don King, asking the fighter to commit to either moving toward a Zuffa Boxing match versus that promotion’s cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia or accept his WBC title defense versus unified champion David Benavidez. WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman told BoxingScene he did not attach a firm deadline for King and Mikaelian to respond, but he made it clear Armenia’s Mikaelian, 28-3 (12 KOs), is subject to being stripped of his belt. Zuffa Boxing has already announced Mikaelian will fight Australia’s former IBF champion Opetaia, 30-0 (23 KOs), on September…
Wales captain Ben Davies has joined the Football Association of Wales (FAW) council.The 32-year-old Tottenham Hotspur defender is one of eight new appointments that include former Bristol City head coach Lauren Smith, currently an assistant at Manchester City.Davies, who has a degree in business and economics, passed a century of caps for Wales in October 2025 and has played more than 350 games for Spurs since joining from hometown club Swansea City in 2014.The FAW say the new appointments mark “another significant milestone” in the delivery of its ‘Together Stronger for the Future’ reform.”One of the ambitions of our governance…
Fulham’s pre-season friendly against Malaga ended in bizarre fashion on Wednesday, with the Spaniards taking a penalty into an empty net as Alvaro Arbeloa’s side headed down the tunnel.Malaga equalised in the last minute of normal time, when defender Calvin Bassey was penalised for a handball that allowed Eneko Jauregi to convert from the penalty spot to make it 2-2. But that was only the start of the chaos.Former Real Madrid boss Arbeloa was sent off for seemingly remonstrating with the referee at full-time but he headed straight down the tunnel with the rest of his players, who believed that…