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Thomas Tuchel has predicted that “karma” will be on England’s side when they face Mexico at the Estadio Azteca, the site of Diego Maradona’s famous “hand of God” goal. On Sunday, England will face the World Cup co-hosts in a huge round-of-16 clash, at a stadium they last visited at the 1986 tournament. It was the site of their memorable quarter-final clash with a Diego Maradona-inspired Argentina team, and the eventual champions triumphed 1986 after scoring two very different goals. Maradona’s first goal, dubbed ‘the hand of God’ saw him punch the looping ball over Peter Shilton and in, with…
Timothy Bradley has weighed in on a potential clash between Jaron Ennis and Vergil Ortiz Jr, believing that one man has the fighting instincts to “cook” the other. The two Americans have been on a collision course since their early professional days, back when they had just emerged as talented welterweight prospects. Since then, they have both moved up to 154lbs where Ennis, after unifying the 147lb division, is now the reigning WBO and WBA world champion. The 29-year-old accomplished this by dethroning Xander Zayas last weekend, when arguably a career-best performance saw him score three knockdowns and secure a…
Swiatek, a six-time major winner, lost just one of the first 17 points in the match as she raced into a four-game lead against Czech Pliskova.She struggled on serve in the fifth game, recording two double faults to allow Pliskova to retrieve one break back, but immediately reset to capture the first set in just 25 minutes after winning 26 of the 35 points played.Swiatek would continue to dominate what had appeared a potentially tricky second-round match-up against a former world number one, although the 34-year-old Pliskova remains on the comeback trail after missing most of 2025 following ankle surgery.Pliskova…
Ryan Garcia has offered a surprising prediction for one of boxing’s most talked-about fantasy matchups, saying he believes Devin Haney would defeat unified junior middleweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis. “You guys would be surprised, but Devin would actually beat Boots,” Ryan said on X. The opinion stands out because Ennis is widely viewed as one of the sport’s most dangerous fighters after moving up from welterweight to capture the WBA and WBO 154-pound titles. Haney, meanwhile, has spent the majority of his career at lightweight and junior welterweight before recently moving to welterweight. Ryan’s relationship with both fighters adds extra…
For a coach that values continuity and cohesion, Borthwick took a sledgehammer to his side after the Scotland and Ireland Six Nations defeats, ripping up his whole backline for the games against Italy and France.And while the longer-term selection picture still lacks consistency – only six players in Saturday’s XV started the last meeting with South Africa in November 2024, compared to 11 for the Springboks – the midfield trio of Fin Smith, Seb Atkinson and Tommy Freeman are together for a third Test in a row.Ollie Chessum was colossal on the blindside flank against France, and he wears that…
Chelsea have been given a rough idea of what Maxence Lacroix will cost them, even before an official bid has been made. 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. Before the Granit Xhaka and Marco Palestra news exploded out of nowhere last week, there was one man dominating the Chelsea transfer news – Maxence Lacroix. The Blues are locked in on their top defender target, and by now we’d have expected a bid to be…
DUBLIN-BORN football journalist Tony Incenzo previews the forthcoming League of Ireland programme for William Hill News, with score predictions and betting tips on the key matches. Dublin continues to lead the way approaching another appetising League of Ireland fixture programme. Elsewhere, the bottom two sides have shown some improvement in attempting to catch teams above them. Here are the upcoming pairings alongside my considered score predictions to assist your football betting… Derry City v Waterford The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium Kick-off: 7.45pm Rankings: 6th versus 10th Derry City preview – Derry celebrated returning to Brandywell Stadium last Friday in dispatching…
Tim Tszyu and Jeff Fenech were not amused when the former’s July 26 opponent, Errol Spence Jnr, failed to show for a satellite face-to-face Thursday morning.Both Tszyu and Spence Jnr had reportedly agreed to take part in the Fox Sports promotional show but only the Australian fulfilled the obligation. After waiting for more than an hour for the 28-1 (22 KOs) Spence, who would have needed to be up in the middle of the night in the US to make the call, Tszyu said of his opponent: “He’s a diva. The guy is living in his own fairytale, thinking he…
The Formula One world champion Lando Norris and seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton have doubled down on fears voiced by Max Verstappen that this weekend’s British Grand Prix will be a fundamentally different experience, with their cars struggling for power on the high-speed circuit.Silverstone has long been revered and relished among drivers as one of the great challenges on the F1 calendar – a flat-out blast of straights and high-speed corners where they can push to the limit.However, under the new regulations, which have proved controversial since they were implemented and are generally unpopular with the drivers, the energy management now…
Spurs were keen to continue with a co-sporting director model and Sebastien Kehl was close to replacing Paratici after leaving Borussia Dortmund but a deal fell through, leaving head coach Roberto de Zerbi with greater power in terms of recruitment.While Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor had brief spells as manager last season, De Zerbi was appointed on a five-year deal in March and ensured Spurs avoided relegation.After beating Everton to secure their survival on the final day of the season, the former Brighton boss suggested a need for the club to have a busy transfer window when he said: “We…