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Malawi’s success at an expanded 16-team tournament in Morocco is proving that women’s football in Africa has the potential to grow beyond the traditional big names.Excluding the inaugural edition in 1998, they are the first debutant to reach the final.But having already booked their place at next year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup in Brazil, courtesy of their run to the last four, the Scorchers are now on the verge of something very special – and anything looks possible with the Chawinga sisters firing on all cylinders in attack.With Tabitha helping OL Lyonnes to another French title last season, and with…
Sam Jones, the former advisor to Daniel Dubois, has explained why he and the WBO heavyweight beltholder recently parted company. Jones, a licensed matchmaker with the British Boxing Board of Control, started working with Dubois earlier this year and victory over Fabio Wardley to win the championship soon followed. However, with the rematch set to be announced for October, Jones, who does not hold a manager’s licence, walked away from the 23-3 (22 KOs) heavyweight because he didn’t feel “boss of the situation.””I had a good year with Dan, I just chose not to carry on,” Jones told TalkSport.”But Daniel Dubois…
Born in Wolverhampton, Hudson-Smith said before the championships that it would “mean the world” to land gold not only home soil, but where he first began working towards his dreams.With his achievements since those early training sessions recognised in writing on the north stand, to Hudson-Smith’s mind there could be only one possible outcome.He did not make it easy for himself, however.Entering the championships as the fastest European this year, the Briton admitted he “misjudged” his semi-final after fading to second place in his heat – an error which meant he had to pursue gold from the outside lane.Unable to…
Shim Mheuka is set to sign a new contract before going on loan, according to Nizaar Kinsella of the BBC’s reporting today. 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. Chelsea are back training at Cobham today after the end of their preseason tour, and from now things are going to get very serious in terms of finding loans for young players. They’ve served their purpose filling in for the senior players who were on holiday…
Bruno Fernandes was the centre of attention in every sense on a historic night at Croke Park.One of the biggest cheers of the evening from a sell-out crowd for the first ‘soccer’ match between English teams at the 82,500-capacity home of the Gaelic Athletic Association came after an hour of Manchester United’s pre-season game with Leeds, when Fernandes’ name was read out as one of five substitutes being made by head coach Michael Carrick.The place would have erupted if either Fernandes had not had an effort ruled out for offside, or his shot from the edge of the area had…
Hartlepool United youngsters were thrashed 10-0 by Middlesbrough U21s in the first game of the 2026/27 National League Cup. The game kicked off at 3pm on a Tuesday afternoon with Hartlepool first team manager Lee Clark not in charge for the game, instead it was lead by academy boss Alex Cross. Frankie Coulson put Boro ahead after just 5 minutes, with Layton Campbell making it 2-0 three minutes later, and Ezra Tika-Lemba added a third just before half time. The second half saw Boro continue to dominate, Coulson making it 4-0 on 50 minutes, Campbell 5-0 on 52 minutes, Daniel…
“I was in there to take my time, and hopefully a shot showed up,” Teremoana said after the bout. “Just being more patient, throwing more feints and trying to find cleaner shots.” A right hand late in the first shook Savage before Teremoana finished him in the second. “I knew if I landed a shot on him, he’s going to go down,” Teremoana said. “It kind of annoyed me he didn’t get back up, but that’s the game.” Hearn shared the concern about another short night, saying Teremoana needs opponents capable of taking him five or six rounds. “I’m happy…
The Indian Ocean lapsing into liquid sighs and roaring waves is entwined with Galle’s topography. This coastal town with a colonial past, is leafy and charming. In this Sri Lankan amalgam of fine aesthetics and overwhelming history, India is seeking a fresh path in Tests.The two-Test series commencing with the first one here from Saturday, offers Shubman Gill’s men a rope to pull themselves up from the pit they sunk into in cricket’s longest format. India the dominant in ODIs and T20Is, despite the recent blip in England, is also India the inconsistent in Tests, especially after losing in its…
Former Barcelona manager Xavi has been appointed the new head coach of the Netherlands on a four-year deal.The 46-year-old, who played for Barcelona and Spain, will become the first non-Dutch coach to take charge of the Netherlands since Austrian coach Ernst Happel stepped down in 1978.Ronald Koeman resigned as Netherlands manager following a last-32 defeat by Morocco at this summer’s World Cup.”I consider it a tremendous honour to become head coach of the Dutch national team,” Xavi said.”As someone who received his training at Barca’s academy, with strong influences from Johan Cruyff and Rinus Michels, among others, I feel a…
Top Rank has promoted only two shows on DAZN since announcing its new broadcast agreement five months ago, but several of its fighters have stayed active on cards run by other promoters. That offers an early look at how Top Rank can operate within a platform already carrying much of boxing’s promotional talent. Darshan Desai of Uncrowned highlighted the unusual arrangement Wednesday while examining DAZN’s schedule. Raymond Muratalla fought Robson Conceição on a Golden Boy card earlier this month, Top Rank fighters Albert Gonzalez and Samuel Contreras competed on a Matchroom show in July, and Giovani Santillan takes another route…