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England were booed as they arrived at their Mexico City hotel to prepare for their World Cup last-16 game against Mexico.England face the tournament co-hosts on Sunday (01:00 BST, Monday), a match which will be shown live on BBC One and iPlayer.There is increased security at England’s hotel after Ecuador, whom Mexico played in the last 32 in Mexico City, lodged a noise complaint with Fifa.Ecuador players were deliberately kept awake by local supporters, who used loudspeakers, horns and motorcycles outside the team hotel late at night.Mexico went on to win 2-0.Ecuador stayed in the Westin Hotel and England wanted…
Didier Deschamps believes France can still find new solutions to make the group behind their star-studded attack even more cohesive, ahead of facing Paraguay. France are the favourites to secure a third World Cup crown ahead of their last-16 meeting with Paraguay – who eliminated Germany on penalties last time out – in Philadelphia. The Opta supercomputer assigns Les Bleus a 28.8% chance of lifting the trophy, which is the best at the tournament by some distance, ahead of Argentina’s 16.1%. France have scored three or more goals in all four of their matches at the 2026 World Cup, and…
Abdullah Mason is expected to retain his WBO lightweight title against Albert Bell. Bruce Carrington enters his fight as the clear favorite. Tiger Johnson is also expected to handle his assignment. Throughout the card, the promotional side has been matched to win rather than challenged to prove itself against opponents with a realistic chance of pulling off the upset. That may make sense from a promotional standpoint, but it does little to create anticipation. Sport thrives on uncertainty. Fans tune in because they don’t know what’s going to happen. When most viewers believe they already know the likely winners before…
Captain Jamie George has backed England’s inexperienced replacement forwards to swing the match their way in the final quarter of Saturday’s Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.Beno Obano, Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Henry Pollock and Guy Pepper have four, six, 10 and 12 caps respectively.While second row Charlie Ewels has 34 England appearances to his name, he has been used sparingly over the last three seasons.”They’re frothing at the mouth for this opportunity,” George told Rugby Union Weekly.”A lot of those guys have been waiting for an opportunity like this for a long time.”Pollock has become the focus of South African attention…
The goal itself was a reminder that even when he appears subdued, he needs only one moment. Timing his run perfectly onto Lisandro Martinez’s pass, Messi took the ball in his stride with his first touch and then lifted it over Cape Verde’s keeper. Messi’s goal tally is now at seven, which would have made him the top scorer in five of the past six world cups. Since 1978, there have been 13 world cups and his tally would have been enough to be top scorer in all but two. Commentating on BBC Radio 5 Live, former Scotland forward James…
Matt Bloomfield speaks out after being sacked by recently relegated Oxford United and reflects on his time at the club. Two weeks ago, the 42 year old’s short stint in charge came to an end, with the season ended with the club heading back to League One. He had been appointed in January 2026, coming in as replacement for the sacked Gary Rowett, and oversaw the second half of the 2025/26 season. His side saw some encouraging results which for a time boosted their survival hopes, but was unable to keep them in the Championship, finishing 20th with 47 points…
An unbeaten century from Sai Sudharsan (104* off 184 balls) and Devdutt Padikkal’s 94* off 151 helped India A finish Day 2 on 247/1 and establish firm control against Sri Lanka A in the second unofficial Test at Galle on Friday.Sudharsan’s century was his second hundred in a row, after he scored a century in the first innings of the first Test at the same venue a week ago.Batting first, Sri Lanka A were bowled out for 366 with captain Sahan Arichchige leading from the front with a fine hundred (127 off 207 balls). Gurnoor Brar and Saransh Jain were…
Although Girmay is the sole African rider on this year’s Tour, he thinks the world will soon see another fast-rising talent from Eritrea tackle cycling’s premier event.That man is 20-year-old Milkias Maekele, another powerful sprinter who won the men’s road race at the Eritrean National Road Championships last month.The Eritrean nationals are one of Africa’s most hotly-contested road races, and the youngster from Asmara won in a dominant solo effort.Girmay believes Maekele, who stands over six foot tall, has “huge potential”.”He has a strong mind for racing, a truly winning mentality.”I am super happy for him for winning the national…
Bud Crawford has spent his entire career letting his fists do the talking, and his media persona has always been a man of very few words. He is notoriously tight-lipped in interviews, often giving short, standard answers and looking like he’d rather be anywhere else on earth than sitting in front of a microphone. For him to actually bring value to a desk next to guys like Tim Bradley Jr. and Shawn Porter, who absolutely love to talk and have massive, energetic broadcast personalities, Crawford is going to have to completely reinvent how he communicates publicly. If he wants to…
Cape Verde may have been the World Cup’s smallest nation, but they have certainly made a big impact. Forget Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland and Harry Kane – it is the tournament debutants who have become the centre of attention. There were the heroics of goalkeeper Vozinha as they earned their first World Cup point against Spain. There were the thrills as they scored their first World Cup goals against Uruguay. There was Sidny Lopes Cabral’s wonder goal as they almost causing the competition’s biggest shock against Argentina. Cape Verde’s World Cup journey had it all.When the whistle blew…