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Terence Crawford will be ringside to watch Errol Spence Jr’s comeback fight against Tim Tszyu. The fight marks Spence’s long-awaited return after three years out of the ring. The former unified welterweight champion has not fought since suffering the only defeat of his professional career, a ninth-round stoppage loss to Crawford in their undisputed showdown in 2023. Now 36, Spence moves up in weight to face Tszyu at a 158lb catchweight, having linked up with renowned trainer Ronnie Shields following the end of his long partnership with Derrick James. Tszyu enters the bout in far more active form. The Australian…
South American football expert Tim Vickery felt a typical Paraguayan spirit shone through on the day.”Paraguay love adversity,” he said. “If you’re looking for someone to relate to in this World Cup, look for Paraguay. That Welsh word ‘hwyl’, that grit and drive, when it gets difficult, that’s when they come alive.”They’ve come through adversity to knock out a giant of European football. It’s not always pretty, they play within their limitations, but what drama, what a story.”The objective in this tournament was to make Paraguay feel represented and they’ve done that in full.”Paraguay now play either two-time champions France…
Big news and an early crowd pleaser as West Ham United announce they are to launch a club crest fan consultation. Plenty of changes going on at the Hammers at they prepare for life back in the second tier for the first time since the 2011–12 season. One of those changes, long urged for by fans, is the club crest, many wanting to revert back to include the castle and to drop ‘London’ from the logo. Should a change happen, and the Fan Advisory Board as well as season ticket holders all agree on a new design, the crest will…
Terence Crawford expects Errol Spence Jr. to make a successful return when he faces Tim Tszyu on July 25, and he says the Australian already knows where he stands. Crawford will be ringside in Sydney for the 158-pound catchweight bout and has thrown his support behind the man he stopped in their undisputed welterweight championship fight nearly three years ago. The retired Crawford didn’t hesitate when asked for his prediction. “I’mma be supporting Spence, rooting [for him]. I just like to support fighters. Of course [I’m picking Spence to win]. I told [Tszyu] to his face,” said Crawford to Shawn…
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, working for German television during the World Cup, likened Tah’s disallowed goal to many which Premier League champions Arsenal had scored throughout the season. Klopp told MagentaTV: “If the goal is illegal, then Arsenal won’t be English champions. They’ve scored 60% of their goals that way.”We [Germany] win the game when the ball goes in. So, of course, this is brutal.”As the game restarted, former Premier League assistant referee Darren Cann shared his views on the decision.”This is soft, in my opinion,” Cann said on BBC One. “But judging by what we’ve seen in the…
France face Sweden in the World Cup 2026 Round of 32 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 30, kicking off at 5:00 PM ET. The French are heavy favorites at -365 with BetOnline, while Sweden are available at +1050 to cause one of the tournament’s biggest upsets at this stage of the World Cup 2026 bracket. France topped Group I with three wins from three, scoring 10 goals and conceding just two. Sweden advanced as a third-place finisher from Group F, their campaign including a 5-1 win over Tunisia offset by a 5-1 defeat to the…
Dana White has not ruled out staging a heavyweight showdown between Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder on his Zuffa Boxing platform. Nor has he stood down on his claims that he knows exactly where a fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will take place should the heavyweight rivals get as far as sharing a ring.Eddie Hearn, on the request of Turki Alalshikh, had said he will this week head to a ‘summit’ where White and the Saudi Arabian financier will be present to resolve the growing divide between Matchroom and Zuffa.The British promoter last week also claimed that White…
For players coming back from injuries, balancing the need for court time and the risk of aggravation is delicate.”It’s so tough playing an individual sport. You can’t be subbed out, you just have to be dunked back in the deep end immediately,” former British player Naomi Broady said on BBC TV.”You can’t go out and play 20 or 30 minutes and build up from there. You’re just having to play day in day out for a week. “There’s so much load on your body. If it’s not the same injury it’s a new one cropping up.”Both Draper and Raducanu seem…
It is safe to say the the last year has been a total rollercoaster at Tottenham Hotspur. Thomas Frank was hired a year ago and since then, they have had two more managers. The Igor Tudor era was a complete disaster, one that very nearly ended in relegation. However, Roberto De Zerbi answered Spurs’ call and rescued them from the unthinkable. He has now been given the freedom to go rather crazy in the transfer market but very few can deny the quality of the signings so far. Once of Brighton and Hove Albion, defender Jan Paul van Hecke is…
Two-time major winner Dustin Johnson will miss his first Open Championship since his debut in 2009 after withdrawing from final qualifying.The 42-year-old, who has managed just one top-20 finish in his past 15 majors, has never won the Open, with his best result a tie for second in 2011.As he did not qualify automatically, the American had entered final qualifying at Dundonald Links, one of four venues offering five places each for next month’s championship at Royal Birkdale.However, the 2016 US Open and 2020 Masters champion has been removed from the entry list, with no reason given for his withdrawal.It…