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Egypt captain Mohamed Salah is a doubt for Friday’s World Cup last-32 tie against Australia after suffering a hamstring injury.The 34-year-old was substituted during Egypt’s 1-1 draw with Iran and team doctor Mohamed Abou said Salah had complained of pain before scans later confirmed a hamstring strain.The statement from the Egyptian Football Association added that Salah has begun a treatment programme but made no suggestion as to whether the forward will be fit to play against Australia in Dallas on 3 July (19:00 BST).”I spoke with Salah and, God willing, the injury doesn’t seem serious,” Egypt coach Hossam Hassan said…

7th tier club Gosport Borough issue an update as they continue to ‘reinvent itself in order to pave the way to a self sustainable future’. In 2017, Gosport were taken over by former Portsmouth chairman Iain McInnes and has gone on to save the club from the brink. Now he has given an update, from stabilising the club’s future to how to make it more self sustainable for many years to come. 💬 Chairman’s Message – The Journey Continues Available to read here 👇🔗: https://t.co/nqJLMAfAnp#UpTheBoro #UTB pic.twitter.com/y0nnsfNdMi — Gosport Borough FC (@GosportBFC) June 26, 2026 A statement on the club…

Sugar Ray Leonard believes one of his fellow Four Kings was more intimidating than even Mike Tyson, who terrorised the heavyweight division in his early 20s. The most physically imposing king was surely Thomas ‘The Hitman’ Hearns, who somehow squeezed his 6ft 1in frame down to 147lbs when he collided with Leonard in 1981. Back then, Sugar Ray claimed a hard-fought 14th-round stoppage before boxing to a controversial draw in their super-middleweight rematch in 1989. Just over two years earlier, the American had arrived at another contentious result against Marvin Hagler, this time edging their middleweight encounter by split decision.…

Jude Bellingham’s place in England’s World Cup starting line-up was a point of debate before the tournament, under pressure from the outstanding form of his boyhood friend, Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers.Tuchel, correctly, decided he could not do without Bellingham’s class and big tournament experience.He has been rewarded with a crucial goal in their opening World Cup win against Croatia then here, even more significantly, with a game-changing performance in New York New Jersey Stadium in the face of Panamanian defiance.Bellingham worked in tandem with Rogers as Tuchel rested Declan Rice, who has been struggling with a hamstring injury and was…

Unified WBO and WBA junior middleweight champion Xander Zayas (23-0, 13 KOs) is in search of greatness, wanting to be considered among the best of the best. On Saturday, June 27, he takes on the biggest challenge of his career by defending his titles against a boxer considered by many as elite, former lineal welterweight champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis (35-0, 31 KOs). The winner of the match will have an argument for the top fighter in the division. Click Here To Watch Ennis vs. Zayas LIVE! The young 23-year-old Xander has been on a steady progression, having significantly stepped up…

Steve Clarke has resigned as head coach following Scotland’s exit from the World Cup.The Scottish FA announced his departure in a statement just moments after Croatia’s win over Ghana on Saturday, which sealed Scotland’s fate.BBC Scotland has learned the players were told on Saturday with Clarke and the squad still at their Charlotte base.He had signed a new four-year deal only a month ago.The Scots defeated Haiti 1-0 in their opening Group C match in Boston, the same city where they then lost 1-0 to Morocco, before being beaten 3-0 by Brazil in Miami.It left them with only a faint…

Tottenham’s pursuit of midfield reinforcements has taken another twist as competition intensifies for one of Roberto De Zerbi’s leading targets, with a Mateus Fernandes update coming to light involving Man United. Spurs have made strengthening the middle of the park a priority this summer as De Zerbi looks to add two new midfielders before the new Premier League campaign gets underway. Newcastle star Sandro Tonali remains firmly on Tottenham’s shortlist despite the Magpies rejecting an opening offer worth around £80 million. Newcastle are understood to value the Italy international at well over £100 million and have shown little willingness to…

Josh Kelly looks set to make the first defense of his IBF 154lbs title against Caoimhin Agyarko on July 25 in Saudi Arabia.The fight has been in the works for a while, and there was still some speculation that Kelly could box in the North East of England in August, but it now appears that fight is headed to the Anthony Joshua-Kristian Prenga undercard in Jeddah.“That’s going to get announced shortly on the Saudi card,” said promoter Eddie Hearn. “And then, from there, looking to make a big unification for Josh. Massive fight. [Sebastian] Fundora is the fight that we’d…

Scotland, who have played at each of the past two European Championships, booked their spot at a World Cup for the first time since 1998 in dramatic fashion with an unforgettable victory against Denmark at Hampden Park in November.Backed by tens of thousands of fans who had travelled to the United States, John McGinn’s deflected strike against Haiti earned the country’s first win at a World Cup for 36 years.That would be Scotland’s only goal of the tournament.They lost to a second-minute strike by 2022 semi-finalists Morocco in their second match, so they entered their final group game against Brazil…

Manchester City have signed Mathys Detourbet from Troyes, the French club have announced. The 19-year-old has completed a reported €25m (£21.6m) to the Etihad Stadium, with both teams part of the City Football Group. The forward scored three goals and provided five assists for Troyes in Ligue 2 in 2025-26 as they earned promotion back to the top-flight as champions of the second division. In the league, Detourbet completed more dribbles than any of his team-mates (44), while he directly contributed to the joint-third most goals (eight). 𝐔𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐮 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥  Après avoir fait toutes ses classes…