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Morning all. It’s very quiet, so I’m not sure how much there is to round-up in a quick Saturday round-up. Let’s start with a story from Sam Dean who writes: Arsenal are not in a position to throw around cash with reckless abandon, however much Arteta might want them to. Arsenal have less flexibility than clubs such as Chelsea and City because they have not sold players with the same consistency or efficiency. I think there might be other reasons why Chelsea and Man City throw money around the way they do, and when you look at the amount of…
One of the more annoying traits of boxing analysis is when the pundits feel they know when an aging, beaten fighter is “washed.”That tag has been attached both to Errol Spence Jnr for his one career defeat, and to Tim Tszyu, who stood as an unbeaten WBO 154lbs champion just more than two years ago.More than one expert has labeled these 30-somethings as being done. Yet, Texas’ former three-belt welterweight champion Spence, 28-1 (22 KOs), has had three years to regenerate from his July 2023 beatdown at the hands of five-division champion Terence Crawford.And like Spence’s addition of a new…
The tournament director of the Canadian Open says changes need to be made to the “demanding schedule” of players after Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Masters 1000 event.Sinner, who beat Alexander Zverev to win the Wimbledon title this month, said he had withdrawn from the ATP tournament, which takes place from 2-13 August in Montreal, to prioritise his health.Carlos Alcaraz will also be absent from the Canadian Open as he continues his recovery from a wrist injury that has kept him out since April.”We are obviously very disappointed that Jannik and Novak won’t be joining us…
India’s Test squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka is expected to be announced by Tuesday.“We will convene a virtual meeting in the next couple of days to pick the squad,” BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia told Sportstar on Saturday.India will play two Tests in Sri Lanka, beginning with the opener in Galle on August 15 before the second match in Colombo from August 23 to 27. The team is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka well in advance to acclimatise to the conditions and will play a four-day tour game at the NCC Ground in Colombo before the series.The…
Tonga consists of more than 170 islands and is located in the South Pacific.It is about 2,600 miles from Melbourne, Australia, and its population of 105,000 could almost squeeze into the stands of the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground.The islands are home to a national netball team who have nailed down a top 10 world ranking for the past four years, but it took a meteoric rise to reach this position.Sisifa and head coach Jaqua Pori-Makea-Simpson have travelled thousands of miles to recruit players, securing their star shooter thanks to a persuasive grandma.They still face challenges, with their pathway side -…
New Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca left the door ajar for a possible return to the squad for Jack Grealish despite rumours of an exit from the Etihad Stadium this summer. Grealish had fallen out of favour under Pep Guardiola, and he was subsequently loaned to Everton for the duration of the 2025-26 campaign. He made 22 appearances for David Moyes’s side in all competitions, registering two goals and six assists before sustaining a fractured foot against Aston Villa in January. The 30-year-old’s injury required surgery and ruled him out for the rest of the season, bringing an early end to what had…
There is nowhere to hide in Formula One, a sport where deficiency is brutally exposed week in, week out. It is an environment where success must be fought for tooth and nail yet one where the former driver and multiple Le Mans winner Allan McNish is in his element, convinced he and his Audi team can deliver where so many others have failed.Always a gregarious, personable character, McNish could not be more at ease even under the intense pressure in his position as racing director for the team which joined the grid for the first time this year. He is…
Anthony Joshua returns to the ring on Saturday against the relatively unknown Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, knowing that victory would set up a long-awaited showdown with Tyson Fury.Joshua, a two-time world champion and Olympic gold medallist, has won 29 fights – 26 by stoppage – and lost four. Albanian Prenga enters the fight with an impressive record of his own, having achieved all of his 20 victories with stoppages while suffering only one defeat.However, the 35-year-old has never faced anyone close to Joshua’s level.After Fury comfortably dispatched Polish veteran Mariusz Wach in Thailand on Friday, can Joshua can…
United States President Donald Trump said LeBron James might be “a racist” when asked if the basketball star is the “best ever” to play the sport.James, 41, announced on Friday he is set to continue his glittering career with the Philadelphia 76ers.When asked about the move in a White House news conference later, Trump explained why he believed Michael Jordan was the better player.Jordan, 63, won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s and NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) five times.When asked whether Jordan or James was the “best ever”, Trump said: “Michael Jordan is a guy…
Any concern about inactivity disappeared once Andrade found his target. Midway through the round, the southpaw clipped Ataide with a sharp left before firing a right that sent the Brazilian crashing to the canvas. Referee Ricky Gonzalez completed the count at 2:09 as Ataide remained down following the clean knockout. Andrade’s performance lasted only one round, but it showed the speed, timing and accuracy that carried him to world titles at junior middleweight and middleweight. He wasted little time taking control, landing the first meaningful punch of the fight before ending matters with a single finishing sequence. Ataide entered as…