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Serie A runner-up Napoli officially appointed Massimiliano Allegri as its new head coach on Friday.The appointment had been expected for weeks after Antonio Conte confirmed at the end of May that he would leave Napoli, while AC Milan parted ways with Allegri following what the club described as “an unequivocal failure” of a season.Allegri has signed a three-year contract with Napoli.The 58-year-old led Milan to the Serie A title in 2011 during his first spell in charge of the Rossoneri. He later enjoyed a trophy-laden tenure at Juventus, winning five league titles and as many Italian Cup trophies.Allegri returned to…
Schmeling answered those doubts with the finest performance of his championship run, stopping durable American challenger Young Stribling in the 15th and final round before more than 35,000 fans at Cleveland’s newly opened Municipal Stadium. The bout was the first major sporting event held at the venue and later earned The Ring magazine’s Fight of the Year honors. The stakes were significant for both men. Schmeling was making the first defense of his NBA and The Ring heavyweight titles while trying to strengthen his claim as champion ahead of a possible rematch with Sharkey. Stribling, who entered with one of…
Ireland are without injured wings Tommy O’Brien, Shayne Bolton and Mack Hansen, while Jacob Stockdale is an option on the left wing for Farrell.In Lowe’s absence, the versatile Jamie Osborne has been handed the 11 jersey for Saturday’s opening Nations Championship game against Australia in Sydney (11:10 BST).Ireland will also face Japan and New Zealand in July as preparations continue towards the 2027 World Cup, which will be held in Australia.Farrell added that Lowe, who made his Ireland debut in 2020 after qualifying under the residency rule, is a “larger-than-life-character”.He added that it is “not my role” to be involved…
Good morning! It’s Lewis here on blog duty today, following another night of being too tired to watch quite as much of the World Cup as I’d have liked. There was a time that I’d have relished this schedule but that was long ago, with far fewer responsibilities and a sleeping pattern that wasn’t conducive to a particularly productive lifestyle! I did manage to watch Spain, and from early on it felt clear that they wouldn’t have any issues at all against Austria. They had a goal disallowed before scoring the opener and it was perhaps the softest ‘foul’ we’ve…
Terence Crawford insists he will not return to the ring and hasn’t received a serious offer to do so. Comeback talk has naturally followed the 38-year-old since he announced his retirement three months after dethroning super middleweight champion Canelo Alvarez last September to put the icing on a cake baked with 42 victories, 31 KOs, world titles in five divisions, and zero defeats.“I’m happily retired, and I don’t see myself coming back,” Crawford told Ariel Helwani.“I’ve been approached on a couple of occasions about a couple of fights but it wasn’t a serious conversation; children’s talk.”Crawford doesn’t believe discussions he had…
Heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk is in talks with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing for a farewell fight against Deontay Wilder in America.The Ukrainian vacated his WBA ‘Super’, WBC and IBF heavyweight titles last week, but insisted he has not retired and wants “one last dance”.Usyk, 39, is unbeaten in 25 professional fights and widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters of his generation, while Wilder, 40, is a former world champion but well past his peak.”Usyk has already stated that he sees Deontay Wilder as the opponent for his last dance,” Usyk’s team director, Sergey Lapin, told BBC Sport.”It is a…
Arsenal’s summer business could soon involve more than one departure, with Leandro Trossard already attracting serious interest from Besiktas as Mikel Arteta prepares for another busy transfer window. The Belgium international has been strongly linked with a move to Turkey in recent days, with Besiktas pushing to agree personal terms after positive talks with Arsenal over a transfer fee. Trossard has been an important squad player since arriving from Brighton, but increased competition in attack means an exit is becoming an increasingly realistic possibility. Now, another member of Arteta’s squad could also be heading for the exit. Kepa Arrizabalaga asks…
For so long it was the USA who dominated at heavyweight in the professional ranks, with Cuba shining in the amateur code.Riddick Bowe was the last American who could claim to be the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1992.In the 1990s, Eastern Europe emerged as the new hotbed before Britain took over more recently – thanks largely to heavy government investment and improvements in amateur programmes.It is now six years since an American held a world title, after Deontay Wilder lost his WBC crown to Fury.”I think with America, their big guys go play basketball or American football,” said Warren.”There…
Froome belongs to the ages as the joint second-most successful Tour de France winner, on four wins with the current modern day legend Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia.Born in Nairobi, Kenya, to British parents, Froome switched nationality in 2008 and signed for Team Sky in 2010 as part of Sir Dave Brailsford’s high-budget project to be the first British team to win the Tour de France.Alongside his domination of the yellow jersey, Froome also won time trial bronze medals for Great Britain at the London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic Games, as well as bronze in the time trial at the…
“I think Josh Kelly’s a little bit more difficult fight, believe it or not, than Vergil Ortiz. Styles make fights,” said Bradley on his channel. “Josh Kelly don’t look like much, but he’s quick. He got good reflexes. He got some pop on his shots. He’s very deceiving. And he got legs. He gonna move around all night. Boots gonna have to chase. He gonna have to chase.” Bradley compared Kelly’s style with Vergil Jr’s aggressive approach, saying Ennis has historically performed best against opponents who come forward looking to exchange. “They like guys that stand in front of them.…