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At a fan zone, we met Egyptian fans cheering on Mexico days before their team takes on Iran. For them gay pride was irrelevant.”Right now it’s about two teams trying to get to the next round,” Makarius Demian told us, adding that he supports gay rights. “Pride match or no Pride match, that’s not what matters.”Not far from the big screen, an Egyptian restaurant pop-up is getting ready for the match – and for fans craving a taste of home. ‘Koshari’ is a staple Egyptian dish; a mix of lentils, chickpeas, pasta, fried onions and garlic tomato sauce.Owners Ayman Almasri…
Arsenal completed their first signing of the summer transfer window this week and could now jump ahead of rivals Tottenham in the race for a marquee midfielder. Arsenal kickstart summer business Piero Hincapie has completed a £34.5million move to Arsenal as the Premier League champions start plotting their title defence. Hincapie, currently in action for Ecuador in the World Cup, joined Arsenal on a loan deal from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen last summer. The 24-year-old defender made 39 appearances in all competitions as the Gunners saw out their first title in 22 years and reached the final of the Champions…
“Dana White really is a cancer for boxing because you come in and you want to get rid of all the sanctioning bodies, and we know where that’s going to lead,” Arum said to Fight Hub TV. The Hall of Fame promoter pointed to the UFC’s fighter-pay lawsuits as evidence that boxing should be wary of White’s vision. “We know what happened with Dana White and the UFC and how they made a lot of money by underpaying the fighters. They’ve just lost a lawsuit for $350 million. They’re about to lose another lawsuit for $400 million,” said Arum. Arum…
All times BST. Matches and coverage times are subject to late changes. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Full radio coverage times to follow when available.Monday, 29 JuneMen’s and women’s singles first round10:30-19:00 – Live coverage – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app14:00-18:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app19:00-22:00 – Live coverage – BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and app23:00-00:05 – Today at Wimbledon – BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and appTuesday, 30 JuneMen’s and women’s singles first round11:00-19:00 -…
Former Atletico Madrid striker Luis Suarez believes the club can convince Julian Alvarez to stay for one more year. Alvarez has already made plenty of headlines this summer regarding his future, with the Argentina international seeking a move away from the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. The 26-year-old is reportedly keen to join Barcelona, while Real Madrid have already seen a €150m bid rejected by Atleti. Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal are also rumoured to be interested in the forward’s services, though Atleti insist they intend to keep Alvarez, who has a €500m release clause. Alvarez has scored 49 goals in 106 games…
An unbeaten heavyweight says he is awaiting the “final contract” to face Tyson Fury, whose second warm-up fight appears close to materialising. The 37-year-old has already signed to face Anthony Joshua later this year, yet the finer details of their long-awaited showdown – including a date and location – remain largely unclear. In the meantime, ‘AJ’ will face Kristian Prenga in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on July 25, while Fury seems to be on the cusp of announcing his interim fight in August. ‘The Gypsy King’ comes off a unanimous decision victory over Arslanbek Makhmudov in April, which followed his second…
Expanding the World Cup to 48 teams always presented one obvious problem – it was an imperfect number for a tournament.With 32 teams, the maths was simple – eight groups of four teams, with the top two going through to a last 16, then quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. By adding another 16 nations, Fifa had to find a way to get to a symmetrical knockout stage. There was no ideal solution – one which preserved the intensity of the previous format. The original plan was to create 16 groups of three teams. The two top in each would go…
Xander Zayas’ stay at junior middleweight could be coming to an end regardless of what happens Saturday night against Jaron “Boots” Ennis. Veteran boxing insider Rick Glaser reported Friday that the unbeaten Puerto Rican has already decided to move up to the middleweight division after making the first defense of his unified WBO and WBA 154-pound titles at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. “From a very reliable source, this will be Xander Zayas last fight at 154, no matter the result Saturday night vs Boots Ennis,” Glaser posted on X. “Xander is on his way to 160 & the Middleweight division.…
Tom Aspinall says he is back in full training for the first time after surgery on both eyes as he prepares for a rematch with Ciryl Gane.Aspinall has not fought since October last year, where the first defence of his UFC heavyweight title ended in a no contest after repeated eyes pokes from Gane left the Briton unable to continue.The bout left 33-year-old Aspinall suffering from a rare eye condition and persistent double vision before he had surgery earlier this year.Earlier this month, France’s Gane beat Brazil’s Alex Pereira at the UFC’s White House event to win the interim heavyweight…
Christophe Lollichon has given his opinion on incoming Chelsea goalkeeper Mike Penders, who will arrive this summer. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. There aren’t many goalkeeping coaches who make a big name for themselves, but Cristophe Lollichon was certainly one of them in his long spell at Chelsea. He worked with Petr Cech and Thibaut Courtois, and also helped the club scouting goalkeepers after that. A long interview with the Athletic this week…