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Ben Whittaker believes Matchroom Boxing’s roster has thinned out enough for him to emerge as one of the promotional company’s biggest attractions, putting himself alongside Anthony Joshua as one of the stable’s top draws. Asked where he sees himself within Eddie Hearn’s lineup, Whittaker suggested Matchroom no longer has the same depth of star power it once did. “They’ve not got a lot of people right now either. So I believe I’m one of the main ones,” Whittaker said to The Ariel Helwani Show. “They got AJ. They’ve got me. Who else got numbers like me and AJ? So for…
Saracens forward Totoa Auvaa will not be sanctioned after he was involved in a nightclub incident with England cricket captain Ben Stokes and bowler Gus Atkinson.Stokes and Atkinson were made unavailable for England’s second Test defeat by New Zealand pending an inquiry into events that unfolded when they were out celebrating victory in the first Test.Saracens have carried out their own investigation and are standing by academy player Auvaa, 21, while criticising the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for not involving them in the process.Stokes and Atkinson breached the team’s midnight curfew and were present when a member of…
(Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) ProBoxTV has added three more televised fights to their Saturday, July 18, live broadcast from the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, California. With all three fights originally scheduled for the now canceled July 11 show in San Francisco, added to the card will be a 10-round super featherweight battle between WBO No. 1- and WBC No. 11-ranked Charly “King’s Warrior” Suarez, 18-0 (10 KOs), of Manila, Philippines, and Manuel Avila, 26-2-1 (9 KOs), of Fairfield, California. Also added is a 10-round super welterweight contest between IBF USBA super welterweight champion Yan Marcos, 15-0 (10 KOs),…
Newcastle midfielders Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes are in demand, Chelsea want Maxence Lacroix and Liverpool still chase Yan Diomande.Arsenal are interested in signing Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, 28, from Newcastle this summer. (Mail), externalTottenham have had a second bid rejected for Newcastle’s Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali, with the Magpies wanting about £100m for the 26-year-old. (Mail), externalLiverpool’s latest bid of £100m for Ivory Coast winger Yan Diomande, 19, has been rejected by RB Leipzig. (Teamtalk), externalCrystal Palace want £50m for France defender Maxence Lacroix, 26, who is wanted across London by Chelsea. (Football Insider), externalBournemouth have joined the list…
Chelsea are putting themselves in a position where they need to sell Malo Gusto – but are pricing themselves out of a deal. 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. Marco Palestra is almost confirmed as a new Chelsea signing. He’s a right wing back, playing in the same position as Reece James. That has meant most people assuming that Malo Gusto is on his way out as a spare part, and that’s been backed…
Indian is currently placed second in Group A of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, locked in a tight qualification race with powerhouses South Africa and Australia. India and South Africa are level on six points after four games, whilst Australia sits comfortably at the top with eight .However, the Women in Blue boast a superior Net Run Rate (+2.268) compared to the African nation’s (+0.734), while Australia’s stands at +4.724.In the wake of India’s victory against Bangladesh, it is drawn into a three-way battle for qualification. To seal a semifinal berth, a win against Australia appears pivotal for…
Speaking as a commentator on German broadcaster ARD, external before Germany’s 2-1 win over Ivory Coast on June 20, Schweinsteiger said when asked about the Ivorian’s style of play: “A bit African football, a bit unorthodox, a bit wild, a bit perhaps also not so conditioned by tactics. We must be prepared for it to be unpredictable.”His comments have already caused controversy in German media, with former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp refusing to answer a question on the subject.Speaking to journalists in New York on Wednesday while attending the World Cup, Klopp said: “Now you want to carry on the…
The countdown to the start of the 2026/27 season begins, and excitement builds as the EFL fixtures and TV selections are revealed. All 72 clubs found out who would play who and when at 12pm on Thursday the 25th of June 2026, a few weeks after the Premier League fixture list was released. The 2026/27 season will get underway over the weekends of 14-16 August in the Championship, League One and League Two. Right then, without further ado, take a look at the EFL Championship, League One and League Two fixtures, with the help of Sky Sports, talkSPORT and Football Ground…
In a letter filed with the federal court on Thursday, attorney Melissa Glass said the legal action had already achieved its intended effect. “Because Plaintiffs’ Motion remains pending without a ruling, the Mayweather-Zambidis event will no longer proceed in Athens, Greece as planned on Saturday evening,” Glass wrote. She added that the lawsuit, emergency motion, and legal threats in both the United States and Greece had “effectively stopped any promotion or distribution plans for the event and halted ticket sales.” The exhibition had appeared to be moving ahead despite the legal battle. Promotional footage released over the past day showed…
Ecuador’s World Cup qualification campaign began with a three-point deduction slapped on them back in 2022 for fielding Colombia-born Byron Castillo, who Chile claimed was ineligible to play the qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar. They began the 2026 qualifiers under Felix Sanchez, who guided them to three wins from six matches before the former Qatar boss was dismissed in July 2024, straight after a Copa America quarter-final defeat by Argentina. “They lost the shootout, and Sanchez was sacked in the dressing room after the game,” South American football expert Tim Vickery told BBC Sport.”They treat their coaches with…