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Wales’ victory was played in front of a poor crowd of under 20,000 in Twickenham but Tandy says the outing against the Barbarians was a worthwhile exercise.He pointed to uncapped quartet Rhys Barratt, Ben Warren, Harrison Keddie and Ryan Woodman getting first games for Wales, and Jac Morgan, Teddy Williams, Dillon Lewis and captain Dewi Lake returning to the international stage after long-term injuries.”Getting the win is great for us and there’s lots to like about the game,” said Tandy.”We probably could have put more distance in it in the first half, but it’s a brilliant hit-out for us. “There’s…
Who is DR Congo’s head coach?This is Frenchman Sebastien Desabre’s 11th coaching role in Africa. The 49-year-old has qualified DR Congo for successive Africa Cup of Nations, reaching the semi-finals in 2023, as well as the World Cup. He had previous success with Uganda.How did DR Congo get to the last 32?They earned the first World Cup point in their history by holding strongly-fancied Portugal to a 1-1 draw but then lost 1-0 to Colombia. That left DR Congo needing to beat Uzbekistan, which they duly did 3-1 to progress to the last 32 as one of the best third-placed…
Thomas Tuchel has misused Reece James at the World Cup and now has paid the price, with the full back picking up an injury. 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. We haven’t even reached the third game of England’s World Cup and we’ve already got a Reece James injury on our hands. He played 90 minutes against Croatia in the first game last week, then 90 minutes against Ghana on Tuesday. We were already…
New Zealand’s defense of the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup crown was over after losing to England by nine wickets at The Oval on Saturday.The Kiwis lost three of their five group games. They received a surprising last-ditch lifeline to the semifinals just hours earlier when Ireland defeated the West Indies by six wickets in Bristol.Ireland ended a 0-21 losing streak across five tournaments going back 12 years.“A few of us are now half-Irish,” New Zealand veteran Sophie Devine quipped. “(Our) fate is in our hands.”ALSO READ |But New Zealand had to topple unbeaten England to head off the West Indies…
Canelo Alvarez’s WBC super middleweight title fight against Christian Mbilli has been pushed back, with the bout now expected to land in late October in Riyadh. The fight had originally been scheduled for September 12, but Ring Magazine reports that it has been postponed and moved into Riyadh Season’s fall boxing calendar. The new date has not yet been formally announced. The delay changes the timetable for Canelo’s return after his unanimous decision loss to Terence Crawford in September 2025. That defeat cost Canelo his undisputed status at 168 pounds and left him trying to work his way back into…
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…