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When one of the most prestigious clubs in the world are after you, it usually proves too difficult to resist.Alvarez’s former City team-mate Rodri said in March that “you can’t turn down the best clubs in the world” in referencing a potential move to Real, despite previously playing for Atletico.It’s not only Real who have been looking to entice Alvarez – with suggestions yesterday’s bid was an attempt to outprice La Liga champions Barcelona, who have long been linked with a move for the player.Last month, Atletico aimed a dig at Barca over their “smear campaign” in pursuit of Alvarez,…
Belgium enter the 2026 World Cup ranked 10th in the outright market, priced at +4000 at BetOnline and Lucky Rebel and +3300 at BetNow. Manager R. Garcia leads a squad that blends a fading golden generation with emerging talent, and the central question for bettors is whether the group can improve on a group-stage exit at Qatar 2022. Belgium World Cup odds sit in mid-tier territory, reflecting genuine quality tempered by recent inconsistency. Belgium qualified automatically from UEFA Group J, posting a 5W 3D 0L record across eight matches, scoring 29 goals and conceding just seven. That +22 goal difference…
Former Warwickshire wicketkeeper Keith Piper has died at the age of 56.Piper spent 16 years with the Bears and was a key part of the club’s treble-winning side in 1994.Under the captaincy of Dermot Reeve, Warwickshire won the County Championship, the 40-over Sunday league and 55-over Benson and Hedges Cup and were only denied a clean sweep of silverware by rivals Worcestershire in the 60-over Natwest Trophy final at Lord’s.That year Piper claimed 66 red-ball dismissals, including a county record seven catches in an innings against Essex and scored a career-best unbeaten 116 against Durham at Edgbaston, supporting Brian Lara…
Ibrahima Konate left Liverpool as a free agent this month after failing to agree a new deal, but his agency could be about to gift the Reds a boost in the summer transfer window. Liverpool set for youth movement under Iraola The centre-back had confidently announced after the Merseyside derby win at Everton that a resolution over his contract was imminent, but the club were unable to come to terms on the financial aspects and as a result the defender leaves Anfield after a five-year stay. Konate had been linked with Real Madrid for most of the season as his…
“People always ask me about, you know, ‘Oh, you’re competing with this, you’re competing with this guy,’” White said during the post-fight press conference following Zuffa Boxing’s UK debut in Bournemouth. “Right now, at the level that we’re at, we’re competing with the NFL. We’re competing with the NBA. We’re competing with Major League Baseball and with the NHL. “You got to imagine, in the United States, the powerhouse over there is the NFL. And I’m sure when the NFL, when they were sitting in their executive offices and they saw the deal that we got with Paramount, they had…
Fast forward to today and Dingwall is one of the leaders in a Northampton Saints team that have finished top of the Prem and reached a European Champions Cup final a year ago – and he has made his England debut too.At the start of each week at Saints, the coaches and senior players like Dingwall push messages and motivations for the forthcoming game. Friday night’s semi-final against Leicester Tigers has certainly sharpened minds, especially after a thumping defeat last month at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.”We address the emotion at the start of the week,” he said. “The messaging is…
Roy Keane has revealed that he and Bruno Fernandes have resolved their public row over the latter’s pursuit of the Premier League single-season assist record, following a “nice, mature conversation.” Manchester United captain Fernandes was named the Premier League’s Player of the Season for 2025-26 after racking up a record-breaking 21 assists. But the end of the campaign saw Fernandes clash with former United skipper Keane, who criticised his pursuit of the assist record. In an appearance on The Overlap, Keane suggested Fernandes was more interested in individual accolades than team success and claimed the Red Devils midfielder had admitted…
British welterweight title hopeful Conor Benn is expected to challenge Ryan Garcia for the WBC belt in the coming months, and there is now another champion in the division calling for a showdown with ‘The Destroyer’. Despite not fighting in the 147lbs ranks since April 2022, Benn is positioned as the WBC’s mandatory challenger, with a fight against Garcia being linked ever since the American became champion against Mario Barrios back in February. The pair are expected to collide in September, headlining a bill that will be broadcast live on Netflix as Benn seeks to prove his doubters wrong and…
Africa has previously been held back by its lack of representation at the finals, with colonialism restricting opportunities before a raft of countries declared independence in the 1950s and 60s.Egypt, in 1934, were the continent’s sole competitor in the first eight editions of the tournament – and Africa boycotted the 1966 finals after Fifa announced it would not have a direct qualifier for that year’s World Cup in England.The continent sent one side to the 1970, 1974 and 1978 finals – as opposed to at least nine from Europe and three from South America.Two slots were available from 1982, three…
Tim Bradley believes Keyshawn Davis is once again being pushed to the side as attention shifts toward a potential showdown between Devin Haney and Shakur Stevenson. Haney and Stevenson have spent recent days discussing the possibility of facing each other at a catchweight, with both fighters publicly expressing interest in making the bout happen. If negotiations advance, it could leave Davis waiting despite his position as the WBO’s top-ranked contender at welterweight. “If this fight [Haney-Shakur] gets made, Keyshawn, I told you. I told you, boy. You put yourself in line for the belt and all of that [expletive], man.…