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England head coach Thomas Tuchel has hinted that Bukayo Saka is unlikely to be in contention to start against Ghana on Tuesday.Saka came off the bench in the 4-2 World Cup win over Croatia on Wednesday, and immediately provided an assist to fellow substitute Marcus Rashford, who slotted home England’s fourth.Before the tournament, Tuchel said Saka would require managing through the opening stages because of what is understood to be an Achilles tendinitis issue.On Monday, Saka insisted he was ready to play and was prepared to “gamble” on his fitness to help the team during the World Cup.However, Tuchel says…
Fans react as an update emerges on Burnley’s interest in making Wales boss Craig Bellamy the Clarets’ new manager. According to Pete O’Rourke, the club are ‘advancing in their pursuit of appointing Craig Bellamy as their new manager and are optimistic of agreeing a deal with Wales to land their top target’. He became the early favourite after Scott Parker left Burnley by mutual consent in April, Mike Jackson placed in charge as interim for the remainder of the season. Talks between the Clarets and the Football Association of Wales has been progressing, with BBC Sport reporting that no deal…
Sylve used his youth, speed, and movement to control much of the fight. Diaz, who entered the bout having lost eight of his previous 10 contests, pressed forward and had his moments, but Sylve consistently landed the cleaner punches and controlled the distance. Diaz remained competitive throughout, though Sylve finished strongly to secure the decision. In the co-feature, undefeated lightweight Devin Cushing improved to 19-0 with a unanimous decision victory over J’Hon Ingram over 10 rounds. Cushing outworked Ingram in the opening rounds and hurt him with a right hook late in the second. Ingram bounced back well in the…
Paraguay’s Miguel Almiron became the first player to be shown a red card for covering his mouth while speaking to an opponent during his side’s World Cup group match against Turkey in San Francisco.Almiron, 32, obscured his mouth with his hand while speaking to Turkey’s Mert Muldur, who immediately informed an officials standing next to him.Following a check by the video assistant referee (VAR), referee Ivan Barton from El Salvador announced to the crowd that he was sending off the former Newcastle United winger.The incident occurred just before half-time with Paraguay leading 1-0.Commentating for BBC Radio 5 Live, former Republic…
(Golden Boy / Cris Esqueda) Describing the tone of discussions as “positive,” representatives for Golden Boy Promotions and unbeaten junior middleweight Vergil Ortiz Jnr are crafting the framework for the fighter’s fall return to the ring. Following an encouraging update by Golden Boy President Eric Gomez at a Thursday news conference in Southern California, Ortiz’s manager, Rick Mirigian, said Gomez’s characterization of the talks is accurate. Golden Boy CEO Oscar De La Hoya will ultimately decide how the negotiations fare as the days tick toward a scheduled summer federal-court arbitration hearing in Las Vegas. The 28-year-old Ortiz, 24-0 (22 KOs),…
Joaquin Niemann says he is “not proud” of being the first golfer penalised for breaking the new code of conduct introduced for major championships in 2026. The Chilean was given a two-shot penalty by US Open officials on Friday, shortly after completing a fog-delayed first round. The 27-year-old was punished for “serious misconduct” under rule 1.2b after throwing his sand wedge in frustration on the sixth hole after he twice hit tee shots out of bounds and then had an awkward lie. That meant Niemann’s nine was upped to an 11 on the par-four hole and he eventually signed for…
For those in pursuit of Clark, they will take comfort in knowing the past six halfway leaders have not gone on to win the title.And this is the largest 36-hole lead at the US Open since Dustin Johnson led by four the last time it was staged at Shinnecock Hills in 2018, when Brooks Koepka emerged as the winner.And that this is one of the toughest courses on the planet, where shots can be lost in an instant, as former US Open champion Johnson found to his cost when he posted a quadruple-bogey eight on the par-four 15th.Fitzpatrick is the…
“Jeff’s brought a certain calmness, certain calmness now back into camp,” Tszyu said to Jai McAllister. “I haven’t had it ever, you know, the team, everyone bonding together. It’s refreshing to have that.” Tszyu added that the lack of distractions has been one of the biggest benefits of the new setup. “It’s just good to have no stress. No stress, and all you’re thinking about is boxing, your fight, and evolving. That’s been my main thing,” said Tszyu. The former WBO junior middleweight champion spent three weeks training in Thailand before returning home to continue preparations for Spence. According to…
Clarke’s masterplan, so to speak, was playing Kieran Tierney ahead of Robertson on the left, two vastly experienced operators to deal with the threat of Hakimi and Brahim Diaz. A risk, for sure. And so much for the thinking behind it. Just over a minute gone – Diaz assist, Ismael Saibari goal, the nightmare scenario come true.The traffic cone guys weren’t letting such trifling issues dampen their day. Everybody else had a haunted look about them, their noise and passion reduced to soft groans, the lusty pride they all displayed with another thumping rendition of Flower of Scotland now replaced…
Taylor Bevan’s link-up with Jamie Moore and Nigel Travis has seemingly come at the perfect time, ahead of his first 10-rounder against Ryszard Lewicki. The 25-year-old has made steady progress in the professional code but, now, it seems as though he is approaching his toughest assignment thus far. Not only is he facing a credible opponent but Bevan, who was a standout amateur, must also perform on the grandest stage he will have ever encountered. It is just as well, then, that the talented prospect has joined forces with esteemed coaches Moore and Travis, knowing that basing himself in Manchester…