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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.…
Potter is actually one of three former Swansea managers at the World Cup. There will be reason to cling to reflective glory if Carlo Ancelotti’s Brazil triumph given Paul Clement – who staved off Premier League relegation in 2017 before being sacked a few months later – is the Don’s assistant.And then there is Portugal, led by Roberto Martinez – a former Swansea captain and boss and still beloved in that part of south Wales.As well as helping the club stay in the Football League in 2003, Martinez took his first steps in management at the Swans four years later,…
Chelsea are looking to buy a different profile of player this summer to move on from their dark times last season and before that. 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. With Xabi Alonso coming in to take over as Chelsea manager and set to have a big say on transfers, this is a good moment for the club to make a change in direction in their recruitment. Football.London have some information on what the…
Lance Pugmire has been a full-time boxing writer for nearly 20 years, serving now as BoxingScene’s U.S. Senior Writer and assistant producer for ProBoxTV’s “BoxingScene Today.” Pugmire capped a near 20-year career at the Los Angeles Times (sports investigations, NHL/MLB beat work, law enforcement/courts and boxing/UFC) to join The Athletic, and then USA Today. Pugmire’s stint at The Times started with the first Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez fight and the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jnr then-record pay-per-view, leading through a slew of ringside assignments at major bouts, including Mayweather-Pacquiao, Mayweather-Canelo and the Canelo-Golovkin trilogy. Lance’s appreciation for boxing is rooted…
As befits a campaign that has gone badly astray, injuries have played a key part.Sale’s England core have nearly all spent significant stretches on the treatment table and been unavailable for selection. Back-row twins Tom and Ben Curry, winger Tom Roebuck, Asher Opoku-Fjordjour, and in recent weeks, fellow front-rowers Bevan Rodd and Luke Cowan-Dickie, have all missed large chunks of action.The coaching front has also been affected. Marco Bortolami left his job as head coach in December after just six months at the club, while defence coach Byron McGuigan started a job share with England in October before leaving Sale…
Raul Jimenez speaks for the first time on making the decision to re-join Wolves, after his contract with Fulham expired. Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were relegated to the Championship in April, have wasted no time on getting a deal done with Jimenez, who signs a two-year contract with an option for a third year. The 35 year old, who scored 57 goals in 166 appearances for Wolves between 2019 and 2023 before moving to Fulham, becomes the second signing of the summer. Kieran Trippier also signed for the club, you can see what he had to say HERE. Find out what…
Wherever she will be playing her club football next season, Weir will also now have her eyes on October and those hazardous World Cup play-offs.As the third best League B winner behind Switzerland and Portugal, and ahead of Wales on goal difference, Scotland are ranked 19th going into the play-off draw on 24 June.It means they avoid Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and Ukraine, who finished bottom of their League A groups and instead will face one of the League B runners-up or third-placed teams – that means Albania, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, Israel, Northern Ireland, Slovakia or Turkey.Win that two-legged play-off…