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Joe Cordina faces a court appearance in July after being charged “with assault and threatening a person with an offensive weapon in a public place”.The 34-year-old Welshman is a former super-featherweight world champion and had been due to fight for the WBO lightweight title in the United States on 4 July.South Wales Police (SWP) has confirmed Cordina and another man have been charged in connection with an incident that took place outside a petrol station in the Cardiff suburb of Pentwyn last February.SWP stated: “Joseph Cordina, 34, from Pontprennau, has been charged with assault and threatening a person with an…
In last season’s Premier League, Arsenal had the sixth highest number of passes attempted, behind Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool, Brighton and Fulham. This is not quite unprecedented for a Premier League Champion. Conte’s Chelsea in 2016-17 were also sixth for number of passes played. Ranieri’s Leicester were 18th for passes played in 2015-16- an outlier in every sense. But other than those two examples, the Premier League champion has topped the passes played metric 10 times in 34 seasons (Guardiola’s Manchester City are responsible for six of those), been in the top two 17 times and the top three 26…
“I don’t believe he has that,” Hrgovic told The Stomping Ground when asked if Itauma is willing to “die in the ring.” “Since the beginning, I don’t see him as a warrior. He’s a good fighter, skillful, talented. He got physical talent, but the way he looks, the way he talks, I just don’t see him as a tough man. “I don’t know, maybe I’m wrong, but when I see him, I just don’t see a warrior. I see a normal guy.” Hrgovic made it clear he respects what Itauma has accomplished inside the ring but believes the unanswered questions…
If Scotland make it through, there are three possible destinations.A return to Boston to meet the Group E winners, likely to be Germany, on Monday, 29 June (21:30 BST).A second route already has the opponent confirmed – Mexico in Mexico City at 02:00 BST on Wednesday, 1 July.There is also a slim chance of facing the winner of Group I, France or Norway, at the New York/New Jersey Stadium on Tuesday, 30 June (20:00 BST).Dave Watson, who is a presenter on the No Scotland No Party podcast, had initially shown his ambition and booked a flight home after the final.He…
A 2026 World Cup fan has spoken out for the first time since being hospitalised for waving a rainbow-coloured flag in Canada, as he travelled to watch Germany vs Ivory Coast. 33-year-old Alex Alber travelled to Toronto from Berlin to watch his country in their second group game of the tournament, as Julian Nagelsmann’s side overcame Ivory Coast with a late Deniz Undav winner. Alex took to the streets of Toronto with two of his friends to celebrate Germany’s second win of the tournament. It was then that he was allegedly attacked and injured by a group of individuals believed…
Barbarians men: Spring; Kellaway, Ward, Nankivell, Vakatawa; Plummer, de Klerk (capt); Kharaishvili, Dee, Koch, Rodda, Taofifenua, Salakaia-Loto, Boshier, Hughes.Replacements: Thacker, Iscaro, Alo-Emile, Tanga, Joseph, Arata, North, McConnell.Wales men: Murray (Scarlets); Rogers (Scarlets), James (Scarlets), Hawkins (Scarlets), Mee (Scarlets); Edwards (Ospreys), Hardy (Ospreys); G Thomas (Ospreys), Lake (Ospreys, capt), Lewis (Dragons), Carter (Dragons), T Williams (Cardiff), Plumtree (Scarlets), Morgan (Ospreys), Wainwright (Dragons).Replacements: Elias (Scarlets), Barratt (Cardiff), Warren (Ospreys), Woodman (Dragons), Keddie (Dragons), Morgan-Williams (Ospreys), Costelow (Scarlets), Grady (Cardiff).Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (England)Assistants: Alex Thomas, Jamie Parr (England)TMO: Stuart Terheege (England)
Looking to officially wrap up top spot in Group H this weekend, Spain will meet Uruguay at the Estadio Akron in the early hours of Saturday. With the 2026 World Cup group stages set to officially draw to a close over the next week, there are plenty of eye-catching betting promotions available this summer. Verdict: Spain win Best Odds: 4/7 Bookmaker: 1xBet Uruguay Starting with Uruguay, while Marcelo Bielsa’s camp might have opened up their North American adventure almost universally regarded as the standout contender to follow La Roja out of Group H, the former Leeds boss has seen his downbeat…
French footballer Kenzo Kies has died from drowning in the Rhone river.Kies, 21, who played for Guingamp in Ligue 2, was in a critical condition when he was pulled from the water by firefighters on Monday, and later died in hospital.Kies and three friends entered the river near Lyon to escape the blistering heat in France, with temperatures reaching 40C in parts of the country this week. Three people were pulled to safety by emergency services but Kies was the last to be found.Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said…
Instead, Robinson found himself battling more than his opponent. Fought under oppressive summer conditions that pushed temperatures beyond 100 degrees, with the ring lights making matters even worse, the outdoor championship bout quickly became a grueling test of endurance as much as skill. For much of the fight, Robinson appeared to be in complete control. Robinson dictated the fight through the opening rounds, repeatedly beating Maxim to the exchange with quick combinations before circling away from danger. The defending champion struggled to pin down the smaller challenger, who was comfortably ahead on the scorecards before the heat began to change…
Nat Metcalf has the chance to go for a second gold medal after being selected in England’s netball squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with Fran Williams announced as captain.The 12-strong group includes four players from newly crowned Netball Super League champions AO Manchester Thunder.London Pulse star shooter Liv Tchine will serve as a Roses vice-captain, along with Thunder’s Amy Carter, while the youngest member of the squad is 21-year-old defender Jayda Pechova.Nottingham Forest’s Pechova won the league’s 2026 Player of the Year award, as well as Fans’ Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year…