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From early on, we were looking at the game, yes, but also working out the mad significance of it all. We turned elsewhere to see what all of this meant in the grand scheme of things. Before the games began on Wednesday, Scotland were sitting relatively pretty as second of the best third-placed teams in the tournament.Bosnia-Herzegovina’s win over Qatar dropped Scotland to third. Brazil’s dominance dropped them further. Down and down they went, their buffer all but removed, their obsession about results elsewhere in the coming days multiplying as they went. Back to Charlotte, North Carolina they’ll go on…

Lincoln’s new joint head coaches Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw look ahead to the club’s first time in 2nd tier for 65 years. The duo spoke with ITV’s Chris Dawkes a day before with the Imps find out their first fixtures of the Championship season. Lincoln promoted from within after impressing as assistants, replacing Michael Skubala, who guided the club to the League One title, with 103 points from 46 games played. Nice little chat this afternoon with the new joint head coaches of @LincolnCity_FC Chris Cohen and Tom Shaw. Both highly motivated ahead of the #imps first season in…

Welcome to Sportstar’s coverage of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 match between England and West Indies at Lord’s on Wednesday.TOSS NEWSWest Indies wins the toss and opts to bowl first.PLAYING XIsEngland: Amy Jones (wk), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean (capt), Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.West Indies: Hayley Matthews (capt), Deandra Dottin, Shemaine Campbell (wk), Stafanie Taylor, Jahzara Claxton, Chinelle Henry, Jannillea Glasgow, Aaliyah Alleyne, Afy Fletcher, Karishma Ramharack, Ashmini Munisar.LIVE STREAMING INFOThe Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 match between England and West Indies will be telecast on the Star…

Excuses, finger pointing and regret have shadowed those who’ve fought Edwin De Los Santos, but the Dominican is not interested in the blame game.Welterweight De Los Santos, 17-2 (15 KOs), rematches former WBA 140-pound champion Jose “Rayo” Valenzuela, 15-3 (9 KOs), in the Zuffa Boxing main event of a card Sunday night on Paramount+ from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.De Los Santos, 26, knocked out Valenzuela in the third round of a 2022 Premier Boxing Champions show in Los Angeles, a triumph that Valenzuela said was the result of struggling back from leg surgery, disruptions in his camp and overconfidence.“I…

First, Scott McKenna was caught on the ball by Bournemouth forward Rayan and Vinicius Jr skipped past Angus Gunn to score.Gunn and full-back Nathan Patterson were then caught under a Bruno Guimaraes cross as Vinicius Jr nodded in his and Brazil’s second before half-time. And Manchester United’s Mateus Cunha made it three after the break on a night where Scotland huffed and puffed, but were ultimately outclassed.”We lose poor goals at poor times against a team that can punish you with quality,” McGinn told BBC Sport. “We had a few chances but we’ve got to wait now.”The lads are gutted,…

Jordan vs Argentina meets at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on June 27, 2026, with kickoff scheduled for 9:00 PM CT. Argentina sit top of Group J with six points from two games, while Jordan are bottom with zero points and already eliminated from knockout contention. The central betting question is not whether Argentina win, but by how much. Argentina have kept two consecutive clean sheets at this World Cup, beating Algeria 3-0 and Austria 2-0, and their goal difference of plus-five is the best in Group J. Jordan have conceded five goals in two games and have yet to register…

Undisputed heavyweight champion Claressa Shields will drop down to middleweight to fight WBC and WBA champion Kaye Scott on 15 August at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.Multi-weight undisputed champion Shields, 31, is the most decorated woman in boxing history and will become the first female to headline at the 16,888-capacity State Farm Arena.Australia’s Scott, a highly decorated amateur, will defend both middleweight world titles that she won over Olivia Curry in December.”At this point in my career, every fight is about legacy,” said former middleweight world champion Shields.”Every fight now is about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible – for myself,…

Aston Villa continue to navigate a key summer transfer window as Unai Emery and the club’s recruitment team work through a number of key priorities ahead of the new season. One of the biggest talking points surrounding Villa in recent weeks has been the future of Morgan Rogers, which could be key as the Villans look to navigate PSR restrictions and reinvest his potential transfer fee. The England international has attracted interest from several major clubs following an impressive campaign. Arsenal have been strongly linked with the attacker and reports have suggested the Gunners are preparing to step up their…

Despite being past their peak, two-time world champions Joshua, 36, and Fury, 37, remain two of British boxing’s biggest crossover stars of their era.The super-fight has been orchestrated by Alalshikh, with Joshua and Fury’s teams dealing directly with the Saudis over their contracts.Hearn says neither Matchroom nor Warren’s Queensberry can act as lead promoter because it would give one fighter’s side an advantage over the other.UFC chief White, the president of Zuffa Boxing, has said he is central to staging the fight, saying he knows the date, location and that he would promote it.Fury was present at the UFC’s White…

England released a statement after Wednesday’s win over West Indies confirming Sciver-Brunt batted in the nets earlier in the day. The prospect of the all-rounder featuring against New Zealand on Saturday was always unlikely once that game was confirmed to be a dead rubber.She has not played since retiring out during England’s win against Ireland in their second match of the tournament.She initially suffered a “minor” calf tear playing domestic cricket in late April and missed the series against New Zealand and India at the start of the summer.England also said she is making good progress.”While her calf is responding…