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Edwin De Los Santos will get another chance to prove himself when he faces Jose Valenzuela in a rematch this Sunday, June 28th, at Zuffa 08, and Teddy Atlas believes the Dominican puncher, De Los Santos, still holds an important advantage despite years of inactivity. Atlas acknowledged that Valenzuela has accomplished far more since their first meeting in September 2022. After suffering a third-round knockout loss to De Los Santos, Valenzuela rebuilt his career, won a world title, lost it to Gary Antuanne Russell, and recently returned to the win column. De Los Santos, by comparison, has fought only twice…
France head coach Didier Deschamps will miss his side’s final World Cup group game following the death of his mother, the French Football Federation (FFF) has confirmed. Deschamps, 57, learned of his mother’s passing on Tuesday morning and has been given permission by FFF president Philippe Diallo to fly back to France to attend the funeral. France, who have already qualified for the knockout stages after beating Senegal and Iraq in their opening two games, face Norway on Friday in Boston to determine the winner of Group I.In a statement, the FFF said assistant coach Guy Stephan will take charge…
Lenar Perez, the Cuban cruiserweight contender, will take on Thabiso Mchunu in a crossroads bout, staged by Eye Of The Tiger, on September 3 at the Casino de Montreal.Perez, 16-0 (14 KOs), is fresh off another learning bout after going the full 10 while oupointing Isaac Chilemba in March. Mchunu, 25-8 (14 KOs) and 38 years old, is 10 years older than his unbeaten opponent and has the extra experience to match. The South African southpaw has twice challenged for world titles. In 2016 he was stopped by Oleksandr Usyk before, six years later, losing a split decision to Ilunga…
Managers and coaching staff are allowed to discuss tactics with their players while the breaks are taking place.Infantino said: “The main reason [for the breaks] is the heat, but we also have to understand that in a competition like the World Cup, played over 39 days, with teams potentially playing eight matches in those 39 days, having a moment to rest is extremely important.”What matters even more to us is ensuring that all teams, in every match, are playing under the same conditions.”And it’s very difficult to accept that a coach might have the opportunity to influence a match by…
Reece James is a key player for Thomas Tuchel’s England, who he rates as the best manager he’s ever worked with. 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. There are now two Chelsea players with the England squad, but only Reece James is a starter. More than that, he’s a Thomas Tuchel favourite, and that “bromance” is the subject of Matt Law’s piece for the Telegraph today. James hails Tuchel as best manager Reece James…
Bellingham, 22, became the youngest England player to reach 50 caps in Boston but was unable to help the Three Lions build on their opening 4-2 win over Croatia.Ghana spent large periods sitting in a defensive shape and ultimately managed to keep Tuchel’s side at bay.Bellingham, who was sent off for using foul and abusive language when playing for Real Madrid in February, was keen to play down the incident.”It was just when I made a silly tackle, to be honest,” Bellingham said. “I was trying to try to win the ball, and I followed through a little bit and…
Gary O’Neil speaks for the first time on the decision to become the new manager of Ipswich Town, replacing Kieran McKenna. David Ornstein reported last week that the Tractorboys had been working to finalise the appointment after holding positive talks with the 43 year old and BlueCo. Ipswich, who had also considered Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Carlos Corberán, paid compensation for O’Neil. O’Neil is well regarded for work at Bournemouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers and RC Strasbourg, who who lost in the Conference League semi final to Rayo Vallecano, and finished 8th in Ligue 1. 🗣️ “Belief is a big factor.” Gary…
Sandeep Patil is set to return to the Mumbai cricket fold after almost a decade, with the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) appointing the 1983 World Cup winner as Team Mentor for the senior and age-group men’s teams for the forthcoming domestic season.MCA president Ajinkya Naik confirmed Patil’s appointment on Tuesday, entrusting one of Mumbai’s most decorated cricketers with the responsibility of guiding the next generation through the upcoming domestic campaign.For Patil, it marks a homecoming of sorts. The former Mumbai captain’s last active role in the region’s cricket administration came in 2016, when he stepped down as chairman of selectors…
Asked about Whittaker’s long-term future, Hearn pointed to the division’s biggest names. “Ben Whittaker is not just a huge personality, a great entertainer, not just a guy that drives huge numbers across social. He’s an elite fighter,” said Hearn to Fight Hub TV. Hearn then said the level he expects Whittaker to reach is against fighters such as Dmitry Bivol, Artur Beterbiev, and Callum Smith. “The only level that I think is going to be competitive for Ben Whittaker is the big levels. Bivol, Beterbiev, all those guys. I don’t see anybody else.” The Matchroom promoter went even further when…
“For Thomas Tuchel, I now expect changes on Saturday night against Panama,” former England captain Wayne Rooney told BBC Sport.”England probed, but there are little details throughout that game that Tuchel will look at with the team and try on improve on.”When a team is sitting in a low block, you have to cross the ball. It is very difficult to defend against. I don’t think we crossed the ball enough in 90 minutes.”England captain Harry Kane was so well marshalled that he only had two touches in the Ghana penalty area in the first half, although he blazed a…